On March 21, Beijing time, the second and third rounds of the World Cup Asian Qualifiers continued. A focus match in Group C was played between South Korea and Thailand, with South Korea at home. In the first two group matches, the South Korean team achieved a complete victory, scoring 8 goals and not conceding 1 goal. It is unique in strength! This game is the South Korean team's first appearance after the Asian Cup. After experiencing the "table tennis crisis", the South Korean team's performance has also attracted much attention. In terms of starting, Lee Gang-in, who apologized four times, took the bench, Son Heung-min led the front line, and Jung Woo-ying and Zhou Min-kyu were on both sides. A total of 64,912 fans attended this game, which was almost a full house!
After the opening, the South Korean team had an absolute advantage in ball possession, but it was the Thai team that took the lead in creating a threat. In the 9th minute, the Thai team completed a steal in the frontcourt. Subachai took a long shot from outside the penalty area, and the ball was saved by Zhao Xianyou. In the 21st minute, Zheng Youying made a long shot from outside the penalty area, and Bativa made the save. Zhou Minkyu's follow-up shot in front of the goal missed the target, and the ball was confiscated by Batiwa; in the 30th minute, Son Heung-min took the penalty kick and directly hit the goal. The ball hit the wall and refracted, and Batiwa confiscated the ball;
In the 37th minute, the South Korean team played a tacit cooperation in the frontcourt. Son Heung-min rushed to the inside of the penalty area and got an open shooting opportunity. Unfortunately, he failed to suppress it and the ball went over the crossbar. In the 42nd minute, the South Korean team's offense finally scored! Li Zaicheng passed the ball back in an inverted triangle on the left baseline, and Son Heung-min followed up with a left-footed shot into the far corner, 1-0!
After halftime, the South Korean team temporarily led 1-0; halftime statistics: South Korea had a ball possession rate of 74% and created 7 shots and 4 shots on target; Thailand shot 3 times and 1 shot on goal. The situation on the field was one-sided. , the Thai team basically did not create much threat to Zhao Xianyou.
Change sides and fight again. In the 53rd minute, Zheng Youying's shot from the penalty area line was saved by Batiwa and then hit the crossbar and popped up! In the 61st minute, the Thai team equalized the score! Supana caught the ball in the penalty area and knocked back to the right. Mickelson kicked the ball to the goal with a legendary shot. Supana pushed the ball and succeeded in the empty goal, 1-1! After the score was equalized, the South Korean team launched a massive attack; in the 64th minute, Lee Gang-in came on as a substitute for Zhou Min-kyu; in the 65th minute, Son Heung-min's long shot was saved by Batiwa; in the 66th minute, Lee Gang-in hoisted the ball in from the right side at a 45-degree angle. In the penalty area, Kim Jin-soo outflanked and failed to get the ball;
In the 67th minute, Son Heung-min pushed and scored, but Kim Jin-soo was offside before passing the ball; in the 69th minute, Lee Gang-in once again sent a precise cross, and Hong Hyun-suk grabbed the point in the penalty area. Unable to get the ball; with the appearance of Lee Gang-in and Hong Hyun-suk, the South Korean team's offense came one after another! In the 71st minute, Sun Xingmin separated the sides, and Li Gangren did it again. Sun Xingmin followed up with a low shot that was saved by Batiwa!
In the 89th minute, the Korean team's consecutive shots were blocked, missing three must-goals in just 2 minutes! After that, South Korea continued to besiege, but missed the goal again and again, and the final score of 1-1 remained until the final whistle. South Korea blasted 20 shots in the game, more than three times as many as Thailand. The South Korean team still ranks first with 7 points from 3 games. The Thai team scored 1 point in an away game and temporarily ranked second with 4 points.
