Jinsoo Kim during an interview with reporters. Seoul World Cup Stadium = Reporter Jo-Hwi KimAlthough it was a friendly match, Kim Jin-su (30, Jeonbuk Hyundai), who was the captain of Team K League, burned his fighting spirit.
Team K League lost 3-6 in a friendly match against Tottenham Hotspur in the ‘Coupang Play Series’ held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 13th. However, it was fun to play against Tottenham Hotspur in front of 64,100 spectators.
Kim Jin-soo started as a left wing defender on the day and played 45 minutes in the first half. He showed a flash of brilliance, threatening Tottenham’s defense with several sharp crosses. In the second half, he was replaced by Lee Ki-je (Suwon Samsung) and watched the match from the bench.
The match against ‘best friend’ Son Heung-min (Tottenham) did not happen. Son Heung-min, who was excluded from the starting list, was replaced by Emerson Royal in the third minute of the second half when Kim Jin-soo stepped down on the ground. Kim Jin-soo said, “I’m personally sorry, but it was meaningful that Heung-min (hand) played in front of Korean fans,” he said.
Although it was a friendly match, Jinsoo Kim emphasized responsibility to the players as captain. “Because I was the captain, I told the players that I had to do my best before entering the stadium,” he said.
He continued, “There were good players, but they left the event and said that they should win because they are players. The K-League players, who were stimulated by this, shook Tottenham’s goal net three times.
Team K League’s Jo Kyu-sung rejoices with his teammates after scoring in the first match of the Coupang Play Series between the English Premier League ‘Tottenham Hotspur’ and the K-League All-Star ‘Team K League’ held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 13th. are doing Reporter Ryu Young-jooTeam K League, which conceded a goal to Eric Dier in the 30th minute of the first half, turned the game around with Jo Kyu-sung equalizing just before the end of the first half. At this time, the players performed a ‘Big Man’ ceremony in which they danced by waving their hands up and down. About the ceremony, Jinsoo Kim explained, “I know it as a ceremony that appears in the game,” and “I prepared it together after watching the video with the players.”
However, there was a goal feast in the second half, and Team K-League lost 3-6 by conceding 5 goals. Regarding the match, Kim Jin-soo said, “Even though we lost, we are satisfied that we have created a lot of chances to score.”
The most impressive player on the day was Brian Hill. Jinsoo Kim said, “He’s a Tottenham right winger, but I can’t remember his name. He’s a handsome player,” he said.