Japan vs South Korea result 0-1, Indonesian U23 National Team will face South Korea

KOMPAS.com – The Indonesian U23 national team will certainly meet South Korea in the quarter-finals of the 2024 U23 Asian Cup.

The opponents of the Indonesian U23 National Team in the quarter-finals of the 2024 U23 Asian Cup are known after the results of Japan vs South Korea at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar.

South Korea won 1-0 thanks to defender Kim Min-woo’s header in the 75th minute of the match.

This result ensured South Korea won Group B with a perfect nine points from three matches, scoring four goals without conceding.

As a result, coach Shin Tae-yong will face the country of his birth when he leads Garuda Muda in the quarter-finals.

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Both South Korea and Japan have won the U23 Asian Cup, Japan won the 2016 edition of the tournament while South Korea won the 2020 edition.

Japan and South Korea have also not missed the Olympics since 1996.

This match is a recreation of the duel in the quarter-finals of the last tournament. At that time, Japan won 3-0 over South Korea to ensure their way to the semifinals.

Japan tested South Korea’s goal twice through efforts from Yu Hirakawa from outside the penalty box (19′) and Riku Handa (27′). However, the two players’ shots still missed the target.

The first half ended 0-0 with not much action in front of goal. Both teams failed to even record a single effort on target.

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The second half was hot when South Korean midfielder Kim Dong-jin launched a hard high-footed tackle on Japanese player Sota Kawasaki.

Referee Majed Alshamrani (Saudi Arabia) was satisfied with only giving Kim a yellow card.

The only goal of the match was finally scored by the leaders of South Korea in the 75th minute.

Fortuna Duesseldorf defender Kim Min-woo headed in Lee Tae-seok’s corner kick at the far post.

This is the first goal scored against Japan in the 2024 U23 Asian Cup.

2024-04-22 15:02:00
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