'Shock' Baek Seung-ho succeeded in chasing his own goal for only 2 minutes →'Sigh of relief'
Dec 08, 2024
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Baek Seung-ho's team, Birmingham City, won 2-1 against Barnsley in the 19th round of the English Football League (EFL) League One (third division) in the 2024-25 season in Oakwell, Barnsley, England, with Jay Stansfield scoring multiple goals.
Birmingham City (39 points), which added three points to the match, are chasing Wickham Wanderers, the first-place team with 40 points, and Wrexham, the second-place team, to the bottom of their chin. Currently, Birmingham City has played only 17 games, so the situation is better than Wickham (18 games) and Wrexham (19 games).
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Baek Seung-ho, who played as Birmingham's central midfielder in the match, gave up the first run with an own goal in the 13th minute of the second half. In the right area of the box, Barnsley's striker crossed sharply in front of the goal, and Baek Seung-ho, who was in the box, shook Birmingham's net while trying to clear it.
Fortunately, Birmingham City recovered quickly. Two minutes after Baek Seung-ho's own goal, Jay Stansfield scored the equalizer. In the 34th minute of the second half, Birmingham City, who got a chance to kick a corner, scored a valuable winning goal in a set piece.
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Footmob gave Baek a 7.2 rating. "He scored his own goal, but he was active on both sides of offense and defense, and he even assisted the reverse goal to lead his team to victory." he evaluated.
Baek Seung-ho, who played full-time, recorded a pass success rate of 74%, one key pass, one tackle, three recovery, two clearings, 100% cross success rate (two out of two), five successful ball competitions, and two corner kicks.
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Second division teams, including Leeds United, showed interest in Baek Seung-ho, but the transfer did not proceed as Birmingham City classified Baek Seung-ho as a key player in the promotion. At the current pace, Birmingham City are likely to return to the second division next season. Baek Seung-ho is also playing in compliance recently, which is expected to greatly contribute to the team's promotion.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
