U-20 evaluates 'return from hell' and 'toughly advancing to the World Cup by allowing two goals of 90+a' daily
U-20 evaluates 'return from hell' and 'toughly advancing to the World Cup by allowing two goals of 90+a' daily
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I came back alive at the door of hell.
Korea's U-20 national team, led by head coach Lee Chang-won, tied the second half 3-3 in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-20 Asian Cup against Uzbekistan at a youth training stadium in Shenzhen, China on Sunday. The team could not decide victory or defeat in overtime. Korea won the match 3-1 after penalty shootouts. With the win, Korea has secured a ticket to the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals, which will be given to the team that advances to the semifinals of this year's event. This year's U-20 World Cup will be held in Chile from September to October.
Korea had two wins and one draw in its group league. It advanced to the quarterfinals by ranking first in Group D.
Uzbekistan was not easy. In less than one minute, Korea conceded a penalty to the opponent team. However, Hong Seong-min (Pohang) saved the team to overcome the crisis. Korea, which had been engaged in a war of words with Uzbekistan, allowed one strike at the 18th minute in the first half. In situations involving corner kicks, Asilbek Zumayev scored the first goal of the header.
The team launched counterattack. Korea scored by Shin Min-ha (Kangwon) at a corner kick in the 26th minute of the first half. Yoon Do-yeong (Daejeon) kicked a corner from the right corner and bounced back. As there was a bit of chaos at the gate, Shin pushed his left foot to score the equalizer.
Korea ended the first half 1-1 and turned the game around in the second half. Shin Min-ha, who rushed to the goalpost in the 11th minute of the second half when Yoon Do-young hit a sharp left-footed free kick, shook the net once again with an accurate header. Captain Kim Tae-won (Portimonens) scored in the 16th minute of the second half to widen the gap.
The game was not over until the end. Korea was on the verge of a crisis as it failed to withstand Uzbekistan's last-minute wave offensive and lost points in succession. Korea allowed the score tied at 3-3 at the 45th minute in the second half by conceding goals to Mukamadali Uriboyev and Avdugafu Kaidarov just before the extra time in the second half ended. The game was continued with extra time. The two teams failed to score extra points in the extra time.
In the end, the penalty shootout began. Korea's first kicker, Kim Tae-won, succeeded. Goalkeeper Hong Seong-min blocked the first and second kickers. With the third kickers of both teams tied at 1-1, Korea's fourth kicker, Kim Ho-jin, scored a clean right-footed shot. In addition, Hong Seong-min blocked another shot from Uzbekistan's Murodion Komilov to take the 2-1 lead. With the last kicker, Jungwoo Ha, hitting the net, Korea finally secured the ticket to the Asian Cup semifinals and the World Cup finals. 바카라사이트
The Gekisaker, a Japanese soccer media outlet, said, "Four Asian countries have been decided to participate in the U-20 World Cup. Korea allowed two goals from the 90th minute, winning the ticket after penalty shootouts. Korea conceded two goals in the 45th minute of the second half and in the extra time of the second half. The team went into extra time with a score of 3-3, and went on to have a penalty shootout. Korea defeated Iran 3-1 in the penalty shootout to win the ticket to the U-20 World Cup. Japan confirmed its participation in the U-20 World Cup for four consecutive times as it battled Iran."