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[이데일리 스타in 이석무 기자] Kang-in Lee, who is playing for Real Mallorca, a Spanish professional football club, got a chance to start following 10 matches, but might not prevent the team from losing six in a row.
Mallorca lost 1-0 to Espanyol in the 29th round of the Spanish La Liga match once morest Espanyol on the 20th (Korean time) at the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, Spain.
With this, Mallorca has recently fallen into a swamp of six consecutive losses, starting with Real Betis (1-2) on the 21st of last month. They recorded 26 points from 6 wins, 8 draws and 15 losses, and fell to 18th place in the relegation zone. On the other hand, Espanyol are in 12th place with 36 points from 9 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses.
Kang-in Lee started with the left wing of the 4-4-2 formation that day. It was the first time in 10 league games since the match once morest Barcelona on January 3, he had a chance to start.
But it didn’t show any great performance. By the 15th minute of the second half, he was diligent moving back and forth between the flanks and center, but failed to score any points. As the match did not go well, coach Luis Garcia called in Lee Kang-in in the 15th minute of the second half and introduced Japanese player Kubo Takefusa.
Kang-in Lee has appeared in 23 league matches (14 starts) this season and has recorded one goal and two assists. If you add one assist in the cup competition, the season’s attack points increase to four (one goal and three assists).
Mallorca created several chances in the first half with Lee Kang-in as the center, but goal determination was not supported. He rather had to bow down as he conceded the winning goal to Raul de Tomas during Espanyol’s counterattack in the 42nd minute of the first half.