Pohang coach Park Tae-ha, who melted Jeonbuk with furnace soccer, showed enough performance to win
Aug 24, 2025
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Pohang Steelers stopped Jeonbuk's unbeaten 26 consecutive games of the season. Pohang beat Jeonbuk 3-1 in the 27th round of the 2025 K League 1 at Pohang Steelyard on the 24th. Pohang, which has been on a three-game winning streak, reported victory to its home fans by scoring three goals in the first half alone against Jeonbuk, which has been undefeated in 26 consecutive games in the K League 1 games (17 wins and 5 draws) and 4 Korea Cups (3 wins and 1 draw) since March 16 (Pohang match, 2 wins and 2 draws). Giorgi played the top contributor to the victory with multiple shots, including a right foot goal in the 12th minute of the first half and a penalty kick goal in the 44th minute, and Park Seung-wook also helped. Jeonbuk balanced with Thiago's penalty goal in the 15th minute of the first half when it was trailing 0-1, but failed to chase after two more goals and ended its unbeaten streak. Pohang's season record was 13 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses, with 44 points, while Jeonbuk remained at 60 points (18 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses).
On this day, Pohang was unable to play due to Lee Ho-jae's disciplinary action against the K-League. Another variable was that Jeonbuk coach Gus Foye started Thiago instead of Compagno. However, Pohang, which scored two points in both previous showdowns with Jeonbuk, pushed Jeonbuk with a well-organized air defense balance on the same day, and eventually won.
Coach Park said after the game, `The players played enough to win. The result is a result, but I'm glad that I completely avenged the previous upset loss. I think the players' willingness to focus and win has been the main factor in today's game. Looking at today's performance, I think we have shown hope to go higher in the future. I think we need to continue this trend." On Jorge, who scored multiple goals on the day, "He showed the best performance since joining the team." Juningyo (who started today) seems to have recovered from his poor performance so far. I hope I can continue this condition in the future," he replied.
Before the game, coach Park said, `Someone has to break Jeonbuk's unbeaten record.' He laughed "Isn't life like that?" and replied "I hope this victory will be a turning point.'
Coach Park said, `The primary goal is to advance to Final A. I want to go to the Asian Champions League elite, but I want to focus on going to Final A."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
