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Kim Min-jae (28, Bayern Munich), who played many A-match schedules, showed a near-perfect defense to support his team's three consecutive wins.
Kim Min-jae started in the third round of the German Bundesliga in the 2024-2025 season against the promoted team Holstein Kiel at Kil Holstein Stadium in Germany on the 15th (Korea time) and led the team to a 6-1 victory with a strong performance for 90 minutes.
Kim Min-jae, who is located in the left center back seat of the 4-2-3-1 formation, recorded 128 ball touches, 112 successful passes (success rate of 92%), five successful long passes, and four successful aerial ball competitions. He defended the defense with two interceptions and one tackle.
He was involved in the stable build-up work required by Munich coach Bang Sang-Kongfani, and he also worked hard to control the air ball. Kim Min-jae added four successful aerial ball competitions on the day, recording a total of 14 to rank third in the league. It's the most in the team.
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In addition, Kim Min-jae's unique unstoppable style of running a lot and running fast was well revealed. Kim Min-jae showed off his 10.75km range, the most this season. In the last Freiburg match, which was won 2-0, he ran 10.69 kilometers.
The number of sprints, which means sprinting, was 19, which was two more than the 17th recorded in the league's opener, Wolfsburg (3-2). He scored 14 times against Freiburg. A total of 50 sprints are the fourth in Munich after Serge Navri (57), Michael Olise (54), and Jozua Kimmich (53), and the most among Munich defenders.
Kim Min-jae was also involved in the extra goal. Coach Kongpani pulled out the 4-2-3-1 formation on the day. Harry Kane was at the forefront and set up the second line of attack with Serge Navri, Jamal Musiala and Kingsley Coman. Joao Palinha was selected as Jojua Kimihi's midfield partner. Kim Min-jae built a four-back with Shasha Boy, Dayot Upamecano and Rafael Guerreiro, and captain Manuel Neuer defended the goal. Kill put Japanese national striker Machino Shuto in front.
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Munich took the lead in the first minute with a lightning first goal from Supernova Musiala. In the 43rd minute of the first half, when Kane and his opponent Nikolai Lamberg's own goals led 3-0 in the 7th minute, Kim Min-jae played a key role in Kane's mid-range score with a clean forward pass from the defense.
Munich, leading 4-0 in the first half, ran away with an additional goal from Olise in the 20th minute of the second half. In the 37th minute of the second half, he failed to make a clean sheet by losing a point to Armin Gugovic, but Kane scored his sixth goal with a penalty and his first hat trick of the season in the 1st minute of extra time in the second half. He tied for the top scorer with four goals.
Munich, which won a 6-1 away victory in Kill, has won three consecutive games with 11 goals in three games this season, taking the lead alone. Leverkusen, which won the Bundesliga's first unbeaten championship in the 2023-2024 season, defeated Hoffenheim 4-1 on the 14th after losing 2-3 against Leipzig in the second round.
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Neuer said "We have regained the mindset of victory," he said, explaining the atmosphere that has changed since the manager's change.
The match remained the biggest goal difference since the 8-0 victory against Darmstadt in October last year, experienced by Kim Min-jae, who left Naples and joined Munich last summer. Kim Min-jae, who gained momentum by lowering Eric Dier to the bench and taking the lead, is also seeking to start in the first group match of the European Champions League in the 2024-2025 season against Dynamo Zagreb on the 18th.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
