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Becomes the top scorer in the Cup for the first time in 13 years?
Koo Ja-cheol, top scorer with 5 goals at the 2011 Qatar Tournament, is the only underdog left in the group stage between Jordan and Malaysia
There is interest in whether Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), a key midfielder of the Korean national soccer team, can become the top scorer in the Asian Cup for the first time in 13 years.
As of the 16th (Korean time), the national soccer team led by coach Jürgen Klinsmann (Germany) is ranked second in Group E of the '2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup' group stage.
In the first match against Bahrain on the 15th, they won 3-1, but in the following match against Malaysia, Jordan won 4-0 and took the lead on goal difference. It appears that the real leader in Group E will be determined in the second match against Jordan on the 20th.
It is an important match for Klinsmann, who is aiming to win the Asian Cup for the first time in 64 years since winning the 2nd tournament in 1960. This is why it is advantageous to advance to the round of 16 as first place in the group in order to avoid a burdensome opponent in the tournament. 카지노사이트랭크
Attention is focused not only on whether Korea will win the tournament, but also on the possibility of producing the top scorer for the first time in 13 years.
Before the opening of the tournament, Son Heung-min (Tottenham), who recorded 4 goals and 4 assists in 7 games in the English Premier League (EPL) last December, was mentioned as a strong candidate for top scorer.
Koo Ja-cheol (Jeju United), who scored five goals and became the top scorer at the 2011 Qatar Tournament, also said in an interview with AFC before the start of the game that he was looking forward to Son Heung-min's performance.
In the first game against Bahrain, Son Heung-min started as a starter and did his part by harassing the opposing defense, but it was Lee Kang-in who scored the goal himself and gave the team victory.
Lee Kang-in contributed greatly to Klinsmann's first win with multiple goals in a tight 1-1 game against Bahrain. He defeated his opponent with two unique, accurate left-footed shots.
With two goals on this day, Lee Kang-in is tied for the top scorer in the tournament along with Akram Afif (Qatar), Takumi Minamino (Japan), Mahmoud Almardi, and Musa Al-Tamari (Jordan).
Assuming Korea makes it to the finals, there are six more games left, so the possibility of becoming the top scorer is open.
In particular, Jordan (No. 87 in FIFA rankings) and Malaysia (No. 130), who will be playing against them in the group stage, are considered weak as they are inferior to Korea (No. 23) in terms of power and FIFA rankings, so they are expected to score a large number of goals in games against these countries.
With Lee Kang-in's performance and accuracy in the match against Bahrain, it appears that he will be able to surpass the 5 goals that Koo Ja-cheol scored when he was the top scorer in the group stage alone.
The player himself also expressed confidence in scoring. Lee Kang-in said, “If there is a good opportunity in the next game, I will try to score a goal.”
At the same time, he said, “As I always say, team victory is more important than scoring goals. “We will play accordingly,” he said. “(The Asian Cup) is a very important competition for us, and we have not won this competition for over 60 years. “I will do my best to win,” he emphasized. 고스톱