FC Seoul goalkeeper Baek Jong-beom talks about his feelings after the water bottle incident.
FC Seoul defeated Incheon United 1-0 in the 24th round of the Hana Bank K League 1 2024 at the Incheon Football Stadium at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. Seoul moved into sixth place with 36 points (10 wins, 6 draws, and 9 losses), while Incheon remained in ninth place with 25 points (5 wins, 10 draws, and 10 losses).
The match was the first Gyeongin derby since the “water bottle incident” in May, when some Incheon fans made abusive comments to Seoul goalkeeper Baek Jong-beom during the match, 카지노 커뮤니티 and Baek roared at Incheon fans after the match.
Enraged, the Incheon fans responded by throwing water bottles and beer cans. As a result, Incheon was fined 20 million won and banned from five home games. Baek Jong-beom was also fined 7 million won for his unsportsmanlike behavior towards spectators.
Coach Kim Ki-dong named Baek Jong-beom as his starting goalkeeper. Before the game, he said, “If you can’t endure this, I don’t think you can grow. If you want to challenge for the national team, it will be even worse. We talked about that. I told him that this is nothing and that he has to overcome it. I think she is aware of that. I’ll do it with confidence,” he said, explaining his reason for playing.
The Incheon fans booed Baek Jong-bum a lot on the day, especially after halftime when he switched sides and bowed his head to the Incheon fans to apologize, but they booed him back.
After the game, Baek Jong-beom said, “I expected it to some extent. The coach told me that I should prepare well mentally during this week. There wasn’t much pressure,” he recalled.
At the same time as the Incheon fans booed, the Seoul fans cheered for Baek Jong-bum. “They cheered like it was our home stadium. I didn’t mentally collapse either. I don’t think I could have survived without them,” he said.
As the whistle blew to signal the end of the match, Baek showed tears in his eyes. He said, “I suddenly remembered all the hard things that I had to go through. I felt like someone was holding my ankle. I felt like I was letting go of something.”
“I don’t think I felt anything in particular, but after that incident, I thought, ‘Why do I have to play the sport I love with all this abuse?’ I haven’t slept well (since then). It’s been a really hard time. I want to grow a little bit more after today’s game and go home and get a good night’s sleep.”