Ulsan Hyundai Kim Young-kwon, who scored the first mid-range goal in his professional career, tried to shoot and laughed, saying, “I was surprised too.”
Ulsan won 3-2 in the Hana One Q K League 1 2023 round 14 away match against Suwon Samsung held at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 21st. With 12 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 37 points, Ulsan widened the gap with the 2nd place to 13 points and maintained its sole lead.
It was a feast of Wonder Goal. In the 6th minute of the first half, Rubikson finished Seol Young-woo’s cross with a volley. Three minutes later, Suwon Ahn Byeong-jun scored an equalizer through a set-piece, and Kim Young-kwon’s wonderful mid-range shot exploded in the 41st minute.
Kim Young-kwon, who caught the ball near the center line, drove the ball as it was and attempted a surprise mid-range shot. The ball left Kim Young-kwon’s feet and flew with a wonderful trajectory, and it got stuck in a corner where the goalkeeper couldn’t use his hands.
Suwon caught up again in the 17th minute with Lee Gi-je’s fantastic free kick goal, but Ulsan Martin Adam scored a penalty kick to win.
Kim Young-kwon, who participated in the interview with Suhun after the game, said, “It was a difficult away game, but I am satisfied that I was able to win in a good atmosphere. I think the future will be more important.”
This goal was the first goal Kim Young-kwon scored after joining Ulsan. Kim Young-kwon laughed, “I always came into the game with the thought of helping the team, but it led to the goal, so the feeling is new.”
In an interview with the manager earlier, manager Hong Myung-bo joked about Kim Young-kwon’s goal, saying, “I think I just hit it because I had nowhere to give it…”.
Kim Young-kwon said, “I think it’s the first time I’ve shot a mid-range shot in the professional world. Suwon players played a little bit of defense, so there wasn’t much space behind them. I got closer to the box and the shooting distance came out, so I hit it, but I think it went in luckily.” raised
Then he laughed, saying, “The moment I got hit, it felt soft and good. After hitting it, I was surprised too.”
In the national team, when given a chance for a free kick from a long distance, Kim Young-kwon had several cases of kicking with power with his left foot. His success rate was not high, but he showed off his ability to score goals with this mid-range shooter. Kim Young-kwon is one of the mentor backs favored by coaches because of his firepower and skills, such as participating as a striker for the Korean national futsal team during his college days.
Meanwhile, Ulsan recorded two runs in two consecutive games. In this game, they conceded two goals from set pieces only.토토사이트
Kim Young-kwon said, “It is true that as a defender, we must clearly point out our problems,” and “we must not get drunk with victory and forget about this problem. The two set pieces allowed by the opponent did well, but we had a problem.” .
At the same time, he added, “I think we need to look back and analyze the game to find a part where we can reduce the number of runs.”