2023 The first match of the Qatar Asian Cup semi-finals started, with the South Korean team vs. the Jordan team. The two teams were assigned to Group E in the group stage. In the second round of the group stage, the two teams tied 2-2. In the end, the two teams scored 5 points and 4 points respectively to qualify second and third in the group. After that, South Korea eliminated Saudi Arabia and Australia to advance to the semi-finals. Two of the games went to overtime, which was a test for the physical fitness of the Korean players. Jordan counterattacked all the way, eliminated Iraq and Tajikistan, and advanced to the Asian Cup semi-finals for the first time in history.
In terms of starting, due to the suspension of Kim Min-jae accumulating yellow cards, Kim Young-kwon and Jung Seung-hyun formed a double central defender, flanked by Seol Young-woo and Kim Tae-hwan, Hwang In-beom, Park Yong-woo, and Lee Jae-sung formed a 3-midfielder, and Hwang Hee-chan, Son Heung-min, and Lee Gang-in formed a forward trident.
After the opening, Jordan took the lead, played proactively, and launched a high-level press in the frontcourt. South Korea was once passively beaten, and Jordan also created shooting opportunities. In the 4th minute of the game, Rashdan took a long shot after completing a counterattack in the frontcourt. Zhao Xianyou flew to save the ball from the baseline; in the 18th minute, Jordan made a sharp counterattack and Zhao Xianyou flew to save the opponent's long shot; in the 19th minute , Son Heung-min made a forward shot and scored, but it was offside;
In the 24th minute, South Korean team Seol Young-woo made a pass from the left side of the penalty area. The ball was cleared by the defender with a header. Lee Gang-in volleyed the shot directly from the back point, but unfortunately it was too high; In the 26th minute, Jordan completed a steal in the frontcourt. Naimat broke into the penalty area with the ball and then took a shot. Zhao Xianyou made another key save; in the 27th minute, Tamari broke into the penalty area with the ball and took a long shot, and the ball hit the ball high; In the 29th minute, Seol Yingyou fell to the ground in the opponent's penalty area. The referee immediately pointed to the penalty spot, but after going to the sidelines to watch var, he canceled the penalty and sentenced Seol Yingyou to a foul instead;
In the 32nd minute, South Korea played on the right side of the frontcourt. After the cooperation, Li passed the ball in front of the city road and hit the post. Jordan escaped. In the 42nd minute, Naimat passed two people with fried balls on the right side of the front court and then kicked and stabbed Zhao Xianyou. A great save, and then the Jordanian player hit Zhao Xianyou's back heel with a follow-up shot; in half-time stoppage time, Xue Yingyou sent a cross from the left side of the penalty area, and Huang Renfan grabbed the spot and shot unfortunately too high;
At the end of the half, the two teams battled to 0- 0; The South Korean team had 60% of the ball at halftime and created 4 shooting opportunities and 0 shots on target. Jordan shot 12 times and 4 times on target, but unfortunately missed the goal. In the second half, Jordan is likely to try to grab the start again. If the South Korean team Being able to withstand Jordan's three axes, the technical advantage was reflected in the second half of the game.
After changing sides, Jordan once again grabbed the start and actively fought in the frontcourt; in the 53rd minute, Tamari succeeded in stealing Park Yong-woo in the frontcourt, and then passed the diagonal pass to Naimat who penetrated forward, and the latter broke into the penalty area and calmly shot Breaking the goal, 1-0! South Korea once again fell behind in the game; in the 57th minute, Park Yong-woo was replaced and Cho Kyu-sung came on. The South Korean team had to strengthen its attack;
In the 64th minute, Tamari moved forward and got a shooting opportunity, and Zhao Xianyou once again saved bravely from the bottom line; in the 66th minute , Tamari dribbled the ball all the way and cut inside, suddenly shot a cold arrow from outside the penalty area, Zhao Xianyou was beyond reach, and the ball hit the net, 2-0! The shortcomings of the South Korean team's lack of defensive strength in the midfield were exposed. They were 2 goals behind and their physical fitness was not dominant. South Korea was undoubtedly on the verge of being eliminated; in the 71st minute, Lee Gang-in and Son Heung-min hit the wall and cooperated, and the Jordanian defender stretched out his feet in time to complete the clearance. ;
After that, South Korea tried to counterattack, but there were many passing errors and no coordination. There was only one shot in the game for more than 80 minutes. The Jordanian players were united and their defense was impeccable. At the end of the 8 minutes of stoppage time, the 2-0 score remained until the final whistle. Jordan shot 7 of 17 shots in the game, while South Korea shot 0 of 6 shots in the game and was eliminated in shame. Jordan reaches the final and is expected to continue to set a record in team history!
