FC Seoul beats Incheon for first 5 consecutive wins in K League 1

Professional soccer K-League 1 FC Seoul continued its lead with its first 5 consecutive wins of the season, defeating Incheon United, who received a sending-off card in the 3rd minute of the first half and fought with 10 men.

Seoul won 1-0 in the 'Gyeongin Derby' in the 27th round of the Hana Bank K League 1 2026 between Incheon and Hana Bank held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 5th thanks to an own goal scored in the 16th minute of the second half.

With this win, leader Seoul (59 points), who had been undefeated in 7 consecutive games (5 wins, 2 draws), was the only team among the 12 teams in K League 1 this season to achieve 5 consecutive wins, getting closer to reaching the 60-point mark.

On the other hand, Incheon (34 points), who faced 'expulsion' in the early part of the first half, was unable to break their slump by only drawing 3 games in a row (1 draw and 2 losses).

Seoul, which was attempting its first 5 consecutive wins of the season, was in danger of conceding a goal in the first minute due to Park Seong-hoon, who was brought in instead of starting center back Yazan, missing due to warnings, and made a mistake with a side pass.

After intercepting Park Seong-hoon's pass, Incheon's left-footed shot from right in front of the penalty arc hit the crossbar.

Seoul, heartbroken, launched a counterattack in the 3rd minute of the first half, and Klimala took over the ball near the center line and rushed to the goal.

Klimala tripped over the feet of Incheon central defender Kim Kun-hee, who was chasing him, and the referee immediately issued a red card to Kim Kun-hee, who blocked the scoring opportunity.

Incheon faced the unfortunate situation of 10 men fighting just 3 minutes after kickoff in the first half.

In the 14th minute of the first half, Seoul missed a decisive scoring opportunity when Lee Seung-mo's powerful mid-range shot was blocked by the goalkeeper, and Jeong Seung-won, who was rushing to the left of the goal area, pushed in with his right foot, but hit the right post.

Seoul continued its one-sided offensive against Incheon, who had lowered their line, but ended the first half without any results.

Seoul, which finished the first half 0-0, replaced Park Seong-hoon, who made a defensive mistake, and brought in Lee Han-do at the start of the second half, while Incheon announced a counterattack by replacing the politician with striker Gerso, who was waiting on the bench.

Seoul, who had been unable to capitalize on scoring opportunities, finally scored a goal through an own goal in the 16th minute of the second half.

Moon Seon-min's cross from the left side of the penalty area was sent back into the goal by Lee Seung-mo from the right side of the goal area, hitting the left foot of Incheon defender Lee Ju-yong and resulting in an own goal.

'Counterattack after losing a player' Incheon missed a chance to equalize in the 23rd minute of the second half when Gerso's left-footed shot after cutting into the left side of the penalty area went slightly past Seoul's left goal post during a counterattack.

Seoul pushed Incheon until the end of the second half, but was unable to score an additional goal and had to be satisfied with a 1-0 win.