Korea's U22 interim coach Lee Chang-hyun is angry at the biased judgment..The referee always favors the Chinese team
Mar 24, 2025
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South Korea lost 0-1 in the second leg of the U-224 friendly tournament hosted by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) at Yancheng Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Jiangsu Province, China, on the 23rd (Korea time), dedicating the first goal to Liu Haofan in the 41st minute of the second half.
South Korea, which drew 1-1 with Vietnam in the first match on the 20th, remained 1 draw and 1 loss in 2 games.
According to the Chinese media 'QQ' after the game, head coach Lee Chang-hyun showed an attitude that he could not accept defeat. "I haven't seen a particularly outstanding player in China," Lee said. "The main reason for China's victory was that they prepared well overall" and "If I had to pick one player, number 5 player (Liu Hao-fan)" he said.
Lee also complained about the referee's biased judgment. He said "There's something I'd like to say about this opportunity. I have participated in many competitions in China so far. Each time, the referee blew the whistle biasedly and suffered a lot. I hope this situation will improve in the future."
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As no official coach has been appointed yet, he went on an expedition to China under the temporary command. Interim coach Lee Chang-hyun, Cho Se-kwon and Kim Dae-hwan led the team. South Korea was equal 51 to 49 in possession, and fell to 2 to 7 in effective shots.
In the first half, the opponent's two decisive shots were blocked by the post and Moon Hyun-ho's defense, avoiding the crisis. However, in the 41st minute of the second half, the opponent's header hit the post in a corner kick situation. Liu Haofan pushed the ball into the goal, which the South Korean defense could not handle first.
"Compared to the last U-20 World Cup squad, only three players remain in this team, and the other six have made it to Europe and have not been able to join this time," Lee said"It was far from a normal squad condition."
It may sound like an excuse, but it was really unprepared. Our main purpose this time was not to win, but to select players. We lost the game, we suffered setbacks from it, and I think that's a good thing." 'QQ' described the remark that 'I didn't come to Yancheng to win the championship' as 'shocking'
Yu Da-bao, a former coach of China's national under-22 national team, said on social media after the match, `We beat South Korea 1-0 today in 2017. Eight years later, we beat Korea again," he said with pleasure. South Korea lost 0-1 in the qualifying round for the Russia World Cup in Changsha, China, in March 2017.
South Korea is aiming for a succession through its final match against Uzbekistan on the 25th.
The age group participating in this competition will prepare for the 2026 U-23 Asian Cup finals to be held next year.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
