U23 Korea drew 2-2 with Indonesia and lost 10-11 in the penalty shootout. After the match, Lee Young-Jun burst into tears and was encouraged by teammates and coaching staff members.
The striker wearing shirt number 6 blamed himself for making an immature mistake, leading to a direct red card in the 70th minute, causing U23 Korea to fall into a situation where they were playing without players. Without their main striker, the East Asia representative could only equalize 2-2 thanks to Jeong Sang-Bin, then had to defend hard in two extra periods.
Korean U23 player burst into tears.
After the match, assistant Myung Jae-yong said Lee Young-Jun was reserved for the second half. However, the calculations of the Korean U23 coaching staff collapsed the moment this player retreated to defend and kicked. Justin Hubner’s shoes hang on copper pipes.
“We want to have the best attack options in the second half. However, things didn’t go as planned after an unnecessary red card“, Mr. Myung Jae-yong said.
U23 Korea lost to Indonesia.
The defeat against Indonesia was a real shock to Korean football, because this was the first time in history that the country’s U23 team had not been able to participate in the Olympics since 1988. Korean media also called This failure is “unacceptable”.
The person who broke Korean football’s Olympic streak was actually a Korean. Coach Shin Tae-yong turned U23 Indonesia into the team with the most impressive performance at this year’s Asian tournament. Representing Southeast Asia in seed group number 4 but still competing fairly with stronger opponents to pass the group stage, then continuing to knock down a champion candidate in the quarterfinals.
This year’s U23 Asian Finals decide tickets to the Olympics, so all teams bring the best quality players. Therefore, the victory of U23 Indonesia becomes even more remarkable.
Victory over U23 Korea gives Indonesia a great opportunity to participate in the Olympics. If they win 3rd place or higher, they will go straight to Paris this summer. If ranked 4th, Indonesia still has a chance to attend the Olympics, if it surpasses U23 Guinea in the intercontinental play-off.
