# Um Ji-sung's first attack point since advancing to England, Swansea City, and Gillingham to go to the second round of the EFL Cup

Um Ji-sung, who joined Swansea City, scored his first offensive point since entering English professional football.

Swansea City won 3-1 against fourth division Gillingham in the first round of the 2024-2025 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) at Liberty Stadium in Swansea, Wales on the 14th.

Um Ji-sung, who played for Gwangju FC and moved to Swansea City, a second-tier English team, in the summer transfer market, is helping make his debut. Um Ji-sung made his debut in the first round of the 2024-2025 English Championship on the 10th.

Um Ji-sung was substituted in the 27th minute of the second half, when his team was chasing 2-1, and helped Ajim Abdulai score a wedge goal just before the end of the game. Um Ji-sung caught the ball in the left penalty area and stabbed the pass to Abdulai in front of the net, and Abdulai finished lightly with his right foot to shake the net.

According to Footmob, which specializes in soccer statistics, Um tried 14 passes on the day, accurately delivering 12 of them (86 percent pass success rate) to his teammates. He succeeded in all three of his long passes. The media gave Um a 7.8 rating, the third highest in his team. SofaScore gave him a 7.6 rating, which is among the top players in his team.

Meanwhile, Stoke City, where injured Bae Jun-ho was absent, advanced to the second round with a 2-0 victory over fourth-division player Carlisle. Stoke City took the lead with Freddie Anderson opening the goal with a header at a corner kick in the third minute of the second half. Emre Tezgel then scored an additional goal with a right footed shot near the penalty arc in the 34th minute of the second half. [동행복권파워볼](https://www.runarchery.kr/20/)