Jubilo Iwata's gamble of "early introduction of Lee Seung-woo" also ended in tears due to a "crossbar curse"... Jeonbuk suffers a painful 0-2 away defeat against Kobe

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Jeonbuk Hyundai suffered its first defeat of the season in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite (ACLE), plagued by bad luck as it struck the goal frame twice.

Led by manager Jeong Jung-yong, Jeonbuk was defeated 0-2 by Vissel Kobe in the away match for the second round of the 2026–2027 season ACLE league stage, held on the 14th at Kobe Misaki Park Stadium in Japan. Having defeated Kashiwa Reysol 2-1 in the first round last month, Jeonbuk recorded a record of one win and one loss with this defeat. Meanwhile, Kobe extended their winning streak to two games.

On this day, Jeonbuk took the field in a 4-2-3-1 formation, placing Motta at the forefront and Iltalo, Kang Sang-yoon, and Kim Seung-seop in the second line. However, things went wrong from the start. In the 11th minute of the first half, Jeonbuk conceded the opening goal to Osaka Yuya following a corner kick threat, ceding control of the game.

Manager Jeong Jung-yong, who ended the first half trailing 0-1, made a bold move by substituting Kim Seung-seop for Lee Seung-woo as soon as the second half began. Jeonbuk's attack seemed to come alive, marked by Kang Sang-yoon's sharp shot in the 7th minute of the second half, but they were held back by persistent bad luck with the goal frame.

In the 12th minute of the second half, Motta connected with a powerful left-footed shot off Iltalo's cross, but it hit the goal frame. One minute later, Lee Seung-woo's decisive header also missed the target. In the 21st minute of the second half, Choi Woo-jin's surprise long-range left-footed shot also bounced off the goal frame.

The price for missing consecutive equalizing opportunities was high. In the 23rd minute of the second half, Jeonbuk completely collapsed after conceding an additional goal to Kuwazaki Yuya via a right-footed one-touch shot. Desperate, Jeonbuk brought on Lee Young-jae, Gamboa, and Tiago in succession in an attempt to score an equalizer, but ultimately failed to break through Kobe's defense.

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