The quarter-finals of the 2009 FA Cup will be an all K-League affair as the three remaining lower league sides all bowed out of the competition on Wednesday July 1st.
Kyunghee University came the closest to causing a shock as they held Daejeon Citizen to a 1-1 draw over ninety minutes before finally succumbing to a Lee Je-kyu strike in the second half of extra time. The other University representatives, Joongang University, also lost out in a cruel fashion as Kim Jung-woo's goal right at the death allowed Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma to progress to the last eight.
National League side Goyang Kookmin Bank's hopes of adding yet another K-League scalp to their already impressive collection were dashed as doubles from Denilson and Kim Ki-dong saw Pohang Steelers ease to a 4-0 win. Jeonbuk were the other comfortable winners of the round as a brace from Lee Dong-guk helped the Motors on their way to a 3-1 win over FC Seoul.
League strugglers Suwon secured a much-needed boost as they overcame Busan by a single Baek Ji-hoon goal, and Baek Seung-min was on target for Chunnam as they dumped Gangwon out of the competition.
Two of the eight ties went to penalties, with Jeju United eliminating league leaders Gwangju and K-League bottom club Daegu emerging victorious at the expense of Gyeongnam.
The draw for the quarter-finals will take place on Monday July 6th, with ties scheduled to take place on Wednesday July 15th.
Full results and goalscorers from Wednesday's matches:
Wednesday July 1st, 2009
Goyang KB 0-4 Pohang
[Stevica Ristic 40, 54, Kim Ki-dong 48, 65]
Jeju 1-1 Gwangju (aet, 1-1 full time. Jeju won 4-3 on penalties)
[Bang Seung-hwan 66; Bae Hyo-sung 90]
Chunnam 1-0 Gangwon
[Baek Seung-min 52]
Jeonbuk 3-1 FC Seoul
[Lee Hyun-seung 20, Lee Dong-guk 45, 80; Jung Jo-guk 90]
Daejeon 2-1 Kyunghee University (aet, 1-1 full time)
[Hwang Ji-yoon 36, Lee Je-kyu 107; Kim Hyung-pil 61]
Seongnam 1-0 Joongang University
[Kim Jung-woo 90]
Gyeongnam 0-0 Daegu (aet, 0-0 full time. Daegu won 5-4 on penalties)
Busan 0-1 Suwon
[Baek Ji-hoon 17]
