Klinsmannho Wins 2-1 Overtime Over Australia… Advances to Asian Cup Semifinals
The Korean national soccer team avenged its defeat nine years ago and advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Cup after a close match that went into overtime against Australia.
The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, won 2-1 over Australia in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup held at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar on the 3rd (Korean time).
Korea, which was losing 1-0 in the first half, made it 1-1 when Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) converted a penalty kick taken by Son Heung-min (Tottenham) in extra time in the second half, and in the 14th minute of extra time, Son Heung-min scored a comeback goal with a free kick to advance to the semifinals.
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Korea avenged its 1-2 overtime loss to Australia in the finals of the 2015 Australian Championship with this victory.
It has been nine years since Korea advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Cup in Australia.
Son Heung-min, who shed tears in the final nine years ago when his team lost despite scoring a 1-1 tie, played a key role in this victory.
Korea faced Australia at a physical disadvantage. In the round of 16 against Saudi Arabia, Korea was unable to determine a winner for 120 minutes until overtime and advanced to the quarterfinals after a penalty shootout, but Australia played the round of 16 two days before Korea and finished the game within 90 minutes.
On this day, Korea had a 70-30 lead in ball possession in the first half, but the players' movement was not sharp, so while Australia recorded 6 shots in the first half, Korea failed to attempt a single shot.
For Korea, Lee Kang-in recorded his first shot in the 4th minute of the second half.
Korea ended up conceding a goal in the 42nd minute of the first half. Australia scored when Goodwin volleyed a cross from the right by Nathaniel Atkinson.
In the 8th minute of the second half, Korea was in danger of conceding an additional goal thanks to Martin Boyle's goal-bound header and right-footed shot, but was saved by Cho Hyun-woo's save.
Fortunately, Mitch Duke's rebound volley missed the goal.
Korea, which had rarely been able to get a good opportunity after that, found a breakthrough in the 49th minute of the second half when Son Heung-min broke through to the left of the goal and received a penalty kick from Lewis Miller.
Hwang Hee-chan, who played as a kicker, shot to the left of the goal in the 51st minute of the second half, sending the game into overtime.
In the 13th minute of the first half of extra time, Hwang Hee-chan received a free kick from the left side of the penalty arc, giving the team a chance to come back.
Son Heung-min, who frequently made mistakes in touching the ball on this day, did not miss the long-awaited opportunity to score a set piece.
He led Korea to victory by putting a right-footed kick into the left side of the goal.
Korea will face Jordan, who defeated Tajikistan 1-0 in the previous match, at midnight on the 7th at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al-Raiyan to advance to the finals.
Korea and Jordan competed in Group E of the group stage. The two teams faced each other in the second game and ended up with a 2-2 score.
Meanwhile, on this day, Kim Min-jae received his second yellow card of the tournament in the 46th minute of the second half and was unable to play against Jordan.
