2024-04-24 02:02:30
Seniors and juniors who had a meal together on the Korean national team… Under-23 Asian Cup quarterfinals
Up to 3rd place in the competition will receive a direct ticket to the Olympics… 10th consecutive appearance vs. 1st appearance in 68 years
Indonesia has already achieved its best performance ever
Korean coaches will face each other in the U-23 Asian Cup tournament round, which is being held as an Asian qualifier for the Paris Olympics. Korea’s coach Hwang Seon-hong (56) is aiming to participate in his 10th consecutive Olympics, and Indonesia’s coach Shin Tae-yong (54) is trying to participate in the Olympics for the first time in 68 years. The two coaches are seniors and juniors who worked together on the national team during their playing days in the mid-1990s. He also participated in the group match against Indonesia in the 1996 Asian Cup held in the United Arab Emirates. Coach Shin led the Korean national team to the Olympics at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
Korea, led by Coach Hwang, won 1-0 in the final third match of Group B of the U-23 Asian Cup against Japan held in Doha, Qatar on the 22nd. Korea won by holding on to striker Kim Min-woo (Dusseldorf)’s first header goal in the 30th minute of the second half. As a result, Korea (9 points), who won 3 consecutive wins in the group stage, advanced to the quarterfinals as 1st place in Group B and competed with Indonesia (2 wins, 1 loss, 6 points), 2nd place in Group A, to advance to the semifinals. The quarterfinals between the two teams will be held in Doha at 2:30 am on the 26th.
16 countries participated in this competition. Those ranked 1st to 3rd in the final rankings receive direct tickets to the Paris Olympics. The fourth-place team will have to play in an intercontinental playoff with Africa’s Guinea and win to qualify for the Paris Olympics. The team that loses in the quarterfinals cannot participate in the Olympics.
In terms of objective power, Korea is far ahead. Korea has never lost to Indonesia in a match between U-23 national teams. They won all five games, including three Olympic qualifiers, scoring a total of 16 goals and conceding two goals. Korean soccer fans expect that Hwang Seon-hong, who is attempting to participate in his 10th consecutive Olympics, will easily win against Indonesia. For this reason, the burden felt by the head coach is bound to be much greater on Coach Hwang. In an interview published on the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) website on the 23rd, Coach Hwang said, “The competition is not over. “It starts now,” he said, expressing his determination ahead of the match against Indonesia. He also said, “Indonesia is a competitive team. “We have to do our best to prepare for the next game,” he said, not letting his guard down.
For Coach Shin, the quarterfinals against Korea is a game where he has nothing to lose even if he loses. Indonesia has already achieved its highest ever score in this competition. Indonesia lost 0-2 to the host country Qatar in the group stage, but pulled off an upset by beating Australia 1-0 and won 4-1 over Jordan. Coach Shin is also the head coach of the Indonesian national team, and there are local reports that the Indonesian Football Association is seeking to extend coach Shin’s contract. Coach Shin, who has been leading Indonesian soccer since December 2019, has a contract period until June. Coach Shin also achieved his best performance ever by advancing Indonesia to the round of 16 in the Asian Cup in February, where his A national team participated. Coach Shin also showed confidence after leading Indonesia to the quarterfinals of the U-23 Asian Cup, saying, “History is being made.” The last time Indonesian soccer participated in the Olympics was in Melbourne in 1956.
Reporter Kim Bae-joong [email protected]
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