Sun-Hong Hwang, who is attempting to advance to the Olympic finals for the 10th consecutive time, was tied 1-2 in the first half against Tae-Yong Shin Indonesia, whom he met on an important road to Paris.
The balance was balanced with an own goal in the 45th minute of the first half, but an additional goal was conceded 3 minutes later.
The Korean national under-23 (U-23) soccer team, led by coach Hwang Seon-hong, played in the '2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup' against Indonesia held at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 26th (Korean time). The first half of the quarterfinals ended with a 1-2 lead.
In this tournament, which also served as the final Asian qualifier for Olympic men's soccer, Korea passed Group B of the group stage in first place, winning all three matches.
Indonesia, led by coach Shin Tae-yong, placed second in Group A and advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in the tournament's history.
In this competition, only those ranked in the top three will advance directly to the Olympic finals. The fourth-place team must play in a playoff against Guinea, the fourth-place team in Africa, and win to advance to the Olympics.
Following the Korea-Japan match, coach Hwang Sun-hong once again used a 3-4-3 formation based on three backs.
Kang Seong-jin (Seoul) made a surprise appearance at the front line in place of ‘Sergeant Striker’ Lee Young-jun (Gimcheon). Kang Seong-jin, who played as a starter for the first time in the second group match against China, got his second opportunity to start. On the left and right sides were Uhm Um-seong (Gwangju) and Hong Si-hoo (Incheon). In the midfield, Dong-jin Kim (Pohang) and Sang-hoon Baek (Seoul) were in charge of coordinating offense and defense, and Tae-seok Lee (Seoul) and Jae-won Hwang (Daegu) were on the flanks. The three-back defense, from the left, was Cho Hyun-taek (Gimcheon), Lee Kang-hee (Gyeongnam), and Byun Jun-su (Gwangju). Baek Jong-beom (Seoul), who guarded the goal for the first time in the Korea-Japan match, wore the goalkeeper gloves for two consecutive games. Coach Shin Tae-yong's Indonesia, which is playing against his country, will have Marcelino Ferdinan, who scored multiple goals in the match against Jordan, and the 'mixed race quartet' Raphael Strawick (Den Haag), Ivar Jenner (Utrecht), Naersun Joaon (Heerenveen), Key players including Justin Hubner (Cereso Osaka) appeared as starters. In the 8th minute of the first half, Korea's Lee Kang-hee scored a non-stop right-footed shot after a set piece, hitting the Indonesian net. However, the referee canceled the score through a VAR on-field review, pointing out that Um Ji-seong was offside before Lee Kang-hee's shot. Indonesia, which had overcome the crisis, caught Korea off guard. In the 15th minute of the first half, mixed-race striker Strawick's right-footed shot from outside the penalty box split the top corner of the goal. Goalkeeper Baek Jong-beom leapt forward and stretched out his hand, but it was not enough. This is Korea's first goal conceded in this tournament. Even after conceding a goal, Indonesia's threatening attack continued. In the 32nd minute of the first half, Ferdinan received a backheel pass from Strawick in a counterattack chance and had a one-on-one chance with the goalkeeper, but his right-footed shot missed the goal. Indonesia, which was able to drive a wedge, hit the ground, and Korea sighed in shock. Korea balanced the score with an equalizer in the 45th minute of the first half. Uhm Uhm-seong's header was deflected off the head of Indonesian defender Koman Tegu, resulting in an own goal. However, the joy was short-lived. Three minutes later, Indonesian striker Strawick completed the multi-goal tally with the second goal. After rushing in a long pass from behind, he snatched it and kicked it with his left foot. While Korean defender Lee Kang-hee and goalkeeper Baek Jong-beom hesitated, Strawick cleverly won. 토토
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