At 7:30 p.m. on January 25, 2024, Group E of the group stage of the Asian Cup, the last two matches of the last round will start at the same time, against South Korea-Malaysia and Jordan-Bahrain.
Before the game, Jordan and South Korea have confirmed their qualification, and Bahrain is in third place with three points, and there is also a possibility of qualifying. The top team will play Japan, the second team will face the winners of Group F, and the third team will play Iraq or Qatar. Therefore, the first place in this group is not good, the second place is likely to play against Saudi Arabia, and the third place, against Iraq or Qatar, does it feel better to be in third place?
1. South Korea 3-3 Malaysia
South Korea's men's team, which won the Asian Cup twice in 1956 and 1960, will be keen to lift the trophy again. South Korea defeated Bahrain in the first game of the group stage, and drew 2-2 with Jordan in the second game, and the form has been up and down.
Jordan and South Korea are currently tied on four points to lead the standings, and if South Korea win this game, they will lock up the top spot in the group. Malaysia have lost both games and have no hope of qualifying, but they still have a goal to score.
In the end, Malaysia's goal was achieved, not just a goal, but two. South Korea managed to finish second in the group, facing Saudi Arabia in the 1/8 finals, Bahrain became the top team in the group with 6 points, and Japan in the 1/8 finals.
In the 21st minute, the South Korean team took the lead in breaking the deadlock, Zheng Youying's header was validated by VAR, South Korea 1-0 Malaysia!
In the 51st minute, South Korea's Hwang In-bum was cut off at the back, and Malaysia's Halim shot into the far corner smartly and scored Malaysia's first goal in the Asian Cup, and Malaysia equalized 1-1.
Halim was delighted after his goal, mimicking Cristiano Ronaldo's signature celebration.
In the 62nd minute, Malaysia's Hanapi overtook the score with a penalty kick and won 2-1 South Korea.
In the 83rd minute, Lee Gang-in scored a free kick from the world! South Korea equalized 2-2.
In the 90+4th minute, Son Heung-min scored from a point, South Korea 3-2 Malaysia, and the real-time ranking rose to the first place in the group!
In the 90+15th minute, Paul Jesus assisted, Morales scored, and Malaysia magically equalized, and the two sides fought to 3-3. There were originally 12 minutes of stoppage time, but in the end it became 15 minutes, and South Korea was not equalized, and the game was resolutely not finished. After the game, Klinsmann blossomed!
At this time, South Korea is second in Group E and Bahrain is first. Think about it, in the 2002 World Cup, it was possible to enter the semi-finals, and now I don't feel embarrassed to do anything! People have the capital to choose, but the national football team doesn't even have the capital to choose, and if they are played again, they may not even be able to kick Malaysia in the future, let alone Vietnam and Thailand.
2. Jordan 0-1 Bahrain
Jordan has qualified ahead of schedule, and Bahrain is also very likely to qualify, the key is the question of ranking the number of groups, in the case of Group D The situation is clear, it depends on whether South Korea Jordan and Bahrain have the intention of picking opponents.
Bahrain defeated Malaysia in the last round of the tournament with a last-minute strike to secure victory and almost seal up group qualification.
With China already eliminated in the third place in the other groups, Indonesia have a smaller goal difference than them, and they only need to draw to ensure that they can qualify for the knockout rounds.
A win for Bahrain has a good chance of topping the group and facing Japan. Therefore, Bahrain's tactics are likely to be relatively conservative in this game. As a result, Bahrain accidentally became the first place in the group against Japan, and Bahrain was depressed?
In the 34th minute, Ali Madan, Yusuf Hilal scored a single goal, Bahrain 1-0 Jordan.
In the end, Bahrain beat Jordan 1-0 to become the top of the group, and against the second place in Group D Japan, Jordan became the third in the group, and will play Iraq or Qatar. The Asian Cup is too dark!