Lee Kang-in "I'm happy that I won,
Lee Kang-in started in the men's soccer final against Japan held at the Huanglong Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou, China on the 7th and played for 73 minutes, contributing to a 2-1 victory.When the first goal was scored two minutes into the first half and the score was 0-1, Lee Kang-in took the lead to Korea with a dazzling dribble and a sharp pass that deceived the opponent. ee Kang-in also contributed to the defense with active pressure. In set-piece situations, he threatened the Japanese defense with elaborate kicks. A long-distance free kick struck in the 25th minute of the second half embarrassed the Japanese goalkeeper.After the game, Lee Kang-in met with reporters in the mixed zone and expressed his thoughts about winning. He said, "My goal was to win, and I am happy that I was able to win like this. I am grateful to my teammates and the Korean fans who supported me a lot in Korea and even came to Hangzhou."He added, "It was a good memory and good experience for me," and "I learned a lot as a soccer player and as a person."Lee Kang-in also expressed his gratitude to director Hwang Seon-hong. He said, “Before the competition started, the media was very bad and I received a lot of criticism from many people, but I always believed in the players and the players always believed in the coach.” He added, “Thank you and I hope we can win more competitions in the future.” said.Regarding how he felt about wearing the gold medal around his neck, he said, “It was heavy.” Lee Kang-in showed a calm reaction to the fact that with this gold medal, he was transferred to the physical training staff and was able to continue playing as a professional soccer player in Europe and fulfill his military service. He said, "I think it's right to be more convenient while playing as an athlete," but "I don't think military service was that big of a burden before. I accepted it of course because it was something all Korean men had to do. To be honest, I didn't think much about military service benefits." “There wasn’t any,” he said.Lee Kang-in confessed that he was unable to watch other Asian Games events because the internet was not working well during the competition. He explained, “I couldn’t watch a single game of any other sport,” and “I couldn’t watch it because the internet wasn’t working well at the hotel.”Lee Kang-in still gave words of encouragement to other players. He said, "I think so many athletes won gold medals and medals. I think it's great that even the athletes who didn't win medals must have prepared hard and tried their best so far," and added, "As fellow athletes, I will do my best and always support the country of Korea." “I hope you will work hard with such pride because you are representing it,” he said. https://www.sportstotoking.com/
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