Park Yong-woo, who was criticized for leaving a regret in the semifinals against Jordan at the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup, erased the pain with an impressive performance against Jordan, who met again in about eight months.
The South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, scored a 2-0 victory over Jordan in the third Group B match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. at Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan, at 11 p.m. on the 10th (Korea time). With this, the national team ranked first in the group with two wins and one draw (7 points) in three games.
The national team brought a 4-2-3-1 formation. Joo Min-gyu was in charge of the front line, and Hwang Hee-chan, Lee Jae-sung, and Lee Kang-in led the attack in the second line. Hwang In-beom and Park Yong-woo built the midfield, while Lee Myung-jae, Kim Min-jae, Cho Yoo-min, and Seol Young-woo built the back four lines. Cho Hyun-woo wore the goalie gloves. It was a difficult away match in Jordan, but the overall game was led by the national team. It had a 75% possession rate in 90 minutes and was superior in both the number of effective shots and passes.
Jordanian counterattacks allowed him to display threatening scenes several times throughout the first half. As time passed, however, the team managed stable matches and completely dominated the mood when Lee Jae-sung scored the first goal of Seol’s cross through a header in the 38th minute of the first half.
In the second half, the game went according to the flow of the national team. Unlike the first half, Jordan put a pass into the space created by raising the line, making the opponent more impatient with his calm movements. In the middle of the second half, Oh Hyun-kyu scored an additional goal with a cool movement. Thus, the national team held a 2-0 lead, secured three valuable points in the away game, and at the same time repaid its sorrow at the last Asian Cup.
It was Park Yong-woo who escaped the defeat against Jordan at the last Asian Cup. At that time, he started as a defensive midfielder and received a lot of criticism for his disappointing performance in the midfield until he was replaced in the second half, and had to bow his head directly or indirectly in the process of losing a point. It was so painful that he expressed his sorry to the reporters after the game. 메이저사이트
However, the match against Jordan was different this time. According to the soccer statistics website Footmob, Park played the full 90 minutes, recording 91 percent pass success rate, 125 touches, 10 final third-area passes, five long passes, one tackle, two clearings, two interceptions, five defensive contributions, three recoveries, and four competitions, keeping the midfield firmly intact.
There was still a regret about the mobility, but the ability to protect the 400 and coordinate the offense and defense was certainly impressive. On top of that, during the build-up process, he went through the center back and supplied the pass stably, and was able to give a passing point overall.