South Korea, led by Heung-min Son, got off to a winning start in the Asian Cup with a 3-1 win over Bahrain.
South Korea opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Much of the goal can be attributed to Bayern Munich centre-back Min-jae Kim, whose brilliant low pass took over behind the opposition defence. From there, the ball was brought in front of the goal and In-beom Hwang made no mistakes, but nailed the ball into the left corner of the crossbar from ten metres.
Bahrain entered the second half with a new lease of life and quickly equalised. However, the tie did not last long, as Paris Saint-Germain winger Kang-in Lee took the reins. Five minutes after Bahrain’s equaliser, Lee scored with a precise long-range shot from 20 metres, and ten minutes later he turned a counterattack into a goal with a neat trick.
In the next match of the evening, Iraq, which held the status of favorites, defeated Indonesia 3:1, the last match between Malaysia and Jordan ended with the latter’s victory 4:0. At the same time, Jordan scored three goals in the 32nd minute.
Results:
South Korea – Bahrain 3:1 (1:0)
38. In-Beom Hwang, 56., 68. Kang-in Lee – 51. Abdullah Al Hashash
Indonesia – Iraq 1:3 (1:2)
37. Marselino Ferdinan – 17. Muhanad Ali, 45+7. Osama Rashid, 75 years old. Aymen Hussein
Malaysia – Jordan 0:4 (0:3)
12., 32. Mahmoud Al Mardi, 18., 85. Mousa Al-Tamari
2024-01-15 20:34:48
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