The first half ended with a frustrating Hwang Seon-Hong-ho losing 1-2 to Shin Tae-yong’s Indonesia.

Hwang Seon-hong showed a frustrating performance in the first 45 minutes against Indonesia and allowed two goals.

The Korean Under-23 (U23) national team, led by coach Hwang Sun-hong, played the first half of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Cup quarterfinals against Indonesia, coached by Shin Tae-yong, at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on the 26th (Korean time) with a 1-1 score. Finished behind by 2.

Korea showed a frustrating performance, failing to record a single effective shot in 45 minutes. The defensive line, which had held on to no goals in three group stage games, was also in disarray.

Coach Hwang Seon-hong excluded Lee Young-jun, who scored three goals in this tournament, and Jeong Sang-bin, the core of the attack, from the selection. Here, as in the game against Japan, the three-back strategy was used to ensure a stable game management.

Korea came out with an unexpected starting card, and in the 7th minute of the first half, Lee Kang-hee hit the Indonesian net with a powerful right-footed shot. However, in the previous situation, Um Ji-seong was declared offside and the score was cancelled.

Unfortunately, the goal was canceled and Korea was in disarray, allowing the first goal in the 15th minute of the first half. Indonesian striker Rafael Strike caught the ball that hit a Korean defender in front of the penalty area and kicked it with his right foot, hitting the Korean net.

Korea, which conceded goals for the first time in four games in this tournament, continued to struggle against Indonesia’s offensive and had difficulties. In the 32nd minute of the first half, there was a passing mistake in the defense, giving Marcelino Ferdinan a decisive scoring opportunity, but the shot flew high and swept the heart.

Korea launched a counterattack midway through the first half through Uhm Seong’s individual breakthrough. However, the final cross and pass were not detailed enough to create a significant scoring opportunity.

Uhm Seong Uhm, who continued to harass the Indonesian defense, scored a valuable equalizing goal in the 45th minute of the first half. Uhm Seong rushed over Hong Si-hoo’s cross from the right flank and headed it with a header. The ball left Uhm Seong’s head and deflected off the body of an Indonesian defender, resulting in an own goal.

But Korea’s joy did not last long. Three minutes after tying the score, Korea conceded one more goal through a strike when goalkeeper Baek Jong-beom and defender Lee Kang-hee made a mistake by delaying the ball.

Korea showed frustration in attack and uncertainty in defense, and ended the first half with an unexpected score of 1-2.

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