Lee Seung-woo (26, Suwon) replied to coach Kim Eun-joong’s motivation.
Suwon FC won 1-0 with Lee Seung-woo (26)’s “theater penalty kick final goal” in a showdown with Incheon United in the first round of the K League 1 2024 at Incheon Football Stadium at 4:30 p.m. on the 2nd.
Suwon struggled in this game as it rarely created a scoring chance. In the second half extra time, Yoon Bit-garam tripped over Ji Eon-hak in the box and the referee declared a penalty kick after VAR. Lee Seung-woo, the kicker, scored the winning goal with an accurate shot.
Some of the national soccer team’s coaching staff came to the game.
Coach Kim Eun-joong, whom we met before the game, said, “Lee Seung-woo is at an age where he can perform best in his skills.” “He is as talented and has not been selected in the meantime, but he can enter anytime if he shows a good performance with me this season.” “I think it will be a good option for the national team because he is also a player with a lot of experience,” he said.
Lee made up for such expectations. Coach Kim Eun-joong called Ji Dong-won to the bench in the 11th minute of the second half when the score was tying 0-0.
In the second half extra time, Yoon Bit-garam tripped over Ji Eon-hak in the box and the referee declared a penalty kick after VAR. Lee Seung-woo, who played as a kicker, scored the winning goal with an accurate shot.
After the game ended, Lee Seung-woo said, “It was a difficult stadium, a difficult game. I think it is very important to win the tie game and draw the losing game. I lost the tie game and drew many games to win, but I feel good about the start 유흥알바.”
“I scored fast goals this season. I did that in the first season and in the last season, I scored a goal when it was warm. I will try to score more goals this time,” he said with a smile.
Suwon had Yoon Bit-garam as its penalty kicker last season. This match was Lee Seung-woo. Coach Kim Eun-joong met after the match and said, “(Lee) Seung-woo was deployed in the second half. Seung-woo is still in his prime, but he is still far from being a member of the national team. He motivated me by saying, “Now that a member of the national team is here, I have ample opportunity to try again.” He also explained why he kicked the penalty kick.
Lee Seung-woo said, “I practiced penalty kicks two days ago. Not a lot, but practicing helped me. I was a little nervous. My grass was not good and my ankle hurt, so I thought about whether I could kick. I overcame the pain to score a goal. It hurts now, too. I hope it’s nothing.”
When asked about the national team’s performance, Lee said, “I think we need to prepare well in the past, now and in the future. It is up to the coach to decide whether to be elected or not. As a player, I will prepare well.”
There was also a question about Baek’s desire to play in Europe. That’s because Baek Seung-ho, who showed good performance after returning to Jeonbuk Hyundai in the K-League, left for Birmingham City (England) first.
Lee Seung-woo said, “Of course, I want to go back to Europe. Of course, as a player, I have greed. I have become a little more calm compared to the past, and before, I had a young thought that I should start every game and score a goal every time. Now that I think about it, I have been too greedy. Now I think I will try to calm down a little more.”