Hyundai Cheongun Middle School Proves Again to Be the Strongest in Girls' Middle School Soccer in Korea
Achieving Multiple Championships with Third National Tournament Victory This Year
The Hyundai Cheongun Middle School soccer team, winners of the 20th National Women's Soccer Championship and the 50th National Youth Sports Festival.
View original image[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hong Jeong-hwan] Ulsan Hyundai Cheongun Middle School won the championship at the '20th National Women's Soccer Championship and the 50th National Youth Sports Festival' held from the 2nd to the 12th in Changnyeong, Gyeongnam.
In this tournament, which featured 16 teams nationwide, Hyundai Cheongun Middle School advanced to the quarterfinals as the 2nd place team in their group with 2 wins and 1 loss in the group stage. Although they lost 2-1 to Pohang Hangdo Middle School in the preliminaries, they avenged the defeat by winning 3-2 in the quarterfinals, advancing to the semifinals.
In the semifinals against Jeonnam Gwangyeong Middle School, they won 2-1, and in the final against Gyeonggi Seolbong Middle School, after a fierce battle, they secured the championship with a winning goal by Won Ju-eun, winning 1-0.
Hyundai Cheongun Middle School achieved their third tournament victory this year, following the '2021 Spring Federation Tournament' (Hwacheon, Gangwon-do) and the '29th Queen's Cup' (Samcheok, Gangwon-do), and by winning this '20th National Women's Soccer Championship and 50th National Youth Sports Festival,' they have once again proven to be the strongest team in the girls' middle school soccer division with a triple crown this year.
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Third-year student Ha Lee-eun received the Most Valuable Player award, second-year student Jeon Nu-ri received the Goalkeeper award, and coach Kim Kwang-seok along with coaches Kim Deok-yu and Lee Yoo-yeon received the Best Coach and Outstanding Coach awards, respectively.
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