Sun-Hong Hwang secured an early advance to the round of 16 with two consecutive wins in the men’s soccer group stage of the Hangzhou Asian Games.
The Korean national team, led by coach Hwang Seon-hong, defeated Thailand 4-0 in the second match of the men’s soccer group E of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held at Jinhua Sports Center Stadium in Zhejiang, China, on the 21st.
Korea, which defeated Kuwait 9-0 in the first game two days ago, earned 6 points with the victory that day and secured a ticket to the round of 16 by taking first place in the group regardless of the result of the final group match against Bahrain to be held on the 24th.
On this day, Korea deployed Park Jae-yong (Jeonbuk Hyundai) to the front line and used Ko Young-jun (Pohang Steelers), Eom Won-sang (Ulsan Hyundai), and Ahn Jae-jun (Bucheon FC 1995) as second-line strikers.
In addition, Hong Hyun-seok (Gent) and captain Baek Seung-ho (Jeonbuk) guarded the midfield, while Hwang Jae-won (Daegu FC), Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk), Lee Jae-ik (Seoul E-Land), and Seol Young-woo (Ulsan) formed the back four. The goalkeeper was Gwang-yeon Lee (Gangwon FC).
Korea opened the scoring with Hong Hyun-seok’s headed goal 15 minutes into the first half.
Seol Young-woo’s cross from the left side of the Thai camp was answered by Hong Hyun-seok, who darted through the Thai defenders and headed the ball into the net.
Korea took the lead and scored their second goal five minutes later with Ahn Jae-jun’s right foot.
Jae-jun Ahn scored the second goal by powerfully kicking the ball with his right foot after Jae-yong Park passed through two opposing defenders near the goal line on the right side of Thailand’s goal area. Ahn Jae-jun’s two consecutive goals.
In the 39th minute of the first half, Korea, which had secured the victory, had Eom Won-sang break through Thailand’s defensive line with a 2:1 pass with Ko Young-jun, and then split Thailand’s goal with a right-footed shot.
Korea, who ran away with a 3-0 lead, even scored a goal in extra time in the first half to make it 4-0.
Jae-Ik Lee took advantage of the Thai defense’s inability to completely clear the ball in a set-piece situation and scored the team’s fourth goal with a thunderous shot.
Although the first half ended 4-0, coach Hwang Seon-hong was not satisfied.
At the start of the second half, Jung Woo-young (Stuttgart) replaced Eom Won-sang, and in the 31st minute of the second half, Cho Young-wook (Gimcheon Managing Director) replaced Go Young-jun to hunt for an additional goal.
Four minutes after entering the field, Cho Young-wook had a golden opportunity to score by intercepting an opponent’s pass toward the goalkeeper, but his shot slightly missed the right post of Thailand and he was unable to score an additional point.
Korea had several opportunities to score in the 45 minutes of the second half, but was satisfied with a 4-goal victory due to the opponent’s goalkeeper’s save and the final ball handling.
Meanwhile, Lee Kang-in, who arrived in Hangzhou this afternoon, watched his teammates’ activities from the stands rather than the bench.
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2023-09-21 14:02:49
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