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Olympic soccer team, which went on an overseas expedition in 10 months, drew a difficult match with the African champion Egypt.
The Europeans' toes were blunt and only goalkeeper Song Bum-geun's savings shined.
This is Ha Seong-ryong.
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Coach Hak-beom Kim, who announced that he would use this evaluation match as an opportunity to check European players, had 5 European players, including Lee Seung-woo and Baek Seung-ho, as starting points, but struggled with the pressure and speed of home team Egypt.
Lee Seung-woo's aggressive breakthrough did not lead to a shooting, and'Jungwon Commander' Baek Seung-ho provided the foundation for counterattack with frequent pass mistakes.
Amidst the sluggishness of the Europeans, only three shots were taken, and the backspace was open for the defenders, who had missed a lot of the main players.
It was fortunate that goalkeeper Song Bum-geun did not lose because he blocked all three effective shots.
[Kim Hak-beom/Olympic football national team manager: It is difficult to evaluate everything with this game alone, but couldn't we compare how competitive it would be with the domestic players...
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Song Bum-geun, who performed a dazzling save show, tactfully answered the unexpected question of the Egyptian media that had nothing to do with the match.
[Song Bum-geun: (What do you think of Salah?)
He is a world-class player and plays for a good team (Liverpool)]
Kim Hak-beom-ho will clash with the Olympic defending champion Brazil tomorrow (14th) night.
While Brazil has mobilized all Europeans such as Real Madrid's Hodrigo, Kim Hak-beom-ho is preparing for a hot match against the strongest team.
(Video editing: Eunjin Choi)