The Korean team is expected to easily defeat Malaysia in the final match of Group E of the 2023 Asian Cup. After the opening whistle, the Korean team quickly dominated the game and put pressure on the opponent. However, the team from the land of kimchi did not create many dangerous opportunities.
But the Korean team still managed to open the scoring thanks to the class of the stars. In the 21st minute, after a corner kick from his teammate, Jeong Woo-yeong jumped high and headed the ball dangerously, but goalkeeper Ahmad Hazmi promptly blocked it. After consulting VAR technology, the referee recognized the goal for the Korean team.
Malaysia team held the South Korean team to a draw.
In the following minutes, Malaysia struggled as they only had less than 20% ball possession. The Korean team continuously launched attacks but were not very effective. In the 42nd minute, Cho Gue-sung headed the ball well but Hazmi showed excellent reflexes. The first half ended without any more goals being scored.
The next 45 minutes of the match took place with an unexpected scenario. In the 51st minute, Faisal Halim finished in the penalty area after a chaotic situation in front of the Korean team's goal and the referee recognized the goal for the Malaysian team. With the momentum of excitement, the Southeast Asian representative played much more confidently. In the 61st minute, Arif Aiman was fouled in the penalty area and he himself successfully kicked the penalty to help Malaysia take the lead.
Not accepting defeat, the Korean team launched a strong attack. The equalizer came in the 83rd minute when Lee Kang-in scored a beautiful free kick from nearly 30 meters away for the Korean team. In the 90+4th minute, Son Heung-min successfully executed a penalty kick to help the home team lead 3-2.
But in the almost final phase of the match, Morales's dangerous long-range shot sealed a 3-3 draw for Malaysia. Thus, coach Kim Pan-gon and his team bid farewell to the 2023 Asian Cup with 1 point. The Korean team won a ticket to the round of 16.
Result: Korea 3-3 Malaysia
Score:
Korea: Jeong Woo-yeong (21'); Lee Kang-in (83'); Son Heung-min (90+4')
Malaysia: Faisal Halim (52'); Arif (61'), Morales (90+15')
Line-up:
Korea: Jo Hyeon-woo (21), Kim Tae-hwan (23), Kim Min-jae (4), Kim Young-gwon (19), Seol Young-woo (22), Lee Kang-in (18), Lee Jae-sung (10), In-beom Hwang (6), Jeong Woo-yeong (17), Son (7), Cho Gue-sung (9)
Malaysia: Ahmad Syihan Hazmi (16), Shahrul Mohd Saad (3), Dion Cools (21), Dominic Tan (6), Daniel Ting (4), Brendan Gan (18), Stuart John Wilkin (8), La'Vere Lawrence Corbin-Ong (22), Arif Aiman (12), Darren Yee Deng Lok (9), Mohd Faisal Abdul Halim (7)
Mai Phuong
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