[Official] 'Explosive 1 goal, 1 assist in Seoul match' Lee Dong-kyung named K League 1 Round 20 MVP

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Lee Dong-kyung of Ulsan HD in K League 1 has been selected as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) for Round 20 of the Hana Bank K League 1 2026 season.

The Korea Professional Football Federation announced on the 26th that Lee Dong-kyung, who delivered an outstanding performance with one goal and one assist in the match against FC Seoul at Seoul World Cup Stadium, was chosen as the MVP for Round 20.

In that Seoul match, Lee assisted Eric's first-half 5th-minute opening goal, then scored himself in the 13th minute of the first half to lead his team to a 3-1 victory. This season, Lee has recorded seven goals and five assists, leading both the total attacking points and assists categories.

The Best Match of K League 1 Round 20 was selected as the game between FC Anyang and Gangwon FC held at Anyang Stadium on the same day. Anyang was also named to the Best Team for Round 20, while El Kurano, Yukiichi, and Knezevic were included in the Round 11 Best Eleven.

Carius of Seoul E-Land was selected as the MVP for Round 19 of K League 2.

In a match against Cheonan City FC at Mokdong Stadium on the 24th, Carius led his team to a 4-3 victory with one goal and two assists. Trailing 0-1 in the first half, he equalized with a powerful left-footed shot in the 17th minute of the first half. He then added two more assists, setting up Osmar's goal in the 11th minute of the second half and Park Jae-yong's goal in the 28th minute.

The Best Match for K League 2 Round 19 was the game between Busan IPark and Suwon Samsung held at Gudeok Stadium on the 25th. Busan took the lead with a first-half 36th-minute goal by Park Hye-seong. However, Suwon equalized just before halftime through Kim Do-yeon's goal, then went on to score through Iluchenko, Park Hyun-bin, and Kang Hyun-mook in succession to complete a 4-1 comeback victory. With this win, Suwon reached 36 points, tying with the top-ranked Busan.

Suwon was named to the Best Team for K League 2 Round 19 following this victory, while Iluchenko, Park Hyun-bin, and Lee Geon-hee were selected for the Round 11 Best Eleven.

MVP: Lee Dong-kyung (Ulsan)

Best Team: Anyang

Best Match: Anyang (2) vs Gangwon (1)

Best Eleven

FW: Lee Geon-hee (Gimcheon), El Kurano (Anyang), Kitis (Jeonbuk)

MF: Yukiichi (Anyang), Knezevic (Anyang), Oh Jae-hyuk (Jeju), Lee Dong-kyung (Ulsan)

DF: Kim Young-bin (Jeonbuk), Jung Seung-hyun (Ulsan), Kwon Ki-min (Jeju)

GK: Song Beom-geun (Jeonbuk)

MVP: Carius (Seoul E-Land)

Best Team: Suwon

Best Match: Busan (1) vs Suwon (4)

Best Eleven

FW: Mateus Babi (Suwon FC), Iluchenko (Suwon), Kim Byung-oh (Hwaseong)

MF: Carius (Seoul E-Land), Park Hyun-bin (Suwon), Freizo (Suwon FC), Kim In-seong (Ansan)

DF: Jo Jin-woo (Suwon FC), Osmar (Seoul E-Land), Lee Geon-hee (Suwon)

GK: Kim Seung-geon (Hwaseong)

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