Unbeaten for the second time this season! Ulsan HDU18 wins the national high school soccer tournament
Unbeaten for the second time this season! Ulsan HDU18 wins the national high school soccer tournament
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The U18 youth team under Ulsan HD lifted the trophy at the 46th Korea Football Association Presidential High School Soccer Competition.
The Ulsan HDU18 (Hyundai High School) team rose to the top with a thrilling overtime victory over Maetan High School in the final match held at Haman Public Stadium in Haman County, South Gyeongsang Province, on June 1.
As a result, Ulsan HDU18 continued to win unbeaten major competitions in exactly three months after the 56th Busan MBC National High School Soccer Competition on March 1.
Ulsan HDU18, which passed the group qualifying round lightly with two wins and one draw (11 points and three goals), secured a thrilling victory in the quarterfinals and the semifinals, and settled on the final stage. In both games against Jinju High School in the quarterfinals and Hyeonpung High School in the semifinals, they defeated their opponents through a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw.
The final match was also decided by a dramatic comeback goal in the second half of extra time. Early in the first half, it was hoped to give Matango an early run, but midfielder Kim Ha-min scored an equalizer in a corner kick situation, bringing the game back to square one. Since then, there has been a fierce battle between the two teams, but it eventually led to overtime without a match within regular time.
The player who scored the come-from-behind winning goal was Ahn Cheol-woo, a sophomore at Hyundai High School. After striker Park Kang-hyun stole the opponent's ball from the center, he continued with a shot and Ahn calmly pushed the ball back from the opponent's keeper's good defense. Afterwards, Ulsan HDU18 blocked its opponent's strong attack until the last minute and finished the tournament as the final winner.
With this victory, Ulsan HDU18 has completely washed away the sadness of finishing second in the competition two years ago and has already won two national competitions this season.
Kim Ha-min, who led the team as captain and scored the equalizer in the final, was named the MVP of the competition. "I am proud of everyone who has prepared together as a team for the past few years and this winter. It is the first time in my career that I have received such a big award," Kim said, expressing his determination for the remaining competitions, saying, "Neither I nor my team will stop here. I can never be satisfied because there are still competitions left." 안전놀이터
Meanwhile, the Ulsan HDU18 is set to compete for Ulsan at the 106th National Sports Festival later this month. In addition, he aims to win three major championships this season by lifting the trophy at the 2025 Ground N.K. League Youth Championship to be held in Cheonan next month.