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After a listless first half, Kaya finally conceded in the 82nd minute through an own goal from Kaishu Yamazaki before Hwang Seo-woong scored with a header in stoppage to give the Korean side their second consecutive victory, having edged Thailand’s BG Pathum United 1-0 on Matchday One.
Pohang wasted little time in putting Kaya FC–Iloilo under pressure at the Steel Yard with keeper Alfredo Cortez producing a fine save to deny Paik Sung-dong’s low drive towards the bottom right corner.
Pohang almost gained the upper hand just before the half-hour mark after An Jae-jun laid the ball down for Kang Hyeon-je, whose shot was blocked from inside the area.
Kaya stayed disciplined and left no space for Pohang, who had to resort to long-range efforts with Kim Dong-jin striking a dipping shot which was saved by Cortez.
Kaya offered little going forward but squandered a chance in the 36th minute when Jesus Melliza could not find the target from distance as the tie remained finely balanced going into the break.
Park Tae-ha introduced Kim In-sung, Cho Jae-hun and Cho Sang-hyeok in an attempt to steer Pohang in the right direction and it almost paid off in the 53rd minute with Sang-hyeok seeing his glancing header saved by Cortez.
However, Kaya almost turned the tables moments later when Yoon Pyung-Guk spilled his clearance into the path of Magnus Ravn, who struck a piledriver onto the left post.
Pohang saw their best chance go to waste in the 58th minute when Paik Sung-dong floated a perfect cross for Kim Jong-woo, only for his header to be palmed away by Cortez.
Another chance was squandered in the 72nd minute with Cortez again coming to Kaya’s rescue when he kept out Cho Sang-hyeok’s close-range effort following a set-piece situation.
However, Pohang’s sustained pressure eventually broke Kaya’s resistance in the 82nd minute when Yamazaki deflected Cho Hae-hun’s shot from an acute angle into his own net to give the K League 1 side the lead.
Hwang then powered home Pohang’s second with a header off Kim In-sung’s cross in the third minute of stoppage time to seal the victory.
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