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Our national football team, which had been a huge disappointment in the Asia Cup, achieved a refreshing victory for the first time in a long time in the World Cup qualifiers against Thailand. In particular, captain Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in scored goals together, making it an even more meaningful victory.
Reporter Ha Seong-ryong covered the story.
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The national team, who had taken the lead in the first half thanks to Lee Jae-seong’s first goal, chipped away at their uneasy one-goal lead with captain Son Heung-min’s goal in the 9th minute of the second half .
Lee Kang-in’s brilliant pass that broke through the offside trap was completed by Son Heung-min with a goal from a difficult angle.
Lee Kang-in was happy and ran into Son Heung-min’s arms, and Son Heung-min welcomed and hugged his younger Lee Kang-in, who recorded decisive help.
Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in’s great joint goal and warm embrace were the symbolic scenes that fans wanted to see, symbolizing the complete end of the conflict between the two players and the encroachment of the national team.
[손흥민/축구대표팀 주장 : 오랜만에 강인 선수 끌어안아 봤는데 너무 귀엽고 앞으로도 잘해줬으면 좋겠습니다.]
Our team won 3-0 with Park Jin-seop’s key goal at the end of the second half, and Son Heung-min gave Lee Kang-in another warm hug in front of our appreciative cheering squad.
[손흥민/축구대표팀 주장 : 강인 선수가 분명히 이번 계기로 인해서 더 훌륭한 선수, 훌륭한 사람으로 성장할 수 있을 거라고 저는 100% 확신하고 또 행동 하나 하나 많은 오천만 국민이 보고 계시다는 걸 알고 강인 선수도 앞으로 그런 걸 인지하고 선수 생활했으면 너무나도 좋겠고.]
With coach Hwang Seon-hong as interim head coach, the national team finished the two-match series against Thailand in the second qualifying round of the North and Central America World Cup with one win and one draw, securing the lead firmly in the group with two games remaining, effectively confirming their progress to the third qualifying round by advancing to second place.
(Video broadcast: Seo Jin-ho, Video editing: Lee Jeong-taek, Design: Hong Ji-wol, Video provided by: YouTube Donghyeon KLDH·X (Twitter) @hmin7777777)
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