Lee Kang-in (RCD Mallorca) scored his first multi-goal after his professional debut and performed brilliantly.
Lee Kang-in scored two goals in the home game against Getafe CF in the 30th round of the 2022-2023 Spanish Primera Liga (La Liga) held at Visit Mallorca Estadi in Mallorca, Spain on the 24th (Korean time), leading Mallorca to a 3-1 come-from-behind victory. With 3 points added, Mallorca ranked 10th in the league with 40 points (11 wins, 7 draws, 12 losses).
On this day, Mallorca took the lead in the 23rd minute of the first half. Getafe's Borja Mayoral's shot from in front of the penalty box hit the defender's foot and bounced high, overshooting goalkeeper Predrag Rykovic and into the goal.
It was Lee Kang-in who breathed life into Mallorca, which was dragged to 0-1. In the 11th minute of the second half, when the opposing goalkeeper parried Carles Alenya's shot, Lee Kang-in rushed to the goal and kicked it to tie the score 1-1. Lee Kang-in's 4th goal in the league.
Mallorca managed to turn the corner in the 19th minute of the second half with Antonio Raiyo's header shot.
It was Lee Kang-in who decorated the finale of Mallorca's victory, 어쩔티비 which was leading 2-1. In the second half of extra time, while Getafe players were all on the offensive in the Mallorca camp, Lee Kang-in, who caught the ball that flowed out, ran to the ground alone. Lee Kang-in, who stormed about 70m to the Getafe camp, hit a powerful left-footed shot in the penalty area and put it right at the top of the goal.
Lee Kang-in embroidered his 5th league goal (4 assists) this season and his first multi-goal in the professional stage with a splendid 'Wonder Goal'. Lee Kang-in, who made his professional debut at Valencia CF in the 2018-2019 season, has scored two goals in the Tokyo Olympics group stage game in July 2021, but this is the first time he has scored multiple goals in the professional check here regular league. Also, Lee Kang-in is the first Korean player to score multiple goals in La Liga.
Due to this unrivaled performance, the best player in the game (MOM) was, of course, Lee Kang-in's share. The La Liga Secretariat selected Lee Kang-in as the MOM through social media (SNS) and highly praised him as “the architect of this victory.” The Mallorca club also praised Lee Kang-in as 'King' on social media.
Spanish media Marca praised, "Lee Kang-in ran more than 70m to reach the opponent's goal and completed a wonderful night" and "Lee Kang-in was a great protagonist in the second half." The media gave Lee Kang-in a perfect score with 3 stars.
After the game, Mallorca coach Javier Aguirre also said, “Right now, Lee Kang-in is an important player who also makes goals. He is showing his best skills.”
Lee Kang-in also responded through an interview with the club. Lee Kang-in said, "I will continue to work hard to rise to the highest rank possible." "There are still 8 games left. He wants to finish the season at the highest level by accumulating as many points as possible.”
WhoScored.com, which specializes in soccer statistics, gave Lee Kang-in the highest rating of 8.6 among both teams. According to the media, Lee Kang-in fired three shots and scored both effective shots. He led the team's offense, recording 2 decisive key passes, 2 dribbles, 5 crosses, and a 75% pass success rate.