2023-06-25 23:02:52
(Vision 21 News) The men’s U-17 national team will participate in the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in Indonesia in November.
The U-17 national team led by coach Byun Seong-hwan won 4-1 once morest the host country Thailand in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-17 Asian Cup held at Pathum Thani Stadium in Thailand on the 25th (hereinfollowing referred to as Korean time) and advanced to the semifinals. went up As a result, Korea secured a ticket to the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is given up to 4th place in the tournament, and entered the U-17 World Cup for the second time in a row. FIFA held a council on the 23rd and selected Indonesia as the host of the U-17 World Cup.
Korea will play the semi-final once morest the winners of Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan at 11:00 pm on the 29th. If you win this match, you will challenge the U-17 Asian Cup championship in 21 years. Korea has lifted the championship cup twice (1986, 2002) in this tournament that started in 1985. In the most recent tournament held in 2018, they advanced to the semifinals, and in the following year’s U-17 World Cup, Um Ji-seong (Gwangju FC), Jung Sang-bin (Minnesota), and Lee Tae-seok (FC Seoul) made it to the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinal match once morest Thailand, coach Byun put up the best team members. As the frontline striker, Kim Myeong-jun (Pocheol High School), who scored a hat-trick once morest Qatar in the group stage, stepped up. In the second line, Yang Min-hyeok (Gangneung Jeil High School), Jin Tae-ho (Youngsaeng High School), Baek In-woo (Yongin City Soccer Center U18), and Yoon Do-young (Chungnam Mechanical Technical High School) lined up. The defensive midfielder was Lim Hyeon-seop (Maetango). The four-back defense consisted of Hwang Ji-seong (Daegeon High School), Ko Jong-hyeon (Maetango High School), Kang Min-woo (Ulsan Hyundai High School), and Lee Chang-woo (Boin High School). Hong Seong-min (Pocheol High School) guarded the goal.
Korea, which took the lead with an overwhelming possession from the beginning, scored the first goal with a set piece in the 4th minute of the first half. In a free kick situation, center back Kang Min-woo, who came up to the opponent’s goal, turned Baek In-woo’s right-footed free kick into a wonderful header. Taking the lead, Korea made the Thai defense difficult through quick passwork and organic movements.
However, in the counterattack situation, Korea momentarily lost concentration on defense and allowed a tie. In the 12th minute of the first half, Thailand’s Duchadi Buranajuthanon penetrated into the space behind our defense and shook the net with a sensuous toe kick in front of the goal. After the equalizer, Thailand temporarily set the mood. In the 28th minute of the first half, a dizzying situation was created. In a corner kick situation, Chanothai Kongmeng kicked the ball right in front of the goal and went slightly over the crossbar.
After conceding an equalizer, Korea, which was shaken for a moment, took the lead through a set piece once more in the 36th minute of the first half. Like the opening goal, Yoon Do-young’s free kick led to the goal. This time, Yoon Do-young, who had won a free kick, took a left-footed free kick himself, and Kim Myung-jun rushed in and slightly changed the direction with his right foot to score the second goal. South Korea’s free kick from the front of the arc during extra time in the first half was connected with Hwang Ji-seong’s sharp left-footed shot, but it was blocked by the opponent’s goalkeeper.
Head coach Byeon, who faced the second half with a 2-1 lead, replaced Yang Min-hyuk, who had been warned in the first half, with Kim Hyun-min, preparing for unexpected variables. In the early part of the second half, Korea, whose offense had been stagnant for a while, raised the mood with Yoon Do-young’s flamboyant individual skills. In the 17th minute of the second half, Yoon Do-young tried a sharp left-footed shot following passing a two-on-one with our player in the midfield, but the ball flew slightly upward.
South Korea, which had an uneasy lead, scored the third goal to ease the pressure. Yoon Do-young, who continued to impress, even scored a goal in the 24th minute of the second half. South Korea broke Thailand’s left side with an organic pass, and when Baek In-woo’s shot hit the opponent’s defender, Yoon Do-young connected it once more with a left-footed non-stop shot and ran away with a two-goal margin.
In the 39th minute of the second half, Kim Hyun-min, who came on as a substitute in the second half, scored a goal with a wonderful right-footed kick in a counterattack situation in Korea, putting Thailand down. Kim Hyun-min celebrated the victory by performing the ‘Control Tower Ceremony’. With a three-goal lead, coach Byun used all of his remaining replacement cards and even showed some time to prepare for the next game. When the final whistle blew, the players splashed water on each other and shared the joy of advancing to the World Cup.
2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Quarterfinals
South Korea 4-1 Thailand
Scorers: Min-Woo Kang (4 years ago), Myung-Jun Kim (36 years ago), Do-Young Yoon (24 years ago), Hyun-Min Kim (39 years ago, South Korea) Duchadi Buranajuthanon (16 years ago, Thailand)
Korean Players: Hong Seong-min (GK) Hwang Ji-seong Koh Jong-hyun Kang Min-woo Lee Chang-woo (After 32 Seo Jeong-hyuk) Lim Hyeon-seop Yang Min-hyuk (HT Kim Hyun-min) Jin Tae-ho (After 45+2 Park Hyun-min) Baek In-woo Do-yeong Yoon (After 45 Park Seung-soo) Kim Myeong-jun (After 45 Lee Jae-hwan)
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