Kim Ji-soo, the youngest Premier Leaguer, Kim Min-jae's debut match, showed great performance, but Brandford lost to Plymouth at the bottom of the second division 01 shock loss → FA Cup eliminated
Jan 12, 2025
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Brentford lost 0-1 in the third round of the 2024-2025 FA Cup against Plymouth Argyle at G-Tech Community Stadium in Brentford, England on the 12th (Korea time).
Brentford stepped up in a 4-3-3 formation. Mikel Damsgaard, Kevin Chade and Fabio Carvalho participated in the front line, while Yegor Yarmoliuk, Mathias Jensen and Edmond Paris Magoma worked together in the midfield. Mats Lörslev, Kim Ji-soo, Sef Pandenberg and Rico Henry were in the defense. Hakon Raffen Valdimarsson defended the goal.
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He became the youngest Korean Premier Leaguer. The previous record was 20 years and 3 months old when Ji Dong-won, the eighth Korean Premier Leaguer, was deployed as a substitute for Sunderland in the 2011-2012 season opener away game against Liverpool in August 2011. It has become the 15th Korean Premier Leaguer. Immediately, he made two consecutive appearances. He played against EPL favorite Arsenal. Despite playing as a substitute for a short time, he clearly showed stable defense and excellent pass skills. Therefore, he was expected to play in three consecutive games against Southampton, but coach Frank used Van den Berg, who returned from injury, full-time and Kim Ji-soo did not put in.
However, expectations have grown ahead of the FA Cup game. Kim Ji-soo was likely to start as he was a lower-ranked player and Plymouth Argyle, who recently dismissed coach Wayne Rooney and sought to escape the bottom of the championship (second division). Coach Frank, as expected, took out Kim Ji-soo's starting card against Plymouth.
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Brentford also fought back. In the 15th minute of the first half, a sharp shot was blocked by the goalkeeper. In the 25th minute of the first half, Chade got a free kick from the right side of the box after the dribble breakthrough, but it did not lead to a threatening attack scene.
Kim Ji-soo also actively defended. In the 30th minute of the first half, Kim Ji-soo immediately cleared with a header when the opponent's pass tried to come over to the back of the defense. In the 36th minute of the first half, he came to the position beyond the half line and pressed the opponent's striker to take the ball away. It was an impressive defense reminiscent of Kim Min-jae. The first half ended 0-0.
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Brentford also fought hard for the opening goal. In the 22nd minute of the second half, the throw-in came into the box, and the ball flowed in front of the box. Carvalho tried to shoot as it was, but it flowed to the side of the Plymouth goal. In the 33rd minute of the second half, Carvalho, who received a pass from Wisa, who entered deep on the left side of the box in a counterattack, again aimed at the corner of the goal but missed the goal line after being hit by the defense.
Plymouth stunned Brentford by scoring the opening goal. In the 37th minute of the second half, Morgan Whitaker attempted a left-footed mid-range shot after dribbling directly from the right side of the box to the left side of the arc, and Kim Ji-soo threw himself to block the front, but the ball shook the Brentford net as it was.
Brentford knocked on the goal by raising the line until the end of the second half, but the game ended with a 1-0 victory for Plymouth.
Kim Ji-soo showed off his stable passing skills in the game and showed off his solid defense. The pass success rate was 98%, the long pass success rate was 100%, the aerial ball competition was 100%, and the recovery was 6 times. However, at the end of the second half, the team collapsed due to an unexpected opponent's strike, and unfortunately, it failed to secure a victory in its starting debut.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
