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Despite spending much of the second half with just ten men, Jeju United were victorious in an entertaining game at Jeju World Cup Stadium last night. With Jeonbuk needing to win by two or more goals in order to make the last eight of the Peace Cup, it was an open game which either side could have won.
The game was somewhat spoiled by the bizarre refereeing performance of Hong Jin-Ho. The referee booked Oveira for diving in the fifth minute although the Brazilian striker appeared to have been fouled. The referee ignored similar incidents in the Jeju penalty area. Mr Hong also harshly sent Ricardo off in the 53rd minute for a second bookable offence.
With Jeonbuk needing goals, the first half was open and entertaining with both sides threatening to break the deadlock. Shim Young-Sung should have broke the deadlock on seventeen minutes after a Ricardo pass beat the offside trap to play him in on goal. However the young attacker shot straight at the keeper, missing a chance he should have scored.
Jeonbuk's best chance of the half came on 39 minutes when Lee Dong-Guk whipped in a threatening cross which captain Lee Dong-Sik did just enough defensively to distract Ha Dae-Sung from converting. An entertaining first half came to an end with neither side having managed to get on the score sheet.
Jeju broke the deadlock just five minutes in to the second half with a deserved, albeit forunate, goal. Defender Lee Sang-Ho crossed low in to the penalty area from the left, with the ball hitting the foot of defender Kim Sang-Sik who deflected the ball in to the net. Goalkeeper Kwon Sun-Tae was wrong footed but made an admirable effort at making a save, however he couldn't reach the ball in time.
It was pretty much game over at that point as Jeonbuk knew they now needed to score three if they were to progress to the quarter finals. They did however continue to attack and were buoyed by the 53rd minute sending off of Ricardo. Luiz Enrique went close to scoring with a low 25 yard shot which just went wide. Aside from that Jeonbuk failed to create any clear cut chances.
The game finished 1-0 and as Group B winners, Jeju can now look forward to a two legged quarter final in July where they will face either FC Seoul, Suwon, Pohang or Ulsan.
Peace Cup Quarter Finalists:
FC Seoul, Suwon, Pohang, Ulsan, Jeju, Busan, Seongnam and Incheon.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 11 |
| 2 | Incheon United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Daegu FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Chunnam Dragons | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 |
| 5 | Daejeon Citizen | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 |
| 6 | Gangwon FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeju United FC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 10 |
| 2 | Busan I'Park | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 |
| 3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 |
| 4 | Gyeongnam FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
| 5 | Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 |
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