PK Missing Lee Min Sung-ho Ends Two Series With 02 Lossless, 1 Draw, and 1 Loss in a Closed Evaluation Match with Australia
Jun 09, 2025
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The U-22-under-22 national team, led by head coach Lee Min-sung, lost 0-2 to Australia in a closed practice match at Chungwang Stadium in Siheung, Gyeonggi-do, on the afternoon of the 9th. South Korea, which drew 0-0 in an official friendly match held at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 5th, ended its two consecutive matches against Australia with one draw and one loss.
Coach Lee, who focused on checking the players in the first game, also used most of the players and focused on testing. Of the 24 convened, 22 took the field. Initially, coach Lee called up 28 players, but Lee Hyun-joo (Hanover) was injured and Bae Joon-ho (Stoke City) was substituted for the A national team. Choi Seok-seok, Yoon Jae-seok (Ulsan) was canceled due to his participation in the Club World Cup.
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According to the Korea Football Association, South Korea allowed consecutive goals in the 6th and 21st minutes of the first half. He got a chance to take a penalty kick at the end of the second half, but he missed it. Lee Min-sung-ho didn't get a goal in two games.
Coach Lee, who has begun to distinguish between good and bad, plans to go around the K-League site and find players. The U-22 national team will play in the preliminary round of the 2026 Asian Football Confederation U-23 Asian Cup in September. Korea is in Group J with Indonesia, Laos and Macau. In the U-23 Asian Cup qualifying round, 44 teams will be divided into 11 groups of 4 teams, and 11 teams in each group and the top 4 teams in the second place will be in the finals with Saudi Arabia, the host of next year's tournament.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
