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| The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Hong Kong at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 11th. Lee Ho-jae is cheering after scoring an additional goal. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.11/ |
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| The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Hong Kong at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 11th. Lee Ho-jae is cheering after scoring an additional goal. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.11/ |
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| The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Hong Kong at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 11th. Kang Sang-yoon is cheering after scoring the first goal. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.11/ |
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I couldn't be full with two goals. However, the sketch for Korea-Japan has been completed.
South Korea won 2-0 with Kang Sang-yoon (Jeonbuk) and Lee Ho-jae (Pohang) debut goals in the second round of the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) against Hong Kong at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the 11th. Hong Myung-bo, who cooked China 3-0, won two games.
The last remaining match is between Korea and Japan. South Korea will have the final match against Japan at 7:24 p.m. on the 15th at the same place. Japan defeated Hong Kong 6-1 in the first game. The second match against China will take place at 7:24 p.m. on the 12th.
In the end, the team that won the Korea-Japan match lifts the trophy. For men, South Korea is the most winning team (five times). Japan and China each reached the top twice. However, the defending champion is Japan, which won the 2022 tournament. Hong Myung-bo is trying to regain the top spot for the first time in six years since 2019.
A national team coach Hong Myung-bo activated the 3-4-3 system again following the match against China. However, it has created a completely different new edition. The best 11 power has changed. Na Sang-ho (finishing) Lee Ho-jae and Kang Sang-yoon were in the three-top.
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| The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Hong Kong at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 11th. Coach Hong Myung-bo is watching the game with a relaxed look. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.11/ |
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Cho Hyun-taek (Ulsan) and Kim Tae-hyun (Jeonbuk) were located at left and right wing backs, while Lee Seung-won (Kim Chun) and Seo Min-woo (Gangwon) played as defensive midfielders. The three-back was paired with Kim Tae-hyun (Kashima), signature hall (Ulsan), and Byun Jun-su (Gwangju), who are 'Dongmyeongin', and Lee Chang-geun (Daejeon) kept the goal, not Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan).
Lee Ho-jae, Kang Sang-yoon, Lee Seung-won, and Seo Min-woo took the field as a substitute in the match against China. In the match against Hong Kong, six players, including two Kim Tae-hyun and Cho Hyun-taek signing officer Byun Jun-su and Jeong Seung-won (Seoul), who were substituted in the second half, made their A-match debut.
Hong Kong had a great 'learning effect' of the war against Japan. In the first game, he allowed as many as five goals in the first half alone, losing 1-6. He did not venture out against Hong Myung-bo. Six people lined the last defensive line to block both wingbacks. He used an extreme defensive tactic of 6-3-1.
The start was somewhat embarrassing. I had a hard time finding space. Lee Ho-jae scored his first shot in the third minute of the first half. Subsequently, Seo Min-woo connected with a shot again, but was caught in the opponent's defense.
It was not enough to break through the path with a monotonous attack pattern. Na Sang-ho tried to raise the defense line with a mid-range shot in the 13th minute of the first half, but the ball was caught in the defense again. Kim Tae-hyun and his signature officer, standing on the left and right sides of the three-back, also participated in the attack.
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| The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Hong Kong at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 11th. Lee Ho-jae is scoring an additional goal with a header. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.11/ |
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| The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Hong Kong at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 11th. The Hong Kong cheering squad filled the visitors' seats. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.11/ |
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In the 14th minute of the first half, Lee Ho-jae connected Seo Myung-kwan's cross with a header shot, but the ball moved away from the goal. In the 22nd minute of the first half, Kim Tae-hyun's left-footed mid-range shot split the air.
The latch was finally released in the 27th minute of the first half. Seo Min-woo caught the ball that Lee Ho-jae flowed backward. Seo Min-woo chose a forward pass instead of a shot, and the ball was caught by Kang Sang-yoon. Kang Sang-yoon hit the net with an amazing right-footed turning shot.
There was another decisive goal opportunity in the 43rd minute of the first half. Na Sang-ho connected Lee Seung-won's cross with a header, but was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper. Kang Sang-yoon, who received a pass from Seo Min-woo in the extra time of the first half, once again tried to score multiple goals with a left-footed shot, but the ball crossed the crossbar. He scored just one goal in the first half.
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| The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Hong Kong at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 11th. Kang Sang-yoon is cheering with his teammates after scoring the first goal. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.11/ |
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| The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Hong Kong at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 11th. Lee Ho-jae is cheering after scoring an additional goal. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.11/ |
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Coach Hong replaced both wingbacks at the start of the second half. Instead of Kim Tae-hyun and Cho Hyun-taek, Mo Jae-hyun (Gangwon) and Moon Seon-min (Seoul) were deployed. It was the first time in the second half, but it was the last crisis. Byun Jun-su's pass miss allowed Sun to shoot, but he directly blocked it and swept his chest.
In the 17th minute of the second half, Hong dispatched Kim Jin-kyu (Jeonbuk Hyundai) instead of Lee Seung-won. Kim Jin-kyu fired a right-footed shot in the 20th minute of the second half but was blocked by the opposing goalkeeper.
The offensive continued, and the second goal was scored in the 22nd minute of the second half. Lee Ho-jae responded to Moon Sun-min's cross with a header from behind, and the ball was stuck in the net.
Following Kim Bong-soo (Daejeon), Hong even took out Jung Seung-won's card. Jung had a chance to score a crucial debut goal two minutes after he was put in, but his shot slightly missed the post. The goal didn't go any further.
South Korea has won 15 consecutive games against Hong Kong. Starting in 1973, 52 years ago, there was no defeat.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
