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The third day of the Audi Summer Tour featured the first friendly for FC Bayern as the Munich men met South Korean top-flight club Jeju SK at the Jeju World Cup Stadium. There was plenty going on before the match, too. fcbayern.com brings you an overview of the Tuesday on the Audi Summer Tour.
Bayern win Audi Football Summit against Jeju SK
In a lively encounter – in spite of the high temperatures – against Jeju SK, FC Bayern triumped 2-1 in the end. Youngsters Felipe Chávez and Bastian Assomo netted the goals for the Munich men in the first half. All the info:
Meeting of club officials
FC Bayern president Herbert Hainer with Wi Seong-gon, Governor of Jeju. | © FC Bayern
The special connection between FC Bayern and Jeju was reinforced by some appreciative gestures before FCB’s 2-1 win at the World Cup Stadium on the South Korean island. For a start, president Herbert Hainer and Wi Seong-gon, the Governor of Jeju, carried out the ceremonial kick-off in the shirts of their respective teams, while special gifts were also exchanged. Hainer presented the Governor with one of the exclusive Bayern figures that the club made for the occasion.
Rouven Kasper, FC Bayern board member for marketing and sales, with Jaryong Jo, CEO of Jeju SK FC. | © FC Bayern
In return, Rouven Kasper, FC Bayern board member for marketing and sales, received a “dol hareubang” statue from Jaryong Jo, the CEO of Jeju SK, who’s been working with the German double winners for a year as part of the joint venture Red&Gold. These are statues made from the volcanic stone that’s typical on the island of Jeju.
B2B golf event in the morning
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A sporting encounter for a good cause: on the morning of the match between FC Bayern and Jeju SK, the South Korean top-flight club had organised a charity golf event. As well as Kasper, senior vice-president Professor Dr. Dieter Mayer, youth director Jochen Sauer and FCB legends Giovane Elber and Roy Makaay, representatives from partners Telekom and adidas took part. During the event, the FCB delegation presented Koo Ja-cheol, former South Korea international and current technical director at Jeju SK, with a shirt signed by the whole team. The kit will be auctioned with the proceeds going to local youth football.
Fan Zone at Audi Football Summit
In the build-up to the Audi Football Summit against Jeju SK, supporters in the area were also able to enjoy the good weather in the official Fan Zone outside the World Cup Stadium. We spoke to two of them:
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