Zombie Soccer Klinsmann-ho Advances to Asian Cup Semifinals… 2-1 Overtime Win Over Australia
‘Solutionist’ Son Heung-min, induces PK to equalize goal in extra time in the second half.
In overtime, a fantastic free kick comeback goal was scored in the second half of extra time for the 4th consecutive game.
Next is the ‘return match’ with Jordan.
After a close overtime match against Australia, Klinsmann avenged his defeat nine years ago and advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Cup. 카지노사이트위키
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 dragged after conceding a goal in the first half, scored a penalty kick taken by Son Heung-min (Tottenham) in the second half of extra time, and Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) converted the game to 1-1.
In the 14th minute of extra time, Son Heung-min scored the winning goal with a direct free kick. Dramatically won a ticket to the semifinals.
Starting with the second game of the group stage against Jordan, Korea scored in extra time in the second half of four consecutive games, showing tenacious soccer that is reminiscent of ‘zombies'.
Excluding the extra time goal scored in the 3rd match against Malaysia in the group stage, 3 goals are equalizers.
Korea will compete with Jordan, who defeated Tajikistan 1-0 in the previous match, to advance to the finals at midnight on the 7th at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al-Raiyan.
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.
Korea avenged its 1-2 loss to Australia in overtime in the finals of the 2015 Australian Championship.
It has been nine years since Korea advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Cup in Australia.
Korea advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2019 United Arab Emirates (UAE) tournament.
Korea's previous record against Australia was balanced with 9 wins, 11 draws, and 9 losses.
Son Heung-min, who shed tears when his team lost despite scoring a 1-1 equalizer in the final nine years ago, took the lead in victory by starting five consecutive games in this tournament.
He played the role of a shadow striker under striker Cho Gyu-seong (Midtjylland).
Hwang Hee-chan started for the first time in the competition and played as a left attacker, while Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) took charge of the right attack.
Hwang In-beom (Zvezda) and Park Yong-woo (Al-Ain) formed the midfield.
The four-back defensive line, from the left, consisted of Seol Young-woo, Kim Young-kwon (Ulsan), Kim Min-jae, and Kim Tae-hwan (Jeonbuk), with Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan) wearing goalkeeper gloves.
Korea faced Australia at a physical disadvantage.
While Korea played Saudi Arabia in the round of 16 and went on to overtime for 120 minutes and advanced to the quarterfinals through a penalty shootout, Australia played in the round of 16 two days before Korea and finished the game in 90 minutes.
On this day, Korea had a 70-30 lead in ball possession in the first half, but the players' movements were not sharp enough to target the opponent's dangerous areas.
While Australia recorded 6 shots in the first half, Korea attempted none.
For Korea, Lee Kang-in recorded his first shot in the 4th minute of the second half.
Korea, which was losing ground as time went by, 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.
Earlier, Hwang In-beom's play was disappointing as he gave the ball to Australia due to a passing mistake near Korea's danger zone.
Korea avoided the threat of conceding additional goals in the 8th minute of the second half thanks to Cho Hyun-woo's save.
Jo Hyun-woo blocked both Martin Boyle's goal-bound header and right-footed shot.
Fortunately, Mitch Duke's rebound volley missed the goal.
Coach Klinsmann sought changes by bringing in Cho Gyu-seong and Lee Jae-seong (Mainz) in the 25th minute of the second half.
Son Heung-min left to the left and Hwang Hee-chan took over as the frontline striker.
In the 32nd minute of the second half, Hwang In-beom was substituted and Hong Hyun-seok (Gent) was substituted, and in the 40th minute of the second half, Kim Tae-hwan was substituted and Yang Hyun-jun (Celtic) was substituted.
Korea, which was unable to create threatening scenes after that, found a breakthrough when Son Heung-min stepped in to solve the problem.
In the 49th minute of the second half, 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 to send the game to overtime.
Korea gained momentum and took the opportunity to turn the game around in the 13th minute of the first half of extra time when Hwang Hee-chan scored a free kick from the left side of the penalty arc.
Son Heung-min, who appeared to be in poor health on this day and frequently made mistakes in touching the ball, did not miss the long-awaited opportunity to score a set piece.
He curled his right foot and fired a direct shot into the left side of the goal.
Korea gained a numerical advantage in the first half of extra time when Aiden O'Neill made a rough tackle on Hwang Hee-chan and was sent off after receiving a red card after a video review (VAR).
Korea, which began to dominate the game, had opportunities to score one after another, but was unable to finish the match with a goal.
Son Heung-min's right-footed shot in the 7th minute of the second half of extra time missed the left side of the goal, and Yang Hyun-jun's cross in the 10th minute of the second half was not caught by Oh Hyun-gyu (Celtic).
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.
