"I can win the game consistently." Shin Sang-woo, who changed 11 players, showed "hope" in the second round
"I can win the game consistently." Shin Sang-woo, who changed 11 players, showed "hope" in the second round
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Although they did not win, Korea showed hope in a completely different way from the first game.
Korea's women's national soccer team (ranking 19th in FIFA) led by Coach Shin Sang-woo had a 1-1 draw with Colombia (ranked 21st) in the second match of the "Coupang Play Invitational Women's National Team Friendship Match" held at Mir Stadium in Yongin at 7 p.m. on Sunday. With this result, Korea had one draw and one loss in two consecutive matches against Colombia, and Shin promised to win his first match at home.
Coach Shin Sang-woo made his home debut in the first match, but failed to win. He prepared for revenge against Colombia, which lost 0-2 in the group stage of the 2023 FIFA Australia-New Zealand Women's World Cup, but lost 0-1 in the first match. In the 27th minute of the first half, he gave away a free-kick chance near the penalty arc, allowing Katalia Usme the first goal unfortunately. In the second half, South Korea attacked and saw an equalizer opportunity, but as they failed to open the goal in the end, their first home victory promised next.
He avenged himself once again in the second round. After the first round, Shin said, "We still have the second round left, but we will send in young players. "We need a little more time to harmonize with the old players," Ji said, heralding a full-strength check. On top of that, Ji had to face Colombia without Ji So-yeon, an ace. Ji decided to cancel the call-up ahead of the second match after consulting with her Seattle Mariners for the upcoming 2025 East Asian Football Confederation (EAFF) E-1 Championship.
Coach Shin Sang-woo has replaced all of the starting lineup for the first round. Veteran players Choi Yu-ri and Lee Geum-min led the team's offense, while Jeon Yu-kyung, who was born in 2004, and Jeong Da-bin, who was born in 2005, led the team's offense. Four players, including Jeon Yu-kyung, Minyoung Jung, Kim Mi-yeon, and Lee Min-hwa, made surprise A-match debuts.
Korea took the lead early on. In the second minute of the first half, Kim Jin-hee sent down Lee Geum-min's cross with a header, and Minyoung Jung, who received the ball flowing backward, scored a sharp shot to cut through the corner of the goal. It was the A-match debut and debut goal for Minyoung Jung, who was born in 2004. Korea pushed hard from the beginning. Lee Geum-min sprayed passes and Jeon Yu-kyung and Choi Yu-ri threatened the goal. Unlike in the first round, even though Colombia had a chance, the defense blocked the goal well from the back.
Even after the start of the second half, Korea's trend continued. Park Soo-jung, Kang Chae-rim, and Jeon Yu-kyung, who came in as substitutes, made threatening shots. Colombia, which had been shaken, made the match at the start by inducing an own goal in the 18th minute of the second half, but South Korea prevented a critical loss crisis by showing the concentration of goalkeeper Ryu Ji-soo and Choo Hyo-joo in the 27th minute of the second half.
Since then, 토토사이트 Korea has defended Colombia's offensive well, creating a counterattack opportunity until the end, but eventually ended the game with a draw. Although Coach Shin Sang-woo did not get his first win at home against Colombia, Korea showed hope with its improved performance and first score at home.
Coach Shin Sang-woo also said after the match, "Thanks to the players. Some of them were new to the team and others had no A-match experience. Young players, especially U-20 players, all did their best together." He also said, "I liked how they performed in the field even in a short period of time. Young players believe that this game was a turning point for a big change and development of women's soccer. If the players continue to gain experience, we will not be a losing team every time, but will be able to continue to win games."