Welcome to Gazzetta Football Korea, your beginners guide podcast all about South Korean football. Martin Jones is joined each week by Korean football experts Thomas Clark and Hur Yumi, bringing you top flight chat, updates and analysis from the land of the Taegeuk Warriors. Lots of info. Lots of fun. South Korean football for the uninitiated.
Sangju’s Moon Seon-min scores brilliant solo effort to break Busan’s resistance. Difficult weather conditions make things awkward for Ulsan and Pohang as they both drop points. An impressive performance by Jeonbuk though. And Daegu - just flat track bullies?
Fans! In the stadiums! What did they see? A controversial red card in the big clash between Jeonbuk and Pohang, late drama in Gangwon vs Sangju and a big chance for Incheon to get their first win of the season in their home match against Gwangju. Could they do it? Listen to find out.
A big statement win for Ulsan Hyundai against Sangju Sangmu. Incheon take a point off another top five opponent. And Jeonbuk's new signings impress on debut. Also, what happens when the VAR monitor breaks down? (Don't ask Busan!)
Sangju Sangmu hand Daegu their second loss in a row as the Army Men consolidate 3rd. Super Seongnam follow up their FA Cup heroics by winning their first league match since gameweek 4. Palacios inspires Pohang. And Incheon almost get their first win of the season! Against Jeonbuk!
Ulsan knock Jeonbuk off top spot after an excellent win against a quality Daegu outfit. Gangwon snap their losing streak in style as they hit Gwangju for four. Incheon and Seongnam grab unlikely points in a difficult weekend for the big teams. And Song on song for the Steelers.
Absolute goal-fest in Gameweek 10! Four teams score four goals, a Super Match that was actually a super match, and a game of two penalties in shock loss for the champs. Also, it’s official - Busan IPark are probably good and Gangwon are almost certainly Bournemouth.
Jeonbuk grab massive win against Ulsan in El Hyundai Clasico. Baffling Busan blow chance to beat nine-man Seongnam. And Sangju Sangmu channel even more George Graham-era Arsenal vibes.
Brilliant Cesinha bags a brace against the Bluewings. A late win by Sangju Sangmu at Seongnam sees the army men enter nosebleed territory. And we had two definite contenders for the 'Goal Of The Season By A Right Back' award!
Jeonbuk and Ulsan stretch away from the pack, Suwon Bluewings finally win and our new favourite player - Cesinha!
FC Seoul in freefall as Daegu smash them for six, while Gwangju win the relegation six-pointer against Busan. Incheon in yet more penalty woes, and Pohang’s ‘Palocenko’ score four in the rain. Otherwise, a good weekend for numbers with 22% of goals scored by Brazilians, 9% by OGs and 4.5% by bums!
