The 44th Association President Cup Soccer Tournament– Busan Kaesong High School tied 1-1
– Defending champ Kumho High School won Seojeon
– Chungnam Mechanical Technical High School showed off its ‘4 goals’ firepower
‘High School World Cup’ to determine the best high school football player in Korea The 44th Korea Football Association Cup National High School Football Tournament (International Newspaper) Co-hosted by the Korea Football Association) opened on the 6th in Namhae-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do. From the first day, in the ‘goal party’ where 24 goals were scored in 10 games, a high-level match was held as befits a confrontation between the K-League professional youth teams (U-18).
In the match between Bucheon FC 1995 U-18 and Seoul E-Land FC U18 held at Namhae Sports Park Chija Stadium that day, Bucheon FC U-18 won 2-0. Bucheon FC U-18, who had a 5-0 win in the first match of the tournament last year, got off to a good start by winning their first match for the second year in a row. Bucheon FC U-18 scored the first goal in extra time in the first half when Park Han-sun lightly kicked a long pass from near the half-line with a left-footed shot. In the 24th minute of the second half, Han Hyun-bin connected a teammate’s header pass with an exquisite volley and shook the net.
In the match held at Nabi Stadium at the same time, last year’s runner-up Jeonju Youngsaenggo (Jeonbuk Hyundai youth team) won 3-2 after exchanging 5 goals with Asan FC U-18.
Jeonju Youngsaeng High School Kim Geon-woo opened the goal with a header from a corner kick from the left in the 19th minute of the first half. Kim Kun-woo became the protagonist of the first goal of this tournament. Jeonju Youngsaeng High School took the lead with additional goals by Moon Jun-hyeok in the 35th minute of the first half and Jeong Tae-gyun in the 15th minute of the second half. However, Asan FC U-18 did not give up until the end and pursued. In the 25th minute of the second half, Sein Kim headed a corner kick from the left, and in the 39th minute of the second half, Jung Yong-hoon kicked a penalty kick from the opponent’s foul and chased it down to the bottom of the chin. But there was not enough time to turn the game around.
Chungnam Mechanical Technical High School (Daejeon Hana Citizen Youth Team) showed great firepower and defeated Jinju High School (Gyeongnam FC Youth Team) 4-1. The first goal came in the 10th minute of the first half. Kim Ye-chan of Chungnam Mechanical Engineering High School shook the net with a right-footed shot after overtaking the opposing defender from the right side of the penalty arc. Jinju High School counterattacked, and in the 12th minute of the second half Kim Do-woo headed a free kick from the left.
But the equilibrium did not last long. In the 17th minute of the second half, Cho Woo-ryeong’s header hit the goalkeeper, and Kim Ye-chan, who was먹튀검증 in front of the goal, calmly kicked in and took the lead again. One minute later, Jo Woo-ryeong scored a goal himself. Jinju High School made a comeback by using three replacement cards, but allowed one more goal. Shortly before the end of the second half, Jang Jae-won stabbed a pass and Kim Ye-chan put it in with a powerful right-footed shot. With this, Kim Ye-chan became the protagonist of the first hat-trick in the tournament.
Gwangyang Jecheol High School (Jeonnam Dragons Youth Team), the winner of the tournament two years ago, also showed off its offensive ability and defeated Gyeongbuk Beauty Arts High School (Gimcheon Sangmu FC Youth Team) 3-0. Gwangyang Jecheol High School striker Son Geon-ho scored the first goal in the 16th minute, and midfielder Kook Seon-woong scored consecutive goals in the 20th and 22nd minutes of the second half, contributing to the victory.
The “defending champion” Keum Ho-go (Gwangju FC Youth Team) also won the Seojeon match and cruised toward a second straight victory. Thanks to goals from Shin Chan-gyeol in the 8th minute of the first half and Song Ji-won in the 38th minute of the second half, Kumho High School beat Cheonan City FC U18 2-1, with Bang Won-hyeong scoring one goal.
Gaeseong High School, the Busan I-Park youth team, and Hyundai High School, the Ulsan Hyundai youth team, were unable to decide the match against Ansan Greeners U-18 and Anyang Technical High School (FC Anyang U-18), 1-1 and 0-0, respectively.