'South Korea National Team' Cho Gue-sung, regrets 'stolen goal'... Still achieves 'multi-attack points' for the first time in 2 years and 4 months with 2 assists

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South Korea national team striker Cho Gue-sung (28, FC Midtjylland) led his team to victory with two assists. Although it was regrettable that a record worthy of being counted as a goal ended up as an assist, he could find solace in achieving multi-attack points for the first time in a long while.

On the 15th (Korean time), Cho Gue-sung started and played the full match against Brøndby IF in Round 8 of the 2026–2027 Danish Superliga at MCH Arena in Herning, Denmark, recording two assists to lead his team to a 4-1 victory.

Playing as an attacking midfielder in the second line within a 3-4-1-2 formation, Cho Gue-sung recorded his first assist in the 23rd minute of the first half when FC Midtjylland led 1-0. He delivered a non-stop pass to Stanley Iheanacho inside the penalty box, and the penetrating pass that found Iheanacho, who was making runs into the space behind the defense, resulted in a goal.

In the scene of the decisive goal in the second half at the 28th minute, Cho Gue-sung recorded his second assist. A cross from the left flank was cleared by a defender near the goal and rolled toward the center of the penalty box. Cho connected with a powerful right-footed shot. The shot hit the goalkeeper, deflected, and found the back of the net. Cho Gue-sung also performed a goal celebration, and local broadcast cameras captured him.

However, the official record listed it as an assist by Cho Gue-sung and a goal by Iheanacho. The decision was based on the ball deflecting off Iheanacho near the goal before resulting in a score. Both FC Midtjylland and the Danish Superliga office initially recorded the goal as belonging to Iheanacho, not Cho Gue-sung, after the match ended. It remains to be seen whether the record will be corrected in the future.

Cho Gue-sung's last multi-attack points came five matches after his performance against Rijeka in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers on the 28th of last month. His first time recording two or more attack points in a single match since May 2024, when he scored one goal and provided one assist against AGF in the Danish Superliga, was now 2 years and 4 months later.

FC Midtjylland defeated Brøndby 4-1 with an additional decisive goal late in the second half, moving up to second place in the league, three points behind top-ranked FC Copenhagen. Cho Gue-sung was called by Spain-born coach Roberto Moreno the previous day and included in the squad for four consecutive A-match friendlies scheduled for September and October.

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