[OSEN=우충원 기자] “Indonesia confirmed their historic progress to the semi-finals for the first time in 9 years.”
The Korean under-23 (U-23) Olympic team led by coach Hwang Sun-hong will participate in the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Asian Cup and Paris 2024 to be held at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, in Qatar, at 2:30 am on the 26th (Korean time). They faced Indonesia and lost in the quarterfinals of the qualifying round of the Asian Olympic final.
After finishing regulation time tied, both teams were unable to determine a winner in overtime. The eventual winner was Indonesia. Korea was eliminated on penalties, losing 10-11.
This match was the eighth leg of the trip to Paris. The best third-place finisher will advance directly to the Olympic finals, while the fourth-place finisher will qualify for the intercontinental playoffs with Guinea in Africa. First you had to advance to the semi-finals to qualify for the final. However, Korea ended their journey at the quarterfinals, failing to become the first team in the world to advance to the Olympic finals for the tenth consecutive time.
On the other hand, Indonesia, under the leadership of coach Shin Tae-yong, reached the semi-finals of the competition for the first time in history. Indonesia reached the quarterfinals of the tournament for the first time by defeating Australia and Jordan in the group stage, and continued to impress by defeating Korea. Indonesia is close to qualifying for the Olympics for the first time in 68 years since the 1956 Melbourne Games.
The AFC highlighted the unexpected result, saying: “Korea fell victim to Indonesia after a penalty shootout drama.”
The AFC said: “Indonesia lost 0-4 to Korea in March 2015 and were prevented from advancing to the AFC U23 Asian Cup finals. However, nine years later, Indonesia won at the penalty shootout against the same opponent, confirming their historic advancement to the semi-finals “Indonesia has shown remarkable progress,” he underlined.
He added: “With this, coach Hwang Seon-hong’s hopes of achieving Korea’s 10th Olympic appearance have been dashed.”
Korea, who played an unexpectedly difficult match, suffered painfully when striker Lee Young-jun (Gimcheon), who came on as a second-half substitute, was sent off after a video review (VAR) in the 25th minute of the second half . when the team was down 1-2.
The AFC also pointed out: “It didn’t help Korea at all that Lee Young-jun, who was the tournament’s top scorer, was sent off in the 70th minute due to a VAR review.”
Hwang Seon-hong-ho sent the game into extra time with a dramatic equalizer from Jeong Sang-bin (Minnesota) in the second half, but ultimately failed to tie the game at 2-2 and was kicked out rigor.
The AFC said: “During the match, 9,105 Indonesian fans chanted coach Shin Tae-yong’s name. Coach Shin Tae-yong, who finished second in the 2016 Qatar Under-23 Asia Cup (as head coach of the Korean national team), reached his peak on this day (as head coach of Indonesia).” He underlined.
Then he gave a thumbs up, saying, “If coach Shin Tae-yong beats Uzbekistan or Saudi Arabia in the semifinals, he will be able to leave a new legacy in Indonesia.”
Indonesia, who defeated Korea, will attempt to advance to the Olympic finals for the first time in 68 years since the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Indonesia will compete with the winner of this tournament, Uzbekistan-Saudi Arabia, to advance to the final on 29. / 10bird@osen.co.kr
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