Gi-hyuk Lee
CB
Ball-Playing Centre Back
Jul 7, 2000 (25)
Left
6'0"
168 lb
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Part of crucial mistake at Mexico
Lee logged four clearances, two tackles (two won) and one block during South Korea's 1-0 loss Thursday at Mexico.
Analysis: After seeing success against the Czech Republic, South Korea's team went with the same center-backs again. Even though Lee is their trio's only domestic-league player, unlike Kim Min-Jae (Bayern Munich) and Han-Beom Lee (Midtjylland), it was the K-League veteran who was more statistically active than his fellow CBs. For the Koreans, only he and two others (the aforementioned Kim and Lee Jae-Sung) won multiple tackles against Mexico. The defender Lee logged Korea's most clearances and lone block, backing up a relatively inexperienced defense. Yet, the game result was defined by his and goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu's miscommunication moment, which resulted in Mexico's goal. Kim jumped for a ball in the air, and colliding with Lee caused an untimely fumble right to goalscorer Luis Romo. How the Koreans will respond is unknown, but going into their group-stage finale Wednesday against South Korea, Lee has their most clearances and interceptions, with 12 and three respectively.
Does part in World Cup opener
Lee logged eight clearances and three interceptions in Thursday's 2-1 win against Czechia.
Analysis: Korea Republic used a three-defender formation, with Lee being its least well-known defender of a trio featuring Bayern veteran Kim Min-Jae and Midtjylland youngster Han-Beom Lee. Nonetheless, he more than did his part defensively, leading the Koreans in clearances and interceptions. Unfortunately for Lee, he was the game's only player to be booked, due to a post-whistle clearance when Czechia earned a late foul in Korean territory. Even though Lee will have to be careful in future games, his most recent effort and South Korea's subsequent result suggest he has earned a regular role.
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