'Lee Min-seong-ho' U23 soccer team, survives thriller 3-2 comeback victory over Thailand... Choi Woo-jin free-kick seals win

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The U23 national team preparing for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya (Japan) Asian Games achieved a hard-fought 3-2 victory in an away friendly against Thailand.

Led by coach Lee Min-seong-ho, South Korea secured a 3-2 comeback win against the Thailand U23 national team in a friendly match held on the 6th in Bangkok, Thailand.

South Korea conceded the opening goal just three minutes into the first half, struck by a header from a cross delivered from the right flank.

Fortunately, they quickly restored balance. In the 10th minute of the first half, a cross from the left side deflected off a defender and trickled toward the center. Kang Sung-jin (Suwon Samsung) finished with his left foot after receiving the ball passed to the right by Seo Jae-min (Incheon United).

However, Lee Min-seong-ho's team conceded another goal in the 16th minute of the first half. After a short corner kick was taken, a long cross was delivered, and once again, a header from the goalmouth led to the loss of the lead.

Trailing 1-2 at halftime, South Korea regained balance in the 4th minute of the second half with an equalizing goal by Lee Young-jun (Grasshopper). Lee Young-jun dribbled past a defender near the right corner of the penalty box and connected with a right-footed shot from inside the box on the right side, shaking the net.

Later, in the 34th minute of the second half, Choi Woo-jin's left-footed free kick from directly in front of the arc flew straight into the goal, turning the match around. The game ultimately ended with a 3-2 comeback victory for South Korea.

Lee Min-seong-ho, who departed for Thailand on the 30th of last month for pre-Asian Games training, is scheduled to return home after playing a friendly match against Kyrgyzstan on the 9th.

- GK: Kim Min-seung (Paju Frontiers FC), Kim Jun-hong (Suwon Samsung), Lee Seung-hwan (Pohang Steelers)

- DF: Kim Ji-soo (Brentford FC, England), Kang Min-jun (Pohang Steelers), Park Kyung-seop (Incheon United), Park Sung-hoon (FC Seoul), Bae Hyun-seo (Gyeongnam FC), Shin Min-ha (Gangwon FC), Choi Seok-hyun (Ulsan HD), Choi Woo-jin (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

- MF: Yang Min-hyeok (Tottenham Hotspur, England), Yoon Do-young (Brighton & Hove Albion, England), Lee Hyun-ju (FC Arouca, Portugal), Kang Sung-jin (Suwon Samsung), Park Seung-ho, Seo Jae-min (both Incheon United), Baek Ji-woong (Seoul E-Land), Son Jung-beom, Hwang Do-yoon (both FC Seoul), Lee Seung-won (Gangwon FC)

- FW: Kim Myeong-jun (KRC Genk, Belgium), Lee Young-jun (Grasshopper, Switzerland)

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