Kim Eun-joong wins 2-1 in the first match of the U-21 soccer team's away friendly match against Australia.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Bae Jin-nam = The U-21 national soccer team led by coach Kim Eun-joong won the first away friendly match against Australia.

The Korean national team won 2-1 with Yoon Do-young (Magdeburg)'s penalty kick winning goal in a friendly match against Australia held at the Polytechnic Stadium in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia on the 3rd (Korean time).

The U-21 national team, which is aiming to advance to the 2028 Los Angeles (LA) Olympics, will face Australia twice during this trip.

The second match will be held behind closed doors at the same location at 12pm on the 6th.

This trip to Australia is the national team's third call-up and first overseas schedule since coach Kim Eun-joong took office in May, following the Cheonan call-up training in June and the domestic call-up training in August.

Korea took the lead two minutes into the first half thanks to Ha Jung-woo (Suwon FC)'s first goal.

When Hwang Seo-woong (Pohang) followed up the ball that Yoon Do-young stabbed into the penalty area from the opponent's right side, Ha Jung-woo shot with his right foot from the right side of the goal area. When the ball was blocked by a defender, Ha Jung-woo kicked it again with his left foot.

Korea tied the score in the 19th minute of the first half through an own goal by goalkeeper Kim Min-soo (Daejeon), which was triggered by a passing mistake by defender Ko Jong-hyun (Suwon).

Go Jong-hyun's pass was headed to opposing striker Medin Memeti, who lost the ball. Kim Min-soo blocked Miguel Defizio's mid-range shot, but it went to the right of the goal.

Then, Memeti shot again with his right foot, and the ball hit Minsu Kim's leg and went into the goal.

However, Korea ran away again in the 39th minute of the first half when Yoon Do-young scored a penalty kick due to a foul by defender Joshua Inserra while keeping the ball on Marseille's turn, and finished it off with a left-footed Panenka kick that completely fooled the goalkeeper.

Korea continued to knock on the opponent's goal in the second half, but was unable to score an additional goal.

Fortunately, Australia's two shots hit the goalpost at the end of the game, and they were able to maintain a one-goal lead.