The U23 Asian Cup ushered in 1 quarter-final match, South Korea U23 met Indonesia U23. South Korea, as a strong team in Asia, is one of the strong contenders for the title at any level. In the group stage, South Korea U23 performed very well, winning all three games, first beating the United Arab Emirates U23 1-0, then beating China U23 2-0 and then narrowly beating the favourites Japan U23 1-0. South Korea did not concede 1 goal in 3 group games, and the defense did a very good job. Indonesia U23 also performed well in the group stage, winning 2 and losing 1 in 3 games, including beating the mighty Australia 23. Indonesia's U23 qualify for the Asian Cup for the first time, which is very commendable. And this time, South Korea U23 met Indonesia U23, and as a result, South Korea U23 overturned, which is unbelievable!
Struk gave Indonesia Under-23s the lead in the 14th minute when a long-range shot from outside the box went straight into the corner! It was an own goal that gave South Korea Under-23s the equaliser. But in stoppage time of the half, South Korea U23 conceded again. It was still Strucker's goal, who scored twice with a low shot from inside the box!
In the 68th minute, Li Yingjun stepped on a foul and was sent off with a direct red card. South Korea's U23s have one less man to play. However, in the 84th minute, South Korea equalized! Jung Xiangbin pushed the goal to save South Korea's U23s. At the end of regular time, the score was 2-2 and went into extra time. In extra-time neither side scored. Enter the penalty shootout. It took 12 penalty shootouts to decide the winner. In the end, Lee Kang-hee lost the penalty and became the biggest sinner of the South Korean team! In the end, Indonesia 23 eliminated South Korea U23 13-12. South Korea's U23 missed the Olympic Games, which is a great shame! South Korea has not participated in the Olympics for 10 consecutive times, and it is also the first time that it has been absent since the restructuring.
Indonesia's U23s have made history by reaching the semi-finals in their first Asian Cup appearance, which is incredible! Indonesia's U23 has an 87.5% chance of reaching the Olympics. Obviously, Indonesia U23 is the strongest dark horse in this Asian Cup, much stronger than the Chinese men's football team! The Chinese men's football team lost the first two rounds of the group stage of this Asian Cup and went out early, and the last round of the group stage also barely beat the United Arab Emirates.