Trojac first → Debut goal Ulsan and Charlotte won 52 practice games...Club World Cup match, high atmosphere
Jun 11, 2025
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Ulsan won 5-2 in its first practice match against Charlotte at Atrium Health Performance Park, the official training ground of Major League Soccer (MLS) Charlotte FC in the U.S., on the 11th (Korea time).
The game lasted for a total of an hour and a half in three quarters, 30 minutes each behind closed doors. Charlotte, Ulsan's opponent, was unable to play as the best squad due to injury concerns and preparation issues ahead of an away game against the Philadelphia Union this weekend.
The big match surrounding Lee Chung-yong did not happen. The match between U.S. national defender Tim Lim and former Crystal Palace teammate Wilfried Zaha, who had been a teammate for four years at Bolton Wanderers, Lee Chung-yong's first team in the English Premier League (EPL), failed.
Ulsan's Lee Chung-yong, Eric, and Um Won-sang opened the scoring against Charlotte. In the transfer market this summer, Polish player Milos Trojac wearing Ulsan uniform shook the net. Lee Jin-hyun, who succeeded in adjusting the Creek, also scored a goal for the first time in a long time.
Trojac's strength is physical and high-altitude play based on its tall height of 1m91. He has excellent kick ability, so he can build up and pass conversion. In the set-piece situation, he showed his presence by cutting through Charlotte's goal with a powerful header.
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Ulsan's team, which played its first practice game, also held its first dinner after taking a break and personal maintenance. All of the coaching staff and the team attended a dinner held near the base camp hotel to strengthen teamwork. The players sat around the table and had time to communicate with each other with a nutritious meal. I was able to recharge for a while as I had a tight schedule for five days, including long-haul flight immigration and local training. On the 11th, I will have a break including personal reinforcement training.
It is the official preparation period for the competition from the 12th. Therefore, the team plans to focus on maintaining its best condition and further maximizing its organizational power in time for the match day.
In addition, a simple booth was set up on the first floor of the team's base camp hotel to help the players recover and relieve stress. Pickleball, which started in the U.S. and came to Korea, has prepared table tennis tables that players often enjoy in Ulsan clubhouse, which is very helpful in strengthening teamwork, additional physical activity, and relieving stress outside of training.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
