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National University midfielder Baek Seung-ho (Birmingham) urged his promotion with a fantastic scoring shot.
Baek Seung-ho gave his team a 2-1 victory on the 12th (Korea time) by shooting a long-awaited Masugol in the 36th round of ELF League One (England's 3rd division) in the 2024-2025 season against St. Andrews in Birmingham, England.
In the second minute of the second half, when Kieran Dowell's penalty goal led the team 1-0 in the 27th minute of the first half, Baek Seung-ho, who was handed a pass from the penalty area, did not stop the ball, but slightly changed direction with the sole of his right foot to set the angle of shooting with his left foot. Then he swung his left foot and put the ball right into the bottom right of the goal. Four players, including three Stevenage defenders and goalkeepers, threw themselves to block the ball, but it was not enough to block the ball that stretched out like a clothesline. The scene of your player falling down was like a domino.
The Birmingham club said on its official social media that 'Great shot by a great player in real time!!! Baek Seung-ho scored his first goal of the season!!!!!!' to give meaning to Baek's most successful goal of the season.
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Birmingham allowed Jake Young a chasing goal in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time, but did not concede an extra goal to secure a one-goal victory at home. Baek Seung-ho played a full 90 minutes to back up his team's 25th victory. League One leader Birmingham, which has 82 points, is one step closer to direct promotion, widening the gap with the second-place team, including Wickham and Wrexham, who lost in the same round, to 14 points. In League One, the first and second places in the final rankings will be automatically promoted to the championship (division 2), and the third and sixth places will play the promotion playoff. For Birmingham, if they maintain their current pace in the remaining 11 games, they are expected to win promotion through the championship without difficulty.
Until now, Baek Seung-ho's strategy of 'One step back for two steps forward' seems to be hitting the mark. Baek Seung-ho left Jeonbuk in January 2024 and signed with Birmingham on a free contract. In the 2023-2024 season, Birmingham suffered a misfortune to fall into the third part after failing to overcome the 'supervision risk'. Another ordeal for Baek Seung-ho, who lived with bad luck such as suspension and injury from Barcelona Youth to adulthood.
Baek Seung-ho is at the crossroads of choice after the season. Championship clubs such as Leeds reached out. However, Birmingham maintained its position that it could never send key midfielder Baek Seung-ho even if he was offered a huge transfer fee. Baek Seung-ho reportedly worried that playing in the third division could make it difficult to select the national team, but he decided to leave himself to the Birmingham club, which boldly invests to realize his goal of returning to the EPL within three years. Baek Seung-ho also renewed his contract on the condition that he was upgraded earlier in the season.
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| The men's soccer final match between the Korean national soccer team and Japan at the Hangzhou Asian Games was held at Huanglong Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou, China on the 7th. The national soccer team won the gold medal with a 2-1 victory over Japan. Baek Seung-ho, who received the gold medal at the ceremony. Hangzhou (China) = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2023.10.07/ |
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| The 4th Group B match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup between South Korea and Iraq at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 15th. Coach Hong Myung-bo is putting in Baek Seung-ho. Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.10.15/ |
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Birmingham coach Chris Davis used Baek Seung-ho as his main midfielder in his unique build-up tactic of carrying the ball from defense. Baek has played 31 league games and 39 cup games so far. It is the first time that Baek Seung-ho, who has played for Peralada, Girona (Spain), and Darmstadt (Germany), has played consistently for so long in his European career. Based on his recent steady performance, Baek Seung-ho was also selected in the final list of the national team A match in March.
After the match against Stevernage, Baek Seung-ho performed a victory ceremony in front of his home fan. His face was full of smiles. Birmingham wrote 'No one would be happier than this player right now. Paik Seung-ho's happy soccer is unfolding in earnest. The imagination of stepping on the EPL with Birmingham is showing signs of becoming a reality.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
