'Captain with his head down'Shin Eunjoo"I'm sorry that you must be disappointed. I'll try again."
Jul 28, 2024
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'Captain' Shin Eun-joo bowed her head. But there is no giving up. He shouted 'challenge' again.
The South Korean women's handball team, led by head coach Henrik Signel, lost 23-30 to Slovenia in the second Group A match of the 2024 Paris Olympics women's handball group at South Paris Arena 6 in Paris, France, at 6 p.m. on the 28th (Korea time). South Korea won the first match against Germany 23-22, but lost on the same day, recording a 1-1 record.
After the game, Shin Eun-joo said in an interview in the mixed zone (joint coverage area) "I think you must have had a lot of expectations. I'm so sorry that you must have been disappointed with the bad result. Also, as seniors and sisters, we can't pull it, so I feel very heavy."
He said " (before the game) we can do it, let's try again." But I think I lost because I couldn't overcome the goalkeeper." Unlike the first game against Germany, Shin Eun-joo once again said "The most regrettable thing is that he failed to break through the goalkeeper."
It was a must-win game. In this competition, six teams will be divided into two groups to compete for skills. They must finish in the top four of each group to advance to the quarterfinals. South Korea initially set a goal of reaching the quarterfinals by catching Germany and Slovenia, their opponents in the first and second games. South Korea picked up Germany in the first game and set the tone.
The match against Slovenia has begun. South Korea opened the scoring with Kang Kyung-min's first goal. They exchanged goals with Slovenia and faced each other tightly. The atmosphere was strange. Slovenia scored back-to-back goals, falling to 3-6 at one point. South Korea requested the operation time to clear up its lines. South Korea chased down little by little. The two teams continued their fight by tying the game. However, South Korea lost points in a row at the end of the first half and fell to 12-14.
The door of the second half opened. Bad news overlapped. 'Ace' Ryu Eun-hee was sent off for two minutes. Slovenia didn't miss the break. He opened the scoring one after another, widening the gap. Korea was embarrassed. Woo Bit-na Ryu Eun-hee missed a 7m draw and shook. The margin once widened to 12-21. There was no giving up. Goalkeeper Park Sae-young repeatedly saved and gave strength to his teammates. There was no reversal. South Korea bowed 23-30.
Shin Eun-joo said " (to his teammates after the game) that he still struggled '."I just said ' I want to go in (the locker room) and say 'I'm sorry I didn't do well as a sister' I'd like to say let's reorganize and challenge ourselves again.'
The rest of the journey is not easy. South Korea has three consecutive games to play against Norway (30th), Sweden (August 1) and Denmark (April 4). It will face the second-to-fourth-ranked teams at last year's World Championships in succession. Shin Eun-ju "It was not an easy challenge from the beginning. We ran to break it. I'll rearrange it, and I'll try again on the court"I vowed.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
