Week 2 of the K-League saw the Super J’s of Jeonbuk and Jeju United continue on their winning ways with huge wins over the Bluewings and Ulsan respectively, even at this early stage they do both look a cut above the rest in the league. Seoul came back from the ski jump resort with…
Last week was the opening weekend of the 2017 K-League season and it raised several talking points from poor pitches to shocking strips, petulant players to fabulous free-kicks, disappointing draws to last-minute losers. This week we have the first match ever to be played in a ski-jump resort, the battle of two high-flying ACL teams and…
Yesterday saw the first set of fixtures in the 2017 K-League season and it was victories for Ulsan, Gwangju and Gangwon as the results ran pretty much to form with the main talking point probably being a brace for Lee Keun Ho as Gangwon put the Army to the sword. Today we have the first Supermatch…
Ulsan vs. Pohang @ 3pm Ulsan must come into this match with more confidence then any other team in the league after their quite incredible mid-week destruction of Brisbane Roar in the Asian Champions League. In a pulsating 90 minutes they more than justified their place in the tournament as Jeonbuk’s replacements. They looked hungry, are…
At 3pm on Sunday two teams will clash in the final 90 mins of the 2016 K-League season as Seongnam FC and Gangwon FC face off in the playoff second leg at Tancheon. The match is perfectly poised after a rather tepid and oftentimes boring first leg finished 0-0 on Thursday past. With…
K-League Classic Relegation Group Previews This weekend sees the final matches in the K-League Classic in what has been one of the most unpredictable seasons I can remember. We’ve had points deducted, ‘giants’ being slain while others implode plus the emergence of a new face at the party. The K-League have split the fixtures…
The K-League Classic Round 35 Previews Last week we witnessed the title race being blown wide open as Jeonbuk suffered their first league defeat of season at the hands of Jeju and Seoul continued their good run of form by dispatching Ulsan to pull level on points. Things also remain tight at the bottom with both…
After a week off for international duty domestic football returns this weekend with the first of the post-split fixtures. For some the international break is a welcome distraction and a time to rest and recharge the batteries and this is undoubtedly the case for most K-League players as international coach Uli Stielike continues to select his…
K-League Classic Round 33 Previews This week sees the final set of matches before the ‘dreaded’ split. It’s a full card of action on the Sunday as we’ll finally confirm just who’s season has been a disaster and who’s going to have the pleasure of travelling to Jeonju for a trip to the ‘bribedome’…
K-League Classic Round 29 Previews After an international break (well excluding the Seoul v Ulsan match) the Classic is back in full flow and it’s ‘Derby weekend’ to boot with the Jeolla Derby, the Gyeongin Derby and the Seongnam v Bluewings Derby. With a huge tie between third and fourth down in Jeju it’s…
