Match Report
2nd against 1st, but level on points: Sydney and Jeonbuk Motors both had 12. On recent form Jeonbuk Motors sat only 11th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Sydney 2.83 scored and 1 conceded per game, Jeonbuk Motors 2.67 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.71.
Defeat had not touched Sydney in 7 games. Defeat had followed defeat for Jeonbuk Motors — three in succession. Over the last five, Sydney had taken 11 of 15 points to Jeonbuk Motors's 4.
Allianz Stadium in Torino staged the fixture, a ground that holds 41,507. Jeonbuk Motors led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sydney: Alexander Grant (59'), Douglas Costa (82'), Patryk Klimala (71') · Jeonbuk Motors: Jin-woo Jeon (35'), Jin-woo Jeon (45')