South Korea Versus Malaysia ended in a 3-3 Draw, Malaysia scored a late equalizer in stoppage time to draw this match in Al Janoub Stadium Park. In this match, South Korea had the chance to win this match, but their defense unit has not performed well in this tournament so far. South Korea finished 2nd in their group with 5 points (1 win, 2 draws) behind Bahrain who has 6 points (2 wins, 1 loss), Jordan finished third and managed to advance to the last 16 with 4 points (1 win,1 draw, 1 loss) and Malaysia is out of the AFC Asia Cup with 1 point.
South Korea Starting Eleven
South Korea’s Coach Jürgen Klinsmann picked Jo Hyeon-woo as the first-choice goalkeeper. Kim Min-Jae and Kim Young-gwon play as center-backs. Seol Young-woo plays on the left side-back and Kim Tae-hwan plays on the right side-back position. Lee Jae-sung and Hwang In-beom in a Center Midfield role. Lee Kang-in played as right side-midfield and Jeong Woo-yeong played as Left side-midfielder. Son Heung-min and Cho Gue-sung played as a center forward. Jürgen Klinsmann chose the formation of 4-4-2 for this match.
Malaysia Starting Eleven
Kim Pan-gon chose a starting eleven, Syihan Hazmi in a goal. Dion Cools, Dominic Tan, and Shahrul Saad are in the center-back position. La’Vere Corbin-Ongplayed the left wing-back and Daniel Ting played the right wing-back position. Stuart Wilkin and Brendan Gan are in the center midfield position. Arif Aiman Hanapi is playing as a right-wing-forward and Faisal Halim is playing in the left-wing-forward position. Darren Lok was playing in the center-forward position. Kim Pan-gon selected a 3-4-3 formation in this match.
South Korea Versus Malaysia ended in a 3-3 Draw
First-half
South Korea starts the game as clear favorites in this match. In early minutes of the game South Korea dominated the possession and created pressure on Jordan’s Defense line. South Korea had possession but did not look threatening. The Malaysian defensive unit pressing hard made the Korean side difficult to create any kind of chances. Red Devils looks to build patiently and the Malaysian side sits deeper in their half.
In the 16th minute, English Premier League star Son Heung-min drives at the Malaysian defense, firing a shot at goal from inside the penalty area. Syihan Hazmi does well to keep it out with his right hand. In the 21st minute, the Korean team won the corner, and the ball was swung in Jeong Woo-yeong beat the marker and headed home. First, it looked like Syihan Hazmi made a save but the replay showed that the ball had crossed the line. South Korea took a lead of 1-0.
South Korean team controlling the tempo of this match Paris Saint-German Star Lee Kang-in causing problems from the right side of the pitch. In the 44th minute, Lee Kang-in curls a ball into the box with the outside of his boot. It takes a deflection off a Malaysian defender but is gathered by Hazmi. The first half ended South Korea in a one-goal lead in Al Janoub Stadium Park.
Second- Half
In the early second half, the East-Asian Side kept possession and built pressure on the Red Devils. In the 52nd minute, Hwang In-beom was dispossessed by Darren Lok in a dangerous position then Lok played a pass to Arif Aiman who took a shot but it was blocked, and the ball fell for Faisal Halim who miscued his first effort before running towards the byline and looping an effort into the far side of the net. In the 58th Minute, Seol Young-woo clipped Malaysian forward Arif Aiman inside the box Malaysian side shouted for plenty.
The referee after checking from VAR System pointed toward the plenty spot. In the 62nd minute, Arif Aiman scored a goal from plenty. South Korea started to put more effort in front after trailing 2-1 in this game they made a substitution to find more productivity in front. In the 83rd Minute, the Korean team won a free-kick in the central area outside the box, Lee Kang-in hit a brilliant free-kick getting the ball over the wall. Syihan Hazmi was unlucky he handed the ball but the ball hit the crossbar and bounced down over the goal line South Korea was back on level terms.
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In stoppage time Malaysian defenders tackled Oh Hyeon-gyu inside the box Referee checked the VAR System and awarded plenty to the South Korean team. Son Heung-min scored from the plenty kick South Korea back in the lead 3-2. In the very last minute of the game, Substitute Romel Morales picked up the ball inside the Korean box and fired a shot for a clinical finish this sensational game ended with a 3-3 draw. South Korea finished second in this group and qualified for the round of 16 of the AFC Asia Cup.