U23 Indonesia created an earthquake when defeating U23 Korea
(Baonghean.vn) - The Indonesian U23 team officially has a ticket to the semi-finals of the U23 Asian tournament, after a dramatic victory over U23 Korea on penalties.
Early morning of April 26, U23 Indonesia entered the quarter-final match of the U23 Asian tournament against U23 Korea.
The Indonesian U23 team was rated much lower than the Korean U23 team in the quarter-final match of the U23 Asian Cup held at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium. However, once again, the team of coach Shin Tae Yong made everyone bow their heads.
In the first minutes of the first half, U23 Indonesia played better than U23 Korea, coach Shin Tae Yong's students had more ball control.
The Southeast Asian representatives also opened the scoring with a superb goal by Rafael Struick in the 15th minute of the match. U23 Korea then got a lucky goal from Komang's own goal in the last official minute of the first half.
However, U23 Indonesia showed that they were the better team and deserved to take the lead in this half. In the 45+3 minute, Rafael Struick rose up and fired a shot that burned goalkeeper Baek Jong Beom right in the penalty area, raising the score to 2-1 for U23 Indonesia.
In the second half, the Korean U23 players started to play an attacking style in search of an equalizer. However, before they could score an equalizer, striker Lee Young Jun received a red card after a foul on Justin Hubner. The Indonesian U23 then took full advantage of their advantage. They retreated to defend tightly and counterattacked sharply when they had the chance.
However, in a situation of being short-handed, U23 Korea unexpectedly equalized thanks to Jeong Sang-Bin in the 83rd minute, bringing the match back to the starting line.
The two teams then could not decide the winner in 90 minutes and dragged each other into extra time. However, U23 Korea continued to suffer losses when coach Hwang Sun Hong was dismissed. However, they still stood firm in 120 minutes of play. However, U23 Korea could not overcome the spirit of U23 Indonesia. In the penalty shootout, the team from Kim Chi lost 10-11 to U23 Indonesia.
With this result, U23 Indonesia has entered the semi-finals of the U23 Asian Cup. They will meet the winner of the match between U23 Saudi Arabia and U23 Uzbekistan in the next round.
