Draw with Malaysia, South Korea avoids confrontation with Japan in round 1/8 of Asian Cup 2023

With a higher level, Korea quickly overwhelmed the game and they scored the opening goal thanks to Jeong Woo Yeong in the 22nd minute. In the first half, the East Asian representative continuously pressed the field and created many opportunities, but Korea finished too ungainly.

Malaysia was surprised in the second half created a big shock when Faisal Halim equalized 1-1 in the 51st minute and in the 62nd minute Arif Aiman ​​increased the score to 2-1 on the penalty spot. In these two situations, VAR technology made a decision in favor of Malaysia.

In the 83rd minute, Lee Kang In scored a beautiful free kick to equalize 2-2 for Korea. The drama came in the 90+5 minute when Korea was awarded a penalty and Son Heung Min successfully took it to increase the score to 3-2 for Korea. However, at 90+14 minutes, Romel Morales accurately scored from long range, sealing the final 3-3 draw.

In the remaining match in Group E, Bahrain unexpectedly won 1-0 against Jordan. Bahrain (6 points) won the top spot in the group and will face Japan in the 1/8 round. South Korea (5 points) ranked second and Jordan (4 points) ranked third won tickets to continue and Malaysia (1 point) was eliminated.

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