On the evening of January 25, Beijing time, the third round of the group stage of the Asian Cup continued, and South Korea, ranked 23rd in the world in Group E, drew 3-3 with Malaysia, ranked 130th in the world, and Jordan, ranked 87th in the world, lost 0-1 to Bahrain, ranked 86th in the world. So far, Bahrain is ranked first against Japan, the strongest in Asia, South Korea is ranked second against Thailand or Saudi Arabia, and Jordan is third against Iraq or Qatar. Although Malaysia finished bottom of the table, they scored three goals against the mighty South Korea in the final round to complete an incredible equalizer, and it is believed that this game will become a beautiful memory that Malaysian fans will never forget. Let's take a quick rundown of the two races and the latest standings.
South Korea VS Malaysia
At the beginning, the two sides played more relaxed and comfortable. South Korea had absolute possession. In the 22nd minute, Li Gangren took a corner kick from the left side and drove to the goal, and Zheng Youying jumped high to score with a header. Afterwards against Malaysia's bucket formation, South Korea did not create more dangerous attacks and had few shots on goal. South Korea led by one goal at half-time.
In the second half, Malaysia scored a blitz, Malaysia completed a steal in the front, and Haring scored twice in the penalty area. Xue Yingyou then kicked someone in the penalty area, and Hana scored from the penalty spot to help Malaysia complete an incredible shocking comeback. Faced with such a situation, South Korean head coach Jurgen Klinsmann began to deploy troops.
In the 83rd minute, Li Gangren took a free kick from the front of the penalty area, and hit the goal directly into the corner. In stoppage time, Oh Hyun-hyun was brought down in the penalty area, and Son Heung-min took the penalty to help South Korea complete the comeback. Morales equalised late in stoppage time, leaving the Malaysian fans furious. Full-time South Korea 3-3 Malaysia. South Korea bombarded 20 feet in the whole game, and the ball control exceeded 8 percent, and the advantage is still very obvious, but this result is believed to be not satisfactory to Korean fans.
Jordan vs Bahrain
The two sides formed a balance of power at the beginning, the pace of the game was slightly slow, and there was little threat to attack. Jordan tried to shoot wide from distance, but Bahrain was parried by the goalkeeper. In the 33rd minute, Bahrain launched a counterattack, and Yusuf calmly pushed the goalkeeper into the goal. Towards half-time, Mahon almost doubled the lead with a powerful shot from in front of goal. In the second half, Ma Hongzhun almost succeeded in a single shot. Jordan's qualityless overhead kicks were then cleared by the goalkeeper. On the contrary, it was Bahrain's long-range shot that was more threatening. Jordan, who fell behind at the end of the game, passed the ball back and forth in the backfield and did not attack, and was booed by the fans on the sidelines. Full time Jordan 0-1 Bahrain.