‘Double challenge squeak?’ Jeonbuk, Korea Cup semi -finals
The first leg of the Korean Cup semi -finals of Jeonbuk and Gangwon. Korean Football Association
Jeonbuk Hyundai, which is aiming to double this season (wins two tournaments in a season), could not compete with Kangwon FC in the first edition of the Korea Cup semi -finals in the home.
Jeonbuk drew 1-1 with Gangwon in the first leg of the 2025 Hana Bank Korea Cup semi-finals held at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium on the 20th. In the second half, he was ahead of Kim Young -bin’s heading goal, but he missed the victory by winning Koo Bon -cheol in the second half of the 17th minute.
The Korean Cup semi -finals, which will be held by home and away, will be the final team in the order of two games and multi -scores. The expedition scores are not applied, and if the same rate is tied, it leads to extra time and penalty shootout.
As a result, the final ticket was given to the second round win team held at Gangneung High1 Arena, the home of Gangwon on the 27th.
Jeonbuk has been challenged six times since 2022. If you reach the top of this year, you will be ranked No. 1 with Pohang Steelers.
In addition, Jeonbuk, who is in the overwhelming number one in the K -League 1, is actually a strong championship. Currently, the K -League 1 has recorded 18 wins, 6 draws, 2 losses, and 60 points, and the gap with the second -placed Kim Cheon (12 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses and 43 points) is widened to 17 points.
Jeonbuk, who recently won 22 consecutive league games (17 wins and 5 draws), recorded 26 unbeaten (20 wins and 6 draws), including 4 Korea Cup games (3 wins and 1 draw), but the draw was unfortunate.
On the other hand, Gangwon, who won the semi -finals four years after 2021, continued to hope for the first final.
Jeonbuk was ahead of Kim Young -bin’s first goal in the second half. On the left, Park Jin -seop connected the free kick by Lee Young -jae, and Kim Young -bin touched it with his head and put it into the goal.
However, Gangwon turned the game in the second half of the 17th minute. In the penalty box, Koo Bon-cheol handled the ball that Kim Shin-jin connected with a one-touch pass with his right foot to make 1-1.
Since then, the two teams have been fiercely fighting, but have not been able to win.
Gwangju FC won the first leg of the Korea Cup semi -final. Korean Football Association
On the same day, the K-League 1 Gwangju FC pressed the K-League 2 Bucheon FC 2-0 and raised the possibility of the first final. Gwangju has been in the semi -final for two consecutive years, but last year he kneeled in Ulsan HD.
Bucheon is the only K -League 2 (2nd League) team among the four teams in the semi -finals. Earlier, K -League teams, including Jeju SK and Kim Cheon, were in the semi -finals, but the uptrend was lost in Gwangju.
Gwangju scored the first goal in the 23rd minute. On the left, Jung Ji -hoon handled the cross from Shim Sang -min as a header to shake the net.
In the first half, he won the penalty kick from Bucheon defender Park Hyung-jin’s handball foul and won 2-0.
The second leg of the two teams will take place at 7:30 pm on the Bucheon Sports Complex.
CBS Nocut News Reporter Kim Jo -Hwi
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