Baek Jong-beom Kept Seoul Goal Scoreless

“It was difficult because the Olympics failed”… Baek Jong-beom kept Seoul goal scoreless.

Avoided 3 consecutive losses with a good performance in his first appearance of the season... “Goal of conceding 0 points”

Baek Jong-beom, the goalkeeper of FC Seoul in the K-League 1 professional soccer league, overcame the disappointment of failing to qualify for the Paris Olympics and became an outstanding player by avoiding consecutive losses by keeping scoreless in his team's games.

Baek Jong-beom played as Seoul's starting goalkeeper in the 10th round K-League 1 away game against Suwon FC held at Suwon Stadium on April 30 and led the way to a 2-0 win. 카지노사이트탑

Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong suddenly appointed Baek Jong-beom, who returned to Korea on the 27th of last month after participating in the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup, a qualifier for the Paris Olympics, as a starter on this day.

On the 26th of last month, Baek Jong-beom played in the quarterfinals of the U-23 Asian Cup against Indonesia until overtime and went on to a penalty shootout.

In this game, Korea ended in a 2-2 draw with Indonesia in overtime, then lost 10-11 in a penalty shootout, preventing Korea from advancing to the finals of the Paris Olympics.

It is the first time in 40 years since the 1984 Los Angeles Games that Korean soccer failed to participate in the Olympic finals, and the repercussions are still ongoing.

The situation in Seoul was so urgent that three U-23 national team players, who could not completely shake off their fatigue and disappointment, were sent as starters against Suwon FC.

As the team gave up as many as 10 goals in the previous three games and fell into a losing streak, coach Kim Ki-dong put 'young blood' at the forefront, such as appointing four U-22 resources.

Including Baek Jong-beom and Kim Shin-jin, born in 2001, there were 6 players under the age of 23 among the starters.

Moreover, Choi Cheol-won was given the opportunity as the starting goalkeeper at the beginning of this season, and Baek Jong-beom, who had not played a single game in Seoul this year, did not miss the opportunity and completed his mission without conceding a goal.

His concentration especially shined at the end of the second half when Seoul took a 2-0 lead with consecutive goals by Kim Shin-jin and Ki Sung-yong.

In the 40th minute of the second half, he blocked both Park Cheol-woo's header and Lee Seung-woo's shot, and in extra time, Lee Gwang-hyuk's header following Andersson's cross was also struck away with his body to complete the scoreless goal.

Baek Jong-beom, who we met after the game, said, "I came back to the team after a long time and prepared diligently in a bad atmosphere.

I am happy that we were able to keep the team scoreless thanks to the players who played hard in front of us."

"The players' eyes were different in the stadium.

I was able to concentrate for the entire 90 minutes because I was standing there watching," he said, giving credit to his teammates again.

He was humble about his save, saying, "I was lucky."

Baek Jong-beom then confessed, “After being eliminated from the Olympic preliminaries, I lost a lot of motivation and it was difficult.”

Baek Jong-beom reported that after the Asian Cup, members of the U-23 national team were so disappointed that they returned home in a quiet atmosphere.

It is said that they shared some consolation, saying, "We have a lot of time left in our careers, so let's each work hard."

Baek Jong-beom said, "Fans have shown a lot of support after the tournament, and I thought the only thing I could repay was my performance, so I prepared hard ahead of this game."

“I was able to do it,” he explained.

Baek Jong-beom has a clear goal for this season, following the advice of 'Olympic senior' captain Ki Sung-yong, who said, "The players may be discouraged, embarrassed, and have various emotions, but I hope they will not be frustrated and use this as a time for development and a stepping stone to success."

I'm about to grow up.

He said, "I want to play in the most games on the team this year, allowing 0 points and being a candidate for the season's best 11.

I will do my best to help the team get to a position where it can compete in Final A and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL)"

He said emphatically.