The Chinese men's football team is not alone! The Asian strong team next door also missed the Olympics, and the top 4 of the Asian Cup were upset!
In the early morning of April 26, the U23 Asian Cup continued to compete in the quarterfinals, with the South Korean men's football team playing Indonesia. In the previous group stage, the Chinese men's football team U23 was in the same group as South Korea and lost to the opponent with a score of 0-2. The South Korean team won 3 consecutive wins in the group and hit the line in the first place. Indonesia finished second in Group A. In this matchup, the Indonesian team played well and scored a goal in the 15th minute of the opening game, and the South Korean team equalized before half-time with an own goal. Strucker then scored a brace to give a 2-1 lead in the third minute of stoppage time!
In the 84th minute of the second half, the South Korean team struggled to equalize and achieve a perfect equalization. Extra-time was a no-brainer and ended up 2-2 on penalties. The penalty shootout was not decided until the 12th round, and Li Kangxi's penalty was saved, and he was taunted by the goalkeeper. Rifayi then hit and the game was over. Indonesia counterattacked with an aggregate score of 13-12 and eliminated the South Korean team to reach the top four. The South Korean team unfortunately missed the top 4, which also means that it will not be able to participate in the Olympics at the same time!
It is worth mentioning that the Indonesian team's foot skills and small-scale cooperation are really good, and the South Korean team lost unjustly. The head coach of the Indonesian team is South Korean Shin Tae-ryong, who has now been awarded a three-year contract extension. Coach Shin is too familiar with Korean players and knows a lot about technical and tactical play.
The Chinese men's football team is not alone, and the South Korean team next door missed the Olympics and participated in the Olympic Games for the 10th consecutive time.
In the other game, Japan scored two goals in a row through extra time to defeat Qatar 4-2 on aggregate and overthrow the top spot in Group A. In the 41st minute, Qatari goalkeeper Al Balid was sent off for a foul.
So far, 2 seats will be decided in the top 4, and Japan and Indonesia will have to wait for the next round of opponents to be released.