Kim Min-jae was one of the key players who led Napoli to the historic Scudetto for the first time in 33 years, and his overwhelming presence on the field earned him the nickname “Monster.”
South Korea’s central defender roams the park, looking for openings in the opponent’s half. When they arrive, they begin to attack.
That’s exactly what happened on a scorching Monday afternoon, when South Korea defeated Bahrain 3-1 at Jasin Bin Hamad Stadium.
The player who made headlines with two of the three goals for coach Jürgen Klinsamun’s team was the “monster,” who transferred to Bayern Munich last summer for a large sum of money.
Earlier, Bahrain, coached by Juan Antonio Pizzi, who led Chile to the Copa America title in 2016, started the match and advanced aggressively, seizing their first chance within six minutes.
Mohamed Marhoon headed Komail Alaswad’s free kick and it crossed the goal.
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Korea absorbed the pressure and launched their first attack after the 30th minute. Park Yong-woo carried the ball up the pitch and passed it to Lee Jae-sung on the left side, but the cross was missed by Cho Gu-sung.
Eight minutes later, Min-jae took action.
After a quick look around the field, he caught Bahrain napping and sent a pinpoint through ball to Jason on the left, who crossed again. This time, South Korea found the net and Hwang In-beom scored the sixth goal in international colors.
After the restart, Bahrain tried the same approach as in the first period, pushing forward aggressively and scoring the equalizing goal within six minutes. Abdullah Al Hasher caused an uproar among the Bahraini fans in the small stadium.
However, Korea scrapped their plans during the break. In the first half, Jae-sung was the target man on the side (left), but in the second half, Lee Kang-in (right) played that role. Less than five minutes later, Min-jae was once again influential in the build-up and Korea took the lead.
This time, the defender hid on the right side and passed a pass to Lee Kang-in who passed through the center, and Lee Kang-in curled into the goal with his left foot. This goal was a nitro-boost moment for South Korea, and they continued to rain down attacks.
South Korean captain Son Heung-min, who played as one of two strikers in the starting XI, eventually took up his traditional role as an inverted winger at Tottenham Hotspur, running down the left flank in the 69th minute. Ta.
After passing the ball to In-beom in the center, Lee Kang-in scored his second goal of the game.
Min-jae came on as a substitute for Kim Yong-kwon in the final stages of the game, but his reading of the game, along with the offensive power of Song and Kang-in, helped the Taegeuk Warriors get off to a good start in the AFC Asian Cup 2023 season.
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