Chukhyup's 'worst grass' choice, where two injured people could be 'fortunate'

Chukhyup's 'worst grass' choice, where two injured people could be 'fortunate'

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Fortunately, the Korea Football Association's choice of the stadium was the worst, with no more injuries.

The men's national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, drew 1-1 at home against Oman in Group B 7 of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup at Goyang Stadium in Gyeonggi Province at 8 p.m. on the 20th.

With this victory, South Korea maintained the top spot in Group B with four wins and three draws (15 points) in seven games.

Coach Hong Myung-bo deployed Joo Min-kyu, Lee Jae-sung, Hwang Hee-chan and Son Heung-min to the starting lineup of the match, and Baek Seung-ho and Park Yong-woo to the midfield. The four backs are Kwon Kyung-won and Cho Yoo-min's center defense, and Seol Young-woo and Lee Tae-seok's fullbacks. The goalkeeper is Cho Hyun-woo. Hwang Hee-chan, who has just returned from injury, is notable for his starting lineup. Hwang In-beom, who came to the national team with Lee Kang-in on the bench and injury, was excluded from the list at all.

Unlike the usual A-match call-up period, Oman gathered and worked together from two weeks ago, and on the 14th, it even held an exhibition match with Sudan to score 0-0.

The first half was a rough match. In the 37th minute of the first half, Baek Seung-ho was out injured, and Lee Kang-in was put in, and taking advantage of the mix-up, Cho Hyun-woo blocked Oman's Almushaipri's right-footed mid-range shot from outside the box, which was the first shot that came out of the game on the day. In other words, it was a shameful match that the two teams failed to hit a single shot for 37 minutes, and Korea failed to hit a single shot even though many overseas players played in the home game.

When Lee Kang-in came in, the situation changed. In the 41st minute of the first half, Hwang Hee-chan penetrated the back space of the defense and caught a left-footed through pass that Lee Kang-in stabbed in front of him in the midfield, and the left-footed shot in the box hit the net. South Korea's first shot of the day led to a goal.

However, the Korean team ended the match in a tie at 40 minutes in the second half due to Oman's Albousaidi's left footed shot from the front of the penalty box. On top of that, even Lee Kang-in twisted his left ankle just before losing a point.

Meanwhile, the Korea Football Association has decided to play the A-match against Oman on March 20 at Goyang Stadium at 8 p.m. and the seventh and eighth games against Jordan at Suwon World Cup Stadium at 8 p.m. on March 25. The Seoul World Cup Stadium, which is commonly used as a stadium for national teams, was suffering from grass problems.

However, there were questions about the condition of the grass because it was Goyang Stadium, which was used as an outdoor concert hall for famous overseas singers in Korea in the second half of last year as well as until recently. This is because it cannot be good for grass growth due to the nature of the stadium where performance facilities are frequently visited.

First of all, the grass seemed to be fine at the start of the game, but it was not. Whenever the players stepped hard on their feet, the grass at Goyang Stadium was dug deep. Taegeuk Warriors couldn't bring their view wide because they had no choice but to put their eyes on the grass.

Oman, the opponent, was also struggling with the grass. When goalkeeper Almucaini kicked a goal kick, he lost his balance and fell due to the deep grass near his stepping foot. Oman's players were also seen trimming the grass cut during the game.

Of course, Baek Seung-ho and Lee Kang-in did not leave the scene due to the direct influence of the grass. However, with this grass situation, you don't know where the ankle injury will come from. Even when Son Heung-min kicked a free kick, Chandi was seen digging. 메이저사이트

If the grass was moved due to bad conditions at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, there should be no need to worry about grass. However, the KFA's handling of work and selection of stadiums have only caused inconvenience to national team players and spectators who came to watch the games and increased the risk of injury.