Korea name seven rookies

15/03/2003

BUSAN Asian Games gold medallists South Korea will field seven uncapped
players, including their captain and both goalkeepers, for the Azlan Shah
Cup on March 22-30 in Ipoh.
Missing from the team list are top forward Song Seong-tae, former
skipper Kang Keon-wook and penalty corner taker Yeo Woon-kon.
Only four players from their Kuala Lumpur World Cup side - Jung-woo,
Jong-ho, Lee Jung-seon and Yang Soo-hyak - will be in Ipoh.
But still, the former champions cannot be taken lightly as they finished
runners-up in the last three editions.
The Koreans, who have already booked their ticket to the Athens Olympics
in 2004 by virtue of being the Asian Games champions, will be utilising
the Azlan Shah Cup to break in new players.
The uncapped players in the team are goalkeepers Park Hyung-seong, Son
Byung-soo, 28-year-old captain Park Kwang-ho, Hwang Seung-son, Yoo Min-ho,
Park Wan-tai and Jang Jong-hyun.
The seniors in the side are Lim Jung-woo and Seo Jung-ho who have 111
caps each.
South Korea: Son Byung-soo (nil caps), Cha Jong-bok (42), Kim Byung-hoon
(18), Hong Eun-soong (7), Lim Jung-woo (111), Kim Chul (68), Seo Jung-ho
(111), Lee Jung-seon (80), Park Kwang-ho (nil), Lee Nam-yong (14), Oh Dae-
keun (18), Hwang Seung-son (nil), Park Hyung-seong (nil), Yoo Min-ho
(nil), Yang Soo-hyak (29), You Hyo-Sik (40), Park Wan-tai (nil), Jang
Jong-hyun (nil).
Coach: Kim Young Kyu.
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