'Klimala's Multi-Goal Explosion' Seoul Draws 1-1 with Gimcheon, "Just 3 Points from First Title in 10 Years"... Daejeon and Jeonbuk Both Secure Dramatic 3-2 Wins (Comprehensive)

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FC Seoul, the leader of professional football's K League 1, drew with Kim Cheon (SVP), reducing their championship magic number to '3'.

In the home game against Gimcheon in the 'Hana Bank K League 1' 2026 Round 32 held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 18th, Seoul secured a 2-2 draw.

Adding one point, Seoul (66 points) maintains an overwhelming gap over second-place Ulsan (50 points), and will clinch their seventh overall title in 10 years since 2016 if they add just three more points in the remaining six matches.

It was a match where Klimala's decisiveness stood out. Following a counter-attack situation in the 22nd minute of the first half, where he capitalized on a pass from Jung Seung-won to score the opening goal, Klimala connected with Moon Sun-min's cutback in the 7th minute of the second half while the score was tied at 1-1 to complete his multi-goal performance.

Having scored in four consecutive league matches, Klimala immediately recorded his 15th and 16th goals of the season, leaping into a tie for the top spot in the scoring race with Yago (Ulsan).

However, Seoul was unable to finally shake off this season's curse against Gimcheon. Seoul conceded consecutive penalty kick equalizers from Gimcheon's Lee Sang-heon and Kim In-gyun in the 46th minute of the first half and the 22nd minute of the second half, letting slip a victory that was nearly secured.

As a result, Seoul recorded two draws and one loss against Gimcheon this season, postponing their achievement of victories against all teams for another opportunity. Gimcheon, currently in 10th place amid turmoil both inside and outside the club including the failure to transition to a citizen-owned club, secured a valuable point on the road.

At other venues, Daejeon Hana Citizen and Jeonbuk Hyundai both secured 3-2 palacinho score victories. Daejeon, despite conceding an early multi-goal lead to Gwangju FC's Aidell at home, completed a dramatic comeback with Seo Jin-soo's consolation goal in the second half, Diogo's equalizer, and an own goal by the opponent's Moon Min-seo, surging up to 5th place.

Jeonbuk also rose to 3rd place at their Jeonju home ground, leading with goals from Kim Young-bin and Thiago's multi-goal performance to defeat Jeju SK, who fought back with a penalty kick multi-goal by Negueba.

In other matches, Gangwon FC and Incheon United drew 1-1, exchanging an opening goal by Mugoša and an equalizer by Kim Dae-won. Pohang Steelers and FC Anyang recorded a goalless 0-0 draw.

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