‘Baek Ki Tae-ho’ men’s U-16 national team wins 2-0 in friendly match against Sweden
The men’s U-16 national soccer team, led by coach Baek Ki-tae, won against Sweden in an international friendly tournament held in Spain.
Baek Ki-Tae-ho defeated Sweden 2-0 in the first round of the 2024 U-16 Football Federation Cup held at Alvir Garden Resort in Spain on the 20th (Korean time).
In this tournament, where national teams aged 15 to 18 from each country play games divided by age, Korea will face Sweden, Saudi Arabia (11 p.m. on the 23rd), and England (11 p.m. on the 26th) in order to decide the rankings.
The U-16 national team, ahead of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-17 (U-17) Asian Cup qualifiers in October, participated in this tournament to check their performance through friendly matches. 카지노사이트
In order to participate in the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup, you must reach the semifinals of the U-17 Asian Cup finals held in Bahrain next year.
Baek Ki-Tae-ho, with all 22 players born in 2008 belonging to the K-League youth team, took the lead with Lee Ji-ho (Suwon U-18)’s first goal in the 33rd minute of the first half.
Lee Ji-ho caught a long ball from behind on the right side, drove directly into the penalty area, and fired a right-footed shot toward the opposite goal.
In the 31st minute of the second half, Jeon Min-seung (Suwon U-18) sealed the win with a penalty kick.
Coach Baek Ki-tae, who took office in December of last year, won his first official game since taking office.
Coach Baek appointed a total of 20 players, including 9 substitutes, to check the players’ skills.