National midfielders Lee Jae-seong (29, Holstein Kiel) and Baek Seung-ho (25, Darmstadt) played’Korean derby penalties’ at Fokal, the German Football Association (DFB) cup tournament.
Kiel, who finished in the round of 16 after defeating Bayern Munich, won a penalty shootout and finished in the quarterfinals, and Lee Jae-sung laughed in the result.
Kiel drew 1-1 for 90 minutes in the 2020-2021 DFB Pokal Round of 16 against Darmstadt in Kiel’s Holstein-Stadion on the 3rd (Korean time), and was 7-6 in the penalty shoot-out that was followed by overtime. We won with and advanced to the quarterfinals.
DFB Pokal’s’Most Winner (20)’ Bayern Munich, who was aiming for a third straight victory in the second round, caused a sensation. Entered the quarterfinals of Fokal.
Darmstadt, who placed in the middle of the second division, played well against Kiel, who competed for the lead in the league, but was highly praised.
The key midfielder of the kill was Lee Jae-seong, who played full-time and added strength to victory.
Darmstadt’s Baek Seung-ho, who started on the bench, hit the ground by replacing Tobias Campe in the second half of the 37th minute, ahead of Jani Gera’s opening goal in the 13th minute of the second half.
Afterwards, Darmstadt led the game to an extra time thanks to an equalizer by Serdar Dursun in the 41st minute of the second half, and a penalty shootout was unfolded because no goal was made in the extra time.
Baek Seung-ho and Lee Jae-seong were the 5th kickers of each team in a penalty shootout from Darmstadt.
The first runner Darmstadt’s Marvin Melem and Hauke’s shots were both blocked by the goalkeeper’s save, and Baek Seung-ho and Lee Jae-sung succeeded side by side in a burdensome situation 3-3 and passed the ball to the next player.
Baek Seung-ho shot a low right foot to the right of the goal, and Lee Jae-sung’s left-footed shot was caught by the goalkeeper Marcel Sueen, but went through between the arm and the torso and Lee Jae-seong sighed of relief.
In 5-5, against Darmstadt’s 7th kicker Matthias Mononk and Niklas Haupmann, the team’s goalkeepers were saved once again and a sweaty battle continued.
At 6-6, Darmstadt’s ninth kicker Tim Skarke’s right-footed shot missed to the left of the goal, and Kiel’s Zimon Lorenz shot a right-footed shot, ending the long game.
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