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Jeonbuk Motors 4 Mamelodi Sundowns 1: Asian champions claim Club World Cup fifth spot

Asian champions Jeonbuk Motors cruised to a 4-1 win over Mamelodi Sundowns in Wednesday's fifth-place play-off at the Club World Cup.

The South Korean side marched into a 3-0 lead by half-time and never looked likely to surrender their advantage, despite a stunning goal from Sundowns' Percy Tau.

Jeonbuk, who missed out on a semi-final against Real Madrid after being beaten 2-1 by America, were in command of proceedings in Osaka from the off and took the lead in the 18th minute through Kim Bo-kyung, who rifled high into the net after goalkeeper Denis Onyango parried a cross straight into his path.

Onyango was culpable for Jeonbuk's second, too. A clever free-kick routine allowed Ko Moo-yeol space to cut the ball back across the area from the byline, and Lee Jong-ho turned and fired home after the Sundowns keeper failed to intercept the ball.

Onyango made two good saves to keep his side's faint hopes of a comeback alive, but when he came off his line and failed to claim Lee Jae-sung's corner, Kim Shin-wook was left with a simple header from six yards to add gloss to the scoreline.