Baek Seung-ho missed the championship, but he's happy to achieve his promotion goal
Apr 14, 2025
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Birmingham City, where Baek Seung-ho plays, lost 0-2 at Peterborough United in the final of the English Football League (EFL) trophy at Wembley, London, England on the afternoon of the 13th (local time). Baek Seung-ho started. He was replaced in the 25th minute of the second half.
Birmingham City won League One (third division) the day before. On top of that, Peterborough, the 16th-ranked team in the League, won only four days ago. Birmingham City, however, collapsed due to Peterborough's strong defense and counter-attacks. Missed the EFL Trophy title for the first time in 30 years.
I met Baek Seung-ho in the mixed zone after the game. He said "Our failure to take advantage of the opportunity is a factor in defeat". At the same time, he spent the season watching only one promotion. I'm so happy to be promoted."
◇ Q&A with Baek Seung-ho
-Yesterday, I won the league 1 (third division) championship. But unfortunately, I lost in the EFL Trophy final today.
▶I don't think it was bad, but the opponent scored a free kick well. I put it in well when I had a chance. We think that the failure to take advantage of that opportunity is the factor of defeat.
-I lost today, but if you look at the whole season, it's been a fantastic season. We won the league, and we won promotion.
▶Only the promotion is left for the team. I achieved that goal and was in a very happy state. If I had won today, I think I could have finished it more perfectly. Still, I'm so happy that I achieved my goal of promotion. It was a really long season.
So there are six more games left, and winning is not the end. We want to make another record (the highest number of points). I'm not putting it down because I won, but I'm trying to do well until the end.
-It is the first season in Europe since the adult stage.
▶I've always had a hard time abroad. I've never played as a starter or as a mainstay. It's really hard, but thank you so much. I think it was a good experience for me. I think it was a very important year for me to grow as a player.
-I think he was replaced by an injury.
▶It's not an injury. I got a little cramp. There's no big problem.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
