Women's Football Team Loses 0-1 With Own Goal In Friendship Against Australia
Women's Football Team Loses 0-1 With Own Goal In Friendship Against Australia
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The Korean women's national soccer team was defeated by an own goal in the first friendly match against Australia.
The South Korean national team, led by head coach Shin Sang-woo, lost 0-1 in a friendly match against Australia at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia, on the 4th, giving up the winning goal with Lim Sun-joo's own goal in the 9th minute of the second half.
The away trip to Australia is a process to prepare for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup, which will be held in March next year, as well as qualifying for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil. For Shin Sang-woo, it was a warm-up match against a strong team and an important opportunity to experience the host environment of next year's Asian Cup in advance.
Korea, ranked 19th in FIFA rankings, did not expect an easy match against Australia, ranked 16th. In past matches between women's national teams, Korea has been showing significant inferiority with three wins, two draws and 14 losses including losses on the day. However, in the quarterfinals of the AFC Asian Cup held in India in January 2022, most recently, Korea won 1-0 thanks to Ji So-yeon's finishing goal.
With this defeat, the Korean national team has won three games and lost four games since the appointment of coach Shin Sang-woo in October last year.
South Korea played in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Casey Eugene Fair (Angel City), who returned to the national team for the first time in 10 months since June last year, started as the front-line striker, and Lee Geum-min and Choi Yu-ri (Birmingham City) took charge of the side attack. Ji So-yeon (Seattle Lane) was the attacking midfielder, while captains Lee Young-joo (Lvante Badalona) and Kim Shin-ji (AS Roma) kept the midfield. The defense consisted of Choo Hyo-joo (Ota and Lapid), Shin Na-young (Lexington SC), Lim Sun-joo and Kim Hye-ri (Wuhan Zinda), and Kim Min-jung (Incheon Hyundai Steel) took charge of the goalkeeper.
At the beginning of the game, South Korea had difficulty under strong pressure from Australia, but from the middle of the first half, the pass gradually revived and the game was solved. In the 30th minute of the first half, Ji So-yeon attempted her team's first shot with a right footed shot from the front of the penalty arc, and two minutes later, Lee Geum-min shot from the left side of the goal area, but was blocked by the Australian goalkeeper on both occasions.
In the 45th minute of the first half, South Korea allowed a counterattack, but goalkeeper Kim Min-jung blocked Caitlin Ford's shot to end the first half 0-0.
The moment of destiny came in the ninth minute of the second half. Lim Seon-joo, who was in front of the goal when Ailee Van Egmond crossed from the left side of the penalty area, attempted to kick it back, resulting in an own goal. Kim Min-jung threw herself to block it, but the ball had already crossed the goal line.
Coach Shin Sang-woo sought a tie goal in the 11th minute of the second half by replacing the pair with Eun-joo (Hwacheon KSPO) and Choi Yu-ri and Lee Geum-min with Choi Sang-kyung (Moon Kyung-moo) and Kang Chae-rim (Suwon FC) in the 30th minute of the second half. 먹튀검증
South Korea's efforts to recover continued in the 41st minute of the second half, with Shin Na-young's header blocked by the Australian goalkeeper's good defense, but the game ended 0-1 without scoring an additional goal.
South Korea and Australia are scheduled to play the second round of the friendly match at 6:30 p.m. on the 7th at McDonald's Jones Stadium in Newcastle.