Kim’s side needed to match the result of second placed Ulsan to be sure of seeing off their closest rivals and accomplished their task at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

 

After a goalless first half, Jeonbuk took the lead 10 minutes after the interval when Han netted from close range. Gustavo had seen his attempt on the turn pushed behind for a corner by goalkeeper Lee Chang-guen, but from the resulting set-piece Jeonbuk went in front.

Paik Seung-ho swung over the corner and, after Lee fumbled Choi Chul-soon’s ball back into the box following a half-clearance by the Jeju defence, Han pounced to net from close range.

 

Jung Woo-jae and Oskar Zawada both threatened for Jeju at the other end before Song put the result beyond doubt 16 minutes from time when he latched onto Takahiro Kunimoto’s through ball and rolled his effort beyond Lee.

The celebratory scenes were in stark contrast to those on view at Ulsan Munsu World Cup Stadium despite Hong’s team notching up a 2-0 win over Daegu FC.

 

Seol Yung-woo put Ulsan in front after 20 minutes and a second from Oh Se-hun six minutes into first half injury time put the home side in a commanding position.

With Jeonbuk winning, Ulsan were condemned to a third runners-up finish in a row, although the club have also qualified for next year’s AFC Champions League. Daegu FC finished third despite their loss against Ulsan, finishing one point ahead of Jeju United.

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