On the evening of January 25, Beijing time, a key match in the third round of Group E of the Asian Cup was played by the South Korean men's football team against the Malaysian men's football team. In the first half, Jung You-yong scored with a header, in the second half, the South Korean defense collapsed, Haring equalized, Xue Young-woo sent a penalty, Hanapi scored a penalty, Lee Gang-in equalized with a free kick, Son Heung-min scored a penalty, and Romil equalized. In the end, South Korea drew 3-3 with Malaysia and locked up the second place in the group with 5 points.
As the second favorite to win the championship after Japan, South Korea is eager to regain the Asian Cup title after 64 years, so they have called up Son Heung-min, Lee Gang-in, Kim Min-jae and many other stars from the five major leagues. In the first 2 rounds, after South Korea defeated Bahrain, they drew with Jordan and ranked second with 4 points in 2 rounds.
In this game, South Korea's opponent is Malaysia, which was eliminated early, and this is the first time that the two teams have met in the Asian Cup. In the latest FIFA rankings, South Korea is ranked 23rd and Malaysia is ranked 130th.
In this game, South Korea adjusted the starting list, Kim Tae-hwan, Kim Young-kwon, and Jung You-yong got the opportunity to play, Cho Gyu-sung continued to serve as a single arrow, and Lee Gang-in and Son Heung-min sat in the midfield.
After the opening, South Korea controlled the game, Malaysia could only defend passively, and the game gradually turned into a half-time offensive and defensive drill.
In the 9th minute, the South Korean backfield made a long pass to find Cho Gyu-sung, who stepped forward to form a single chance, and the last trip was too big to form a goal, missing a good opportunity.
In the 15th minute, Son Heung-min burst into the penalty area with his individual ability and completed a blast, and the ball was saved by goalkeeper Hazmi.
In the 22nd minute, South Korea took a corner kick, Jung Youyong headed the goal, goalkeeper Hazmi struggled to save the ball, and the referee signaled that the ball had crossed the goal line after watching VAR, and the penalty was valid, and South Korea led 1-0.
After that, South Korea continued to besiege Malaysia's backline, with Son Heung-min, Lee Gang-in, and Xue Young-woo completing threatening shots one after another.
In the 38th minute, Son Heung-min burst into the penalty area with the ball on the side, and finally his low shot from a small angle was saved by goalkeeper Hazmi.
In the 42nd minute, Xue Yingyou shot with the outside of his instep, and the ball was pressed into the arms of goalkeeper Hazmi.
At the end of the first half, South Korea went into the break with a 1-0 lead.
Statistically, South Korea completely controlled the game, did not give Malaysia a chance, possession was as high as 84%, completed 5 shots on goal with 4 on target, and also had 5 corner kick opportunities, completed 18 crosses, but missed 1 great opportunity, from Cho Gyu-sung's missed single-knife, Malaysia did not form a shooting opportunity.
Returning to the field in the second half, South Korea's attack slowed down, giving Malaysia a chance to turn the tables.
In the 51st minute, South Korea made a mistake at the back, and Haring scored from a small angle to help Malaysia equalize 1-1, which was also Malaysia's first goal in this Asian Cup.
After conceding the goal, the South Korean backline did not regain their composure and was soon scored by Malaysia.
In the 60th minute, Xue Yingyou kicked down Hanapi in the penalty area, and the referee awarded a penalty after watching VAR, and then Hanapi personally hit the penalty to help Malaysia complete the 2-1 overtake, and the Malaysian fans at the scene cried excitedly.
In the other game in the same group, Jordan temporarily fell behind Bahrain 0-1, if the two games ended according to this score, Bahrain rose to first, Jordan locked second, and South Korea fell to third, then the team that played Japan in the 1/8 finals became Bahrain, Jordan and South Korea can avoid it.
Faced with the desperate situation of falling behind by one goal, South Korea adjusted their form in time.
In the 83rd minute, Lee Gang-in scored directly from a free kick to help South Korea equalize 2-2.
In the 94th minute, Wu Hyun-hyun was fouled in the penalty area, and the referee awarded a penalty, and then Son Heung-min hit the penalty to help South Korea complete the comeback 3-2. However, in the last minute, Malaysia pulled the score to a 3-3 draw.
In the end, South Korea drew 3-3 with Malaysia due to Bahrain's victory over Jordan. In this way, in the latest standings, Bahrain has 6 points to rise to the first, then after advancing to the 1/8 finals, it will face Japan, which is second in Group D, South Korea has 5 points to lock in second, Jordan has 4 points and falls to third, and the three teams in the same group will join hands to advance to the knockout round.