With six games left, Seoul were fourteen points behind Jeonbuk, but a points deduction, combined with a surprise loss of form, meant that when Seoul and Jeonbuk played each other on the last day of the season, they could only be separated by goals scored. Jeonbuk had the advantage in goals scored, meaning that Seoul would need to beat Jeonbuk in order to clinch the title. The breakthrough for the away club came on 59 minutes when Park Chu-young beat the offside trap and hit the ball across the goal into the far corner to make it one-nil to Seoul. After that, Seoul had to survive half an hour of Jeonbuk pressure, including several free-kicks. Jeonbuk were inches off getting an equalizer in the 94th minute but Seoul held on to win the K-League in surprising circumstances.
At the bottom of the league, Incheon’s midweek defeat against Suwon Bluewings, combined with Suwon FC’s win over Seongnam, meant that Suwon FC needed a three-nil win away against Incheon on the last day of the season if they wanted to avoid the drop. Incheon themselves needed a win to ensure that they would avoid the relegation playoff match. Incheon started well and had three or four chances to take the lead before half-time, but couldn’t take them. After the break, Suwon rallied and it looked as though Incheon might pay for not taking their earlier chances. On 75 minutes, Kim Yong-hwan tapped home an easy chance to give Incheon the breakthrough that they were looking for. They held on for a win that moved them out of the bottom two. Incheon’s win meant that the losers of Pohang’s game against Seongnam would fall into the relegation play-off place. Yang Dong-hyun’s 28th minute goal for Pohang decided that match and sent Seongnam, who started the season so brightly, into a relegation play-off against Gangwon FC.
At the bottom of the league, Incheon’s midweek defeat against Suwon Bluewings, combined with Suwon FC’s win over Seongnam, meant that Suwon FC needed a three-nil win away against Incheon on the last day of the season if they wanted to avoid the drop. Incheon themselves needed a win to ensure that they would avoid the relegation playoff match. Incheon started well and had three or four chances to take the lead before half-time, but couldn’t take them. After the break, Suwon rallied and it looked as though Incheon might pay for not taking their earlier chances. On 75 minutes, Kim Yong-hwan tapped home an easy chance to give Incheon the breakthrough that they were looking for. They held on for a win that moved them out of the bottom two. Incheon’s win meant that the losers of Pohang’s game against Seongnam would fall into the relegation play-off place. Yang Dong-hyun’s 28th minute goal for Pohang decided that match and sent Seongnam, who started the season so brightly, into a relegation play-off against Gangwon FC.
