Lee Young-jun scores sixth goal of season in Grasshopper draw

South Korean striker Lee Young-jun scored a late equalizer to help Grasshopper Club Zurich salvage a 2-2 draw in the Swiss Super League.

Lee scored in the 87th minute Saturday at Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich, with Grasshopper trailing Vaduz 2-1 in the 12th round of the 2026-27 season.

Samuel Krasniqi's free kick struck the post, and Lee reacted quickly to score from the rebound.

It was Lee's third league goal of the season and sixth in all competitions, including three in the Swiss Cup.

The goal was his first in two competitive matches and his first in seven league appearances since scoring twice in an 8-0 Swiss Cup second-round win over fifth-tier FC Grenchen on Oct. 18.

Lee played the full match as Grasshopper held on for the draw.

Grasshopper remains 11th in the 12-team league with 10 points from two wins, four draws and six losses.

Lee was a key forward for South Korea at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, helping the team win a fourth consecutive gold medal.

He had also been considered a candidate for the senior national team's friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Qatar in Doha on Nov. 13 and 17, but was left out of interim head coach Robert Moreno's 26-man squad announced Oct. 29.

(This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.)