Crazy! Song Mingyu's dramatic final shot! Jeonbuk to the semifinals of the Korea Cup without losing 20G to Seoul

Jul 02, 2025

Crazy! Song Mingyu's dramatic final shot! Jeonbuk to the semifinals of the Korea Cup without losing 20G to Seoul
◇photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association



Jeonbuk Hyundai advanced to the semi-finals of the 2025 Korea Cup with a victory over FC Seoul.

Jeonbuk beat Seoul 1-0 in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Korea Cup at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 2nd. Song Min-gyu's score in the 41st minute of the second half led to the winning shot. With this victory, Jeonbuk will play the first and second leg of the semifinals against Gangwon FC, which beat Daegu FC on August 20 and 27. The K-League 1 and Korea Cup unbeaten streak, which has continued since the match against the Pohang Steelers on March 16, has increased to 20 games (15 wins and 5 draws).

Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong put Lingard Banks Lucas at the forefront and placed Hwang Do-yoon, Ryu Jae-moon and Jung Seung-won in the midfield. Yazan Kim Jin-soo and Kim Joo-sung Park Soo-il stood on the defense line and Kang Hyun-moo stood on the goal. Jeonbuk coach Gus Foye put Thiago Lee Seung-woo and Jeon Jin-woo at the forefront, Lee Young-jae, Kang Sang-yoon and Park Jin-seop in the midfield, and Kim Young-bin, Yeon Je-woon, Kim Tae-hyun and Kim Tae-hwan in the defensive line. Kim Jung-hoon stepped up as a goalkeeper.




Jeonbuk tried to create opportunities with forward passes aiming for empty spaces in Seoul early in the game. Seoul responded by utilizing its side speed through a long pass leading to the Jeonbuk camp. The two teams fought throughout the first half, but the first half was 0-0 as they finished with no income until 4 minutes of extra time.

Crazy! Song Mingyu's dramatic final shot! Jeonbuk to the semifinals of the Korea Cup without losing 20G to Seoul
◇photo courtesy of the Korea Football Association
In the 12th minute of the second half, Seoul made a decisive scene. Jung Seung-won connected Lingard's cross from the right side with a header in front of the gate, but Kim Jung-hoon cleared the bound shot. In the ensuing corner kick, Kim Jung-hoon again cleared the header that Yazan tried in front of the gate. Kim Jung-hoon continued his good defense in the 15th minute of the second half, even clearing Hwang Do-yoon's mid-range shot from the right side of the arc.

Jeonbuk opted for a change in the 16th minute of the second half by excluding Lee Seung-woo, Lee Young-jae, Thiago, and putting Song Min-gyu, Kim Jin-gyu, Compagno. In the 20th minute of the second half, Lucas Banks came out and Moon Seon-min and Klimala were put in.




With Jeonbuk unable to easily target the Seoul camp after the middle of the second half, Seoul led the attack by increasing the ball possession. However, as the finish was not completed, he could not escape the boring trend of zero. In the 30th minute of the second half, Lingard connected a kill pass to Moon Sun-min, who was digging into the door from the left side of the center circle, but even this was not completed. Coach Foyet tried to rebound by putting Kwon Chang-hoon instead of Jeon Jin-woo in the 35th minute of the second half.

In the end, the goddess of victory smiled at Jeonbuk. In the 41st minute of the second half, Compagno sprinted the ball near the center circle and handed it over to Song Min-gyu, who was rushing to the other side. Jeonbuk took the lead as Song Min-gyu finished the ball with a left-footed shot from the left side of the gate.

Crazy! Song Mingyu's dramatic final shot! Jeonbuk to the semifinals of the Korea Cup without losing 20G to Seoul
◇photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association
With five minutes of extra time in the second half, Seoul has launched a general offensive. However, Jeonbuk, which gained momentum, recovered its possession and eventually ended the game with a one-goal victory, deciding to advance to the semifinals.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.