Draw with Malaysia in the final round of the Asian Cup group stage
Last night, Beijing time, in the final round of Group E of the 2024 Asian Cup in Qatar, the South Korean team drew with the Malaysian team 3-3, ranking second in the group and successfully finishing in 1 /8 to avoid the Japanese team in the finals.
One day ago, the Japanese team in Group D secured second place in the group after defeating the Indonesian team. According to the schedule, they will face the top spot in Group E in the 1/8 finals. This also affects the mentality of the teams in Group E. Among them, the performance of the South Korean team, which is the favorite to compete for the championship, against the Malaysian team is enough to arouse people’s imagination.
In this game, Zheng Youying took the lead in scoring for the “Tai Chi Tigers”. The situation changed suddenly on the battlefield. The Malaysian team first relied on a quick counterattack after stealing the ball and Halim equalized the score, and soon relied on Aiman’s penalty shot to take the lead. In the following game, the South Korean team once again exceeded the score with the help of an own goal from the opponent and Son Heung-min’s penalty kick. But in the 15th minute of stoppage time, Morales scored another goal for the Malaysian team and the two teams tied.
In another game, the Jordanian team, which ranked first in Group E after the second round, failed to score after Bahrain scored first in the 34th minute and lost 0-1. As a result, the Bahrain team counterattacked and rose to the top of the list and will face the Japanese team in the 1/8 finals. The South Korean team ranked second in Group E with 5 points after gaining 1 point in the final round. After the loss, the Jordan team stayed at 4 points and fell to third place in the group. Both teams successfully avoided the strong enemy Japan in the first round of the knockout round.