The Korean U-23 national team, led by coach Hwang Seon-hong
met Qatar in the first leg of the Group B preliminary round of the ‘Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup’ at the Changwon Football Center at 7:50 pm on the 6th. The first half ended 0-1 with Qatar conceding a goal.
This tournament is a prelude to the U-23 Asian Cup finals.
The U-23 Asian Cup is a competition where qualification for the Olympics is at stake.
The top three teams advance directly to the Olympics, and the fourth-place team plays a playoff against the fourth-place team from the African qualifiers.
If we win the right to advance to the Paris Olympics, we will be the first in the world to advance to the Olympic finals for the 10th time in a row.
Korea made history by advancing to the last tournament for the 9th time in a row, and is determined to break the record once again this time.
Korea was tied with Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, and Myanmar in Group B of the U-23 Asian Cup preliminary round.
Qatar is the host team of the U-23 Asian Cup
so the match results do not affect the rankings.
The match between Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar ended in a 1-1 draw with each team trading one goal each.
In the match against Qatar, the player who would play at the forefront and aim for the net was Heo Yul.
At the waist, Um Ji-seong, Kang Hyun-mook, Lee Jin-yong, Jeon Byeong-gwan, and Oh Jae-hyuk play.
The defense consists of Kim Kyung-hyun, Cho Seong-kwon, Jo Wi-jae, and Lee Tae-seok, and the goalkeeper gloves are worn by Baek Jong-beom.
Korea calmly advanced from the back with short passes.
The ball was cut off in the danger area due to Qatar’s momentary pressure, but they rushed in immediately and took the lead.
In the 11th minute of the first half, Lee Jin-yong broke into the side and shook Qatar.
Qatar uneasily cleared the ball and Korea’s tempo did not stop.
Lee Tae-seok attempted a low, fast ground ball cross, and Jeon Byeong-gwan shot, threatening Qatar.
In the 14th minute of the first half, Korea attacked the halfspace and delivered a pass to Heo Yul, who was infiltrating.
Jeon Byeong-gwan tried again, but he quickly missed the goal.
Qatar tried to counterattack several times to gain momentum, but lost in a physical battle for the ball with Korea.
The goal was aimed at the Korean net from a free kick set piece in the 19th minute of the first half, but the accuracy was poor.
In the 25th minute of the first half, Korea broke through the Qatar defense wall with a one-two pass. 고스톱사이트
Heo Yul caught the shot inside the box, but it was caught by the Qatari goalkeeper and he swallowed his disappointment.
However, offside was declared during Uhm Seong’s infiltration, so even if he scored, it was invalid.
Qatar chilled goalkeeper Baek Jong-beom with a quick shot in the 30th minute of the first half.
Qatar knocked on the Korean goal for a moment, but Korea showed concentration and blocked it.
They attacked the space behind them with a side counterattack, but when it didn’t work out, they returned the ball to the final defensive line and reorganized their line.
Although Korea had a high ball possession rate, they were not able to attack as effectively as expected.
However, in the 38th minute of the first half, the first goal was scored by Qatar.
Allawi received the ball in front of the penalty box and hit the net with a calm shot.