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A break in the undefeated. Jeonbuk Hyundai had no choice but to taste like honey. After the A-match break in June, he solidified his sole lead with a 3-0 complete victory over Gangwon FC in an away game.
However, coach Gus Foyet seemed to focus on the dangers hidden in it. `The season is long,' said Foyet, who has been showing good momentum so far, but he is focusing on recovery rather than physical training because he has played a lot in recent weeks" he said.
In fact, a danger signal is detected when looking into the face of Jeonbuk. Midfielder Park Jin-seop, who was one of the pillars of his unbeaten streak, left due to accumulated warnings. Jeon Jin-woo was also unable to be free from the risk of accumulating warnings. Jeonbuk has plenty of alternative resources, but the consistent flow of the starting-replacement list without a big rotation during the undefeated period was bound to pose a risk of 'decreasing performance'. The return of Andrea Compagno, an injured striker, was a good thing, but it is difficult to guarantee 100% of the performance.
Concerns became a reality in the 19th round of the 2025 K League 11 against Suwon FC at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on the 17th. Boateng, a foreign player who replaced Park Jin-seop, only performed below expectations. Jeonbuk was dragged away by giving up two goals in the first half to Suwon FC. Jeonbuk's most recent two goals conceded was three months after the unbeaten starting point against the Pohang Steelers on March 16. Jeonbuk's consecutive unbeaten streak seemed to collapse in vain on its home turf.
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However, the leader's potential did not collapse. Coach Foyet replaced Boateng and Song Min-gyu, who had only heavy movements, with Lee Young-jae and Lee Seung-woo at the beginning of the second half. In the 6th minute of the second half, when Jeonbuk narrowed the gap with Kim Jin-kyu's free-kick goal, coach Foye sought to tie the game by excluding Kim Jin-kyu Kim Tae-hwan and putting Kwon Chang-hoon in the compagno. In the end, in the 27th minute of the second half, Kang Sang-yoon's cross from the left side of Suwon FC's camp was connected by Compagno with a header goal, and Jeonbuk tied the score. In the 44th minute of the second half, he even induced the opponent's own goal with a pass play, reversing the game with a 3-2 score.
With the victory, Jeonbuk has 12 wins, 5 draws, 2 losses, and 41 points, further widening the gap with the second-place Daejeon Hana Citizen (32 points), which did not play on the day. The league's unbeaten streak since the match against the Pohang Steelers on March 16 has increased to 15 games (11 wins and 4 draws). Suwon FC, which had sought to escape winless (two draws and two losses) for four consecutive games, shed tears amid a lack of hindsight. The season record was three wins, seven draws and nine losses (16 points).
After the game, about 10,000 Jeonbuk home fans shouted 'the strongest Jeonbuk' There was no more anxiety about Jeonbuk, which was at the crossroads of winning the playoffs last winter. The 'leading Jeonbuk' is back.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
