Asian Cup Daily Roundup: South Korea Draws Jordan in Second Place!

On January 21, Beijing time, on the eighth match day of the group stage of the Asian Cup, the second round of Group E ended, South Korea drew Jordan to rank second in the group, and Bahrain defeated Malaysia and sent the latter out.

Group E: South Korea 2-2 Jordan

South Korea drew 2-2 with Jordan, Son Heung-min made a penalty and scored in person, Park Yong-woo sent an own goal, Naimat scored from a distance to overtake, and Hwang In-bum made an own goal in stoppage time to help South Korea equalize.

Bahrain 1-0 Malaysia

Bahrain beat Malaysia 1-0 for their first victory. In the 95th minute, Madan scored the only goal of the game with a long-range shot with the outside of his instep.

After two rounds, Jordan and South Korea are tied on four points, with the former topping the table with two goal difference and the latter second. Bahrain is third with 3 points, Malaysia is at the bottom with 0 points, and is out of the tournament one round early.

In the last round, if South Korea and Jordan both win, with 7 points and the same win-loss relationship, they will compare the goal difference and the number of goals, and now South Korea has 2 fewer goals and 1 less goal. If South Korea wins and Jordan does not beat Bahrain, then South Korea will top the group and may well face Japan. If Bahrain beats Jordan and South Korea draws Malaysia, South Korea will be second in the group.

Final round

January 25, 19:30: South Korea vs. Malaysia, Jordan vs. Bahrain