An interesting match was held on the first day of the K-League International Youth Cup Incheon 2024 (hereinafter referred to as Youth Cup). K-League youth teams, which boasted solid basic skills, performed well from the first day.
The Youth Cup has been in full swing since Sunday. The U-17 players participate in this competition, and the matches are played for a total of 70 minutes in the first half with 35 minutes each. Six teams will be divided into two groups, and the top team in each group will compete in the final.
A total of 12 teams will participate in the competition, including five FC Seoul, Suwon Samsung, Jeonbuk Hyundai, Busan I’Park, Incheon United K League Youth, four European teams including Real Sociedad, Espanyol, Augsburg and Everton, two Asian teams from Kashiwa Reysol, Shandong Taishan, and Bupyeong High School, the winner of the Incheon regional competition.
On the first day of the Youth Cup, the K-League’s youth teams got good results on Sunday. Suwon met Kashiwa Reysol at 2 p.m. at Asiad Auxiliary Stadium and won 2-0, displaying calm finishing skills inside the box. At the same time, Seoul beat Shandong Taishan 3-1 at Incheon United Football Center. 안전놀이터
In the wake of this, other K-League youth teams also made headlines. The only team that lost was Busan, the same K-League team. The showdown between Busan and Incheon at 4 p.m. at Incheon United Football Center ended with Busan’s 1-0 victory. The final match, between Jeonbuk and Bupyeong High School, saw Jeonbuk clinch the point with a delightful 1-0 victory.
An interesting matchup is also waiting on the second day of the competition on the 29th. First, Busan will meet Augsburg at 2 p.m. at Asiad Auxiliary Stadium, and then Jeonbuk will face Everton at 4 p.m. At Incheon United Football Center, games between Seoul and Bupyeong High School will be held at 2 p.m., and Suwon and Incheon will be held at 4 p.m. All Youth Cup matches will be broadcast live on the K League Youth YouTube channel.