Jeju Romp to 300th Victory

Jeju United 4-1 Gwangju Sangmu

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A tiny crowd of 773 saw Jeju finally secure their 300th ever win by thrashing Gwangju 4-1 in the Peace Cup. Whilst both sides rested key players due to busy K-League schedules, Jeju were by far the superior side and now have qualification for the Peace Cup quarter finals within their grasp.

The goal spree started on 30 minutes when Oveira played Choi Hyeon Yeon through on goal. The striker finished with a superb lob from 20 yards which gave Lee Jung Rae in the Gwangju goal no chance.

Gwangju had the bulk of possession for the rest of the half but were unable to achieve more than the occasional long distance shot and speculative cross in to the box.

Jeju strengthened their lead just 4 minutes in to the second half when Oh Bong Jin scored with a superb Beckham-esque freekick from 25 yards which went in off the post.

At this point Jeju relaxed and let Gwangju in to the game. Gwangju were helped in no small part by a lack of communication in the home side's defence - at several points Gwangju attackers were left completely unmarked in wide areas. After wasting several chances Gwangju finally converted one on 73 minutes when Kim Tae Min headed home a Choi Jae Soo freekick. It was a good finish from the ex-Jeju midfielder although questions should be asked of Chun Jae Woon's marking.

The goal sparked Jeju back in to life and on 81 minutes Oveira sealed the victory with an excellent finish to a through ball from Choi Hyeon Yeon. Just two minutes later the Brazilian added a fourth by converting a low Kim Myung Hwan cross from 12 yards.

After the final whistle the players and fans celebrated Jeju United's 300th ever win. Whilst there were problems in defence, Jeju can take positives in the good understanding Oveira and Choi Hyeon Yeon had upfront, as well as the fact they finally created and converted several goalscoring chances.

United now find themselves in second place in group B and have a good chance of making the Peace Cup quarter finals. Four points from a trip to Gyeongnam on May 5th and a home game against Jeonbuk on the 27th will clinch it.

Next up for Jeju is a difficult trip to Seongnam on Sunday in the K-League followed by the visit of Jeonbuk to Jeju City on 2nd May.

Peace Cup Table:
Group A
Seongnam 5pts (+2)
Incheon 5pts (+1)
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Chunnam 4pts
Daegu 4pts
Gangwon 3pts
Daejeon 3pts (-3)

Group B
Busan 5pts (+2)
Jeju 4pts (+3)
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Jeonbuk 4pts (+2)
Gyeongnam 1pt (-2)
Gwangju 1pt (-5)