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Jeonbuk showed class, says Mota

Jeonbuk showed class, says Mota

Jeonju: Bruno Mota hailed Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC’s performance as ‘close to perfect’ after the Korea Republic side defeated Johor Darul Ta’zim 2-0 in the AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27™ on Tuesday.
Mota opened the scoring in the 22nd minute before Italo converted from the spot in first half stoppage time to secure Jeonbuk the second win of their campaign.
#ACLElite | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (KOR) 2-0 Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS)

#ACLElite | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (KOR) 2-0 Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS)

Mota opened the scoring in the 22nd minute before Italo converted from the spot in first half stoppage time to secure Jeonbuk the second win of their campaign.

“It was a tough match. We knew we were up against a quality side, our performance tonight was close to perfect,” said Mota, who was named Player of the Match.

“I especially want to thank our defenders and goalkeeper (Song Bum-keun). Their efforts helped us take all three points. “I would like to dedicate the victory to our fans. I’m really happy we could give them something to celebrate.”
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Jeonbuk head coach Chung Jung-yong also singled out his backline and Song, though he felt his side could have added more goals to their tally.

“I think we did our best. Our defenders and goalkeeper worked extremely hard,” said Chung. “If I have one regret, it’s that I would have liked our forwards to score more.”
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“It wasn’t our best performance tonight. We gave them some gifts and we know we weren’t at our best in the final third,” said Munoz. “In the Champions League, the details matter. We need to learn from tonight, understand our opponents better and put in a better, more mature performance in the next game.

“The plan was clear. We knew we had to deal with long balls and second balls. We’re a strong, agile team and we need to play to those strengths and push ourselves. We’ll give our best for our fans in the next game.”

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