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K League 1 Recap: An old eagle can still be a better than a young crow

Meanwhile, Jeonbuk Hyundai proved that the old eagle is better than the young crow.

The match between Gyeongnam FC and Jeonbuk grabbed the most attention in this round. K Leauge 2’s defending champion has been on top of the table and seemed ready to become K League’s Leicester City.

However, Jeonbuk were strong. Gyeongnam possessed the ball 55% of the time but were not very effective. Among 12 attempts, only three of them were on target. Meanwhile, Jeonbuk recorded 17 attempts with seven on target.

Jeonbuk’s key defenders Kim Jin-su and Hong Jeong-ho missed the match due to injury; their ace Lee Jae-sung was given a rest as well. However, they still dominated the match.

Kim Shin-wook bagged a brace, overwhelming the most popular foreign player in K League, Malcao. Malcao was marked tightly by Kim Min-jae, and could not do much. Son Jeong-hyun, who had put in a decent performance in the previous matches, was rather helpless.

In the past five matches, Gyeongnam scored 12 goals conceded four; in this match alone with Jeonbuk, however, they could not score any and conceded four, and allowed Jeonbuk to prove their “class.”

 

Photo credit: Suwon Samsung and Jeonbuk Hyundai