Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won their third consecutive league victory on Sunday after a 81st minute Ricardo Irineu winner steered the defending Korea champions to a 2-1 victory at Suwon Bluewings.
Meanwhile, 2001 K-League champions Anyang Cheetahs moved to second on the table after Lee Jun-Yeong scored just after the hour mark to claim a 1-0 home victory over Chonbuk Motors.
Tussles between Suwon and Seongnam have always been close affairs, the contest between two of Korea football's most successful sides in recent times continued with a fine exhibition of football again on the weekend.
The Suwon World Cup Stadium erupted when Moacir Bastos Tuta fired the Bluewings into an early lead in the third minute and as the home side pressed on for the second goal, Seongnam clawed back into the match just 20 minutes later.
Park Nam-Yeol scored in the 23rd minute to put his side back on level terms and as the match was locked at 1-1, Irineu scored nine minutes from time to claim an important victory for Seongnam early in the season.
Back to back Asian Club Championship winners Suwon are now in seventh place having won one, drawn one and lost another in their opening three league fixtures.
Anyang cemented their place in second after edging Chonbuk aside in a 1-0 win, the Cheetahs still undefeated with two league wins from three games.
In another game played at the Busan World Cup Stadium, Busan I뭖ons striker Zoran Urumov scored a brace in a 2-1 win over Pohang Steelers.
Goran Petreski scored early in the seventh minute to put Pohang in the lead but Urumov scored in the 22nd and 26th minute to dismiss the visiting challenge.
After two opening losses in the opening weeks, Korea league new boys Daegu FC won their first point of the season after drawing 0-0 at Chunnam Dragons.
Sangmu Phoenix, another new squad in the league, failed to build on their draw against Suwon last week, losing to Daejeon Citizen 2-0. Daejeon have now won two games in a row, Lee Gwan-u scoring in the 76th minute before Kim Jong-hyeon killed off the tie seven minutes from time.
지난주 수원을 상대로 승리하는데 실패한 K리그의 또다른 신생팀, 상무 불사조는 대전을 상대로 2-0 패했다. 대전은 후반 31분 이관우의 선취골에 이어 7분 뒤 김종현의 쐐기골로 현재 2연승을 달리고 있다.
Korea League Round Three Results
Chunnam Dragons 0 Daegu FC 0
Anyang Cheetahs 1 Chonbuk Motors 0
Busan I'cons 2 Pohang Steelers 1
Ulsan Tigers 2 Bucheon SK 1
Daejeon Citizen 2 Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix 0
Suwon Bluewings 1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2
Meanwhile, 2001 K-League champions Anyang Cheetahs moved to second on the table after Lee Jun-Yeong scored just after the hour mark to claim a 1-0 home victory over Chonbuk Motors.
Tussles between Suwon and Seongnam have always been close affairs, the contest between two of Korea football's most successful sides in recent times continued with a fine exhibition of football again on the weekend.
The Suwon World Cup Stadium erupted when Moacir Bastos Tuta fired the Bluewings into an early lead in the third minute and as the home side pressed on for the second goal, Seongnam clawed back into the match just 20 minutes later.
Park Nam-Yeol scored in the 23rd minute to put his side back on level terms and as the match was locked at 1-1, Irineu scored nine minutes from time to claim an important victory for Seongnam early in the season.
Back to back Asian Club Championship winners Suwon are now in seventh place having won one, drawn one and lost another in their opening three league fixtures.
Anyang cemented their place in second after edging Chonbuk aside in a 1-0 win, the Cheetahs still undefeated with two league wins from three games.
In another game played at the Busan World Cup Stadium, Busan I뭖ons striker Zoran Urumov scored a brace in a 2-1 win over Pohang Steelers.
Goran Petreski scored early in the seventh minute to put Pohang in the lead but Urumov scored in the 22nd and 26th minute to dismiss the visiting challenge.
After two opening losses in the opening weeks, Korea league new boys Daegu FC won their first point of the season after drawing 0-0 at Chunnam Dragons.
Sangmu Phoenix, another new squad in the league, failed to build on their draw against Suwon last week, losing to Daejeon Citizen 2-0. Daejeon have now won two games in a row, Lee Gwan-u scoring in the 76th minute before Kim Jong-hyeon killed off the tie seven minutes from time.
지난주 수원을 상대로 승리하는데 실패한 K리그의 또다른 신생팀, 상무 불사조는 대전을 상대로 2-0 패했다. 대전은 후반 31분 이관우의 선취골에 이어 7분 뒤 김종현의 쐐기골로 현재 2연승을 달리고 있다.
Korea League Round Three Results
Chunnam Dragons 0 Daegu FC 0
Anyang Cheetahs 1 Chonbuk Motors 0
Busan I'cons 2 Pohang Steelers 1
Ulsan Tigers 2 Bucheon SK 1
Daejeon Citizen 2 Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix 0
Suwon Bluewings 1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2
