2023-06-27 01:32:00
sports | 2023.06.27 11:02
[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Park Sang-wook = Byun Seong-hwan’s semi-final opponent is Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan won 2-0 in the quarterfinals of the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup against Saudi Arabia held at Pathum Thani Stadium in Thailand on the 27th (Korean time). The Korean U-17 national soccer team, which advanced to the semifinals by beating Thailand, will compete with Uzbekistan for a ticket to the final at 11:00 p.m. on the 29th.
[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Park Sang-wook = 2023.06.27 psoq1337@newspim.com
Uzbekistan, who passed the group stage by finishing second in the group following Japan (2 wins, 1 draw), seemed to be pushed back from start to finish against Saudi Arabia. After taking the lead in the 34th minute of the second half with an own goal by the opponent’s goalkeeper, Abdulayev’s right-footed shot from a corner kick in the 39th minute of the second half made it to the semifinals. Saudi Arabia, which was a candidate for the championship, tried to win the championship for the first time in 35 years since 1988, but it was canceled with a defeat that day.
Another semi-final match was decided between Japan and Iran. Japan won 3-1 against Australia in the quarterfinals on the 26th and met Iran in the quarterfinals on the 25th after defeating Yemen in a penalty shootout. Japan is the champion of the last tournament and Iran was eliminated in the group stage of the last tournament.
With the completion of the quarterfinals, five countries, Korea, Japan, Iran, Uzbekistan, and Indonesia (host country qualification), have been confirmed as the Asian continent’s finalists for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup (November 10-December 2, Indonesia). .
Korea, which has won the championship twice in history (1986 and 2002), can challenge its third title in 21 years by defeating Uzbekistan. They reached the finals in 2008 and 2014, but were caught up in Uzbekistan and North Korea, respectively.
Uzbekistan scored 5 goals (including 1 own goal) and conceded 1 goal in 4 matches, from the group stage to the quarterfinals. On the other hand, Byun Seong-Hwan-Ho scored 14 goals and conceded 4 goals until the quarterfinals, overwhelming Uzbek in terms of firepower. Korea lost 2-3 to Uzbekistan in the first round of Group J of the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup preliminary group stage held in October last year, and had a chance to take revenge in the semifinals.
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