Ji So-yeon, who "couldn't hide the complexity" despite a 3-0 victory

Ji So-yeon couldn't laugh at the big win or the picturesque free-kick score.

The South Korean women's national soccer team, led by coach Bell, won a friendly match against the Philippines 3-0 at Icheon Stadium at 7 p.m. on the 5th. Starting with Choi Yu-ri's first goal in the 28th minute of the second half, Ji So-yeon scored a picturesque free-kick in the 31st minute of the second half, and Jang Seul-ki scored a wedge in the 43rd minute of the second half.

Ji So-yun scored her team's second goal on the day, scoring seven free kicks alone out of 71 A-match goals. This is Son's solo record of topping all other national teams with more than six goals.

After the game, he met reporters and said, "I aimed for a wonderful score that shook the opposite goal beyond the opponent's goalkeeper," adding, "There were more things I tried to match the players than aiming for the goal myself, but I was greedy this time."

"I think it's better to kick like that. They didn't make it," Ji said. "I'm so embarrassed about today's performance. I need to show better performance. I was so angry because I was so busy playing against the Philippines and didn't know what I was doing. I think we're still in our place."

Bellho overpowered the Philippines by scoring three points in the second half of the day. Hana's first half performance did not match the level difference between the two teams. Even after entering the opponent's penalty box, a somewhat inexperienced finish continued. The first half of the shot was only two times effective. In addition, there were scenes where minor mistakes were made, allowing the opponent to counterattack.

Bell recently recruited a large number of young players who were born in 2000. 21-year-old Go Yu-na (Hwacheon KSPO) made her debut on the same day, and 19-year-old Nam Seung-eun (Osan Jeong Bogo) made her debut as a substitute. 16-year-old Casey Eugene Fair (Angel City) has also recently become the mainstay of the national team.

Ji So-yeon said, "I think it's right to use a lot of young players, but I think the players have to make an effort." He said, "We have to run the game smartly, including the attitude and attitude of entering the game, but I think that's not enough."

In addition, he expressed mixed feelings, saying, "It doesn't feel good to have our friends laugh during a game like this. I hope you get your act together. We still have a long way to go."

Throughout the game, Ji talked to the players as captain several times. Despite this, Ji said, "I talk about it, but I don't listen. I often criticize them a lot. I don't have time to be there anymore."

Ji So-yeon is considered one of the best players in the history of Korean women's soccer. After eight years of playing for Chelsea Women from 2014 to 2022, she returned to Korea for a while before moving to Seattle Lane in the NWSL in the U.S. early this year. The U.S. women's soccer is the best in the world.

When asked if the U.S. players are good at soccer, he said, "I was so surprised." and added, "I wondered why they came to such a stage now. There are so many soccer players and so many non-national team players in the team, but I think they are not in the squad even though they have to join the national team." He compared it to the reality of Korean women's soccer.

"I'm grateful that I can still play on the best stage like the U.S. soccer. But there is another player who needs to come and run. Nobody sees and feels it. I am the only one who feels it. I have been with the national team since 2006. Two more years will be 20 years for the national team. I am an old player. I know that I need to come out soon. But I need more players to come up to the point where I can say, "This is enough. But I have a lot of complications right now."

Korean women's national team does not participate in major competitions before the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Korean women's team failed in the preliminary round and will not be able to make it to the finals. "I have been playing A-matches steadily since Bell was appointed, but this is a problem with my performance," Ji said again.

"All of our older players cannot compete. It is right for them to endure and achieve harmony (with younger players) to step down when they grow up. The WK League should also become stronger," he stressed.

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