Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae won a scoreless victory, but he was evaluated by the German local media as being easy.
Bayern Munich won 3-0 at home in the ninth round of the German Bundesliga in the 2024-25 season against Union Berlin at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, thanks to Harry Kane’s multi-goal and Kingsley Comang’s additional goals.
Munich began to take the lead with Kane’s first penalty goal in the 15th minute of the first half. Kane finished the penalty kick won by Michael Olise, bringing the lead to Munich.
Munich took another step away in the 43rd minute of the first half. Kim Min-jae’s pass became the starting point.
Alfonso Davis, who received Kim Min-jae’s pass, passed the ball to Kane, who quickly connected it to Kingsley Comang, who ran behind the defense. Comang calmly shook the Union Berlin net with a finish that passed between the goalkeeper’s arms raised even in the narrow angle. Munich finished the first half leisurely with Kane and Comang’s points.
In the 6th minute of the second half, Kane scored multiple goals when he hit the ball that Comang dropped with his head into the Berlin net with a left-footed shot. Video VAR was conducted to determine whether Kane was offside, but the referee acknowledged the score after briefly communicating with the video reading room (VOR).
Munich, which defeated Union Berlin 3-0 thanks to Kane and Comang’s performances, consolidated its position in the Bundesliga by beating the points by 23 (7 wins and 2 draws).
Kim started the game on the day and was substituted for Leon Goretzka in the 24th minute of the second half. In addition, Jung Woo-young played a Korean Derby at Union Berlin.
The Korean derby against Jung ended in Kim’s decision-making victory. Kim remained solid until he was replaced, contributing to Munich’s scoreless victory by not allowing any runs.
According to the soccer statistics media ‘Foot Mob’, Kim Min-jae recorded a pass success rate of 97% (106/109), three cleanups, two interceptions, five recoveries, and 67% (2/3) of aerial ball competition during his 69 minutes.
Footmob gave Kim a 7.6 rating and praised her performance in the match against Berlin. Another statistical media outlet, “Sofa Score,” also gave Kim a 7.3 rating.
However, Bild, a leading German newspaper, gave Kim a three-star rating. German media rate players between one and six points per game, and the lower the score, the better performance they had. It is hard to see that Kim was given a three-star rating, but this means that he had an easy match. 먹튀검증
Media outlets gave three ratings to all defense teams including Kim Min-jae despite Munich’s win without allowing any single lost point. In addition, the three players, including Kane and Coman, who scored the offensive points, and Olise who led the penalty kick, rated the remaining eight players equally at three.
In the case of Germany’s “Avent Zeitung,” Manuel Neuer and Dayo Upakemano of Munich’s defense were given a rating of 2, but Kim Min-jae and Davis had a rating of 3.
Regarding Kim Min-jae, the media said, “Uphamecano’s assistant was also stable. There was no effort to attack the harmless Union,” and analyzed that Kim Min-jae did not have much difficulty because the Union Berlin attack was not sharp.
Another media outlet “RAN” also gave Kim Min-jae a rating of 3, saying, “It was an unnoticed game because Kim Min-jae could hardly do anything due to Union Berlin’s understated play.”
Even if his performance was not noticeable, Kim Min-jae did not allow a run against Union Berlin and won the last two consecutive games without allowing a run.
Kim Min-jae also beat VfL Bochum 5-0 in the eighth round of the German Bundesliga in the 2024-25 season at Ruhrstadion, Bonovia, located in Bochum, Germany, on the 27th of last month.
In particular, Kim Min-jae saved Munich from the crisis with a huge defense that covered the space at a high speed and cleared the ball in front of the goal in a scene that almost gave up the first goal to Bochum’s front-line striker Moritz Brosinski in the 8th minute of the first half.
However, apart from the result of the scoreless victory, there were voices pointing out Kim Min-jae’s position selection and judgment in Germany
Regarding Kim Min-jae’s performance against Bochum, Germany’s “Bavarian Football Works” pointed out, “Kim Min-jae’s positioning is still a problem,” adding, “Kim Min-jae sometimes made wrong judgments in defense while playing for Bayern Munich.”
“At first glance, some defensive mistakes can be forgiven. It is understandable that players make mistakes because they have to learn the new system and adapt to the new league,” the media said. “However, in the case of Kim Min-jae, it seems like a bad habit rather than a few mistakes.”
“Kim Min-jae was taking a nap in the 9th minute of the first half when Bochum turned the ball over to Moritz Broszynski with a simple through pass over his head,” he said. “Broszynski fired a shot past Manuel Neuer, who was rushing. The shot seemed to be headed to the post, but Kim Min-jae used his speed to clear the ball from the goal.”
Some of the arguments pointed out Kim Min-jae, but Kim Min-jae was listed on the Bundesliga’s team of the month in October by the soccer statistics media “Huscoard” while performing well overall in the Bundesliga during the month of October, including the game against Bochum. He also succeeded in continuing his stable performance against Union Berlin to the home game against Bochum.
