Indonesia defeated South Korea 11-10 in the Asian U23 quarterfinal penalty shootout

Indonesia and South Korea presented fans with the most tense match in Asian U23 history, with all the spices, from super kicks, VAR, own goals, red cards to a penalty shootout that seemed to last forever. end – where the two teams use all their players, including the goalkeeper, before the second rotation.

It was not until the 12th series that the match was won or lost. Goalkeeper Ernando Ari flew to push away Lee Kang-hee’s kick, before teammate Pratama Arhan deceived the Korean goalkeeper, bringing victory to Indonesia. The island team won tickets to the semi-finals, and has a great opportunity to participate in the Paris Olympics.

Before that, the two teams went through two dramatic official rounds. Being rated higher, Korea entered the game strongly. In the 8th minute, they caused Indonesia’s net to bounce from Lee Kang-hee’s shot outside the penalty area. However, after consulting VAR, the referee did not recognize the goal because a Korean player in an offside position had previously jumped in to dispute with the Indonesian defender.

Seven minutes after the “missed death”, nearly 10,000 Indonesian fans present in the stands at Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium burst into joy when the home team opened the score. Naturalized player Rafael Struick took a close-range shot from outside the penalty area. The ball circled up before being thrown down, past goalkeeper Baek Jong-bum’s reach into corner A.

In the last official minute of the first half, Indonesia lost its advantage from an unlucky situation. Eim Ji-sung’s header was light, but hit midfielder Komang Teguh and changed direction, leaving goalkeeper Ernando Ari unable to react.

But Indonesian fans don’t have to be sad for too long. Just three minutes later, their team regained the lead. Ivan Jenner flicked long and dropped between the center back and left full back position of Korea. Midfielder Cho Hyun-taek misjudged the fall point, allowing Struick to escape for the second time to defeat goalkeeper Baek Jong-bum.

In the second half, coach Hwang Sun-hong sent striker Lee Young-jun onto the field to find the equalizer. However, it was number 6 that put Korea in a more difficult position when he made a tackle to destroy Struick in the 70th minute, receiving a red card when the referee consulted VAR.

Having the advantage in score and numbers, but Indonesia could not keep the victory. Coach Shin Tae-yong’s team was busy attacking high and got hit with a counterattack in the 84th minute. Hong Yun-sang escaped very quickly before poking the ball for Jeong Sang-bin to shoot diagonally past goalkeeper Ernando Ari to tie the score at 2. -2. The match became more tense when in the 7th minute of overtime, Korea lost the direction of coach Hwang Sun-hong. He received a red card for reacting to the referee.

In extra time, Korea chose to play discreetly, not leaving much space for Indonesia to exploit. Meanwhile, the Southeast Asian team wanted to take advantage of the match to end the match, pressing forward to attack and continuously using high balls when sending well-built striker Ramadhan Sananta onto the field. That’s why Indonesia had 21 shots in this match – nearly three times more than Korea.

Inconclusive after 120 minutes, the two teams had to shoot out. Here, Indonesia experienced moments of “coming back from the dead”. In the fifth set of shots, while leading 4-5, Justin Hubner let goalkeeper Baek Jong-bum catch the ball and successfully blocked it. But when the Korean players were rushing each other to celebrate the victory, the referee signaled that their goalkeeper had moved both feet above the goal line before the opponent touched the ball. Hubner got the shot back and didn’t miss.

On the sixth shot immediately afterward, goalkeeper Ernando Ari blocked Kang Sang-yun’s kick, and Fathur Rahman had the opportunity to “close the book”. But the 22-year-old player kicked out, causing the match to last six more shots, before Indonesia won.

In the semi-finals, Indonesia met the winner of the match between Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan.

The U23 Asian Championship takes place in Qatar from April 15 to May 3, with 16 teams divided into four groups, each group with four teams playing in a round robin. The top two teams in each group advance to the quarterfinals and play knock-out. The two finalists and the winner of the third-place match will go straight to the men’s Olympic football Olympics, while the fourth-placed team will compete for a ticket with African representative Guinea. Watch Live Top Sports on FPT Play, at: https://fptplay.vn/

Lam Tho