Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Jeonju: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors coach Choi Kang-hee paid tribute to his players for a perfect performance after a 4-1 win over FC Seoul in the first leg of their 2016 AFC Champions League semi-final at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on Wednesday evening.
Two first-half goals from Leonardo and a strike from fellow Brazilian Ricardo Lopes put Jeonbuk in the driving seat at half-time. Ju Se-jong pulled a goal back for Seoul right after half-time but a late effort from Kim Shin-wook put the 2006 winners in sight of the final.
“I want to say thank you to the players who worked so hard to get the victory,” said Choi. “If we didn't get the victory in the first leg at home then it would have been hard to say if we could go to the final so I told the team to attack from the beginning.”