Losing to Japan, which had a national team under the age of 21, two years younger, frustrated with two consecutive championships
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jang Bo-in = Hwang Seon-Hong-Ho was eliminated from the Asian Cup quarterfinals under the age of 23 (AFC) following a devastating defeat in the match between Korea and Japan in Sookmyung.
The U-23 national team, led by coach Hwang Seon-hong, lost 0-3 once morest Japan in the quarter-finals of the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup held at Fahtakor Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on the 12th.
Korea, the winner of the previous 2020 tournament, set a goal of winning a second straight title, but ended up competing in the quarterfinals.
This is the first time that Korea has not made it to the quarterfinals in this event, which is in its fifth year this year.
Korea and Japan met in the U-23 Asian Cup for the first time in six years since the 2016 final.
South Korea, which had a 2-0 lead under Shin Tae-yong at the time, allowed Japan to score three goals and lost the game.
In this tournament, Korea, which recorded 2 wins and 1 draw in the group stage, took first place in Group C and Japan finished second in Group D, and a ‘return match’ was made in the quarterfinals, but Korea failed to lust following them.
South Korea put Park Jeong-in (Busan) at the forefront to confront Japan.
Yang Hyun-jun (Gangwon) and Kim Tae-hwan (Suwon) were on the left and right, followed by Hong Hyun-seok (LASK), Ko Jae-hyeon (Daegu) and Lee Kang-in (Mallorca).
The back was composed by Lee Kyu-hyeok (Jeonnam), Kim Joo-seong (Gimcheon), Kim Hyeon-woo (Ulsan), and Choi Jun (Busan), and the goalkeeper’s glove was Min Seong-jun (Incheon).
Goalkeeper Koh Dong-min (Gyeongnam) and striker Sang-bin Sang (Grasshopper) were excluded from the entry due to injuries and difficult conditions, and defender Lee Sang-min (Chungnam Asan) was tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19).
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Japan dispatched an under-21 (U-21) team to this tournament to prepare for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, but Korea was pushed back by 12 (2 on-target shots)-15 (9 on-target shots) in the number of shots. struggled the whole time. He didn’t even score a single shot on target in the first half.
Korea was shaken by conceding the opening goal in the 22nd minute of the first half.
Japan conceded a free kick due to a foul by Ko Jae-hyeon, and Yuito Suzuki’s right-footed shot from the kicker hit Jung-in Park’s head and was deflected and sucked into the goal.
In the 37th minute of the first half, Mao Hosoya attempted an additional goal with a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but Min Seong-jun saved it.
In the 40th minute of the first half, Lee Kang-in’s left-footed shot from outside the box was a threat, but it was rebounded following being hit by the opponent’s defense.
Afterwards, Korea, once more suffering from the Japanese offensive, allowed Hosoya to shoot several times in the first half of extra time, and it was difficult to prevent additional runs with the defense of Min Seong-joon and Kim Hyeon-woo.
At the beginning of the second half, director Hwang Seon-hong tried to reverse the mood by excluding Kim Tae-hwan and Park Jeong-in, and adding Kwon Hyuk-gyu (Kimcheon) and Jo Young-wook (Seoul).
Opportunities seemed to gradually increase with Lee Kang-in’s breakthrough, but it was not finished.
In the 15th minute of the second half, Hyun-Jun Yang’s right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty arc also missed the post.
In the end, Japan added an extra goal in the 20th minute of the second half.
When Min Seong-joon cleared Suzuki’s right-footed shot from the penalty area, Hosoya quickly rushed in and pushed it into the goal.
In the 27th minute of the second half, Oh Se-Hoon (Shimizu), who was replaced by Oh Se-Hoon (Shimizu), headed Lee Kyu-Hyeok’s cross one minute later, and bowed his head, turning away from the goal.
Japan, who advanced to the quarterfinals, will face host country Uzbekistan at 1:00 am Korean time on the 16th.
◇ 12 days record
▲ 2022 Asian Football Federation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup quarterfinals
Korea 0(0-1 0-2)3 Japan
△ Goal = Yuito Suzuki (22 minutes before, 35 minutes following) Hosoya Mao (20 minutes following, Japan)
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