South Korea’s U-19 national team won its second consecutive victory by beating “refugee” Argentina in the second leg of the U-19 international soccer tournament at the 2024 EOU Cup in Seoul.
The U-19 national team, led by head coach Lee Chang-won, defeated Argentina 1-0 in the second game of the tournament at Mokdong Stadium in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul on the 30th.
South Korea, which won a 4-1 victory against Thailand in the first round two days ago, overpowered Argentina and won two consecutive games.
Last year’s championship team, South Korea, will try to win its second consecutive title in the final match against Indonesia on Sept. 1.
South Korea, which strongly pressured Argentina from the beginning of the first half, scored a goal in the 23rd minute of the first half.
When Kim Gyeol (E-Land), who received Hong Seok-hyun (Hannam University)’s penetration pass in the midfield, tried to shoot his left foot from the left side of the penalty area after hitting the Argentine goalkeeper’s hand, Baek Min-gyu (Incheon), who was rushing to the front of the goal area, pushed it with his right foot.
Baek Min-gyu’s score became the winning goal.
In the extra time of the first half, Hong Seok-hyun’s left foot shot from the left side of the penalty area slightly off the right post of Argentina and finished the first half without an additional goal.
South Korea, which continued to drive Argentina in the second half, missed the opportunity to score a goal in the 12th minute of the second half when Park Soo-bin (CD Leganes) attempted a left-footed shot in front of the penalty area.
In the 28th minute of the second half, South Korea also connected a pass stabbed by Son Seung-min (Daegu) with a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area by Kim Myung-joon (Pohang), but it was regrettable that it was blocked by the Argentine goalkeeper who ran out while narrowing the angle.
In the 35th minute of the second half, Kim Dong-min’s free kick from seeing the goal post in the midfield was caught by the Argentine goalkeeper’s fingertips and did not lead to a score.
South Korea did not lose a point to Argentina, which continued its offensive at the end of the second half, and won by one goal. 안전놀이터
In the previous match, Thailand beat Indonesia 2-0.
Thailand (1-1) won its first victory of the tournament against Indonesia, while Indonesia (1-1), which beat Argentina (2 losses) 2-1 in the first round, suffered its first defeat.