Suwon Samsung had a big smile. It topped the youth level.
The 2024 GROUND.N K-League Under-15 Championship took place at Cheonan Football Center at 7 p.m. on Sunday. In the final match, the Daejeon Hana Citizen Under-15 (Daejeon) and Suwon Samsung Under-15 (Suwon Samsung) faced off. The two teams played for a total of 70 minutes, 35 minutes each in the first half and the second half. The result of the match was 1-0, which was the victory of Suwon Samsung. Suwon Samsung secured the top spot by securing Choi Ji-eon’s winning goal in the 32nd minute of the first half.
Daejeon was a strong team. It won all six games from the first round to the semifinal. In individual players, goalie Song Jeong-jun was known. Song Jeong-jun, Daejeon’s goalkeeper, helped his team run the game by scoring clean sheets three times during the competition.
Suwon Samsung was also outstanding. During the competition, Ahn maintained the balance of 19 points and seven goals to advance to the final. Among the players, Ahn’s scoring ability drew attention. Ahn had 11 goals in six matches as the team’s highest scorer.
The game went tight because it was a meeting between two good teams. The first one who laughed was Suwon Samsung. In the 32nd minute of the first half, Suwon Samsung’s midfielder Choi Ji-eon opened Daejeon’s goal with a mid-range shot. Choi Ji-eon’s shot was fired accurately just as the defense and midfield of the match took place. The first half ended with Suwon Samsung taking the lead.
After halftime, Suwon Samsung replaced one of its players. It added Kim Woo-jin instead of Lee Leaf-sail. It changed players even though Daejeon is far away. Jung Kyung-sik was deployed without players from around the world. At 15 minutes in the second half, Daejeon shook the net, but the umpires declared offside.
Daejeon, which needed an equalizer, kept knocking on Suwon Samsung’s goal. In the 30th minute of the second half, Kim Han-sol targeted Suwon Samsung with a sharp shot. Suwon Samsung goalkeeper Yuhan-yo managed to hit it. Suwon Samsung continued to attack Daejeon’s loopholes with counters using Lee In-woo and Ahn Joo-wan. 먹튀검증
In the end, the match ended up being 1-0. It was Suwon Samsung’s victory. Suwon Samsung wore the crown for the first time in the K League Under-15 Championship. Daejeon did not reach the championship, but finished the tournament with its best performance ever.