The women's soccer team won against the Czech Republic.
The Korean women's national soccer team (20th in FIFA rankings), led by coach Colin Bell, won 2-1 in a friendly match against the Czech Republic (28th) held at the Football City Stadium in Lisbon, Portugal on the 25th (Korean time).
With this, Velho won her first official match of 2024.
Against the
Czech Republic, Korea selected a number of key players including Ji So-yeon, Cho So-hyun, Pair, Seul-gi Jang, Young-ju Lee, and Hye-ri Kim. Jang Seul-gi achieved his 100th A match appearance by participating in this day's game.
Korea scored the first goal in the 16th minute of the first half. In a free kick situation, Ji So-yeon hit a shot directly with her right foot, shaking the Czech Republic's net. This is Ji So-yeon’s 70th goal in the A match.
Korea, which increased its momentum, scored an additional goal at the start of the second half. On the left side, Fair dribbled past a defender and then shot into the opposite goal, scoring a goal.
Korea conceded a makeshift goal to
Eva Bartonova in the 8th minute of the second half.
Although they were trailed by one goal, Korea did not waver and played more aggressively. However, in the 35th minute of the second half, Jang Seul-gi's bicycle shot hit the goalpost, and the team was not lucky in scoring, and the game ended with a one-goal victory.
Korea will play its second warm-up match this year against Portugal in Estoril on the 28th. Portugal is ranked 21st in the FIFA rankings and boasts similar power to Korea.
온라인섯다
