SEOUL, May 17 (Reuters) - Defending champions Jeonbuk maintained their eight-point lead in the South Korean top flight on Saturday but had to come from a goal down to beat bottom club Daejeon 2-1.
Adriano gave the visitors a shock lead in the 11th minute at Jeonju World Cup Stadium but the goal merely served to awaken the league leaders, who got back on level terms 11 minutes later through striker Lee Dong-guk.
Jeonbuk, beaten just once in 11 K League Classic games this season, sealed the three points when Brazilian Leonardo scored in the 30th minute.