The football league cup competition of domestic powers was held in the wake of the 2022-2023 DPRK men’s and women’s premier leagues and the men’s and women’s football competitions of the national championships.
As it is held among the top five teams in the men’s and women’s premier league tables, the competition was the focus of public attention from the kickoff.
The participating teams were the April 25, Ryomyong, Amnokgang, Sobaeksu and Sonbong in the men’s event and the April 25, Naegohyang, Wolmido, Sobaeksu and Pyongyang in the women’s event.
At the end of the hot contest that lasted for 13 days, Sobaeksu lifted the trophy in the men’s event. Until some ten days before the competition, the fourth placer in the premier league had mainly relied on the tactics of fast breaks on the sides changing attack directions with long passes. But it strengthened defence in the middle area and speeded up the attack with through passes and volleys, unfolding palm-sweating scoring scenes with sudden counterattacks into the rear of the opponents.
Referring to the transformation Sobaeksu underwent in a short period of time, experts and fans comment that it was a tactical victory brought by coach Kim Kwang Hyok.
In the women’s event, the April 25 won the cup and retained its position as a national power. It took the first place in the 2022-2023 DPRK women’s premier league, raised the Hwaeppul Cup and triumphed in the national championships.
In the recent competition, it scored eight goals in four matches and also came first in the goal rankings.
In the men’s event, the top scorer was Ri Ju Yong, No. 10 of the Sobaeksu.
He got four goals in four matches, including two in the first match against the April 25. His score takes up a half of the total goal points of his team. With fast speed and high one-to-one dribbling ability, Ri has scored a total of 33 goals during the season including 22 in the 2022-2023 premier league, three in the 2023 April national sports festival and four in the Hwaeppul Cup tournament.
The top scorer in the women’s event was Kim Pom Ui, No. 18 midfielder of the Sobaeksu.
Kim has special techniques in free kick. In the match against the Wolmido, she netted a direct free kick that drew admiration of the spectators. She scored five goals in the event, or 71.4 percent of the total goals of her team. She has got a total of 19 goals during the season.
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