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Birmingham City, with South Korea's national midfielder Baek Seung-ho and fullback Lee Myung-jae, is approaching the championship.
Birmingham won a 4-0 victory over Cambridge United at 4:45 a.m. on the 12th (Korea time) in the 11th round of the English League 1 (third division) in the 2024-2025 season at St. Andrews Stadium in Birmingham, England. The win widened Birmingham's gap with second-place Wickham Wanderers to seven points.
Baek Seung-ho played as a starter and worked with Japanese midfielder Tomoki Iwata. Lee Myung-jae, who recently joined Birmingham, was unfortunately excluded from the list. Baek Seung-ho was in charge of coordination in the midfield and released the attack. Birmingham took the lead in the 23rd minute with Jay Stansfield's first goal. The opponent's own goal in the 39th minute of the first half and Kieran Dowell's net goal in the 40th minute of the first half led to the victory. Baek Seung-ho finished the game by being replaced in the 32nd minute of the second half, and Birmingham completed a great victory with an additional goal from Ruth Harris in the 35th minute of the second half.
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There are still about 16 rounds left in the remaining league games, but Birmingham's chances of winning are very high. Birmingham played one game less than second-place Wickham and created a seven-point gap. If Birmingham wins the remaining games, the gap in points will be as wide as 10 points.
What is more important is the recent trend. Birmingham are on a huge rise, 16 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in as many as 20 games after losing away to Shrewsbury Town at the end of November. One loss is also a loss to English Premier League (EPL) powerhouse Newcastle United in the FA Cup. If you look at the league schedule alone among the 20 games, it is undefeated with 11 wins and 3 draws.
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Compared to Birmingham, Wickham has had ups and downs recently. This is why the gap between the two teams is expected to widen further. With this atmosphere, Birmingham's early victory could be confirmed near the 40th round of the league. It will be difficult to catch up with Birmingham in the top three. The gap has already widened by more than 10 points. If Birmingham win the backlog, the margin is roughly 15 points. Arithmetically, it is possible, but in reality, it is difficult.
If Birmingham continues to flow like this, Baek Seung-ho and Lee Myung-jae will be able to set a historical record of winning the English League 1 for the first time as Koreans. Baek Seung-ho experienced relegation to the third division after trying again to Europe last season, but he will be able to return to the English Championship (second division) with a victory in one season.
Lee Myung-jae, who shook off better salary offers at the age of 31, will also be able to achieve a valuable experience as he tries to challenge Europe for the first time in his career as a third division. Lee Myung-jae has only been signed until this season, so whether he will renew his contract will be determined by how he will perform in Birmingham for the rest of the season.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
