U23 Malaysia lost to Korea, left U23 Asia with heads held high
(Baonghean.vn) - Conceding a goal right after the ball rolled, playing resiliently and then equalizing 1-1 and holding on until the 85th minute of the match, U23 Malaysia had to regretfully leave the 2018 AFC U23 Championship just because of a moment of carelessness against the Korean defense.
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Starting lineup:+ U23 Korea:1 Kang Hyeon-Mu, 2 Park Jae-Woo, 5 Hwang Hyun-Soo, 22 Lee Sang-Min, 15 Choi Jae-Hyun, 16 Jang Yun-Ho, 8 Han Seung-Gyu, 17 Cho Jae-Wan, 9 Lee Keun-Ho, 7 Kim Moon-Hwan, 3 Lee Geon.
+ U23 Malaysia:1 Muhd Haziq, 2 Matthew Davies, 15 Dominic Tan, 17 Muhammad Irfan, 8 Mohammad Nor Azam, 18 Muhammad Akhyar, 16 Muhammad Danial, 7 Akif Syahiran, 9 Adam Nor, 21 Syazwan, 6 Muhamad Safawi.
Right after kicking off the ball, receiving a pass from his teammate, Cho Jae-Wan launched a beautiful and dangerous volley that completely defeated the U23 Malaysia goalkeeper. The goal was scored just 10 seconds after the match started.
In the following minutes, U23 Malaysia continued to have to strain themselves under great pressure from their opponents.
However, the first 45 minutes ended without any further goals being scored.
In the second half, Malaysia regrouped, creating a few sharp attacks and counterattacks in the hope of penetrating the tightly organized defense of U23 Korea.
And their efforts were rewarded, U23 Malaysia unexpectedly equalized 1-1 in the 67th minute. From a cross from his teammate, substitute player Thanabalan rushed down at the right time, heading the ball past the U23 Korean goalkeeper.
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| Statistics show that U23 Malaysia played quite evenly with its opponent U23 Korea. Photo: AFC |
In the rest of the match, U23 Korea, as the upper team, wanted to finish off their opponent as soon as possible.
After a series of unsuccessful situations, they got what they wanted. In the 85th minute, Han Seung-Gyu had a very delicate one-touch combination with his teammate and then skillfully passed the U23 Malaysia goalkeeper and scored, raising the score to 2-1.
And this was also the final score of the quarter-final match between U23 Malaysia and U23 Korea. Losing by a narrow margin, the U23 Malaysia players left the tournament with their heads held high, while the U23 Korea players advanced to the semi-finals to face U23 Uzbekistan./.
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