Director Hong Myung-bo's left wingback is mine!' Castrov, a mixed-race Taegeuk Warrior, Explodes 'Multi-Goal' for the First Time in His Life... Left foot and right foot banging 'armed demonstration'

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Jens Kastroff (23), a "mixed-blood Taegeuk warrior" who is about to join Hong Myung-bo Team, exploded his first multi-goal on the professional stage.

Mönchengladbach drew 3-3 against Cologne in the 27th round of the "2025-2026 German Bundesliga" at Rhine-Energy Stadium in Cologne, Germany on the 21st (Korea time).

Mönchengladbach, who could have risen to ninth place if he had won, finished 12th with 29 points (7 wins, 8 draws and 12 losses). Cologne, who did not earn a point, was ranked 15th with 26 points (6 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses).

Castrov, who started at left wing-back in a 3-4-3 formation, scored the first goal 26 seconds into the game. Franck Honora poked a diagonal forward pass toward Kastrov, who was rushing forward. Kastrov overcame a contest with the Cologne defender and pushed his left foot into the net in a one-on-one match with the goalkeeper.

Castrov, who improved his sense of goal, completed a multi-goal with a wonder goal in the second half. In the 15th minute of the second half, when the score was 2–2, Castrov grabbed the ball from behind the arc circle, beat the defender with his personal skills and hit the shot with his right foot strongly. The ball flew like a clothesline and stuck in the top right corner of the goal.

With this, Kastrov scored his first multi-goal on the professional stage. It is his second and third goals this season.

Castrov, who proved his explosive attack and ability to use both feet as a side defender, now joins Hong Myung-bo Team in a good mood. Hong Myung-bo Team will play Ivory Coast in Milton Keynes, England, on the 28th and Austria in Vienna, Austria, on April 1.

He was first selected as a member of the Korean national team in September last year, and mainly played as a central midfielder. However, in this March's call-up list, Castrov was classified as a "defender." In the two consecutive away games in Europe, Castrov is expected to test the use of wingback. Just three months before the 2026 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup, Castrov has an important opportunity to become a starting member of the national team.

Castrov, who performed brilliantly, was named the man of the match (MOM). But Mönchengladbach did not win. After Castrov's first goal, he was dragged away by giving up back-to-back goals in vain in the fourth and seventh minutes of the first half.

Mönchengladbach's equalizer in the 20th minute of the first half and Kastrov's come-from-behind goal in the second half gave up the equalizer in the 39th minute of the second half, ending the game in a 3-3 draw.

Castrov was replaced in the 40th minute of the second half. After the game, he showed a slight limp, but fortunately, his physical condition is said to be easy.

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