On the afternoon of May 5, 2022 Beijing time, the 10th round of the Korean K-League continued, with Suwon Samsung hosting Ulsan Hyundai. In the first half, the two teams drew 0-0, and after the Ulsan Hyundai players were sent off by one person for serious fouls, the scene fell into passivity, and Suwon Samsung's foreign assistant Saric scored the only goal of the game. In the end, Suwon Samsung narrowly defeated Ulsan Hyundai by 1-0.
Before the game, Suwon Samsung team with a record of 1 win, 4 draws and 4 losses, accumulated 7 points to rank 11th in the league, that is, the penultimate place, the pressure of relegation is not small. Ulsan Hyundai is unbeaten with 7 wins and 2 draws, accumulating 23 points to the top of the table, and maintaining a gap of 5 points between second-placed Incheon United.
In the AFC Champions League, Ulsan Hyundai also made great strides and broke through the group stage, but there were also surprises, that is, in the AFC Champions League, they were "double killed" by Malaysian team Johor Bahru.
After the game began, Suwon Samsung relied on the home momentum, frequently launched a fierce attack on the Ulsan Hyundai team, as of the end of the first half, although the Ulsan Hyundai team occupied a slight advantage in possession, but there were not many dangerous attacks, 3 shots in the half, 3 shots on target. On the other hand, the Suwon Samsung team, although it only has 46% possession rate, has 9 shots on goal and 4 shots on target. If it weren't for the striker squandering several chances, including the excellent performance of the goalkeeper of the Ulsan Hyundai team, the gate of the Ulsan Hyundai team would have been broken long ago.
Of course, this is mainly because Ulsan Hyundai's midfielder, former international Kim Sung-joon, was sent off for a malicious foul.
In the second half, the Ulsan Hyundai team, which lacked a single person, was unable to organize an effective attack, but the Suwon Samsung team's attack was higher than the wave.
In the 63rd minute, Suwon Samsung attacked into the Ulsan Hyundai penalty area, Saric originally wanted to pass the ball in a small range, but hit the opposing player's body and refracted, the goalkeeper was also out of reach, and finally helped Suwon Samsung to take a 1-0 lead.
In the end, Suwon Samsung defeated Ulsan Hyundai 1-0, and Suwon Samsung won their second league victory. And made his points to 10 points, escaping the relegation zone.
This game also broke a number of records. First, Suwon Samsung broke the record of 3 consecutive failures to beat Ulsan Hyundai since May 16, 2021; second, Suwon Samsung has been unbeaten in seven consecutive rounds since the third round of the league, creating the worst record in team history, and this victory has also made the previous record of shame an ancient; third, Ulsan Hyundai has maintained a record of 12 unbeaten games since the third round of last season's championship play-off, and was unexpectedly broken by Suwon Samsung.