On January 25, the 3rd round of Group E of the Asian Cup, South Korea vs Malaysia, Bahrain vs Jordan. Bahrain defeated Jordan 1-0, South Korea was up and down this time, South Korea led 1-0, fell behind 1-2, overtook 3-2, drew 3-3, scored 6 goals, and changed South Korea's ranking 6 times!
In the end, Bahrain got 6 points and won the first place in the group, facing Japan in the 1/8 finals, and South Korea ranked 2nd in the group with 5 points, and is likely to meet Saudi Arabia in the 1/8 finals.
In the first two rounds of Group E, Jordan and South Korea both have 4 points and have qualified in advance, Jordan ranks 1st with a goal difference, and Bahrain has 3 points in 2 games, and only 1 point is needed to ensure promotion. However, the first place in this group will meet Japan in the 1/8 finals, and the second place in the group will meet Saudi Arabia in the 1/8 finals.
South Korea 3-3 Malaysia
Before this game, South Korean coach Klinsmann vowed that we would strive for No. 1 and only think about the match with Malaysia, not who to play in the 1/8 finals. South Korea's main force played, Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae, and Lee Gang-in all started.
South Korea, which has absolute strength, broke the deadlock in the 21st minute: Lee Gang-in crossed from a corner kick, Zheng Youyong scored with a header, and South Korea led 1-0!
However, in the second half, the situation changed abruptly, and Malaysia tore apart South Korea's defense with a quick and fast style:
In the 51st minute, Huang Renfan was cut off in the backfield, Malaysia attacked with the momentum, Fasser Haring shook Kim Min-jae, scored an empty goal, and Malaysia equalized 1-1!
In the 59th minute, Malaysia's Arif Hanapi was kicked down by Xue Yingyou, the referee blew a penalty, Arif Hanapi made it overnight, and Malaysia overtook 2-1!
In just 11 minutes, Malaysia scored two goals in a row to overtake South Korea and lead South Korea 2-1! In the stands, Malaysian fans cried with excitement.
However, South Korea has individual performances by superstars. In the 83rd minute, Li Gangren's long-distance free kick directly hit the goal, and after Hazmi saved, the ball still went into the net. The goal was recorded as Hazmi's own own, and South Korea tied Malaysia 2-2!
In the 94th minute, South Korea won a penalty, Son Heung-min calmly scored the ball, and South Korea was 3-2 quasi-lore!
In the 104th minute, a miracle happened: Malaysia's Morales scored the equalizer, 3-3!
With 6 goals scored in this group, the group standings have changed dramatically:
After Zheng Youyong scored, South Korea jumped from 2nd to 1st, Malaysia equalized, South Korea fell to 2nd, Malaysia overtaken, South Korea fell to 3rd, Lee Gang-in made an own-goal, South Korea returned to 2nd place, Son Heung-min scored a penalty, South Korea reached the top again, Malaysia drew in the 104th minute, South Korea returned to 2nd place, and the Group E ranking was "bumpy", which also means that the situation of the 1/8 finals is constantly changing.
For this 3-3, Huang Jianxiang and Ma Dexing's comments hit the nail on the head: South Korea wants to avoid Japan, and they don't want their faces!
Bahrain 1-0 Jordan
Bahrain, who only needed one point to qualify, seized the opportunity:
In the 34th minute, Al-Hilal got a super big one-on-one chance and scored with a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area. It was also the only goal of the game, as Bahrain beat Jordan 1-0.
So far, 15 seats have been born in the round of 16 of the Asian Cup: Iran, Qatar, Iraq, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Japan, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Tajikistan, Palestine, Syria, and Bahrain.