Seol Young-woo Records First Assist Just One Minute Into Debut in Germany

South Korean national football team defender Seol Young-woo (27) delivered a brilliant performance, recording his first assist of the season just one minute after being substituted in his debut match for FC Augsburg in the German Bundesliga.

Augsburg secured a 3-0 commanding victory against Schalke in the opening match of the 2026-2027 German Bundesliga season held at the WWK Arena in Augsburg, Germany, on the 31st (Korean time).

With this victory, Augsburg joined seven teams that won their opening matches, including Elversberg, which was promoted to the first division for the first time in its 119-year history, as well as Bayern Munich, Freiburg, Leipzig, Dortmund, and Cologne.

Augsburg claimed a relatively easy victory.

In the 18th minute of the first half, Anton Kade penetrated the left side of the penalty area and delivered a cross, which Michael Gregoritsch met by rushing toward the center of the goal and scored with a left-footed shot.

Finishing the first half with a 1-0 lead, Augsburg gained a numerical advantage in the 17th minute of the second half when Schalke midfielder Ron Schallenberg received a red card and was sent off for a rough back-tackle while trying to stop a counterattack.

Pressing their attack, Augsburg sealed the impending victory in the 34th minute of the second half when Kade, the provider of the opening goal, struck a right-footed mid-range shot from the right side of the penalty arc to score the second goal.

Augsburg brought on Seol Young-woo, who was waiting on the bench, in the 1st minute of stoppage time in the second half, replacing right wingback Marius Wolf.

It was Seol's debut match for Augsburg after leaving Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) on the 27th to enter the big leagues.

As soon as he stepped onto the pitch, Seol turned his very first touch and first pass into an assist.

Receiving a pass from Rodrigo Ribeiro on the right side of the penalty area, Seol immediately delivered a left-footed return pass back to Ribeiro, who had penetrated near the right side of the goal area, and Ribeiro shook the net with a powerful right-footed shot.

Seol put on a performance by recording his first assist of the season in his debut just one minute after being substituted, and Augsburg completed a 3-0 landslide victory.
 

(Photo: Capture of Augsburg SNS, Yonhap News)
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