Second half goals from Enio and Seo Jung-jin gave Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors a 2-0 victory over FC Seoul on the ninth round of fixtures of the K-League season, and further strengthened Choi Kang-hee's side's title credentials in what has already been a season full of early surprises. Motors, who went into the weekend at the top of the pile and three points ahead of third-placed Seoul, took the lead two minutes after the break through Brazilian forward Enio, and Seo's left-footed strike five minutes from time wrapped up the points against the capital club.
Gwangju kept pace with the league leaders after a fine two goal victory away to defending champions Suwon. Lee Sang-ho missed a first-half penalty for the home side, and Choi Sung-guk made Suwon pay when he opened the scoring three minutes before the break. Cha Bum-keun's side were unable to find a way back into the match and the victory was assured for the military men in the final minute when Choi Won-kwon made no mistake from the spot, sending Suwon back to the bottom of the table on goal difference.
Incheon United's confident start to the season continued as a second half strike from super rookie Yoo Byung-soo wrapped up the points away to Ulsan, and Lee Chun-soo was on target for the third time this season for Chunnam as the Dragons came back from Daegu with a 2-1 victory. Gyeongnam picked up their first points of the season with a 1-0 home triumph over Gangwon, and a last-minute strike from Bang Seung-hwan rescued a point for Jeju away at Pohang as the sides shared the spoils with a 2-2 draw. In the weekend's other K-League match, Seongnam and Busan played out a goalless draw to leave both sides comfortably mid-table.
Incheon Korail continue to lead the way in the National League, as Heo Sin-young and Kim Heung-sub were on target to see off the challenge of defending champions Ulsan Mipo Dockyard 2-1. Goyang Kookmin Bank recorded their first win since the opening day of the season as they overcame Daejeon Hydro & Nuclear Power by a single goal, and Gangneung kept up the pressure on leaders Korail with a 2-1 away win over Changwon.
The biggest surprise result in the K3 League was Pocheon's 6-1 thumping of Seoul United, a result which is a club-record defeat for the capital club. Namyangju were also big winners as they trounced Asan FC 8-0, and Jeonju EM put four past Seoul Martyrs. Bottom club Goyang remain the only side across all three divisions yet to pick up a point as they lost 2-0 at home to Bucheon FC 1995.
K-League (May 9/10)
Jeonbuk 2-0 FC Seoul (13,174)
Pohang 2-2 Jeju (7,348)
Seongnam 0-0 Busan (5,032)
Daegu 1-2 Chunnam (4,396)
Gyeongnam 1-0 Gangwon (9,438)
Suwon 0-2 Gwangju (17,125)
Ulsan 0-1 Incheon (5,672)
National League (May 9)
Ansan Hallelujah 2-0 Nowon Hummel
Busan TC 3-1 Gimhae
Changwon 1-2 Gangneung
Goyang KB 1-0 Daejeon HNP
Hongcheon 1-2 Cheonan City
Incheon Korail 2-1 Ulsan Mipo
Suwon City 1-1 Yesan
K3 League (May 8/9)
Goyang 0-2 Bucheon FC
Asan 0-8 Namyangju
Gwangsan 3-0 Icheon
Gyeongju 2-0 Yangju
Jeonju EM 4-0 Seoul Martyrs
Jeonju Ongoeul 1-2 Cheonan
Pocheon 6-1 Seoul United
Yongin 1-2 Cheonju Jikji
K-League Standings
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 01 Jeonbuk 8 6 2 0 20 5 15 20 02 Gwangju 8 6 1 1 14 5 9 19 03 Incheon 8 5 2 1 9 3 6 17 04 FC Seoul 9 4 2 3 12 8 4 14 05 Chunnam 8 3 4 1 16 15 1 13 06 Seongnam 8 3 3 2 9 8 1 12 07 Pohang 8 1 6 1 11 12 -1 9 08 Ulsan 8 2 3 3 6 7 -1 9 09 Busan 9 2 3 4 9 11 -2 9 10 Gangwon 8 2 3 3 9 12 -3 9 11 Gyeongnam 9 1 5 3 6 11 -5 8 12 Jeju 9 2 2 5 6 14 -8 8 13 Daejeon 8 1 4 3 7 11 -4 7 14 Daegu 9 1 3 5 7 13 -6 6 15 Suwon 9 1 3 5 6 12 -6 6
National League Standings
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 01 Incheon Korail 6 4 1 1 13 7 6 13 02 Gangneung City 6 3 2 1 9 6 3 11 03 Ansan Hallelujah 6 3 1 2 10 7 3 10 04 Daejeon HNP 6 3 1 2 11 9 2 10 05 Busan Transport 6 3 1 2 10 8 2 10 06 Suwon City 6 2 3 1 9 6 3 9 07 Cheonan City 6 3 0 3 8 10 -2 9 08 Changwon City 6 2 2 2 8 6 2 8 09 Yesan FC 6 2 2 2 6 10 -4 8 10 Goyang Kookmin Bank 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7 11 Gimhae FC 6 2 1 3 10 12 -2 7 12 Nowon Hummel 6 2 1 3 7 9 -2 7 13 Hongcheon Idu 6 1 2 3 5 12 -7 5 14 Ulsan Mipo Dockyard 6 0 2 4 6 10 -4 2
K3 League Standings
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 01 Cheonan FC 9 7 1 1 16 6 10 22 02 Gyeongju Citizen 8 6 2 0 16 3 13 20 03 Cheongju Jikji 9 6 1 2 18 10 8 19 04 Pocheon FC 8 5 2 1 20 4 16 17 05 Bucheon FC 1995 9 5 1 3 15 12 3 16 06 Gwangju Gwangsan 8 5 0 3 18 9 9 15 07 Namyangju Citizen 9 5 0 4 19 15 4 15 08 Jeonju EM 8 4 2 2 14 6 8 14 09 Yongin FC 8 4 1 3 8 6 2 13 10 Seoul United 9 4 0 5 20 18 2 12 11 Jeonju Ongoeul 8 3 2 3 14 10 4 11 12 Samcheok Sinwoo Electronics 8 3 1 4 17 9 8 10 13 Yangju Citizen 9 2 3 4 9 12 -3 9 14 Icheon Citizen 9 1 4 4 4 10 -6 7 15 Seoul Martyrs 9 1 0 8 9 42 -33 3 16 Asan FC 8 0 2 6 7 28 -21 2 17 Goyang FC 8 0 0 8 4 28 -24 0
