National League 26/10/10: Cheonan go top with win in Daejeon

National League 26/10/10: Cheonan go top with win in Daejeon

On a day when a number of championship playoff hopefuls failed to record positive results, Cheonan City moved to the top of the combined rankings table with a convincing 3-1 win away at Daejeon Hydro & Nuclear Power. Cheonan have recorded three wins from their four matches since winning gold at the 91st National Sports Festival football competition in...

National League round-up: Gangneung slip up in Yongin

National League round-up: Gangneung slip up in Yongin

Defending National League champions Gangneung City missed the chance to return to the top of both the second stage and combined rankings tables as they stuttered to a goalless draw away to Yongin City during this weekend’s National League action. Gangneung had looked like running away with the second stage as they hit a rich vein of form and recorded six...

[Preview] Playoff races go down to the wire

[Preview] Playoff races go down to the wire

The race to secure championship playoff positions in all three main leagues in the Korean football set-up looks like they will go down to the wire as the 2010 regular season draws to a close. FootKorean takes a closer look at the current standings ahead of this weekend’s important matches: K-League Jeju United remain at the top of the standings on 54...

National League round-up: Busan Transport suffer shock defeat

National League round-up: Busan Transport suffer shock defeat

Busan Transportation Corporation suffered a shock home reverse to Changwon City on Tuesday night as the previously high-flying southerners slumped to their second consecutive defeat in the National League second stage competition. Busan went down 1-0 on the road to Cheonan City at the weekend and lost by the same scoreline to Changwon as Kim Joon-tae’s...

National League round-up: Mokpo late show stuns Incheon Korail

National League round-up: Mokpo late show stuns Incheon Korail

Two late goals for Mokpo City gave the National League’s bottom club a shock victory over championship challengers Incheon Korail during the third round of matches of the 2010 season’s second stage on Tuesday evening. Lee Seung-joon scored 24 minutes into his Korail debut and the Incheon-based side looked to be heading for the full three points...

2010 National League Second Stage preview

2010 National League Second Stage preview

The second stage of the 2010 National League season will kick off on Saturday, with the race to join first stage winners Daejeon Hydro & Nuclear Power in the post-season championship playoffs sure to be a closely-contested one. Daejeon, who edged out Busan Transportation Corporation and Incheon Korail during the final round of matches to win the first...