The Korean men’s soccer team, led by head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, won 3-1 against Bahrain at 8:30 p.m. on the 15th (Korea time) in the first Group E match of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup at Jasim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar.
The Korean national soccer team, which aims to win the title for the first time in 64 years after winning the 1960 Asian Cup, will play against Bahrain, Jordan on Tuesday, and Malaysia on Saturday. Bahrain is a team that is 86th in the FIFA rankings, and is far apart from Korea, which is 23rd. 토토사이트 추천
In the 38th minute of the first half, Lee Jae-sung scored a low cutback cross from the left in the Korean attack situation and Hwang In-beom took the first goal with an accurate left-footed shot from the front of the box.
However, Korea allowed a tie at the 6th minute of the second half. Bahrain’s Mohamed Malhun received a high 2-1 pass from the left to the center and shot from inside the box passed sideways after hitting defender Jeong Seung-hyeon, and had to fall in front of Abdullah Al-Hashashi to split the Korean net with a right footed shot from the penalty spot.
Lee Kang-in was allowed to tie the game 1-1 in the second half. Lee Kang-in, who took over the pass Kim Min-jae gave to the center in the 11th minute of the second half, hit a bold left-footed mid-range shot at the center point about 25 meters from the post, drew an exquisite trajectory, and hit the post before making a goal. 2-1.
In the 23rd minute of the second half, Lee Kang-in, who took the pass from the left to Son Heung-min and Hwang In-beom, calmly folded it in the box and scored a wedge with a left-footed shot, which South Korea won 3-1.
After the match, the official social media of Paris Saint-Germain announced Lee Kang-in’s strong performance and even produced a graphic. PSG announced Lee Kang-in’s performance to the world with a graphic produced by saying, “Lee Kang-in, a Paris Saint-Germain player, scored two goals to make Korea’s first Asian Cup victory.” Lee Kang-in officially joined PSG in July and was playing for PSG with three goals and two assists in 16 games until the Asian Cup match.