Jeonbuk Hyundai enjoyed the festival with victory ahead of the trophy ceremony.
Jeonbuk Daejeon won 3-1 in the 36th round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025' match against Jeonju Daejeon held at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on the 8th.
Jeonbuk was scheduled to celebrate the K League 1 trophy after the game. With the victory, he prepared the best stage to celebrate the victory once again. Daejeon (61 points) will continue its competition for second place against Gimcheon (58 points), which was similarly defeated by the loss of this game.
Jeonbuk opted for a 4-3-3 formation. Song Min-gyu, Park Jae-yong and Jeon Jin-woo in the front three-top, and Kang Sang-yoon, Maeng Sung-woong and Kim Jin-kyu in the midfield. Kim Tae-hwan, Hong Jung-ho, Park Jin-seop, and Choi Chul-soon were the four backs. Song Bum-keun wore goalkeeper gloves.
Daejeon played in a 4-4-2 formation. The resident regulation was at the forefront of the attack. João Victor, Kim Bong-soo, Lee Soon-min and Kim Hyun-oh were located in the midfield. Kim Moon-hwan, Ha Chang-rae, Anton Lee Myung-jae took charge of the four-back, and Lee Jun-seo defended the goal
From the beginning of the first half, the two teams engaged in a heated battle. In the 13th minute of the first half, Kim Bong-soo aimed for the corner of the Jeonbuk goal, but a mid-range shot headed to the side of the net. Jeonbuk also finished with a volley shot from Kim Jin-kyu's cross to the center of the box in the 19th minute of the first half, but the ball hit the top of the net. Jeonbuk also blocked Jeon Jin-woo's header in the 37th minute of the first half by Lee Jun-seo.
Jeonbuk's offensive continued. In the 39th minute of the first half, Jeon Jin-woo stepped up as a kicker of a free kick from the front of the box. Jeon Jin-woo aimed for the corner of the goal with a low and fast shot. Unfortunately, the ball went a little off the post and failed to score. In the 43rd minute of the first half, Park Jae-yong's shot also went straight to the goalkeeper.
Jeon Jin-woo aimed for his last chance before the end of the first half. In the third minute of extra time in the first half, Jeon Jin-woo tried to shoot a free kick from the left side of the penalty box arc as a kicker. Jeon Jin-woo's shot went off the goal line by hitting the post. The first half ended 0-0 without scoring.
Jeonbuk led the second half first. In the fourth minute of the second half, Jeon Jin-woo's shot from the front of the box was held in Lee Jun-seo's arms. Finally, the first goal was scored. In the 12th minute of the second half, Song Min-gyu, who penetrated the cross from the right, finished with an accurate header. Lee Jun-seo threw himself but failed to block it, shaking the net.
However, Jeonbuk's lead did not last long. In the 27th minute of the second half, Song Min-gyu hit the ball in the process of blocking the opponent's pass. The referee first identified it as a free kick, but VAR review turned it into a penalty. Hernandez, who was a kicker, finished the game neatly and brought the game to square one.
Daejeon looked for a chance to turn the game around. In the 34th minute of the second half, Seo Jin-soo drilled the left side and delivered the pass to João Víctor, who was rushing from the center. However, João Víctor did not properly impact the shot, and the ball was blocked by Song Bum-keun's good defense.
Jeonbuk turned the game around again at the end of the game. In the 45th minute of the second half, Lee Dong-joon, who was in the box, finished the cross from the left side with a clean header and reported his first goal since his discharge.
Jeonbuk widened the gap. In the process of blocking Lee Seung-woo's breakthrough in the third minute of the second half, Kim Bong-soo's handball foul was pointed out in the box, and a penalty was declared as a result of VAR reading. Lee Seung-woo, who played as a kicker, succeeded and Jeonbuk sealed the game.
In the end, Jeonbuk finished with a 3-1 victory.
At the same time, Gangwon FC beat Gimcheon Sangmu 1-0 to report its first win in Final A. Gangwon scored a goal in the 31st minute of the first half when Park Sang-hyuk finished a cross from the left at the gate. Gangwon secured its first three points since entering the final round, keeping a one-goal gap until the end.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
