'Climala extra time theater goal' Seoul beat Jeonbuk 1-0 to win the 'legendary match'... "Sangam Jinx" ended in about 9 years (3205 days) [Sangam Field Review]

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FC Seoul won the 'legendary match' with Klimala's theater goal.

Seoul won 1-0 with Klimala's theater goal in extra time in the second half in the seventh round of the "Hana Bank K League 1 2026" home game against Jeonbuk Hyundai at 2 p.m. on the 11th at Seoul World Cup Stadium.

Seoul, which continued its undefeated streak in the opening period, led the league with 16 points (5 wins and 1 draw). Jeonbuk ranked second with 11 points (3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses).

In particular, Seoul ended the "Sangam jinx" that failed to beat Jeonbuk at home for about nine years and 3205 days after winning 2-1 in July 2017. Until just before, Seoul was inferior to Jeonbuk at home with three draws and 11 losses in 14 games.

The home team Seoul activated a 4-4-2 formation. Cho Young-wook and Klimala were in the two-top, and Song Min-gyu, Babets, Lee Seung-mo and Jung Seung-won were in the second line. The four backs were Kim Jin-soo, Ross, Yazan, and Choi Jun. Goo Sung-yoon wore goalkeeper gloves.

The away team Jeonbuk faced off 4-2-3-1. Mota stood on the front-line one-top, and Kim Seung-seop, Kang Sang-yoon and Lee Dong-jin were on the offense. The midfield was formed by Kim Jin-kyu and Auberdan. Choi Woo-jin, Kim Young-bin, Jo Wi-je, and Kim Tae-hwan stood as four backs. Song Bum-keun defended the goal.

Seoul recorded the highest number of spectators this season, with 34,068 spectators entering.

Seoul pushed after a tense search game at the beginning of the game. In the 12th minute of the first half, Song Min-gyu hit the center from the left side and shot, but he was caught in defense.

Seoul then missed the opportunity to score. In the 16th minute of the first half, Klimala's cross from the left side was connected by Yazan with a fantastic Caesars kick in the no-mark state. However, the shot was somewhat front-facing and goalkeeper Song Bum-keun hit it. Yazan shot the second ball again, but it was caught by Kim Tae-hwan's tackle.

Since then, Jeonbuk has attempted several attacks by increasing its ball possession, but failed to have a significant shooting opportunity. In the 33rd minute of the first half, Sung Kyu-yoon connected the ball that Song Min-gyu put up to the gate with a header, but it went over the goal.

Jeonbuk, which had continued its atmosphere, unfortunately missed the opportunity to score the first goal. In the 44th minute of the first half, Lee Dong-joon, who was breaking into the penalty box in a counterattack, fell to Ross' tackle. The referee immediately declared a penalty kick (PK), and the Seoul players strongly protested. The PK was then canceled after about five minutes of judgment and video reading (VAR).

In the extra time, Oberdan shot in the box in Jeonbuk's set-piece situation, but the opportunity was canceled after being hit by a defender. The first half ended 0-0.

Jeonbuk put Joker Lee Seung-woo without Kim Jin-kyu at the start of the second half. Early in the second half, Jeonbuk continued to try to attack using Lee Seung-woo's speed, and became more active than in the first half.

While the lull continued until the middle of the second half, Maeng Sung-woong received Lee Dong-joon's forward pass and shot from the left side of the box in the 28th minute of the second half, but goalkeeper Koo Sung-yoon caught it.

Coach Kim Ki-dong put Joker Moon Sun-min in the 30th minute of the second half to set up a winning move. In the 37th minute of the second half, Moon Sun-min shot from the right side of the box, but was hit by a defender without much power.

There was a fierce battle at the end of the game. In the 43rd minute of the second half, Seoul's conversion shot turned away from the goal. Song Min-gyu curled with his right foot from behind the arc circle, but he slightly missed the post. A minute later, Thiago's shot at the gate was declared offside.

A theatrical goal was scored in extra time. In Seoul's counterattack, Klimala pushed the ball that Yazan stabbed into the door. The game ended with Seoul's thrilling 1-0 victory.

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