▲ Conceding a penalty kick to the opposing team and then conceding one goal
Kim Eun Joong-ho, who is advancing towards 'Again 2019', has been issued a 'penalty kick alert'.
Kim Eun-joong's U-20 football team defeated Ecuador 20-16 in the round of 3 of the Under-2 World Cup at the Santiago del Estero Stadium in Argentina.
South Korea got off to a good start with Lee Young-joon's first goal in the 11th minute of the first half and Bae Jun-ho's extra goal in the 19th minute.
However, South Korea's momentum was briefly halted in the 30th minute of the first half when defender Park Chang-woo conceded a penalty kick while blocking Ecuador's Kendry Paez on the left side of the penalty area.
As Páez dribbled with his back to Park Chang-woo on the left side of the penalty area, he caught his opponent with his hand, and Páez fell with a big gesture as if he had been waiting.
The referee immediately called a penalty.
The referee went for an 'on-field review' after discussing the video review with the referee, and after reviewing the foul several times, the penalty was double-confirmed.
Páez drove the ball outside the penalty area, so he only needed to prevent a change of direction, but he forced his hands and resulted in a penalty.
In the end, Justin Cuero's penalty kick in the 36th minute of the first half allowed Ecuador to put the Taeguk Warriors under pressure.
Coincidentally, Kim Eun Joong-ho has conceded three penalties in four games in this tournament, including three in the group stage and in the round of 3.
Only in the final Group F match against Gambia did they not concede a penalty.
South Korea conceded consecutive penalties against France in the first leg of the group stage and against Honduras in the second game.
The decision to concede a penalty against France was controversial.
In the face of an opponent's cross, goalkeeper Kim Jun-hong and France's Malamin Epecele collided and fell together, but the referee called a foul on Kim Jun-hong and awarded a penalty, resulting in a goal.
In the second leg against Honduras, South Korea was dragged down in the 16th minute of the first half when Choi Seok-hyun blocked Daniel Carter on the right side of the penalty area and hit him hard, giving away a penalty kick and conceding the first goal.
South Korea, who did not concede a penalty kick in the third group game against Gambia, left a lot to be desired by conceding another penalty kick in the quarter-finals against Ecuador on the same day.
Kim Eun Joong-ho's side will be one step closer to finishing as runners-up in the 4 tournament, South Korean football's best ever Under-3 World Cup finish if they get over the quarter-final tie against Nigeria.
For this reason, Kim Eun Joong-ho's ground task for the quarter-finals against Nigeria at 1:2 a.m. on the 2th at the Santiago del Estero Stadium is to "minimize the number of goals conceded."
To do that, we must not repeat the mistake of conceding a penalty for a clumsy foul in the danger zone.
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