Jeonbuk beat Ulsan and won the FA Cup … achieved the first ‘Double’

Jeonbuk Hyundai is the undisputed strongest player who has risen to the top six times in the last 7 seasons in the Korean professional soccer K League 1. The league has always reigned as the “top predator” in the league, taking place in a long run with a thick player base and no ups and downs in every game. For Jeollabuk-do, the only fault was the Korea Football Association (FA) Cup held as a tournament. They reached the top of the FA Cup in 2005, long before the ‘Jeonbuk Era’ in the K-League began in earnest. By contrast, in the 2010s, which became the strongest in the league, he failed to rise to the top when he was caught by the relatively weak.

Therefore, achieving the ‘Double’, which conquered the League and the FA Cup at the same time, was a special challenge for Jeonbuk. This is because, in two different types of competitions: long-term races and tournaments, you have to rise to the top to be recognized as the strongest in history beyond the strongest of the 2010s.

Thus Jeonbuk has finally completed the final piece to the strongest place in history. Jeonbuk won 2-1 with a multi-goal by Lee Seung-gi (32) in the 2020 FA Cup final second leg against Ulsan Hyundai held at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonbuk on the 8th, reaching the top with a total of 3-2 in the first and second games. Jeonbuk hit a ‘double’ for the fourth time in 15 years to reach the top of the tournament, the first since the team was founded and the second in K-League history after Pohang in 2013.

The road to achievement was not easy. Main full-back Lee Yong, 34, was absent this day due to injury in the first leg, and Baro-woo, 28, a foreign player who played the role of ‘assault commander’ of the Jeonbuk attack. in the second half, he was also unable to play due to family problems. It was a situation where he couldn’t fight 100% at full power against Ulsan, who had fought for the top of the league this season until the last minute.

To make matters worse, he even scored the first goal 4 minutes after the match started. The opposing goalkeeper defeated Hongcheol (30) on a June free-kick (34), but June got into the goal without giving up. Midway through the first half, key midfielder Kunimoto (23) left the match with injury, and other bad news followed. In the end, after all sorts of difficulties continued, Jeonbuk finished the first half with a goal behind. They attacked incessantly to make up for it, but it seemed impossible to break through to Ulsan, who switched to a solid defensive posture to protect the lead.

However, Jeonbuk eventually overcame Ulsan’s defense. Lee Seung-gi was the main character of the reverse electrode. He caught the ball from the right side of the penalty area in the 8th minute of the second half, followed by an exquisite trap, and rocked the net with a shot from the far corner of the goal. Jeonbuk, who gained momentum with a draw, did not stop his offense and finally scored an additional goal in the second half of the 26th minute. Cho Gyu-seong (22) received a pass from Kim Bo-kyung (31), held it calmly and he gave it to Lee Seung-gi, who followed him, and fired a mid-range shot.

Subsequently, Ulsan launched a counterattack with a large number of attackers, but Jeonbuk managed to resist it well, and the game was over. Director José Morais appointed Lee Dong-guk (41), who had a retirement ceremony on day 1 as the last replacement member in minute 44 of the second half, and considered that local fans would break with the legend again . Lee Dong-guk added his first FA Cup title to his career with the team’s victory.

Jeonju = Reporter Pilwoong Seo [email protected]