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10MA TOPICS! [KOREA FA] [AFC U23 Championship] Lee Dong-jun: Last gasp winner was years in the making

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January 12, 2020

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Songkhla: Korea Republic super-sub Lee Dong-jun revealed his long-term connection to teammate Kim Jin-gyu, after the pair teamed up for an injury-time winner against China PR in their opening AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 clash on Thursday.

Both Lee and Kim started the match on the bench, but made their presence felt in the third and final minute of stoppage time, with Kim’s defence-splitting long pass creating the opportunity for Lee, who showed skill and poise to cut inside Chinese defender Dilimulati Maolaniyazi before delivering the match-winning blow.

Both players also arrived in Thailand having just helped Busan IPark to promotion to the top-flight of Korean football, but Lee, 22, told the-AFC.com their partnership goes back to their mid-teens......


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