Jesse Lingard led the team to victory in the home opener.

FC Seoul won 2-1 against FC Anyang in the 2nd round of the Hana Bank K League 1 2025 at Seoul World Cup Stadium. With this win, Seoul washed away their previous loss against Jeju United and announced their first win of the season in front of their home fans.

The interest in this match was higher than ever. In addition to Seoul's first home match of the new season, which set a record for the largest attendance last season, there was also the story of a 'relocation derby'. This is because Anyang LG Cheetahs, the predecessor of Seoul, moved from Anyang to Seoul on February 2, 2004, drawing the ire of Anyang fans.

The star of the derby was Lingard. Lingard threatened Anyang's goal with a surprise shot after penetrating into the penalty area in the 36th minute of the first half. Anyang was continuing the offensive flow with tough play, but Lingard broke the momentum with this shot.

In the second half, he scored the first goal and gave the team the lead. Lingard passed a lob pass to Jung Seung-won, breaking down the opposing defense. Jung Seung-won was guarding the ball near the penalty arc when he fell due to an opposing tackle, but the ball was kicked away by the defender and hit Lingard's knee, who was pressing him, and it became a lucky goal. The ball went over goalkeeper Kim Da-sol and went straight into the goal.

The second goal also started from Lingard's feet. Lingard crossed from the left into the penalty area, and when Yazan passed the second ball, Silva connected with a volley shot and scored. Silva's shot went into the corner of the goal.

Lingard showed his class with active pressure and relaxed play in the remaining time of the second half. Thanks to Lingard's two goals, Seoul was able to give the home fans a victory. In the second half, Yazan's pass error led to Choi Sung-beom's comeback goal, but they were able to maintain the one-goal lead.

Lingard, who received a lot of attention when he joined Seoul last season, has adapted well enough to wear the captain's armband this season. He played his role as captain with an outstanding performance on this day.