Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Jeonju: AFC Champions League quarter-finalists Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors remained top of the K League Classic table after beating Busan I’Park 2-1 thanks to a Lee Dong-gook double on Wednesday.
Jeonbuk veteran striker Lee (pictured) opened the scoring on 32 minutes before Kwang Hee-choi equalised with five minutes of the first half remaining.
Just as the game looked to be heading for a draw, 36-year-old Lee converted a penalty two minutes from time to give the 2006 AFC Champions League winners their 12th domestic win of the season.
Jeonbuk have now accumulated 40 points from 19 games, seven points more than Suwon Samsung FC in second spot who recorded a 3-1 win over Ulsan Hyundai also on Wednesday.
Choi Kang-hee-led Jeonbuk will return to the AFC Champions League by taking on Japan’s Gamba Osaka at home at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium in the first leg of their quarter-finals on August 26.
They will travel to Osaka for the second leg at the Expo ’70 Stadium on September 16.