He met with Japanese reporters after the Korea-Japan match. He also appeared at the training site for the Korean team, and said, “I will avenge them when we meet again.” The Korean reporters responded, “The same result will come out next time.”
South Korea’s under-23 soccer crisis led by head coach Hwang Sun-hong won 1-0 over Japan in the third Group B match of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Cup at Jasim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, at 4 p.m. on the 22nd (local time).
The two teams that secured two wins side by side and confirmed their advance to the quarterfinals early on met. The winning team between Korea and Japan will become the top-ranked team in their group and face Indonesia, who is ranking second in Group A, while the second-ranked team will face Qatar, who is ranking first in Group A. First of all, both teams performed extensive rotation. To participate in the Olympics, it was for the sake of future schedules rather than immediate results.
The first half ended 0-0. South Korea and Japan had several chances but failed to connect them to a clear scoring chance. Then, South Korea’s first goal came in the 30th minute of the second half. Kim Min-woo finished with a header off Lee Tae-seok’s cross in a corner kick situation. The goal was the final goal. South Korea won and became the top of the group, while Japan will face Qatar as the second-ranked team in the group.
Even Japan did not want the result. If the team meets Qatar, the host country, there is a possibility that the team will suffer excessive territorial abuse at home. Indonesian coach Shin Tae-yong, who already faced Qatar in the first group match, expressed anger at the referee’s dubious decision, saying it was a comedy game.
“Of course, the result is not satisfactory. But this is not the end. We need to prepare well for the upcoming games. Confrontations between Korea and Japan are always special. However, there was no special pressure on the Korea-Japan match,” Ko said after the match. 업소알바
Korean players had a desire to win the match against Japan. “I learned that Korea and Japan should not lose the game of rock-paper-scissors,” said Baek Jong-beom, the goalkeeper whom I met in the mixed zone after the match, and Lee Tae-seok said, “All the players fought with the mindset that they had to win no matter what.”
When he finished the mixed zone, he met with reporters from Japan’s TV Asahi. They were close because they had visited the training site for the Korean team. When he saw the Korean reporters, he said, “Congratulations. See you in the final. It will be a revenge match then.” The Korean reporters responded, “The same result will come out.”