Bae Jun-ho (21, Stoke City) and Yang Min-hyeok (18, Queens Park Rangers) both scored in the 'Korean Derby' held in the English Championship (second division).

Stoke defeated Queens Park Rangers (QPR) 3-1 in the 39th round of the Championship for the 2024-2025 season at the Bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England, on the 29th (Korean time).

In this match, Bae Jun-ho started and recorded the opening goal, while Yang Min-hyeok came on as a substitute and scored the team's only goal.

Bae Jun-ho started as a left winger. In the 21st minute of the first half, he received a pass from Junior Chumadeu and shook the net with a sensational left-footed shot. This was his first goal in about a month since the match against Middlesbrough on the 26th of last month, and his third goal of the season.

Bae Jun-ho recorded his eighth offensive point of the season (3 goals, 5 assists).

Stoke, which was leading with Bae Jun-ho's goal, went ahead 2-0 just before the end of the first half when Chumadeu scored another goal.

QPR brought in Yang Min-hyeok at the start of the second half in a bid for a comeback.

Yang Min-hyeok lived up to expectations. In the 33rd minute of the second half, when Stoke had scored another goal to lead QPR 0-3, he scored a consolation goal. He succeeded with a low left-footed shot from outside the penalty box. This was his debut goal in European competitions.

Yang Min-hyeok joined Tottenham Hotspur in December of last year and was loaned to QPR in January of this year.

The two players, who had joined the South Korean national team during the international match period, returned to their respective teams and faced each other. The match ended with a victory for Stoke, but both players performed impressively.

After the match, the soccer statistics outlet Footmob awarded Bae Jun-ho a rating of 8.1, the third highest on the team. He played for 69 minutes, recorded 1 goal, 2 shots, an 83% passing accuracy, created 2 chances, achieved a 75% tackle success rate (3/4), and had a 57% ground duel success rate (4/7).

Yang Min-hyeok recorded 1 goal, 2 shots during 45 minutes, an 89% passing accuracy, created 1 chance, and committed 4 fouls, receiving a rating of 7.2. This was the highest evaluation among QPR players.

With this victory, Stoke recorded 42 points, moving up to 18th place in the league. In contrast, QPR remained in 15th place with 45 points and continued a streak of 6 winless matches in the league (1 draw, 5 losses).

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