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Jeonbuk Hyundai is one step closer to winning the K League 1 early as it overpowered Daejeon Hana Citizen.
Jeonbuk beat Daejeon 1-0 in the 29th round of the 2025 K League 12 at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on the 13th. In the 19th minute of the second half, Compagno's penalty goal became the winning goal. With this victory, Jeonbuk has 20 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses, widening the gap with second-place Gimcheon Sangmu (46 points), who did not play on the day, to 20 points. On the other hand, Daejeon (45, 39 goals) failed to add points, keeping its unstable third place ahead of the Pohang Steelers (45, 36 goals), who tied Ulsan HD and added one point on the day.
Jeonbuk coach Gus Foye put Thiago at the forefront and put Jeon Jin-woo and Song Min-gyu on the left and right sides. In the midfield, Kim Jin-gyu, Lee Young-jae, and Gamboa worked together, and Kim Tae-hwan, Hong Jung-ho, Kim Young-bin, and Kim Tae-hyun were on the defense line. Song Bum-keun defended the goal. Daejeon coach Hwang Sun-hong put Yoo Kang-hyun and Seo Jin-soo in front and placed Joao Victor and Martha Lee Sung-min and Kim Bong-soo in the second line. Kim Jin-ya, Kim Min-deok, Ha Chang-rae, Kim Bong-soo, and Lee Jun-seo as goalkeepers are on the defense line.
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While the first half ended scoreless, Jeonbuk added Compagno instead of Thiago in the 10th minute of the second half. The tight race was soon rocked by VAR. In the 16th minute of the second half, while Jeonbuk tried to cross from the right side, Ha Chang-rae caught Compagno in the box became a problem. A penalty was given when the referee declared Ha Chang-rae's foul after VAR check, and Jeonbuk took the lead as Compagno calmly succeeded the opportunity with his right foot.
After allowing the first goal, Daejeon made a winning move in the 24th minute of the second half by putting in resident Kyu Hernandez Lee Myung-jae at once. However, as the decisive scene failed to continue, the regret had to be swallowed. Jeonbuk maintained a one-point lead with Kwon Chang-hoon, Lee Seung-woo, and Han Kook-young, Choi Woo-jin in turn, and eventually won.
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At the same time, Pelescore came out in the match against Gangwon FC-FC Seoul at Gangneung High1 Arena. The home team, Gangwon, beat Seoul 3 to 2. Gangwon, which took the lead with Lee Yoo-hyun's first goal in the 39th minute of the first half, widened the gap by three goals with consecutive goals by Kim Gun-hee in the 6th minute of the second half and Lee Sang-heon in the 9th minute. Seoul chased after Cho Young-wook in the 20th minute of the second half and Kim Jin-soo in the 29th minute, but failed to narrow the gap by one goal in the end. Gangwon, which won, rose to fifth place with 41 points, beating Seoul (40 points).
Pohang and Ulsan's 'East Coast Derby' at Pohang Steelyard finished 1 to 1. Pohang Lee Ho-jae scored in the 39th minute of the second half and seemed to take the victory, but Ulsan balanced it with Heo Yul's equalizer in the 43rd minute of the second half. Pohang was chasing Daejeon, and Ulsan ranked eighth with 35 points.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
