Stoke City defeated Hull City AFC

Stoke City defended for a reason.

Stoke City defeated Hull City AFC 2-0 at MKM Stadium in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, at 0:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday in the 39th round of the 2023-2024 Championship.

With the three points, Stoke moved to 17th place in the league with 44 points (W12 D8 L19).

Junho Bae started the match from the bench. Fresh off his trip to the Olympics, he was eager to get his chance off the bench.

He came on in the 26th minute of the second half after the team had taken a 1-0 lead on Josh Laurent's goal, replacing flanker Sid Hakshabanovic to lead the attack from the flank.

Bae's footwork shone in stoppage time. With the ball in front of the box, Bae played a short, quick pass to Ki-Yana Hoeber, who was unmarked on the right flank. Höber fired a straight shot that rattled the net to give Stoke a 2-0 win.

Bae made his presence felt in the final 23 minutes of stoppage time, recording one assist, a 100% pass completion rate (9/9), two chances created, one cross, two tackles, and three ball recoveries.

After scoring back-to-back goals in Rounds 34 and 35, 스포츠토토 Bae Junho picked up his fourth assist of the season, giving him two goals and four assists in the league.

Bae has also been a key resource for the South Korea U-23 national team, where he recently played in the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) U-23 Championship in Saudi Arabia and helped South Korea win the title.

However, he only played two matches before the semifinals and returned to his club, Stoke, early at the request of his club.

The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced on May 25, "Bae Junho's club requested his early return to prepare for the next match. The KFA and the Olympic team coaching staff decided to accommodate the request, and Bae will return to the team today," the organization announced.

Bae showed why Stoke were so happy to welcome him back. In just 20 minutes of action, he made his presence felt and has been named in the squad for the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Championship, which will be held on April 15 as a qualifier for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.