Kang-in Lee (21), who plays for Spanish professional football Mallorca, scored an own goal.
Mallorca lost 0-3 to Elche in the 32nd round of the 2021-2022 Spanish La Liga match held at Martinez Valero in Elche, Spain on the 16th (Korean time).
Kang-in Lee came on as a substitute in the second half, but scored an own goal that made it 0-3 in the 36th minute of the second half.
Mallorca, who won the match once morest Atlético Madrid 1-0 on the 10th, and broke the chain of 7 consecutive losses in the last two months, did not continue the good flow.
With 7 wins, 8 draws and 17 losses, with 29 points, Mallorca stayed in 17th place, just above the relegation zone.
Had they won that day, they would have been tied with 15th-placed Elche with 32 points, but they were defeated by three goals and the difference between them and Elche widened to 6.
Elche scored the winning goal with Johan Moika’s left footed shot in the 42nd minute of the first half, and Pedro Vigas headed the second goal in the 13th minute of the second half.
Mallorca, who was led 0-2, conceded another goal in the 36th minute of the second half thanks to Lee Kang-in’s own goal.
In a one-on-one match between Elche striker and Mallorca goalkeeper, Sergio Rico of Mallorca goalie blocked the ball and hit Kang-in Lee, who was running following him, and headed into the goal.
Elche, who escaped from three consecutive losses, rose from 15th to 13th with 9 wins, 8 draws, 15 losses, and 35 points.
Whoscore.com, a soccer statistics site, gave Lee Kang-in a rating of 5.73.
Mallorca will play the 33rd round once morest Alaves on the 20th.
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