Philippines Defeated 3-0′ Coach Bell “Juhyo Ordered Active Movement at Halftime”
A-match debut, Ko Yoo-na, defender appointed… “I think he has potential as a center back.”
Colin Bell (England), head coach of the women’s national soccer team, who defeated the Philippines in the first international match held in Korea in 2024, expressed satisfaction, saying that the changes ahead of the second half were effective.
Coach Bell said at a press conference after the friendly match against the Philippines held at Icheon Sports Complex on the 5th.
“I expected the Philippines to be a difficult opponent,” and added, “As the players met for the first time in a long time since February, there were some parts that were not organized in the first half. 메이저사이트
“I asked them to calmly show our play, and I’m happy that it led to a 3-0 win,” he said.
Korea, led by coach Bell, defeated the Philippines 3-0 that day.
The women’s national team, which has no major competitions for the time being as it failed to pass the qualifying round for this year’s Paris Olympics, won the first of two warm-up matches against the Philippines held on home turf during this month’s international match with a complete win.
The national team faced the Philippines scoreless with 12 shots on goal in the first half of the day, but scored consecutive goals in the second half from Choi Yu-ri (Birmingham City), Ji So-yeon (Seattle Reign), and Jang Seul-gi (Gyeongju KHNP).
Coach Bell said, “We had a difficult situation in the first half, so we ordered the players to be more active at halftime,” and added, “We were able to win by cleverly implementing one-on-one marking while waiting for the opponent to get tired.”
Regarding Choi Yu-ri, who came on as a substitute in the second half and scored the winning goal, “He usually plays as a starter, but he had an injury recently and only played about 20 minutes in his team’s last game, so he was used as a substitute today.
The Philippines was physically good in the first half.
“I wanted to fight back because he showed up, but it feels good to be beaten,” he said.
On this day, Coach Bell also gave opportunities to young players, such as appointing Ko Yoo-na (Hwacheon KSPO), born in 2002, who plays as a striker for her team, as a center back and making her international debut.