Korea’s Hwang In-beom scored first, followed by Bahrain’s equalizer in the second half… 1:1 [아시안컵]

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▲In-Beom Hwang is happy after scoring the first goal in the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup Group E match between Korea and Bahrain held at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 15th (local time). (Source = Yonhap News)

Klinsmann, who is aiming to win the Asian Cup for the first time in 64 years, ended the first half with a 1-0 lead through Hwang In-beom’s first goal in his first Asian Cup match against Bahrain, but conceded an equalizer in the second half.

The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, scored in the 38th minute of the first half of the match against Bahrain in the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup Group E first match held at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar on the 15th. ) went ahead 1-0 with the first goal.

Korea, which continued to play scoreless, was in danger of conceding a goal due to Ali Madansang’s sharp counterattack in the 33rd minute of the first half. After continuing the attack, Korea took the lead with Hwang In-beom’s first goal in the 38th minute of the first half. With that score, Korea finished the first half 1-0.

However, in the 6th minute of the second half, Abdullah Al-Hashashi allowed the score to tie, resulting in a 1:1 draw.

Klinsmann, who had the upper hand in the first half, allowed an equalizer in the second half, and the relationship between Korea and Bahrain remained tense.

In particular, the problem with the Korean national team is that it is difficult to guarantee victory due to accumulated yellow cards. Three members of the Korean national team received yellow cards in the first half alone. Park Yong-woo in the 9th minute of the first half and Kim Min-jae in the 13th minute were judged to have committed rough fouls and received yellow cards. On the other hand, two players from Bahrain received yellow cards.

Coach Klinsmann brought out the 4-4-2 tactic with Son Heung-min (Tottenham) and Cho Kyu-sung (Midtjylland) as the top two.

Lee Jae-seong (Mainz) and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) took charge of the left and right attacks, while Park Yong-woo (Al Ain) and Hwang In-beom took the mound in midfield. From the left, Lee Ki-je (Suwon), Kim Min-jae (Munich), Jeong Seung-hyun (Ulsan), and Seol Young-woo (Ulsan) formed a four-back defensive line, with Kim Seung-gyu (Al-Shabaab) guarding the goal.