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Suwon beat Hwaseong 3-2 to strengthen K League 2 lead
Suwon Samsung beat Hwaseong FC 3-2 in a K League 2 match at Suwon World Cup Stadium.
Suwon scored three times before Hwaseong pulled two goals back, but held on for the win.
The result leaves Suwon top with 59 points, five ahead of second-placed Suwon FC.
Hwaseong have 44 points and remain fifth, a position that puts them in the third-to-sixth-place promotion play-off range.
K League 2 offers promotion chances to as many as four teams, so the play-offs could lead to a place in the top division, K League 1.
Hwaseong coach Cha Du-ri says promotion is the team’s goal, and said his players have five matches left to give everything.
Suwon’s win strengthens their position, while Hwaseong must keep competing for a play-off place.
Suwon Samsung beat Hwaseong FC 3-2 on October 18 to strengthen their lead in the 2026 K League 2.
Suwon took a 3-0 lead before Hwaseong scored twice, but held on for the win.
The victory gave Suwon 59 points from 27 matches, five ahead of second-place Suwon FC.
Hwaseong remained fifth with 44 points after the match.
In another match that day, Seoul E-Land beat Gimhae FC 6-2.
- Who
- Suwon Samsung and Hwaseong FC.
- What
- Suwon won 3-2 in a K League 2 match.
- When
- October 18, 2026.
- Where
- Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea.
- Why
- Suwon sought to protect its league lead, while Hwaseong was competing to stay in the promotion playoff places.
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The Fact previewed the October 18 meeting, reporting Suwon in first place and Hwaseong in fifth.
Suwon and Hwaseong met at Suwon World Cup Stadium in the 29th round.
Suwon beat Hwaseong 3-2, moving to 59 points and extending its lead over second-place Suwon FC to five points.
- Final score
- Suwon Samsung 3-2 Hwaseong FC
- Suwon record
- 18 wins, 5 draws, 4 losses; 59 points
- Suwon FC points
- 54
- Hwaseong position
- Fifth, with 44 points
- Suwon goals
- Kang Hyeon-muk, Lee Rae-jun own goal, Kim Min-woo
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