“It’s like a one-man team.” Gwangyang Girls’ High School won its second consecutive title.
Gwangyang Girls’ High School defeated Pohang Women’s College 2-1 in the girls’ final of the 31st Queen’s National Women’s Soccer Tournament, held at Hwanggang Gunmin Sports Park in Hapcheon, Hapcheon County, Gyeongnam, in the 2023 Wellness Healing Specialty City카지노사이트.
It was an upset victory after conceding the first goal but scoring two goals down the stretch. Both goals were scored by capitalizing on mistakes made by their opponents. With this victory, Gwangyang Women’s College won its second consecutive title after defeating Pohang Women’s College in last year’s final.
The game was intense. Both teams pressed hard and refused to back down. In a tight midfield battle, neither team had much of a chance. It was Pohang Women’s College that broke the deadlock late in the first half.
The first goal came in the 37th minute. After a throw-in, Pohang Women’s College’s Lee Sun-bin received a cross from the left flank and rattled the net.
Gwangyang Women’s College tried to make up for it. They didn’t miss the opponent’s mistake and brought the game back to one in the second half. In the fifth minute of the second half, Choi Eun-seo stole the ball and passed it to Cho Hye-young on the left flank. Cho Hye-young sent a cross after being pressured, but it was hit by a Pohang Women’s College defender and made 1-1 with an own goal.
After that, the game was tense. In the 33rd minute of the second half, Lee Jung-jin’s shot was saved by Gwangyang Girls’ High School goalkeeper Jo Eun-jin. However, it was not long before they pulled a goal back. This time, she capitalized on an opponent’s mistake.
In the 38th minute of the second half, Cho Hye-young crossed to Munjeon from the right side of the penalty box, but Pohang Women’s College goalkeeper Lee Usumin couldn’t catch it properly and missed it. Jung Da-bin, who was in front of the goal, used her concentration to calmly slide it in and roared.
Kwon Young-in, the head coach of Gwangyang Girls’ High School, was relieved after the game. Kwon said, “Pohang Women’s College had the physical advantage and played a lot. We played pretty soccer with a lot of passing until the semifinals, but today we prepared for bold soccer. We wanted to find the space behind them and create scoring chances, and we got lucky,” she laughed.
The team capitalized on their opponents’ mistakes, which means their concentration was high. Kwon concluded, “As always in soccer, you can’t just win. We didn’t give up until the end and followed the ball, so we were able to capitalize on their mistakes,” Kwon said.
“Individually, we have a lot of great players. However, we didn’t feel like a team, but this time we prepared for the tournament as a unit and it paid off,” he smiled.