The Korean national soccer team met Jordan in the second Group E match of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup at the Altumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, at 8:30 p.m. on the 20th (Korea time). Son Heung-min scored the first goal, but Park Yong-woo’s own goal and additional points led to the 1-2 draw.
There was an unexpected change ahead of the match against Jordan. Just a day before the match against Jordan, Kim Seung-gyu, the main goalkeeper, was injured. He was injured during his own team’s training, and a detailed diagnosis showed that he ruptured his cruciate ligament. Manager Klinsmann and the Korea Football Association decided to cancel the call-up as they believed it would be difficult to play in the future. 바카라사이트
Cho and Song Bum-keun were the two goalkeepers. Both goalkeepers were highly competitive, but Klinsmann chose Cho. Cho displayed stellar performance at the Russia World Cup as the hero of the “Miracle of Kazan” by keeping the national team’s goal and beating Germany, then No. 1 in the FIFA.
Cho Kyu-sung (Mitt Whelan), Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) played as the two-top players. Hwang In-beom (Zrvena Zvezda), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Lee Jae-sung (Mainz05), and Park Yong-woo (Al Ain) started in the midfield. The back four consisted of Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), Jung Seung-hyun (Ulsan HD), Seol Young-woo (Suwon Samsung).
South Korea opened with Lee Kang-in’s shot 2 minutes and 20 seconds from the beginning of the first half. After that, around 3:48 seconds, he ran through Son Heung-min Hwang In-beom’s through pass. He fought with the Jordanian defense in the box and got caught and fell.
No penalty kick was declared in the beginning, but it was corrected by a VAR on field review penalty. Son confidently kicked a Panenka kick to the center. He scored his first goal of the tournament, and successfully gained the upper hand against Jordan. In terms of the Asian Cup score, it was the first in 3277 days since 2015.
Son showed a ceremony to Kim Seung-gyu, who failed to pass the competition due to injury. After scoring the goal, he lifted up his uniform and hoped for a better recovery. Afterwards, he freely traveled the field and aimed at the Jordanian net.
Jordan was also formidable. He did not miss the gap between Korean offense and defense. He penetrated the gap quickly and counterattacked. Hwang In-beom was warned while blocking Jordan’s defense and allowed a free kick in the box. However, he could not penetrate goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo.
When Jordan caught the ball, South Korea switched to forward pressure and brought the ball. When Son Heung-min and Cho Kyu-sung started from the front, they quickly stabbed the ball and rushed into the Jordanian camp. However, Jordan, who was tapping, shook the net. He failed to accurately mark the corner kick set piece.
Park Yong-woo rushed to block Jordan’s defense, but his header missed and he scored an own goal. Korea made all-out efforts to score an additional goal to change the mood. It raised its line to target Jordan. However, due to widening gap between offense and defense, it failed to systematically block Jordan. Son Heung-min played a sharp shot in a free kick in the 43rd minute of the first half, but failed to cross the net.
Jordan gradually raised the mood after the equalizer. Cho Kyu-sung and Son Heung-min tried to shoot mid-range shots outside the penalty box, but there was no pattern of attack due to the connection. Jordan, who was on the flow, failed to lead the game.
In the end, he gave Jordan the atmosphere and lost a point in extra time. After the 45th minute of the first half, a turnaround in the atmosphere is urgently needed in the second half.