2023-10-21 23:50:34
[골닷컴] Reporter Lee Jeong-bin = Kim Min-jae (26, Bayer Munich), who played the ‘Korean Derby’ in front of coach Jurgen Klinsmann (59, Germany), left an impressive performance. He played all 2 international matches and showed off his presence regardless of the change in partner.
Kim Min-jae played full-time in the 8th round away game of the 2023-24 German Bundesliga against Mainz held at the Meva Arena in Mainz, Germany at 1:30 am (Korean time) on the 22nd. Working with Matthijs de Ligt (24), he led Bayern Munich to a 3-1 victory by protecting their defense with his dependable physical skills.
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Kim Min-jae, who played all two international matches in distant Korea, was likely to start this game. While his usual teammate, Dayot Upamecano (24), is unable to play for a while due to a hamstring injury, De Ligt is not yet at 100% health as he has just recovered from the injury. In this situation, Kim Min-jae had to lead the Bayern Munich defense without rest.
As expected, Kim Min-jae, who teamed up with De Ligt, showed an unchanged performance against Mainz, which was at the bottom of the league. Mainz put pressure on the Bayern Munich defense with Lee Jae-seong (31) and Brajan Gruda (19), but the Bayern Munich defense withstood it well and succeeded in defending. Bayern Munich took the lead early with goals from Kingsley Coman (27) in the 11th minute of the first half and Harry Kane (30) in the 16th minute of the first half.
At the end of the first half, Mainz made up for it with a goal from Anthony Kachi (26), but Bayern Munich did not let up as Leon Goretzka (28) scored on the run in the 14th minute of the second half. Mainz, who were behind, launched an all-out offensive to catch up with this score difference.
At that moment, Kim Min-jae appeared. He stopped the attack by blocking the Mainz midfielders’ pass towards Ludovic Azork (29). In the 30th minute of the second half, when Gruda received a pass from the side and tried to break through, he put his shoulder first and easily pushed him away, showing off his monster-like physicality.
In the 36th minute of the second half, Kim Min-jae, who blocked Azork’s shot and kicked the goal kick, roared loudly when he succeeded in defending. It was a moment that came to mind when he roared after showing fantastic defense in front of Paolo Maldini (55, Italy) during his time in Naples. Azork, who noticed that a goal kick was called instead of a corner kick, was very frustrated and held his head in his hands.
Soccer statistics media ‘Sofa Score’ gave Kim Min-jae a rating of 7.1 points, giving him the best evaluation among the defensive players. In this game, Kim Min-jae attempted 102 passes, all of which were successful, and perfectly followed the instructions of coach Thomas Tuchel (50, Germany). In addition, it was a typical performance of a complete defender, including 3 clearances, 1 block, 1 successful tackle, and 2 interceptions.
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