Atletico Madrid's Toma Lemar was disappointed with his lack of goal luck.
Atletico lost 2-3 to Team K-League in the 2023 Coupang Play Series at Seoul World Cup Stadium on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. Toma Lemar and Carlos Martin scored for Atletico, who conceded a late goal to Lee Sun-min (Gwangju FC) in stoppage time.
Atletico took the lead in the 12th minute of the first half. Griezmann's shot was saved by Lee Chang-geun (Daejeon Hana Citizens), but Toma Lemar struck again to give Atletico the lead.
After struggling in the first half, Team Korea showed their claws in the second half. In the fifth minute of the second half, Sejingya (Daegu FC) took a free kick and Anton (Daejeon) was one step ahead of him with a header that split the goal.
The tense balance shifted in the closing minutes. In the 39th minute, a short cross from Angel Correa was headed home by a charging Carlos Martin.
Team K-League didn't go down without a fight. In the 43rd minute, Gerso (Incheon United) was brought down by an opposing defender's elbow after penetrating the backline and a penalty kick was awarded. Palocevic (FC Seoul) stepped up to take the spot kick and completely fooled the goalkeeper to equalize.
The winner came in second-half stoppage time. Lee Soon-min scored the winning goal with a precise finish into the corner from a ball from Gerso.
"Overall, it was a good game," Lemar told the media after the match, "we have some deficiencies, but it was the first game of the preseason." "We will work on it in the remaining games," he added.
"I'm happy to have scored and it was a team effort," he said 바카라사이트 of the goal, adding, "It's important to move forward as a team."
Atletico fired 12 shots on target in the first half alone. Despite their bad luck in front of goal, they had seven shots on target, six of which were saved by Lee Chang-geun. "The goalkeeper made some good saves, but it was also a case of lack of luck on our part," Lemar said. "At the end of the day, that's football and you have to score goals when you can."
"A lot of fans came from the airport to the stadium," Lemar concluded, "and I'm grateful that there are Atletico fans everywhere in the world."