Midfielder Lee Dong-gyeong will miss Korea’s two upcoming pleasant matches because of a rib fracture he sustained throughout his membership match over the weekend.
Ulsan HD FC of the Okay League 1 introduced Monday that Lee will want at the least 4 weeks of restoration after breaking a rib through the group’s 1-0 win over Suwon FC yesterday.
With Ulsan having solely two extra matches left this season, Lee will possible miss the remainder of the yr and also will not be out there for the nationwide group for friendlies towards Bolivia on Friday and Ghana subsequent Tuesday.
Lee damage his rib after getting in a battle with defender Lee Si-young within the 84th minute. Nonetheless, Ulsan had already used up all 5 substitutions by that time, forcing Lee to play the rest of the match damage. Lee was taken off the sphere in an ambulance after the ultimate whistle.
Lee, who has performed in every of the previous 4 Korea matches, is the third midfielder on the nationwide group to have suffered an harm throughout membership motion since head coach Hong Myung-bo unveiled his squad final Monday.
Feyenoord midfielder Hwang In-beom has been dominated out for six to eight weeks with a left thigh harm, whereas Birmingham Metropolis FC midfielder Paik Seung-ho is coping with a shoulder harm.
The Korea Soccer Affiliation has stated it is not going to decide a alternative for Hwang, however it might be pressured to call new gamers within the absences of Paik and Lee.
