Cho Young-wook, who scored multiple goals in his first game at the Asian Games, wanted Lee Kang-in to join quickly.
The Asian Games national team, led by coach Hwang Seon-hong, won 9-0 in the first match of Group E of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games men’s soccer group stage held at Jinhua Sports Center Stadium in Jinhua, China on the 19th (Korean time). Jung Woo-young (Stuttgart) scored a hat trick, Jo Young-wook (Gimcheon Sangmu) scored multiple goals, and Baek Seung-ho (Jeonbuk Hyundai), Eom Won-sang (Ulsan Hyundai), Park Jae-yong (Jeonbuk), and Ahn Jae-jun (Bucheon FC) added one goal each to record the first game. It ended with a huge victory.
Previously, the national team at this Asian Games was criticized for lacking the weight of the front line. Both Ahn Jae-jun and Park Jae-yong are players who did not show much performance in the K League 1, and Jo Young-wook also played for FC Seoul, but he enlisted in the K League 2 Gimcheon Sangmu for military service this season.
Compared to the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang tournament in which ultra-luxurious attackers such as Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur), Hwang Hee-chan (then Salzburg), Hwang Ui-jo (then Gamba Osaka), and Lee Seung-woo (then Hellas Verona) participated, the weight was clearly lost. It was true.
메이저놀이터However, in the first game of the tournament, they put on a firepower show by scoring as many as 9 goals against Kuwait, taking a powerful step towards winning the tournament for the third time in a row. Above all, it was especially encouraging that Kuwait achieved a huge victory despite a suffocating defense of five defenders, with ace Lee Kang-in not yet joining his team Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at his request.
On this day, Cho Young-wook, who started as the front two along with Ko Young-jun (Pohang Steelers), contributed to the big win by scoring multiple goals. In the 19th minute of the first half, when the team was ahead 1-0, Eom Won-sang’s shot hit the goalkeeper’s hand and hit the goalpost, so he caught it and powerfully put it in with his right foot.
In the 7th minute of the second half when the team was ahead 5-0, he passed to Eom Won-sang from the left side and recorded an assist. Then, in the 29th minute of the second half, he scored multiple goals with a left-footed shot to make it 7-0
Jo Young-wook, who met in the mixed zone (joint coverage area) after the game, expressed his hope that Lee Kang-in, who was not with us, would join quickly, saying, “I absolutely have to tell him to come quickly,” despite the big win.
Cho Young-wook said, “I didn’t expect so many spectators to come because the stadium is a little far from Hangzhou and in a small city called Jinhua. I felt very good as a player and as a Korean citizen because I could see the Taegeukgi all over the stadium. It was clear that the players “I think I worked hard and was able to achieve good results,” he said, first thanking the fans who came to the stadium.
He then said that despite scoring multiple goals, he was disappointed that he was not able to take advantage of many scoring opportunities. Jo Young-wook said, “Still, I think I should have scored one more,” and “I think I saved one more. I set a goal of 3 goals, but I haven’t scored 3 goals yet, so I’ll score 3 goals and then set another goal.” said.
He also vowed that he would not let down his guard in Game 2 as well. Cho Young-wook said, “After the game, the coach clearly said that we should have confidence, but forget everything else and prepare again. The players also agree with that. Everyone said the same thing as they came out of the locker room. As we face the remaining games, we should have a good day like today.” “I will play,” he said.
I begged Lee Kang-in, who was watching this game in Paris, to come quickly. Jo Young-wook laughed and said, “After the game was over, I received a text message from Kangin. He said he could go a little slower, but that was a no-brainer. He should reply and tell me to come quickly.”
