‘Shin Tae-yong’s Indonesia’ 9 years since 2015… Defeats Korea and advances to the semifinals

[OSEN=우충원 기자] “Indonesia confirmed its historic advance to the semifinals for the first time in 9 years.”

The Korean under-23 (U-23) Olympic team led by coach Hwang Sun-hong will participate in the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup and 2024 Paris held at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, at 2:30 a.m. on the 26th (Korean time). They faced Indonesia and lost in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Asia final qualifying round.

After finishing regular time tied 2-2, both teams were unable to determine a winner in overtime. The final winner was Indonesia. Korea was eliminated in the penalty shootout, losing 10-11.

This match was the 8th stage for the trip to Paris. The top 3rd place in the competition will advance directly to the Olympic finals, and the 4th place will qualify for an intercontinental playoff with Guinea in Africa. First, you had to advance to the semifinals to qualify for the finals. However, Korea ended its journey in the quarterfinals, failing to become the first team in the world to advance to the Olympic finals for the 10th time in a row.

On the other hand, Indonesia, led by coach Shin Tae-yong, advanced to the semifinals of the competition for the first time in history. Indonesia advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament for the first time by defeating Australia and Jordan in the group stage, and continued their sensational performance by defeating Korea. Indonesia is close to qualifying for the Olympics for the first time in 68 years since the 1956 Melbourne Games.

AFC highlighted the unexpected result, saying, “Korea became Indonesia’s victim after a penalty shootout drama.”

AFC said, “Indonesia lost 0-4 to Korea in March 2015 and was thwarted from advancing to the AFC U23 Asian Cup finals. However, nine years later, Indonesia won a penalty shootout against the same opponent, confirming their historic advancement to the semifinals. “Indonesia has shown remarkable progress,” he emphasized.

He added, “With this, coach Hwang Seon-hong’s hopes of Korea’s 10th Olympic appearance have been dashed.”

Korea, which played an unexpectedly difficult game, suffered painfully when striker Lee Young-jun (Gimcheon), who came on as a substitute in the second half, was sent off after a video review (VAR) in the 25th minute of the second half when the team was down 1-2.

AFC also pointed out, “It did not help Korea at all that Lee Young-jun, who was the joint leading scorer in the tournament, was sent off in the 70th minute due to a VAR review.”

Hwang Seon-hong-ho took the game to overtime with a dramatic equalizer from Jeong Sang-bin (Minnesota) in the second half, but was ultimately unable to tie the game at 2-2 and bowed out in a penalty shootout.

AFC said, “During the game, 9,105 Indonesian fans chanted Coach Shin Tae-yong’s name. Coach Shin Tae-yong, who finished runner-up in the 2016 Qatar U23 Asian Cup (as head coach of the Korean national team), reached his peak on this day (as head coach of Indonesia).” He emphasized.

He then gave a thumbs up, saying, “If Coach Shin Tae-yong beats Uzbekistan or Saudi Arabia in the semifinals, he will be able to leave a new legacy in Indonesia.”

Indonesia, which defeated Korea, will attempt to advance to the Olympic finals for the first time in 68 years since the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Indonesia will compete with the winner of this tournament, Uzbekistan-Saudi Arabia, to advance to the finals on the 29th. / [email protected]

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