Kim Hak-beom's Team Reactivates Hwang Ui-jo-Kim Jin-ya-Lee Dong-jun Triangular Attack... Aiming at Mexico's Goal

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The Kim Hak-bum squad is aiming at the Mexican goal with the 'triangular squad' consisting of Hwang Ui-jo (Bordeaux), Kim Jin-ya (Seoul), and Lee Dong-jun (Ulsan).

The South Korean Olympic football team, led by coach Kim Hak-bum, fielded Hwang Ui-jo as the foremost striker in the Tokyo Olympics men's football quarterfinal against Mexico held on the 31st at Yokohama International Stadium in Japan.

Hwang Ui-jo was silent in the first two group stage matches of this tournament but scored a hat-trick, including two penalty kicks, in the third match against Honduras (6-0 win), leading the Kim Hak-bum squad to first place in Group B and into the quarterfinals.

The team, operating a 4-2-3-1 formation, features Kim Jin-ya, Lee Dong-gyeong (Ulsan), and Lee Dong-jun in the attacking midfield line from the left. Defensive midfielders Kim Dong-hyun (Gangwon) and Kim Jin-kyu (Busan) coordinate in the center.

The defensive line is composed of Seol Young-woo (Ulsan) on the left, Jung Tae-wook (Daegu), Park Ji-soo (Gimcheon), and Kang Yoon-sung (Jeju), with Song Bum-keun (Jeonbuk) guarding the goal.

Lee Kang-in (Valencia), who was substituted in during the second and third group stage matches against Romania and Honduras and scored consecutive goals (3 goals), will start the match on the bench again.

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