The Korean women’s soccer team, led by coach Colin Bell, lost an away game against England. It could not overcome the power and height of a world-class powerhouse.
Belho lost 0-4 to England in the first game of the 2023 Arnold Clark Cup 4 Nations Friendly Tournament held at Milton Keynes Stadium on the 17th (Korean time). As a result, the previous record of the women’s soccer team between Korea and England was 먹튀검증1 draw and 2 losses. Since taking over as head coach Bell, his record has been 14 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses.
Ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, which will be held in July, Belho received a good vaccination from England, the fourth-ranked player in the FIFA rankings and a strong player in Europe.
Backed by the unilateral support of the home fans, Korea was pushed by England’s offensive, and from the beginning, it went down to defense and endured.
It was a tough game. England attacked the Korean defense effectively with strength and height.
They gave away a decisive header to Georgia Stanway in the 30th minute of the first half, and in the 39th minute, England midfielder Alessia Russo’s mid-range shot hit the post.
In the end, Korea could not hold out in the first half and gave up the opening goal. In the 40th minute of the first half, Stanway kicked a penalty kick awarded by Jang Seul-gi to break the balance of the match.
Since then, Korea has conceded a run to England, which has risen in momentum. In the 1st minute of the second half, Meggy Kelly and in the 5th minute of the second half, Alessia Russo gave up consecutive goals for 4 minutes. Then, in the 33rd minute of the second half, he even gave up a key goal to Lauren James.
Korea finished the first game of the World Cup mock test with a somewhat disappointing 0-4 loss.
Meanwhile, in the previous match between Belgium and Italy, Belgium won 2-1 with a dramatic goal from Tessa Ulle in the 45th minute of the second half. Korea faces Belgium on the 20th and Italy on the 23rd.