Birmingham City, with Baek Seung-ho playing full-time, also lost to Cardiff City.
Junho Bae
Midfielder Bae Jun-ho, who was named to the roster of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup, a regional qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics, but whose joining date is still unclear, has joined his team. He started as a starter in the match against Stoke City in the English Championship (Second Division).
Bae Jun-ho started as an attacking midfielder for Stoke City in the 2023-2024 Championship Round 42 away game against Swansea City held at Swansea.com Stadium in Swansea, Wales on the 11th (Korean time) and was replaced by Luke Cundle at the start of the second half. done.
Bae Jun-ho, who entered the European stage for the first time based on his performance at the FIFA U-20 World Cup last year, has been a starting player since his first season, appearing in 34 league games, including 22 as a starter, and 2 He has a goal and 4 assists.
He, who has been called up to the Olympic soccer team, is also included in Hwang Seon-hong’s list for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, which will be held in Qatar starting on the 15th as an Asian qualifier for the Paris Olympics, but it is not yet clear whether or when he will join.
Seon-Hong Hwang was training in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and arrived in Qatar, the host of the tournament, on the afternoon of the 10th, and is preparing for the first match of Group B of the U-23 Asian Cup group stage against UAE on the 17th.
However, the variable is that Stoke City, which is competing fiercely on the edge of the relegation zone, is not in a position to readily let ace Bae Jun-ho go. Stoke City sent Bae Jun-ho to the national team during the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) U-23 Championship last month, but also requested his ‘early return’ in preparation for the league match.
Bae Jun-ho started as a starter on this day as well, but Stoke City lost 0-3 to Swansea, falling to a 3-game winless streak (2 draws, 1 loss) in the league.
Stoke City, with 46 points, ranked 19th out of 24 teams.
In the championship, which lasts for 46 rounds, those ranked 22nd to 24th will be relegated to League One, the third division, next season. With four games remaining, the gap between Stoke City and 22nd-place Sheffield Wednesday (43 points), which is in the relegation zone, is only 3 points.
Swansea ranked 15th with 50 points.
Birmingham City, where midfielder Baek Seung-ho belongs, lost 0-1 to Cardiff City that day and remained in 23rd place (42 points).
Baek Seung-ho played full time that day, but was unable to prevent the team from losing.
Cardiff City, which defeated Birmingham, ranked 11th (59 points).
Stoke City aims to widen the gap with the relegation zone when they face Sheffield Wednesday on the 13th, while Birmingham faces Coventry City on the same day. 스포츠토토