On the evening of January 25, Beijing time, the results of the two matches in Group E of the final round of the group stage of the Asian Cup in Qatar can be described as ups and downs, especially the 3:3 draw between South Korea and Malaysia. The final result was a 1-0 win for Bahrain to finish first in the group, while South Korea drew 3-3 with Malaysia. In that case, in the quarter-finals, Bahrain will face Japan, South Korea will face Thailand or Saudi Arabia, and Jordan will face Iraq or Qatar, with both South Korea and Jordan thankfully avoiding the favourites Japan.
South Korea 3:3 Malaysia game, in the 21st minute, the South Korean team used a corner kick and Zheng Youying scored a header to take the lead, and the South Korean team took the lead 1:0. In the 51st minute, the South Korean team's defense made a collective mistake, first Hwang In-bum was tackled, and then two Malaysian attackers messed up the entire defense of the South Korean team, and Halim scored to make the score 1:1. In the 62nd minute, the South Korean team made another mistake, Xue Yingyou kicked down the opponent in the penalty area to send a point, and Ayman shot a low shot in one fell swoop, and Malaysia overtook 2:1. In the 83rd minute, the South Korean team got a free kick opportunity in front of the field, and Lee Gang-in directly kicked a world wave, and the South Korean team equalized 2:2. In the 94th minute of stoppage time, South Korea won a penalty, Son Heung-min scored the penalty, and South Korea exceeded 3:2 again. In the last minute of stoppage time, Malaysia scored a goal-equaliser through Morales to make it 3-3.
This is definitely a big upset, the South Korean team played a shameful performance, and even had an element of deliberate acting, which is the evaluation given by the Korean media. This is true, because the South Korean team is ranked 23rd in the world, while Malaysia is only ranked 130th in the world, and the total starting value of the South Korean team is 42 times that of Malaysia! In this game, the South Korean team had 81% possession and had as many as 20 shots on goal, while Malaysia only had 4 shots on goal.
However, we seem to have read something from the changes in the expressions of the South Korean and Malaysian coaches, when Son Heung-min scored a penalty in stoppage time and the South Korean team won 3-2, Klinsmann scratched his ears and cheeks with a sad face, and when the South Korean team suffered a 3-3 draw, Klinsmann showed a smile on his face again. The change in the expression of the Malaysian coach from worry to joy seems to be more natural.
It is indeed a bit unbelievable to concede three goals in a row against a team ranked 130th in the world, and it can only be said that the South Korean team has done everything to avoid the Japanese team.