Hello everyone, today is April 17, 2024, let's take a look at today's "Hanzu Evening News" focus news, which is as follows:
1. "Desperate Football" showed, South Korea won a good start by defeating the United Arab Emirates 1-0
2. Lee Dong-kyung made contributions, and Ulsan's small victory over Yokohama locked in the Club World Cup place in advance
3. Korea Cup: "Seoul Derby" sealed the throat with a sword! FC Seoul completed revenge
4. The fourth person in the history of South Korean football, Lee Gang-in advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League with the team
Let's take a look at the details of each news
"Desperate Football" showed that South Korea's Olympic 1-0 victory over the United Arab Emirates won the opener
Super high ball possession, the opponent basically can't grab the ball, control the rhythm of the whole game, and play the opponent in the palm of his hand. This kind of football makes the opponent "desperate", yes, this is "desperate football", also known as "suffocating football". In last night's Qatar U23 Asian Cup match between the South Korean Olympic team and the United Arab Emirates Olympic team, the South Korean Olympic team, which is based on K League players, made the opponent completely feel what it means to be "desperate".
Two goals were blown offside and the third time was still scored in stoppage time. After the South Korean team scored, the United Arab Emirates almost went out on the whole line, but they couldn't grab the ball at all, because South Korea was not backward in the backfield, but constantly controlled the rhythm in the front court and sent it forward, which played with the opponent's physical fitness, and even played with the opponent's back line, which was quite provocative. When the opponent thought that the South Korean team was going to pass back, he suddenly made a long pass to find the side accurately, and then entered the penalty area through three-to-two cooperation, which is the technical and tactical level shown by Hwang Sunhong's national Olympic team last night.
Judging from the results of the game alone, it seems that the South Korean Olympic team won a fluke, but if you look at the data of the whole game and the process of the game, you can see that the South Korean Olympic team can "play" the opponent in the palm of its hand even if it is not organized. Of course, this is also very related to the mentality of the two sides before the game, although the South Korean team "vows three points", but very good at controlling the rhythm and situation, not in a hurry to "kill" the opponent, but the way of boiling frogs in warm water, which also shows that the team can take advantage of the trend and completely "control" the result of the game with its own rhythm.
Although the Korean media still expressed dissatisfaction with Huang Shanhong's team's lack of offensive system after the game, judging from the results of any competition system, the South Korean Olympic team did its best in this game, whether it was the scene or the result, especially this temporary patchwork team was able to completely control the rhythm, beyond the imagination of many people, it can be said that Huang Shanhong has completed the task of the first level. In the following games, the South Korean Olympic team still needs to slowly control the state through the game.
Lee Dong-hyung made a contribution, and Ulsan defeated Yokohama to lock in the Club World Cup place in advance
Let's take a look at the club's continental competitions. On the evening of April 17, local time in South Korea, the first leg of the semifinals of the 2023-24 AFC Champions League was contested in Ulsan, and Ulsan Hyundai hosted Yokohama Mariner. In the end, Ulsan won as desired, beating Yokohama 1-0 at home thanks to Lee Dong-hyung's first-half goal, taking the lead in the two-legged match and successfully securing a place in the 2025 Club World Cup.
Korea Cup: "Seoul Derby" Seal Your Throat with a Sword! FC Seoul Completes Revenge
Another eye-catching event in Korean football tonight is the "Seoul Derby" in the third round of the Korea Cup, FC Seoul and Seoul Yilian, the two "brothers" in the same city, met on the stage of the cup for the second time, the last meeting, Seoul Yilian eliminated FC Seoul with a set-piece header, and this time the history is surprisingly similar! FC Seoul scored with a header from a set-piece by veteran Hwang Hyun-so in the second half, and finally completed revenge 1-0 and eliminated the opponent.
Due to the fact that neither side sent the strongest squad in this game, coupled with the absence of the "common identity" Osmar due to a tendon strain, the game was quite lackluster. After Hwang Hyun-so's goal in the second half, Seoul Yi-yeon, who was unwilling to lose at home, stepped up the offensive and sent most of the main team, although besieging FC Seoul's goal, whether it was the shot that missed the target or was blocked by the opponent, there was no chance to score.
This victory is also FC Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong's "New Year's Eve victory" in the cup competition, and their opponent in the next round will be Gangwon FC, who eliminated Hwaseong FC in extra time to advance to the next round. So far, after the third round of the Korea Cup, all the teams below K2 are out.
In this round of the K1 League, two teams are out, and they both lost to K2 teams. One team was Suwon FC who lost 1-0 to Seongnam FC and the other was Daegu FC who lost 1-2 at home to Chungbuk Cheongju FC.
Attached: Report of the third round of the 2024 Korea Cup
Ansan Greeners【K2】0-1 Suwon Samsung Blue Wing【K2】
Seoul E-Love【K2】0-1 FC Seoul【K1】
江原FC【K1】1-1(AT:2-0) 华城FC【K3】
FC安养【K2】0-0（AT：0-1）金浦FC【K2】
Jinju Citizen [K4] 0-2 Daejeon Asiana Citizen [K1]
济州联合【K1】1-1(At:1-1(PK:5-3))天安城【K2】
FC木浦【K3】1-2 富川FC1995【K2】
城南FC【K2】1-0 水原FC【K1】
Daegu FC【K1】1-1(AT:0-1) Chungbuk Cheongju FC【K2】
庆南FC【K2】1-0 全南天龙【K2】
Incheon United【K1】1-0 Gimhae City Hall【K3】
金泉尚武【K1】2-2(AT:1-0)釜山IPark【K2】
The fourth person in the history of South Korean football, Lee Gang-in advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League with the team
In last week's Champions League, Henrique coach replaced Lee Gang-in, only to concede two goals in a row and eventually be reversed 3-2 at home by Barcelona. In the match between the two sides at Camp Nou, no one was optimistic that Grand Paris could turn the tables, but they did it! With the excellent performance of Vitinha, Mbappe and others, Grand Paris defeated Barcelona 4-1 away, and advanced to the semifinals with an aggregate score of 6-4. In this game, Li Gangren was on the bench, and in the 77th minute, he came on the court, and finally extended the advantage with his teammates and locked the score at 4-1.
When the referee's whistle blew, the Camp Nou stadium became a sea of cheers for the visiting team. Lee Gang-in also became the fourth South Korean player in the history of South Korean football to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, the first three being Lee Yong-pyo (04/05 [PSV Eindhoven]), Park Ji-sung (04/05 [PSV Eindhoven], 07/08, 08/09, 10/11 [Manchester United]) and Son Heung-min (18/19 [Tottenham Hotspur]).
(Editor in charge: Korea Football Research Association)
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