Entering the final round, the South Korean team of star Son Heung-min almost got a ticket to the next round after 1 win and 1 draw in Group E. Meanwhile, the Malaysian team of coach Kim Pan-gon was officially eliminated after 2 losses to Bahrain and Jordan. The top goal of the Southeast Asian team is to find the first point to say goodbye to the 2023 Asian Cup.
The Korean team pressed the field in the first half.
However, the Malaysian team's goal will be very difficult to achieve when facing stars like Son Heung-min or Lee Kang-in. In the first half, fans were not surprised when the Korean team dominated the game and forced the opponent to retreat deep to defend in their own half. In the 21st minute, Jeong Woo-yeong broke the deadlock for the Korean team with a beautiful header.
Jeong Woo-yeong breaks the deadlock for the Korean team
After the break, the Malaysian team played aggressively and created a surprise for Son Heung-min's team. In the 51st minute, Faisal Halim had a classy move against the Korean defense to launch a beautiful curling shot, helping the Malaysian team equalize the score 1-1. Not stopping there, Seol Young-woo of Korea fouled Arif Aiman in the penalty area and the Malaysian team was awarded a penalty kick.
Faisal Halim kicks off Malaysia's surprise draw with South Korea
On the 11m mark, Arif Aiman defeated goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo to help the Malaysian team take a surprising 2-1 lead in the 62nd minute. In the remaining minutes, Son Heung-min and his teammates attacked to find an equalizer. It was not until the 83rd minute that Lee Kang-in shone with a beautiful free kick to help coach Jurgen Klinsmann's team tie the score at 2-2.
Son Heung-min scored to help the Korean team lead 3-2
As the match entered the 4th minute of added time, the Korean team got a penalty when Junior Eldstal fouled Oh Hyeon-gyu in the penalty area. Son Heung-min himself successfully converted the penalty to help the Korean team take a 3-2 lead. The surprise did not stop in the 15th minute of added time, Romel Morales fired an accurate shot from the edge of the penalty area and helped the Malaysian team tie the score at 3-3.
Romel Morales surprisingly scored the equalizer for the Malaysian team
With this result, coach Jurgen Klinsmann's team only finished second in Group E with 5 points, while Bahrain won the top spot after a 1-0 victory over Jordan. In the knockout round, the Korean team will face the winner of Group F and Bahrain will face the Japanese team. Meanwhile, the Malaysian team left the 2023 Asian Cup with their heads held high with a draw against Korea.
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