The South Korean women's national soccer team (FIFA ranking 19th) lost two games away from Australia.
The South Korean women's national soccer team, led by head coach Shin Sang-woo, lost 0-2 in the second A-match away warm-up match against Australia (16th FIFA) at McDonald's Stadium in Newcastle, Australia on the 7th (Korea time). After losing 0-1 in the first game at Allianz Stadium in Sydney on the 4th, he struggled against Australia, which is ahead of physical and decisive power in the second game.
Australia's two away A matches were held in March next year to prepare for the Women's Asian Cup in Australia as a preliminary round for the '2027 Brazil Women's World Cup'.
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Coach Shin Sang-woo started the three WK League players, Choi Yoo-jung, Moon Eun-joo (Hwacheon KSPO), and Kang Chae-rim (Suwon FC), on the offensive line. Ji So-yeon (Seattle Lane), Kim Shin-ji (AS Roma) and Lee Young-joo (Levante Badalona) were in the midfield, Choo Hyo-joo (Ota and Lapid), Shin Na-young (Lexington SC), Lim Sun-joo (Incheon Hyundai Steel), and Kim Hye-ri (Wuhan Zinda) were in the four-back line, and Kim Min-jung (Incheon Hyundai Steel) was the goalie.
To make up for the loss in the first round, South Korea stepped up from the beginning. In the 8th minute of the first half, Kim Hye-ri's header following a sharp cross from a corner kick crossed the crossbar. Ji So-yeon's mid-range shot in the 9th minute of the first half was also slightly off. In the 32nd minute of the first half, Moon Eun-joo's powerful shot fell into the arms of the opposing goalkeeper. It continued its tight flow in the first half, but failed to achieve its goal due to the opponent's solid defense. Rather, he was shaken by giving up the first goal in the 43rd minute of the first half. Mary Fowler, who took over Emily Van Egmond's sharp through pass, shook the net lightly.
At the beginning of the second half, Lee Geum-min was put in place of Ji So-yeon. In the second minute of the second half, Kang Chae-rim's cross appeared high. The free-kick chance failed after a mixed battle at the gate. Since then, Australia's offensive has intensified. The movement of Caitlyn Fuld, who was replaced at the front line, flashed. In the 18th minute of the second half, Fuld's shot hit the crossbar after giving up the ball due to a build-up mistake in the dangerous area, and after Shin Na-young and Choo Hyo-joo's hand-to-hand defense, Caitlyn Toffey's shot was eventually put into the net despite Lim Sun-joo's blocking. It lost to Australia 0-2, even giving up a net goal. In the course of the fierce goal, the bad news of Lim Seon-joo collapsing due to injury also overlapped. It was not enough to turn the game around. In the 41st minute of the second half, free kick chance and Ko Yu-jin shook the net, but even this was declared offside. He suffered from Australia's hot offensive until the end of the second half, but finished the two consecutive games 0-2 without additional runs.
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Since the appointment of Shin Sang-woo in October, the Korean women's national team has won 3 games, 5 losses, and the Australian team has won 3 games, 2 draws and 15 losses. It was a two-game series that confirmed the tasks of Korean women's soccer ahead of the Asian Cup next year and the World Cup next year.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
