Schedule and results of round 1/8 of Asian Cup 2023
6:30 p.m. January 28 : Australia 4-0 Indonesia
23:00 January 28: Tajikistan 1-1 (penalty 5-3) UAE
18:30 January 29: Iraq 2-3 Jordan
23:00 January 29: Qatar 2-1 Palestine
18:30 January 30: Uzbekistan 2-1 Thailand
23:00 January 30: Saudi Arabia 1-1 (penalty 2-4) South Korea.
6:30 p.m. January 31: Bahrain vs Japan
11:00 p.m. January 31: Iran vs Syria
“Really Before the match, my wife advised me to lean to the right. It’s a coincidence,” goalkeeper Jo Hyeon Woo shared with reporters when asked the secret to helping Korea defeat Saudi Arabia in the decisive penalty shootout in the 1/8 round of the 2023 Asian Cup taking place on the evening. 30/1, thereby helping the home team win the right to enter the quarterfinals.
Even though they were rated higher than the Korean team, they had difficulty facing the solid and elegant playing style of Saudi Arabia. Even their team Coach Klinsmann also let Saudi Arabia open the score at the beginning of the second half.
It seemed like Korea would have to leave the tournament early in the 1/8 round, but striker Cho Gue Sung scored a valuable goal in the second half. 90+9 minutes of extra time to help the home team revive hope of continuing.
After two scoreless extra periods, the Korean team with a comfortable mentality won against Saudi Arabia after Penalty shootout with a score of 4-2. Goalkeeper Jo Hyeon Woo was a hero when he brilliantly saved two penalty kicks from Saudi Arabia to help Korea reach the quarterfinals.
“I think we deserved to win. I am confident that I will be able to save if the match goes to a penalty shootout. I have practiced many penalty situations,” goalkeeper Jo Hyeon Woo happily shared after helping his team win.
“Goalkeeping coach Andreas Kopke passed it on to me confidence and told me that all my judgments were correct. We will trust each other in the next match and try our best until the end to achieve good results,” the 32-year-old goalkeeper added.
Notable goalkeeper Jo Hyeon Woo He also said that he was lucky to save two penalties when he listened to his wife’s advice before the match. “I have to thank my wife. She told me to lean over to the right. I will try my best until the team’s final match because my wife will always support me wholeheartedly.”
Meanwhile, striker Cho Gue Sung scored for the Korean team in the injury time. now also shared: “To be honest, I felt more disappointed than happy when I scored in the last seconds.
I didn’t like it very much because the whole team had to make a lot of effort. At this point, I just think we won anyway.”
Notably, Cho Gue Sung also scored in a friendly match against Saudi Arabia last September. The 26-year-old striker added: “It’s strange that last time I scored with my head and this time I scored with my head again. Hwang In Beom even told me to play soccer with just your head. I also admit that,” Cho Gue Sung said.
After a breathtaking victory over Saudi Arabia, the Korean team will face another challenge, Australia, in the quarterfinals on February 3. < /p>
