In the second matchup of the 2024 U23 Asian Cup 1/4 finals that ended in the early morning of April 26, Beijing time, South Korea's Olympic team drew 2-2 with Indonesia's Olympic team in 120 minutes of regular time.
In the penalty shootout, after 12 rounds of fierce battles between the two sides, the South Korean team lost 10-11, thus losing to the Indonesian Olympic Games with a total score of 12-13, and the South Korean Olympic Games stopped in the quarterfinals of the U23 Asian Cup and missed the Paris Olympics. Indonesia will face the winner between Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia in the semi-finals for a place in the final.
In this year's U23 Asian Cup, South Korea's Olympic team defeated the United Arab Emirates, China's Olympic team and Japan team in succession, and ranked first in Group B after three consecutive wins, while their opponent in the quarterfinals was Indonesia, the second place in Group A. Just 15 minutes into the game, Indonesia took the lead when naturalised player Struk broke the deadlock with a long-range shot.
In the 45th minute, the South Korean team relied on Yoon Ji-sung to create Koeman's own goal and successfully equalized.
However, three minutes later, Struk took advantage of the mistake between the South Korean Olympic defender and the goalkeeper to push and score again. After half-time, South Korea's Olympic team trailed Indonesia's Olympic Games 1-2.
In the 68th minute, substitute Lee Young-jun stepped on Haebner's ankle while defending, and after VAR intervened, the referee directly showed him a red card and sent him off, and the South Korean Olympic team had to play one less.
In the 84th minute, the South Korean national Olympic team, who played one less, equalized again, and Zheng Xiangbin scored with a push into the far corner from the left side of the penalty area. Since then, neither side has been able to score. The match was forced to go to penalties.
In the first 5 rounds of the penalty shootout, both sides hit all of them. In the 6th round, players from both teams lost penalties one after another. Until the 12th round, South Korea's Lee Kang-hee was saved, and Indonesia's Rifayi hit the penalty.
In this way, the South Korean National Olympic Games were upset and eliminated and missed the Paris Olympics. After reaching the semi-finals, Indonesia's hopes of entering the Paris Olympics have increased sharply.
According to the rules, the top three finishers in this U23 Asian Cup will directly qualify for the Paris Olympics. The fourth place team will play the African team in the play-off for the last one spot.