"The Chinese referee's decision is the problem, it's not the goal of winning anyway," said the acting U-22's excuse
"The Chinese referee's decision is the problem, it's not the goal of winning anyway," said the acting U-22's excuse
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"I participated in this competition to select athletes."
The U-22 national team lost to host China 0-1 in the second round of the four-nation friendly match hosted by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) at Yancheng Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Jiangsu Province, China on the 23rd (Korea time). With this, the national team recorded one draw and one loss following the 1-1 draw with Vietnam in the first round.
From the beginning of the game, China, with the support of the home crowd on its back, pushed hard, and in the beginning of the first half, Chenjus' free kick hit the post and threatened the Korean goal. The national team launched an attack centered on Jung Jae-sang, but failed to penetrate the opponent's defense wall. In particular, in the middle of the second half, Choi Woo-jin and Kim Joo-chan tried to shoot consecutively, but failed to shake the net.
In the end, the 0-0 tight balance collapsed in the 42nd minute of the second half. Taking advantage of China's corner kick situation, Liu Hao-fan opened the goal, and Korea finally bowed its head without tying the game.
Through this event, the national team is preparing for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup and the Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games next year. However, full-time leaders of the Korea Football Association, including Lee Chang-hyun, Cho Se-kwon and Kim Dae-hwan, are temporarily at the helm as no official coach has been appointed yet.
The national team is planning to aim for "the beauty of the end" through the final match of the tournament against Uzbekistan on the 25th. The result is somewhat convincing because there is no official coach and it is not his own history. According to China's Sohu, former leader Lee Chang-hyun, who stood on the touchline on the day, expressed regret over the overall outcome of the game after the defeat against China.
"There were many good players in the Chinese U-22 team before the tournament started, but there were relatively few talented players in the Korean U-22 team," Sohu said. "China has been investing a lot in soccer lately. I envy you so much."
After the match against China ended, Acting President Lee Chang-hyun left a sharp interview that was different from the previous one. "We had many matches in China, but the judgment was weird every time. It was the same this time. I hope it improves in the future," he said, expressing strong dissatisfaction with the referee's decision.
The interview was a bit of a mystery. The referee's decision on the day was not unreasonable, or there was no decision that would damage Korea. The game was simply lagging behind in overall performance. In fact, the two teams were on par in market share (51 in Korea: China 49) but there was a wide gap in terms of shot-by-shot (2 in Korea: China 7 in Korea).
"Only three players are left in the squad for the last U-20 World Cup. The remaining six players have advanced to European leagues, and thus failed to join the team this time," Lee said. "This may sound like an excuse, but we lacked preparation. 바카라 Our goal was not to win but to split the players' seats. We lost, but I don't think it's bad."