'Sangam Spider-Man' Gu Seong-yun, blocks last-minute equalizer! Super save earns a point... Seoul and Gangwon 0-0 draw [Sangam On-Site Review]

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FC Seoul and Gangwon FC drew without scoring.

Seoul and Gangwon played to a 0-0 draw in the 17th round of 'Hana Bank K League 1 2026' held at Seoul World Cup Stadium at 7:30 p.m. on the 12th.

Both teams shared one point each. Seoul, which had gone unbeaten in four matches (three wins and one draw), surged to the top with 36 points (11 wins, three draws, three losses). Gangwon, unbeaten in seven matches (four wins and three draws), maintained third place with 28 points (seven wins, seven draws, three losses).

Both teams drew attention as center-backs who had just returned after playing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America. Seoul's Yazan played for the Jordan national team, while Gangwon's Lee Ki-hyuk participated in all three group stage matches for the South Korean national team.

Home team Seoul deployed a 4-4-2 formation. Up front, Krimella and Andersson led the two-striker line, with Moon Seon-min, Babetz, Son Jeong-beom, and Jung Seung-won positioned in the second line. The back four consisted of Kim Jin-soo, Ross, Yazan, and Choi Jun. Gu Seong-yun wore the goalkeeper gloves.

Visiting team Gangwon countered with a 4-4-2 formation. Go Young-jun and Choi Byung-chan started as the two strikers, while Kim Dae-won and Mo Jae-hyun were deployed on the left and right wings respectively. The midfield was formed by Seo Min-woo and Lee Yu-hyeon. The back four consisted of Song Jun-seok, Lee Ki-hyuk, Kang Tu-ji, and Kang Jun-hyeok. Park Cheong-hyo guarded the goal.

Gangwon threatened Seoul's goal first. In the 10th minute of the first half, Choi Byung-chan took a shot during a scramble in front of the goal, but goalkeeper Gu Seong-yun blocked it immediately in front of him. Fortunately for Seoul, Mo Jae-hyun's foul was called just before Choi Byung-chan's shot, allowing them to breathe a sigh of relief.

Gangwon continued its momentum by recording the first shot of the match. In the 13th minute of the first half, Seo Min-woo penetrated the left side of the penalty box and passed to the center, but Kang Jun-hyeok's immediate shot went over the goal.

Seoul counterattacked. In the 19th minute of the first half, Andersson trapped a cross from the right flank with his chest and connected it to a left-footed shot, but it was stopped by a defender's tackle. In an awkward corner kick situation, Kim Jin-soo took a long-range shot that went far over the goalpost.

After a lull in action, both teams exchanged shots once each. In the 37th minute of the first half, Seo Min-woo received a pass from Kim Dae-won and took a shot from outside the box, but it hit his own teammate Choi Byung-chan's head, and the opportunity was lost.

Then, in the 41st minute of the first half, Krimella connected to Choi Jun's cross with a header, but the power was weak, and goalkeeper Park Cheong-hyo easily caught it.

Gangwon missed its best chance of the first half. In stoppage time of the first half, Yazan mishandled the ball, which went toward Lee Yu-hyeon. Lee Yu-hyeon then broke through the defense and took a powerful shot, but Gu Seong-yun deflected it with his fingertips.

Kim Gi-dong, Seoul's head coach, substituted Song Min-gyu for Moon Seon-min immediately after the start of the second half to attempt an offensive change.

In the 5th minute of the second half, a fan in the stands collapsed, causing the match to be suspended. Medical staff from both teams rushed into the stands, and the game resumed about five minutes later.

Both goalkeepers continued their impressive saves. In the 15th minute of the second half, Seo Min-woo's curling shot from behind the arc was blocked by goalkeeper Gu Seong-yun, who threw his body to make the save. Seoul did not sit idle either. Three minutes later, goalkeeper Park Cheong-hyo leaped to deflect Krimella's sharp long-range shot.

Gangwon pushed hard in the late stages of the second half. In the 36th minute of the second half, Kim Geon-hee connected to a cross into Seoul's penalty area with a header, but goalkeeper Gu Seong-yun caught it. In the 40th minute of the second half, Song Jun-seok's shot from the left side of the penalty box struck the upper part of the goalpost strongly and bounced out.

No goals were scored during the nine minutes of stoppage time. In a counterattack by Gangwon in the final moments of the match, Gu Seong-yun stretched his leg to make a super save against a shot taken by Abdalla in a one-on-one situation. Ultimately, the match ended in a goalless draw.

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