by Liam Birch at Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Daejeon slumped to a dismal defeat in Jeonju this past Sunday afternoon after a rampant second half display from the hosts. It wasn't the result that was particularly surprising but more so the manner in which it came about. Manager Kim Ho will surely be having nightmares following a dire second half defensive performance from Citizen.
Daejeon lined up with Chi Chi playing the lone striker role, with last season's leading scorer Park Sung-Ho again out on the left wing. Ko Chang-Hyeon had recovered enough to claim a starting place whilst Babel was again deployed just behind the midfield quartet.
Both sides made a bright start, with some particularly poor refereeing decisions going against Daejeon. However, ominous signs were evident from the outset, with Jeonbuk's counter attacking pace causing all sorts of problems in the Daejeon defence. On 18 minutes, Edinho secured a free kick on the edge of the area that he sublimely tucked away to give Jeonbuk the lead.
Daejeon battled away for the remainder of the half with very little end product. Chi Chi in particular was guilty of two glaring misses. The first, a free header that he directed harmlessly over the bar, and the second where, with a clear sight on goal, he tamely shot straight at the goalkeeper.
Whatever plan Kim Ho had for the second half was blown completely out of the water by a quick double just after the restart. An excellent Edinho cross left Tae-uk with a tap in before former Middlesboro flop Lee Don-Gook excellently volleyed in from the edge of the area. In truth, it was terrible defending for both goals and a worrying sign for things to come.
Daejeon were thrown a lifeline midway through the half when a defensive mishap from Jeonbuk allowed Park Sung-Ho to calmly fire Daejeon back into the match. Any hope of a comeback was short lived however as the excellent Edinho crossed inch perfectly onto the head of Luis to restore Jeonbuk's three goal cushion.
Daejeon would score a conselation goal when Ko Chang-Hyeon fired a trademark free kick over the Jeonbuk wall and into the top left hand corner on 90 minutes.
In all, it was a terribly poor performance and the 4-2 scoreline really flatters Daejeon. Jeonbuk look a decent side and could well be a safe bet for a playoff position. Daejeon on the other hand must have rather more modest goals for the season, as a basement battle looks more and more likely by the week.
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