"Mota and Thiago goals in a row." Jeonbuk defeated 2-0 in Daejeon... 'K League Super Cup' revived after 20 years wins

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Jeonbuk Hyundai, which achieved the K-League 1 and the Korea Cup "double (two gold medals)" last season, defeated the runner-up Daejeon Hana Citizen in the K-League 1 and reached the top of the K-League Super Cup, which was revived for the first time in 20 years.

Jeonbuk, led by head coach Chung Jung-yong, defeated Daejeon 2-0 with consecutive goals by Mota and Thiago at the Coupang Play K-League Super Cup 2026 held at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on the 21st.

With this victory, Jeonbuk recorded another championship title in the club's history after winning two tournaments last year. The prize money for winning the Super Cup for just one game is 200 million won. Jeonbuk's K League 1 prize money last season was 500 million won and the Korea Cup was 300 million won.

Chung Jung-yong, the new coach who took the helm after Gus Foye's departure, led the team to victory from its official debut as the Jeonbuk head coach.

Jeonbuk broke the balance of 0 in the 31st minute of the first half by connecting Kim Tae-hyun's left side cross with a left-footed shot. Thiago, who was put in place of Mota, the main character of the first goal in the 12th minute of the second half, then sealed the game by finishing Kim Tae-hyun's cross at the gate again.

Daejeon, which had no wins last season, sought the title through this Super Cup, but bowed its head as it failed to shake the Jeonbuk net despite its 13-5 advantage in shooting numbers. The prize money for the runner-up is 100 million won.

The K-League Super Cup, in which the K-League and the Korea Cup winners compete in all seasons, was first established in 1999 and was held every year until 2006, except in 2003, but has been abolished since 2007.

However, the professional soccer federation also decided to revive the Super Cup as consensus has been steadily formed that representative contents that can symbolically promote the new K-League season. The federation plans to hold the Super Cup every year not only this year but also between the K League 1 winners and the Korea Cup winners of the previous season.

Last season, as Jeonbuk topped both the K-League and the Korea Cup, Daejeon, the runner-up team in the K-League 1, won the Super Cup instead.

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