Kim Eun-joong's first overseas expedition... Clash with Australia U-21 on October 3rd and 6th
Quick Look
- The U-21 soccer team, led by coach Kim Eun-joong, will play two consecutive closed-door warm-up matches against the Australian U-21s in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, on October 3 and 6.
- The list of 24 players, including 4 overseas players, was announced, and this is the first overseas schedule since coach Kim Eun-joong took office.
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Why It Matters
For the U-21 soccer team led by coach Kim Eun-joong, this trip to Australia is their third call-up and first overseas schedule, following the Cheonan call-up training in June and the domestic call-up training in August.
Kim Eun-joong's first overseas expedition... Clash with Australia U-21 on October 3rd and 6th
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ahn Hong-seok = The under-21 (U-21) soccer team (Olympic national team) led by coach Kim Eun-joong announced on the 15th the list of 24 players who will participate in the two-game road trip to Australia in October.
A wide range of young resources who are active in the K-League and university stages, including four overseas players, were selected.
Among the overseas players, Kim Ye-gun, who played well at Jeonbuk Hyundai before moving to Serbia's Crvena Zvezda, Kang Min-woo and Kim Tae-won of Japan's Catale Toyama, and Yoon Do-young of Germany's Magdeburg were named.
In addition, several players who showed good performance in the K-League were selected, including FC Seoul's Son Jeong-beom, Ko Jong-hyun (Suwon), and Choi Byeong-wook (Jeju).
There are two college players: Min Si-young (Ulsan University) and Lee Tae-kyung (Chung-Ang University).
This trip to Australia is the third convocation and first overseas schedule since coach Kim Eun-joong took office in May, following the Cheonan convocation training in June and the domestic convocation training in August.
The national team will be convened on the 21st, undergo domestic training, and then depart for Australia through Incheon International Airport on the 28th.
Both warm-up matches will be held at the Polytechnic Stadium in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia.
The first round will be held behind closed doors on October 3rd at 3pm local time, and the second round will be held behind closed doors on October 6th at 1pm.
◇ Olympic team Australia away list (24 players)
▲ GK = Kim Min-soo (Daejeon), Sang-hyeon Lee (Bucheon), Hong Seong-min (Pohang)
▲ DF = Kang Min-woo (Toyama), Go Jong-hyun, Lee Kun-hee (Suwon), Kwon Ki-min, Park Min-jae (Jeju), Kim Seo-jin (Gimcheon), Choi Seung-gu (Incheon), Han Jae-bin (Jeonbuk), Ham Sun-woo (Hwaseong)
▲ MF = Ye-gun Kim (Crvena Zvezda), Si-young Min (Ulsan National University), Hae-seong Park (Busan), Ye-gun Seong (Bucheon), Jeong-beom Son (Seoul), Seo-woong Hwang (Pohang)
▲ FW = Kim Tae-won (Toyama), Yoon Do-young (Magdeburg), Lee Tae-kyung (Chung-Ang University), Jeon Min-gyu (Seongnam), Choi Byung-wook (Jeju), Ha Jeong-woo (Suwon FC)
Open Questions
- Why is the evaluation match held privately?
- What are the national team's plans for future Olympic qualification preparations?
