U23 Asian Cup upset: South Korea lost to Indonesia on penalties and missed the Olympics for the first time in 40 years

Panorama Sports

2024-04-26 06:15Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

In the early morning of April 26, the 1/4 finals of the U23 Asian Cup were held, and the South Korean team and the Indonesian team staged a showdown. South Korea's U23 team lost to Indonesia's U23 team on penalties, missing the semi-finals of the U23 Asian Cup and missing the Olympic Games for the first time in 40 years.

In the 15th minute of the first half, Indonesian U23 player Rafael Strujk shot from the edge of the penalty area, and the ball went straight into the corner of the goal, and Indonesia U23 took a 1-0 lead.

In the 44th minute, South Korea's U23 made Indonesian player Tegu set up an own goal, and the South Korean team tied the score 1-1, and the two sides returned to the same level.

In stoppage time of the half, Indonesia U23 launched an offensive with a long pass, and Struik scored a brace from near the penalty spot, and Indonesia U23 led 2-1 to end the first half.

In the 70th minute of the game, the situation on the field changed abruptly, South Korea's U23 substitute player Lee Yongjun was sent off, and the South Korean team played with one less man on the field.

In the 84th minute, South Korea, who played with one man less, equalized the score, Jung Sang-bin received a pass from his teammates and scored from a tight angle in the penalty area, and the two sides returned to the same level 2-2.

In regulation time, the two sides were locked in a penalty shootout. In the first five rounds of the penalty shootout, both sides hit the penalty spot, and the game entered a more brutal round of winner-winning stage.

In the 6th round, both teams failed to hit the penalty shot, and in the 7th to 11th rounds, both teams hit the penalty shot. In the 12th game, South Korea's player Lee Kang-hee was saved, and Indonesia's Alhan withstood the pressure and hit the penalty, and the Indonesian team won the penalty shootout 11-10.

In the end, through a brutal penalty shootout, Indonesia eliminated South Korea with an aggregate score of 13-12 and reached the semi-finals in their first appearance in the U23 Asian Cup. South Korea were eliminated from the Olympics for the first time since 1984.

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