2024-01-15 15:14:27
[Live in Doha]South Korea, which has Tottenham star Son Heung-min and Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Lee Gang-in, faced Bahrain at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium today (15th). South Korea, which had a slow performance in the first half under the encouragement of many Korean fans, finally had Hwang In-bum score before halftime, and Lee Gang-in scored two goals in a row following changing sides, defeating the opponent 3:1 and winning the game.
Huang Xican (second from right)
Although South Korea, the two-time winner, is the country with the most participations together with Iran, its performance in the Asian Cup in recent years has been mediocre. In the last edition, it was only eliminated in the quarterfinals by the eventual champion Qatar. However, this “Tai Chi Tigers” is full of elites this year. Tottenham captain Son Heung-min, Paris winger Lee Gang-in, Wolves forward Hwang Hee-chan and Bayern Munich backbone Kim Min-jae have all returned to the team. South Korea, which is in the same group as Bahrain, Malaysia and Jordan, will face Bahrain in the first match today. However, Hwang Hee-chan, who attended the press conference the day before, was not included in the 23-man roster due to injury, and the rest of the main players are all on the regular list.
Bahrain fans celebrated excitedly following their team tied the match.
As a team with one of the top stars in this tournament, South Korea has a large number of spectators in attendance. In addition to the Koreans who come from afar, there are also many locals holding Korean flags to cheer. Slogans of “Fighting” and “Republic of Korea” were heard from time to time in the stands, and the screams of Cho Kyu-sung, Lee Gang-in and Son Heung-min when they controlled the ball were also particularly loud. However, Bahrain, which is also a Middle Eastern country, is located next to Qatar, and naturally there are many supporters present. The 8,388 people in the audience competed with the opponent fans. The Bahrain fans gathered on the line next to the Bahrain reserve bench and even played musical instruments in the second half to cheer up, so that the reporters sitting in front might hardly hear the whistle for the game.
Son Heung-min
Kim Yongya
Li Gangren
Cao Guicheng
Talking back to the game, South Korea, a regular in the World Cup, did not have an advantage in the early stages of the match once morest Bahrain. On the contrary, Bahrain’s occasional counterattack shots were more threatening. The Korean players began to look a little anxious. After frequent fouls, three of them received yellow cards within half an hour. On the contrary, Bahrain players also collided with opponents from time to time, but the Chinese football card rarely whistled, and Sun Xingmin once complained to him. Cho Kyu-sung, who became famous in the World Cup in Qatar more than a year ago, had a golden opportunity, but his left-footed shot went far beyond the empty goal. At the 38th minute, Li Zaicheng made a big pass from the left, and Huang Infan from the far post hit the shot to end the half at 1:0.
Li Zai made an assist.
Huang Renfan
After changing sides, Bahrain’s efforts bore fruit in the 51st minute, with Harshash scoring from the middle to tie the game. But the Bahrain supporters were only happy for five minutes. Lee Gang-in, known as the “Korean Beauty”, turned right and shot a hot shot into the net, giving South Korea the lead once more. The Paris player scored another goal 13 minutes later to help the team lead to 3:1. Son Heung-min, who rarely had a chance to shoot, hit the far post in the penalty area in the 87th minute but went out of bounds. In stoppage time, he received a yellow for inserting water in the penalty area, but this did not prevent South Korea from maintaining the score and facing Jordan five days later.
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “[Asian Cup・Direct Attack]Li Gangren scored twice to lead South Korea to defeat Bahrain and Son Heung-min stepped in to lead the yellow.」
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