The Hangzhou Asian Games Men's Football Round of 8 saw the national U23s host South Korea U23s on Sunday (1.) Although the match was a Round of 8, the atmosphere was decidedly more tense than any other Asian Games soccer match in days. More than 50,000 people were expected to attend the match, and the hours leading up to the game were very lively. It was only in a one-sided affair that the national soccer team lost 0-2 to South Korea, stopping the Top 8 in its tracks.
This "China-Korea war" is very compelling. Although it's the last eight and not a battle for a medal, South Korea has been a longtime rival of the national soccer team and doesn't want to lose on their home turf on National Day; South Korea has a lot of stars, and their biggest goal is of course to make it a three-peat and achieve at least an 18-month exemption from mandatory military service. Moreover, China and South Korea can cause a conversation in any match, and this last eight is arguably one of the highlights of the Asian Games.
Four hours before the match, journalists had already departed from the Asian Games Village and took the shuttle buses arranged by the conference to the stadium of Huanglong Sports Center. Of course, both Chinese and Korean journalists were reporters from the Dragon Center. Before the drive, they packed a bus and left early. Upon arrival at the stadium, the media once again formed a long line. There were 90 photo positions on the field. The journalists arrived two and a half hours early and had managed to register more than 50 people.
Before the game, there was a lot of coverage of the match in the Chinese and Korean media. Korean media not only pointed out in the title of the article, the national football team is "kung fu soccer", referring to the last time both sides were injured, but also pointed out that even if South Korea dominated the cards, but support the national soccer team's home momentum and "no virtual reality" will be difficult; domestic media pointed out that the national soccer team can enter the eight has reached its goal, the "mountain" of South Korea is just trying to play a game, Sina Sports wrote "the mountain" is just trying to play a game. The media pointed out that the national soccer team can enter the last eight has reached the goal, South Korea's "mountain" is just trying to play a game, Sina Sports wrote: "meet the brave victory".
An hour and a half before the match, the meeting announced the starting positions of the two armies. After the suspension of Gao Tianyi and Jiang Shenglong, Dai Weijun continued as goalkeeper Han Jiaqi. In addition, Liu Yang, Zhu Chenjie, Huang Jiahui, Wang Zhenao, Abraham, Wang Haijian, Tao Qianglong, Zhang Wei and Tan Long.
South Korea's top star, Paris Saint-Germain winger Lee Gang-in first substitute, Bundesliga Stuttgart Jung Woo-young did not start, the 11 most "famous" is last year's World Cup in Qatar goal, Barcelona youth training Baek Seung-ho, who is also the captain of the rest of the starting lineup, including Lee Gwang-won, Hwang, Park, Hong, Cho Yong-wook, Ko-young, Lee Han-pan, Song Min-kyu, Ahn Jae-jun and Park. , Ahn Jae-jun and Park.
Both sides were more cautious at the start of the game, with South Korea gaining more possession, and a six-minute loss at the back of the Nation's soccer field gave Ko Young a chance to shoot but higher; Cho Yong-wook's header went off the post. South Korea's attack was concentrated on the left, with several high-speed breaks off the bottom of the national soccer backfield, and the ball landed at the feet of Cho Yong-wook at the top of the box, where his shot was struck by Han Ja-ki.
Korea took a 1-0 lead after 18 minutes on a penalty kick from the right side of the top of the penalty area when Hong Hyun-seok curled a shot straight into the near post.Korea almost scored another goal in 22 minutes, but Han Ja-ki barely took the hammer out of the opposition.On 24 minutes, the national soccer team made its first foray into the vicinity of the opponent's penalty area and went into the first corner kick, but failed to convert.On 30 minutes, the national soccer team was given the shot on goal Dai Weijun dipped a shot from the top of the box.
South Korea scored another goal in 35 minutes when Cho Yong-wook's cross from the right side of the field went through two defenders of the national soccer team, and another defender in front of the goal "missed", in addition to the goalkeeper Han Jiaqi also failed to touch the ball. As a result, Song Min-gyu, who was at the end of the post, crashed in front of the goal, extending the score to 2-0. Before half-time, the national soccer team collected Zhu Chenjie, the captain who had been suspended for a period of time due to injury, and replaced He Yupeng. Before half-time, a counter-attack by the national soccer team put the South Korean team in confusion, and a center post bounced out, becoming the closest the national soccer team came to scoring a goal in the first half.
Things didn't change much after the change of sides. Although South Korea replaced Jung Yo-young, Lee Gang-in and Yim Sang-won in the 63rd minute, they didn't particularly apply pressure with a two-goal lead, and the national soccer team fought back weakly. With the war situation taped up, the crowd started to leave around the 70th minute. in the 74th minute, Han Jiaqi pounced on the fastest shot from Jung Uyoung's penalty area. in the 84th minute, the national soccer team finally took the first shot of the second half, but it was blocked. In extra time, Lee Gang-in's right corner penalty shot straight from too solid an angle, the two teams did not add to the record. In the end, South Korea cruised into the quarterfinals with 2-0 and will compete with Uzbekistan to reach the final.
