<Anchor> The
Olympic soccer team suffered a shocking defeat in the first match against New Zealand, which was considered the weakest. Kim Hak-beom-ho, who wanted to play to his heart's content, ended up walking down a thorny road after spending all his time in vain.
This is reporter Kim Hyung-yeol from Kashima.
<Reporter> The
Olympic team was full of enthusiasm from the beginning.
They pushed New Zealand to the fore with an advantage in market share, but it was not finished.
At a good opportunity, Kwon Chang-hoon stumbled and left a disappointment, and Hwang Eui-jo's Hwang Eui-jo's header shot headed straight in front of the goalkeeper.
In the 43rd minute, Chang-Hoon Kwon's left-footed volley crossed the post and the first half ended without a goal.
Manager Kim Hak-beom replaced Lee Dong-jun, Lee Dong-kyung, and Song Min-gyu at once in the second half to increase the score, but it did not work.
The most disappointing scene was that Lee Dong-kyung's powerful mid-range shot, which received a pass from Lee Dong-jun in the 22nd minute, was blocked by the defender.
The Olympic team, who continued to blow their chances, conceded the winning goal in the 25th minute.
Joe Bell's shot hit Jeong Tae-wook and flowed into the goal, allowing Chris Wood to take a right-footed shot.
The Olympic team then launched a fierce counterattack, but their stamina fell and they lost 1-0 without bearing any fruit, and the remaining two group matches in the group stage became a thorny road.
[Kwon Chang-hoon/Olympic national team midfielder: I am thinking that I will have to risk everything for the remaining two games after recovering mentally and physically quickly (group stage).]
The Taegeuk Warriors will have their second group match against Romania in Kashima again on the 25th.
(Video coverage: Seol Seol-hwan, video editing: Kim Byung-jik)