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| Um Ji-sung, who moved to Swansea City, scored his first offensive point. Photo =Swanji |
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Um Ji-sung, who moved to Swansea City this summer, created an offensive point in two games.
Swansea beat Gillingham (England League 2) 3-1 in the second round of the 2024-25 English Carabao Cup at Liberty Stadium in Wales, England, at 3:45 a.m. on the 14th (Korea time). The victory secured Swansea in the second round of the Carabao Cup.
Um Ji-sung did not play as a starter on the day. It was a good game because I didn't play as a starter. Um Ji-sung started the 2024-2025 English Championship (second division) game on the 10th and played for 90 minutes. Um Ji-sung was the best among the strikers in his debut. Um Ji-sung showed a good performance like Um Ji-sung in his debut match, which could be nerve-racking.
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| Um Ji-sung, who moved to Swansea City, scored his first offensive point. Photo =Swanji |
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This game was against League Two, the fourth division, so Swansea decided to turn the rotation. It was a measure to give the main players a break. The fact that Um Ji-sung did not come out as a starter means that he is being used as a main player.
With Um Ji-sung waiting on the bench, Swansea scored the opening goal in the 24th minute with a nice curl after Ronald Pereira received Oliver Cooper's pass. The first half ended with Swansea ahead.
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| Um Ji-sung, who moved to Swansea City, scored his first offensive point. Photo =Swanji |
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Gillingham was outnumbered in the sixth minute of the second half.
Euan Williams made a rough tackle on Kyle Naughton and was sent off directly. Swansea, which took advantage of its opponent's numerical inferiority, widened its lead to 2-0 in the 25th minute of the second half when Liam Kullen finished a cross by Josh Kay.
Swansea manager Luke Williams ordered Um Ji-sung to start in the 27th minute of the second half to end the game firmly. As soon as Um Ji-sung came out, he showed a good pass sense and showed his genius well. However, things got weird when Swansea allowed Oliver Hawkins to make it back in the 43rd minute of the second half.
Um Ji-sung was the player who made it to the end of the match. At the end of the second half extra time, Um Ji-sung calmly handed it to Azim Abdullai after receiving a cross that came to him well. Abdulai calmly pushed in to complete Swansea's 3-1 victory.
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| Um Ji-sung, who moved to Swansea City, scored his first offensive point. Photo =Swanji |
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It was Um Ji Sung, who played for about 25 minutes including extra time, but received the second highest rating in the team. Football statistics media Footmob gave 8.4 points to Abdullai, who scored Um Ji-sung's pass, and Pereira, who scored the first goal. The next highest player was Um Ji Sung with a 7.8 rating.
Um Ji-sung played his part as a replacement card by showing active performance in offense, including three key passes, one big chance generation, and one shot. Even if it was a game with a difference in power, Um Ji-sung's creation of an offensive point just two games after Swansea's debut will also help the player's confidence.
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| Um Ji-sung, who moved to Swansea City, scored his first offensive point. Photo =Swanji |
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Um Ji-sung, who grew up in Gwangju FC, predicted a successful 2024-2025 season. Um Ji-sung graduated from Kumho High School, a subsidiary of Gwangju Youth, and joined Gwangju in 2021. Um Ji-sung, who emerged as the future of Gwangju as soon as he made his debut, was one of the main players who led Gwangju to win the league in the 2022 season.
He emerged as one of the best prospects in the K-League as he was selected as the league's best Eleven along with the K-League 2 Young Player Award. Um Ji-sung, who also completed the verification on the K League 1 stage, was also selected for the South Korean national team, which is focused on domestic players under Paulo Bento, and even reported his debut goal.
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| Um Ji-sung, who moved to Swansea City, scored his first offensive point. Photo = Courtesy of the Korea Professional Football League |
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When Um Ji-sung led the Gwangju sensation, Swansea put in a proposal. Negotiations with Gwangju were not easy, but Swansea succeeded in recruiting Um Ji-sung. Swansea immediately left Um Ji-sung with No. 10 and announced the arrival of the team's new ace.
After Um Ji-sung was announced, Williams said, "Um Ji-sung is a player who will bring us speed and creativity. He has the ability to play in various positions. He wants Um Ji Sung to be able to move dynamically in more roles and pose more threats to his opponent," he said, expressing high expectations. Swansea have high expectations for Um Ji-sung. It's off to a good start.
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