Gyeongnam FC had to work for it. The first half finished 0-0 and neither side could force a breakthrough, keeping the contest tight heading into the interval. The match changed after the restart as Gyeongnam struck twice in the second half. Cheonan City FC responded with one goal of their own, but the visitors could not find an equaliser before full time.
That sequence shaped the result and the scoreline. All three goals arrived after the break, so the second half delivered the decisive moments after a cagey start. The fixture has often produced goals in recent meetings, and Gyeongnam added another home win over Cheonan here. In the wider table, Gyeongnam were listed ninth on 25 points and Cheonan 11th on 20 before this round, underlining the value of the home win. For anyone scanning the stats and full summary, the big takeaway was simple: Gyeongnam were sharper when the game finally opened up.
Our exact score call landed: 2-1. The pre-match prediction matched the final score at 2-1.