“I hope the players will grow further by using this victory as the foundation.”
He was the smile of Suwon Samsung’s U15 coach Lee Jong-chan. Suwon won the Youth Championship title. Suwon beat the Daejeon Hana Citizen U15 team 1-0 in the final match of the “2024 GROUND.N K League U15 Championship” held at the main stadium of the Cheonan Football Center on Sunday. Suwon, whose third place was the best in 2022 and 2023, succeeded in winning its first championship.
Suwon lost to Ulsan 1-4 in the first match, but won in all of the following matches to make it to the finals. The ace player was Anjuwan, the son of Jeonbuk coach Ahn Sung-nam. Anjuwan, who scored 32 goals in 13 K-League Junior matches, scored 11 goals in this year’s event as well. Suwon secured a landslide 8-0 victory over E-Land in the semifinal.
The opponent team was a match that reached the final by winning all the games. Suwon continued to win the championship, overwhelming the match. “It wasn’t an easy match, but I’m so happy that I even won the championship,” Lee said after the match. “I want to thank my students and staff so much.” “I told the players before the game that if they do what we have prepared, they can bring about enough results. I told them that we should analyze thoroughly and do well because it’s an opponent team that is urgent,” Lee said. “We prepared for the championship for a month, but the players worked hard, and as we became one team, synergy came out in the stadium.”
“I emphasized the defensive part. As we are a team that scores a lot in the league, I told the players that if we balance our defense, we can score enough points, but it worked well,” he said.
Lee entered the K-League through Jeju United in 2007. Lee announced his retirement in 2012 after going through Daejeon. After retirement, he became a leader through Daejeon Youth. “I retired and started as a leader after receiving a proposal from Daejeon U15 team,” Lee said. As he has been a leader for about nine years in Daejeon alone, today’s final was all the more special for him. “I didn’t want to lose anymore because I was a former coach. I worked hard to see if the players knew that,” Lee said with a smile. 먹튀검증
Manager Lee, who emphasizes cognitive ability to read the situation of the game, said, “Suwon is equipped with a clear system. I think there are many good players because we are nurturing the players well.” Finally, he said, “The U.S. Championship is different from the atmosphere. I won the championship for the first time, and I was happier,” and added, “I hope the players will grow further using this championship as the foundation.”