Beijing time on January 31, 2023 Asian Cup 1/ 8 finals continued, in the match between Uzbekistan and Thailand, with Turgunboyev and Fedullayev's goals, Uzbekistan defeated Thailand 2-1 and successfully advanced, their opponent in the next round will be the host Qatar team; in another key game, with Cho Gyu-sung's equalizing goal, South Korea and Saudi Arabia drew 1-1 in 120 minutes, and Cho Hyun-woo saved 2 goals in the penalty shootout, South Korea eliminated the Saudi team with a score of 4-2, and the next round opponent will be Australia.
Uzbekistan 2-1 Thailand
In the 8th minute of the first half, the Thai team took a corner kick on the right side, and Dole nodded the ball to the goal; in the 14th minute, Uzbekistan crossed from the left, and Fezulayev was tripped by the Thai defender when he grabbed the point in the penalty area, but the referee did not make any decision; in the 18th minute, Urunov cut inside with the ball on the left side and then collided with his teammates to pick the ball and hit the wall, but he pushed the ball away in the face of the goalkeeper; in the 22nd minute, Uzbekistan completed a steal in the front, Masharipov suddenly made a cold arrow outside the penalty area, and the ball was saved by Bativa on the ground; In the 36th minute, Hormatov sent a long diagonal pass in front of the field, and Turgonboyev stopped the ball on his chest in the penalty area and volleyed, Uzbekistan leads 1-0, and at the end of the first half, Uzbekistan 1-0 Thailand;
In the 58th minute of the second half, substitute Subachu and his teammates played a wonderful cooperation in the front, Subachai set up a cannon at the top of the arc of the penalty area, Subachu met the ball and scored a low flat arc ball, and the Thai team equalized 1-1; In the 65th minute, Masharipov sent an assist in the front, Fedulaev stopped the ball in front of the penalty area and turned around, dexterously got rid of the defense and shot low, Uzbekistan took the lead again 2-1;
Uzbekistan starters: 1-Yusupov, 4-Sayyafev, 5-Ashurmatov, 15-Eshmurodov, 25-Husanov, 6-Khormatov, 9-Hamrobekov, 10-Masharipov, 11-Urunov, 19-Turgunboyev, 22-Feduraev;
Thailand starters: 23-Bhattiwa, 3-Bun Matan, 4-Dole, 12-Mikkelsen, 17-Bansa, 6-Yuyan, 14-Lengrath, 18-Willard, 19-Pamopo, 24-Onglachi, 9-Subachai.
Saudi Arabia 1-1 (penalty 2-4) South Korea
After the start of the game, it was not until the 13th minute that the two teams ushered in the first shot, Blake received the pass, and the long-range shot from outside the penalty area was too hasty, and the ball flew to the stands; in the 26th minute, the South Korean team ushered in a good opportunity to rewrite the score, Kim Tae-hwan attacked with a long pass on the right side of the backfield, Son Heung-min stopped the ball in one go, and shot low with his right foot at an angle in the penalty area, but unfortunately the ball was too caught by Al Cassar;
In the 29th minute, Al-Dosari broke through with the ball in front of the field and divided the ball on the right side, and Al Shehri got the ball and volleyed in the penalty area and slid past the goal; In the 32nd minute, Saudi Arabia made a mistake in the backfield, and Son Heung-min got the ball in the penalty area and turned and shot by Al Kassar;At the end of the first half, Saudi Arabia 0-0 South Korea;
Less than 1 minute into the opening of the second half, the Saudi Arabian team made a long diagonal pass to the front of the penalty area on the left side, Al-Dosari stopped the ball and made a mistake to turn it into an assist, and the substitute Radif pushed a left-footed shot into the far corner of the penalty area, Saudi Arabia led South Korea 1-0;
In the 81st minute, the South Korean team won consecutive corner kicks to besiege the Saudi team, Hwang In-bum took a corner kick from the left, Kim Min-jae headed the ball high; In the 85th minute, the South Korean team cooperated on the left side to tear apart the defense, Hwang Hee-chan made a bottom triangle cross from the left side of the penalty area, and Hwang In-beom's push was saved by Al-Casal;
In the 86th minute, Kim Tae-hwan crossed from the right side, Hwang In-beom's volley at the back of the penalty area was cleared by the Saudi defender on the goal line, and then Son Heung-min got the ball and fired a low shot with his left foot and was blocked by the opponent again; In the 3rd minute of stoppage time, the South Korean team crossed from the left side, and Cho Gyu-sung's header hit the crossbar; in the 9th minute of stoppage time, the South Korean team crossed from the right, Xue Yingyou nodded the ball and ferried, and Cho Gyu-sung scored with a header in the small penalty area, and the South Korean team drew 1-1 with Saudi Arabia, and the two teams entered overtime;
In extra time, both teams failed to rewrite the score again, and the game then went to a penalty shootout, and finally Cho Hyun-woo saved the penalties of Najib and Gharib, and the South Korean team made all four free throws, eliminated the Saudi team with a score of 4-2, and entered the top 8 of the Asian Cup;
South Korea's starters: 21-Cho Hyun-woo, 4-Kim Min-jae, 15-Jung Seung-hyun, 19-Kim Young-kwon, 22-Xue Young-woo, 23-Kim Tae-hwan, 6-Hwang In-beom, 10-Lee Jae-seong, 17-Jung You-young, 18-Lee Gang-in, 7-Son Heung-min;
Saudi starters: 22-Al Qasal, 5-Blahi, 4-Ojami, 12-Abdulhamid, 17-Tambakti, 25-Blake, 15-Al Habali, 23-Kanu, 24-Nasser al-Dosari, 10-Al-Dosari, 11-Al-Shehri. （DD）