Son Heung-min scored an equalizer in extra time in the second half,
leading to a revenge free kick goal in 9 years.
“Is Klinsmann a movie director, not a soccer coach?”
Caster Bae Seong-jae, who was in charge of tvN’s broadcast, expressed admiration for Klinsmann,
who showed off ‘Zombie Soccer’ again. 카지노사이트
The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann,
advanced to the semifinals by defeating Australia 2-1 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). did.
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.
He 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’.
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.
The Korea avenged its 1-2 overtime loss to Australia in the finals of the 2015 Australian Championship for the first time in nine years.
Korea has painful memories of finishing as runners-up in the 2015 Australian Asian Cup finals,
losing 1-2 in overtime to Australia.
Son Heung-min, who scored a right-footed free kick slightly over the defensive wall from the left corner of the penalty box,
said in an interview immediately after the game,
“I talked a lot with Kang-in about who would take the free kick, and I think it was a good choice (in the end).”
Meanwhile, Kim Min-jae, who received a yellow card while stealing the opponent’s ball in extra time in the second half,
has accumulated two yellow cards and is unable to participate in the semifinals.
