Lee Kang-in, who started in 8 games this season, led the team victory by scoring the first goal in the season.
[골닷컴] Reporter Basion = Valencia played against Yeclaro Deportivo (hereinafter Yeclaro) in the second leg of the 2020/21 season Copa del Rey (Spanish King’s Cup) at La Constitucion Stadium on the 7th (local time). Valencia won 4-1 thanks to the goals of Kang-in Lee, Uroshi Lačic and Ruben Sobrino in the first half and Thierry Kohea in the second half. Lee Kang-in, who played the starter, showed excellent performance for 60 minutes with the opening goal, and was selected as the club’s official MOM.
In the 3rd minute of the first half, Lee Kang-in, who dribbling from the half line to the Yeclaro camp and looking for an attack opportunity, scored the opening goal in the 7th minute. In a confused situation in front of the door, both teams got involved. In this situation, the ball went through Baye-ho to Lee Kang-in, and Lee Kang-in, who received it, shook the Yeclaro goal net by shooting without delay.
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In the 23rd minute after the first half, Lee Kang-in attempted a mid-range shot again, but headed straight for the goalkeeper and did not lead to an additional goal. However, Lee Kang-in did not stop the attack by making two of the three effective shots Valencia has attempted. Lee Kang-in, who played an active part between Jungwon and the side, was replaced with Jason in the 15th minute of the second half.
Lee Kang-in’s opening goal this time is also his season’s first goal. The Primera Li is hitting 3 assists but has yet to score. Lee Kang-in’s last goal in the official game was the 2019/20 season Real Valladolid match held in July. Excluding 2 goals in the preseason, he scored an official goal in about 6 months.
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In addition, Lee Kang-in started in eight games after the 10th round of the league against Deportivo Alaves in November. Lee Kang-in, who was rarely given a chance after his injury, even though it was a game against the lower league team, scored the first goal as soon as he started and showed its value.
It is also meaningful that Valencia, which is suffering from severe sluggishness, has led to victory after a long time. Valencia are in the relegation zone with only 3 wins in the 17th round of the league this season. He won the Copa del Rey 1st round Terra Dictionary in December after extra time, but did not win the league for four games afterwards. Valencia tried a variety of attacks in this game, unlike the existing simple attack patterns, and eventually led to victory and took a golden victory as well.