2023-12-18 08:15:16
Moved to Munich, a defender who scored a goal in 14 regular league games and 20 official games.
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Kim Min-jae (left, Bayern Munich) scores his first Bundesliga goal with a header in the 2023-24 Bundesliga round 15 home game once morest Stuttgart held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on the 18th (Korean time). ‘Monster defender’ Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) recorded his debut goal and debut assist in the German professional soccer Bundesliga. If the video review (VAR) had not been in the way, 2 goals and 2 assists would have been possible, so a ‘happy regret’ remains.
Minjae Kim started as a central defender in the 15th round home game of the 2023-24 Bundesliga once morest Stuttgart held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on the 18th (Korean time) and played the full time, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist. In set-piece situations, his chemistry with dedicated kicker Aleksandar Pavlovic shone.
This is the first time in 14 regular league games (13th round postponed due to heavy snow) that Kim Min-jae has increased his attack points since moving to Munich this season. Including the European Champions League (UCL) and cup competitions, there are only 20 official games. Kim Min-jae, who boasts an impeccable defense, scored 2 goals and 2 assists with his strong aerial control and sharp passes when playing for Naples (Italy) in the 2022-23 season, so he was expected to have an offensive point in Munich as well.
Munich, which won 3-0 thanks to Harry Kane’s multi-goal performance, accumulated 35 points (11 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss), trailing leader Leverkusen (12 wins, 3 draws), who had played one more game, by 4 points.
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Kim Min-jae (left, Bayern Munich) is sharing his joy with his teammates following scoring his first Bundesliga goal with a header in the 2023-24 Bundesliga round 15 home game once morest Stuttgart held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on the 18th (Korean time). The AP Yonhap News overall was a series of regrets for Kim Min-jae. Munich, where Kane scored the first goal two minutes following kickoff, had Kim Min-jae hit the net once more from a free kick in the 25th minute of the first half. Kim Min-jae even celebrated with Kane and other teammates, but the referee declared offside following communicating with the VAR referee, and the score was cancelled.
In the extra time of the first half, Thomas Müller caught the ball that Min-jae Kim cut near the halfway line and pushed forward and hit the net with his right foot, but it was also ruled offside, so not only Müller’s score but also Kim Min-jae’s assist was erased.
Kim Min-jae, who repeatedly swallowed his disappointment, managed to record his first assist and first score in the Bundesliga in the second half. In the 10th minute of the second half, he helped Kane score with a header pass during a free kick situation. The ball left Kim Min-jae’s head and slightly hit the opponent’s defensive shoulder, so it seemed like the assist was not recognized, but a record was left on the Bundesliga website.
Kane, who scored 20 goals in 14 regular league games, set a new record for the fewest 20 goals in a Bundesliga debut season. The previous record was 21 games recorded by Uwe Zeller in the 1963-64 season. In addition, Kane became the second player to score more than 20 goals in the opening 14 games since Gerd Müller in the 1968-69 season.
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Harry Kane scores multiple goals with Kim Min-jae’s first assist in the Bundesliga. AP Yonhap News Kim Min-jae, who helped Kane’s record, was responsible for Munich’s final goal as he was thrown out. In the 18th minute of the second half, in a corner kick situation, he rushed to the front of the goal area and fired a header, and the ball, which was deflected following being hit by the opposing defender, was sucked into the goal.
The Bundesliga website selected Kane as the best player of the day, but soccer statistics media SofaScore and WhoScored.com gave Kim Min-jae the team’s highest ratings of 8.3 and 8.8, higher than Kane (8.2 points and 8.5 points).
Meanwhile, on this day, Stuttgart’s Jung Woo-young came on as a substitute in the 32nd minute of the second half, and the ‘Korean derby’ continued until extra time.
Reporter Hong Ji-min
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