The South Korean national soccer team conducted a recovery training session at the Al Agla Training Center in Doha, Qatar on the 21st (local time). Lee Kang-in, who played full time for two consecutive games, appeared with a bright smile from the moment he stepped on the ground ahead of the training. Lee Kang-in, who fights fiercer than anyone else on the ground, was full of cuteness ahead of the training session. 동행복권파워볼
Lee Kang-in, who dug between Jung Woo-young and Seol Young-woo while moving to warm up, was the shortest among the three, but stretched out his arms and put his shoulders on the older brothers. Seol Young-woo on the left and Jung Woo-young on the right welcomed their cute younger brother Lee Kang-in with a big smile.
Lee Kang-in’s aegyo continued during the training. Lee Kang-in, who was practicing passing the ball to the opponent immediately before the ball fell to the ground with Jung Woo-young and Seol Young-woo, even criticized the older brothers for their behavior of ‘What is this?’ after receiving the ball that they kicked incorrectly.
Lee Kang-in proved his worth by scoring multiple goals with two left-footed shots from the first leg of his career against Bahrain in the first leg of the Asian Cup stage. Lee Kang-in, the “youngest brother” who led South Korea to second place at the 2019 U-20 World Cup, was selected as the Most Valuable Player (Golden Ball).
Lee Kang-in is the first player to win the Golden Ball at the age of 18 in 14 years since Messi in 2005. He made his name known on the world stage by displaying brilliant performances from an early age, including the fourth player to receive the Golden Ball at the age of 18 at the U20 World Cup, the first ever advance to the finals of the Korean national soccer team hosted by FIFA, and the most assists for Korean players in a single FIFA tournament.
Lee Kang-in, who has outstanding potential, continues to grow through endless efforts. Lee Kang-in, who joined French prestigious Paris Saint-Germain last year, is keeping pace with the world class Mbappe.
Lee Kang-in, who is calm and cares about his team first unlike his young age, has been nicknamed the “youngest brother.” Korea’s national soccer team, which is aiming to win the Asian Cup title for the first time in 64 years. Korea, which belongs to Group E along with Jordan, Bahrain, and Malaysia, got off to a good start 3-1 with Lee Kang-in’s multi-goal in the first match against Bahrain.
After Hwang In-beom’s first goal in the 38th minute of the first half, Bahraini Al-Hashashi scored an equalizer in the 6th minute of the second half to bring the game to square one again. It was Lee Kang-in who turned the mood around in a tight situation. In the 11th minute of the second half, Lee caught the ball from behind the penalty arc and immediately shot with his left foot. The ball that was properly caught in the foot shook the net without time for the opposing goalkeeper to use.
Captain Son Heung-min and Hwang In-beom, the main character of the first goal, ran to the youngest brother’s turnaround goal and hugged his younger brother warmly. In the 24th minute of the second half, Lee Kang-in beat the opponent’s defense after the paint movement with his right foot and shook the net once again with a left foot shot, scoring a decisive goal.
South Korea, which won 3-1 amid Lee Kang-in’s outstanding performance. Lee Kang-in, who played full-time for two consecutive games, sat down in regret after the game ended with a 2-2 draw against Jordan in the second leg.
Lee Kang-in, who fell and fell due to rough tackles regardless of the ball in the match against Bahrain and Jordan, did his best until the end, enduring the pain caused by the damage accumulated by the impact.