Lee Dong-guk FC is on par with the world's youth! a penalty shootout defeat in the semifinals

May 31, 2025

Lee Dong-guk FC is on par with the world's youth! a penalty shootout defeat in the semifinals
Photo provided=Gatorade



[Munich (Germany) = Egan Sports Chosun Dotcom Reporter] Lee Dong-guk FC represented Korea at the 'Gatorade 5v5 Global Finals' held in Munich, Germany, and ended the tournament with a semifinal berth.

The competition is a youth futsal competition in eight countries around the world, with the winning team of '5v5 Gatorade Futsal' qualified to participate. The Korean competition is hosted by HNS, a sports marketing company, and Gatorade participates as the main partner to hold the competition every year, and Lee Dong-guk FC will participate in this year's competition as the winning team.

Lee Dong-guk FC is a project team created by head coach Lee Dong-guk with the aim of winning the domestic championship and participating in the Korean national team in the global competition. All of the athletes are made up of student athletes.




In the competition held on the 30th local time, Lee Dong-guk FC passed the group qualifying round with two wins, one draw and first place in the group. In particular, it became a team that instantly attracted attention with a 10-0 victory over Germany, the home team that met in the first game. Lee Dong-guk FC, who recorded 3-1 against Chile and 2-2 against Colombia, reached the semifinals as the top of the group.

Lee Dong-guk FC is on par with the world's youth! a penalty shootout defeat in the semifinals
Photo provided=Gatorade
In the following semi-finals, he suffered a disappointing defeat after a penalty shootout after a 2-2 tight match against Canada, but became the most notable team in the tournament. This is because it has not won a single game in the past two years, so it has been classified as an underdog again this year.

In particular, striker Choi Min-joon (Pohang Steel High School) scored eight goals in four games to lead the team's rise, and all the players were very active and received praise from tournament officials and foreign players.




Meanwhile, coach Lee Dong-guk is scheduled to participate in the Gatorade Legend Match at Munich Olympic Park on the 31st (Saturday) local time. This event match will be joined by Capu, Makelelele, Pire and more



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.