‘KING’ Kang-in Lee (22, Mallorca) stirred the defense of the ‘big club’ Atletico Madrid with a confident dribble. The team was defeated, but he managed to get the highest rating of the game after playing only about 34 minutes.
Mallorca lost 1-3 to Atletico Madrid in the 31st round of La Liga in the 2022-2023 season held at Civitas Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain on the morning of the 27th (hereinafter Korean time). Mallorca, who tasted defeat after 5 league games, stayed in 11th place (40 points).
Lee Kang-in started the game from the bench. He scored his first multi-goal and the first Korean to score a multi-goal in La Liga since his professional debut against Getafe on the 24th, but was excluded from the starting list on this day.
Mallorca used a 5-4-1 formation. Abdon Prats, Angel Rodriguez-Manu Morales-Idrisu Bava-Dani Rodriguez, Jaume Costa-Jose Manuel Cofete-Matiya Nastasic-Martin Valente-Pablo Maffeo and Predrag Rykovic started.
Atletico came out with a 3-5-2 formation. Antoine Griezmann-Alvaro Morata, Yannick Carrasco-Nauel Molina, Tomar Lema-Koke-Rodrigo De Paul, Mario Hermoso-Axel Witzel-Jose Jimene, and Ivo Grevich sortied first.
Mallorca scored the first goal. In the 20th minute of the first half, Nastasic finished a corner kick from the left with his head.
Atletico also had a chance in the 22nd minute of the first half. Griezmann, who received a forward pass inside the box, fired a left-footed shot, and Rykovic blocked it.
Atletico equalized. In the first half extra time, a cross from the left flank was linked by Griezman’s shot. The ball was blocked by the goalkeeper, but De Paul shook the net with a powerful shot. The first half ended 1-1.
Atletico turned the game around. In the 2nd minute of the second half, Molina from the right flank raised a left-footed cross, and Morata split the net with an accurate header.
‘Ace’ Lee Kang-in made a sortie. In the 11th minute of the second half, Mallorca put in the duo of Lee Kang-in and Bedat Muriki to aim for a goal. Instead, Pratz, who was bleeding during a duel with Rodriguez, was called to the bench.
Lee Kang-in flashed. After catching the ball from the left flank in the 30th minute of the second half, he squeezed between four defenders with his own dribble and even fired a shot. Unfortunately, the ball hit the defense and deflected out of the goal.
Atletico put a wedge in the game. In the 32nd minute of the second half, Carrasco caught the ball that Griezmann sent forward at once in the process of counterattacking, and he perfectly fooled Rykovic and scored with a calm shot.
Lee Kang-in stirred Atlético’s defense until the end. In the 1st minute of extra time in the second half, he broke down the left flank by knocking out two defenders in a row with a fantastic technique. However, after that, the pass was cut off by the opponent’s defense. In the end, the game ended with Atletico’s 3-1 come-from-behind victory.메이저사이트
Lee Kang-in showed his presence even after only walking around the stadium for about 34 minutes. According to football statistics media ‘Foot Mob’, he recorded 34 ball touches, 81% pass success rate (13/16), 2 shots, 100% dribble success (2/2), 3 ball possession recovery, and 2 free fouls. did. The media gave him a rating of 6.6.
In particular, his flamboyant dribbling, reminiscent of Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), was impressive. In the 30th minute of the second half, Lee Kang-in made his way between the 4 defenders, drawing admiration. Pablo Barrios, who additionally ran to block him, had no choice but to give way to Lee Kang-in’s wonderful step-over.
Spain’s ‘Marca’ gave Lee Kang-in the highest score among both teams. The only two players who received two stars in Mallorca were Nastasic and Lee Kang-in, who scored the opening goal. Even among the victorious Atletico players, no player received more stars than Lee Kang-in.
Meanwhile, Mallorca coach Javier Aguirre explained that he cared for Lee Kang-in to arrange his stamina. According to Marca, he said, “Both Lee Kang-in and Muriki came to the expedition with discomfort. We knew that we would not be able to play for 90 minutes. We decided to give them some rest. Playing full-time in three consecutive matches is very dangerous. did,” he said.