“Korean players had no fear!” Japanese soccer legend also comments on Korea-Japan defeat

[OSEN=서정환 기자] Even in the eyes of Japanese legends, Japanese soccer was completely defeated by Korea.

The Korean U-23 national soccer team, led by coach Hwang Seon-hong, defeated Japan 1-1 in the third round of Group B of the ‘2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup’ held at Al Sadd Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 22nd. Won with 0.

Korea, which has won three games in a row, will face coach Shin Tae-yong’s Indonesia in the quarterfinals on the 26th.

Korea’s fighting spirit led to a complete victory in the Korea-Japan match. Korea surpassed Japan with physical strength and fighting spirit. In the 30th minute of the second half, Lee Tae-seok’s pass was converted by Kim Min-woo into the winning goal.

Japan won two games in a row alongside Korea by defeating China (1-0 win) and UAE (2-0 win). Japan made an unconventional mercenary move by replacing seven starting players in the match against UAE, but was unable to overcome Korea’s barrier.

Atsuto Uchida, a former defender of the Japanese national team, commented on the Korea-Japan match on Asahi TV’s live broadcast. He said, “Japan had few passes that converted from defense to attack. As Korea dominated the midfield, Japan passed to the outside. “It was easy for Korea to block Japan,” he said, pointing out Japan’s passive attack.

He continued, “Korean players had no fear. Japan’s Eito Sato’s shot hit the goalpost directly. “There should be more scenes like this,” he advised.

Japan will clash with the host nation, Qatar, in the quarterfinals at 11 p.m. on the 25th. Japan is proud of being the strongest in Asia, but they probably wanted to avoid a match against the host country due to referee decisions. Japan, which fell to second place in its group due to the defeat in the Korea-Japan match, faces a difficult path to advance to the Paris Olympics. / [email protected]

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