The U-16 national soccer team, led by head coach Baek Ki-tae, won by five goals from the first match of the 2025 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-17 Asian Cup qualifying round.
Korea’s U-16 national team beat Bhutan in Group C 5-0 in the preliminary round of the tournament held at the Youth Football Training Center in Dalian, China on the 21st.
According to the AFC’s website, South Korea, where Lee Soo-yoon scored the first goal eight minutes after kickoff, made it 3-0 early with consecutive goals by more than 15 minutes and Jeon Min-seung in 21 minutes.
South Korea, which led 4-0 in the first half alone due to Oh Haram’s score in the 35th minute of the first half, then scored multiple goals in the 22nd minute of the second half to complete a 5-0 victory.
In the preliminary round, 44 countries participated, three to five teams will be divided into 10 groups, and five teams from the first and second teams in each group will play in the Asian Cup finals next year with Saudi Arabia, the host country. 먹튀검증
However, only Group H withdrew after the draw, leaving three teams from Malaysia, Laos and the United Arab Emirates competing.
Korea, which competes with home teams China, Bahrain, the Maldives, and Bhutan in Group C, easily secured three points and rose to the top of the group with a goal party from the first game.
China also beat Bahrain 2-0 to earn three points, but fell behind South Korea, which scored five goals in goal difference.
South Korea, which announced a good start, will play the second game against the Maldives on the 23rd.