Goseong FC U15, a strong player in Gyeongnam, and Treasure Island Namhae Sports Club U15 will face each other in the final of the 60th Cheongryonggi National Middle School Football Championship.
On the 15th, in the semi-finals of the tournament held at Goseong-gun Sports Park 4, Gyeongsangnam-do, Goseong FC and Treasure Island Namhae defeated Jeonbuk Wanju FC U15 and Seoul Open, respectively, to advance to the final. Goseong FC won a valuable victory after a close match that went to the penalty shootout. Treasure Island Namhae defeated Gaewonjung 6-1 and took the ticket to the finals.
The semi-finals of this tournament were held as a rematch between the teams that had faced each other once in the group stage. Goseong FC and Wanju FC took 1st and 2nd place in Group 5 of the group stage, while Treasure Island Namhae and Gaewonjung in Group 2 advanced to the finals. In the group stage matchup, Goseong FC and Wanju FC drew 4-4, while Treasure Island Namhae beat Gaewonjung 2-1.
Goseong FC and Wanju FC, who were unable to decide the winner by playing a slugfest in the group stage, clashed fiercely in the semifinals as well. In the 17th minute of the second half, after the first half ended 0-0, Wanju FC laughed first. The moment Wanju FC goal catcher Lee Yong-hyun broke through between the two defenders in the penalty area, Goseong FC goalkeeper Kim Min-seong and the defender got tangled up and missed the ball. Lee Yong-hyun snatched the ball and shook the net.
Goseong FC, who had not been able to catch the clue of a counterattack, managed to score an equalizer in the second half of extra time. In the 2nd minute of extra time, Kim Kang-woo shot the ball crossed by Jeon Hyeon-tae, but the opponent’s goalkeeper Baek-geon missed it. Jeong Hee-jeong caught the ball again and scored a shot and a theater goal.
Goseong FC, which succeeded in a dramatic 1-1 tie, also raised momentum in the penalty shootout. In Wanju FC, the 1st and 2nd kickers were blocked by misses and the goalkeeper’s save, while in Goseong FC, except for the 3rd kicker, the rest of the players calmly scored goals. In the end, Goseong FC advanced to the final with a 4-2 penalty shoot-out victory.
Treasure Island Namhae won an unexpected victory against Opening. In the middle of the opening, Lee Gyu-seop’s exit in the 31st minute was painful.
Treasure Island Namhae took the initiative by scoring first in the 17th minute. During the opening, Park Jun-beom intercepted the goalkeeper’s goal kick, broke through, and stabbed the penetration pass, and Kim Jung-eum finished with a left-footed shot to score the opening goal.
In the 31st minute of the first half, the moment Park Moo-jin confronted the goalkeeper one-on-one in the counterattack situation of Treasure Island Namhae, Lee Gyu-seop stopped him with a back tackle foul during the opening. The referee immediately brought out a red card. In the free kick opportunity right in front of the penalty arc, Lee Dong-gwan of Treasure Island Namhae scored an additional goal with a sharp shot that pierced the defensive wall.토토사이트
Treasure Island Namhae, who led 2-0, gave away a penalty kick goal to Choi Jun in the extra time of the first half, ending the first half with a score of 2-1.
In the second half, the numerical superiority was clearly revealed. Treasure Island Namhae, which continued the offensive, escaped 3-1 with Yoo Hyeon-jun’s goal in the 21st minute of the second half. Kwon Yong-hwi intercepted the ball in the opponent’s half and passed it to the other side to create a perfect opportunity. A minute later, Heo Eun-chan neatly finished off Kim Sang-joon and Park Moo-jin’s linked pass, virtually confirming the victory.
In the 28th minute of the second half, Kim Jeong-eum’s multi-goal and Bae Su-han’s key goal added to Treasure Island Namhae’s 6-1 victory.
The final between Goseong FC and Treasure Island Namhae will be held on the 17th at 7pm at the Goseong-gun Sports Complex. Coincidentally, the two teams faced each other in the finals of the lower grade division (currently Youth Cup) of the last tournament, and had an all-time confrontation. At that time, Treasure Island Namhae led 3-0, but with 5 minutes left in the game, they scored three consecutive goals to go into extra time, and Goseong FC achieved a dramatic come-from-behind victory 4-3 with the winning goal in extra time.
In this year’s senior year finals, when the sophomores of the last competition went on to the third year, Treasure Island Namhae is eager to take revenge. Goseong FC aims to reproduce the miraculous victory of the last tournament. As local rivals, the two teams are competing for the lead in this year’s Gyeongnam soccer league with 10 wins and 1 draw. Treasure Island Namhae, which is ahead in goal difference, is in first place, and Goseong FC is in second place. The match between the two teams in the soccer league was 2-2.