Hwang Sun-Hong K-League Stars, "Shining Presence"

 

The future of Korean football, or the young blood of the K-League that has already become the present, is showing off their shining presence on the Asian stage.

The South Korean men's U-23 national team, led by head coach Hwang Sun-hong, beat Thailand 1-0 in the third Group C match of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup at Pakhtakor Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on the 8th. South Korea, which beat Malaysia 4-1 in the first leg and tied Vietnam 1-1 in the second leg, advanced to the quarterfinals by passing the group stage as the top group.

The AFC U-23 Asian Cup is an opportunity to watch K-League players play as the main players on the international stage. This is because most of the national team is domestic players who have just started their professional careers due to the age limit of under 23. There are also overseas players such as Lee Kang-in (21, Mayorka) and Oh Se-hoon (23, Shimizu), but most of the teams are promising players in the K-League.

They played well in the group stage. Kim Tae-hwan (22, Suwon Samsung), who was selected for the U-23 national team a year after the friendly match against Ghana in June last year, scored one goal and one assist in the match against Malaysia on the 2nd, leading to a 4-1 victory. Although he is a full-back, he revitalized the team by scoring two attack points with active activity and active participation in the attack.사설토토

"Shooting Monster" Cho Young-wook (23, Seoul) has emerged as Hwang Sun-hong's "solver" by scoring a total of three goals in three group matches. Cho Young-wook, who scored multiple goals in the match against Malaysia, scored after being substituted in the match against Vietnam. In the match against Thailand, Ko Jae-hyun (23, Daegu), who broke through the gate after creating a space with a pass play against Oh Se-hoon, scored the winning goal by stabbing a kill pass.

The national team led the game by hitting 14 shots in the match against Thailand, but it struggled somewhat due to lack of determination. Ko Jae-hyun's presence, which gave him a valuable winning goal, especially shone. Ko Jae-hyun finished Cho Young-wook's pass neatly in the 35th minute of the first half by rushing toward the goal with high speed even before the opposing defender pressed in. Ko Jae-hyun has scored six points in 12 K League 1 matches this season, ranking fifth in league scoring. He has already become the main striker of Daegu, drawing keen expectations from home fans.

The K-League teams of Hwang Sun-hong, who passed the group stage, will be put to a real test from now on. South Korea has never failed to advance to the semifinals at the biennial tournament, which began in 2014. South Korea, which won the 2020 tournament for the first time, will try to win its second consecutive tournament. From the quarterfinals to be held on the 12th, strong teams such as Japan and Saudi Arabia will have to compete in a thrilling tournament. The real game is waiting for the K-League players, the central axis of the national team, to focus more.

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