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| Second half of the Group D match of the 2025 U-20 Asian Cup against Thailand in Shenzhen, China on the 17th, 2 minutes of extra time, Shin Min-ha preparing to throw-in. Relay Screen |
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| Shinja who receives a warning for time-delayed behavior. Relay Screen |
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| 신민하. Relay Screen |
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| photo courtesy of the Korea Football Association |
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South Korea's U-20 national team defender Shin Min-ha (Gangwon) was warned by the referee for dragging his feet as if he was about to throw in.
It happened in the second minute of extra time in the second half when South Korea led 4-1 in the second Group D match of the 2025 U-20 Asian Cup against Thailand at the first pitch of the youth soccer training base in Shenzhen, China on the 14th.
The situation is like this. The ball hit by the Thai player's foot at the right side of the Korean side went out of the sideline. South Korea's throw-in. Lee Chang-won, head coach of the U-20 national team, ordered the replacement. Kim Tae-won (Portimonens) and Sungshin (Gwangwoon University), who scored multiple goals, were excluded, and Jungwoo Ha (Seongnam) and Kim Ho-jin (Yongin University) were put in. It's for physical fitness or time.
When wingback Kim Seo-jin (Cheonan City) went to pick up the ball, the technical area was instructed to 'wait for it'. It was instructed center back Shin Min-ha to take over the throw-in. When Shin Min-ha, who caught the ball, took the motion as if throwing it, none of the teammates around him came to receive the ball. 'The Mugunghwa flower has bloomed' I didn't move like I was playing. Park Seung-soo (Suwon) pretended to run for the ball and turned back toward the Thai camp. Kim Seo-jin, the closest, put both hands on his waist.
After taking a throw-in position, Shin Min-ha pretended to throw far away and stopped again, acting suspected of being 'Acting'. The referee's warning due to deliberate delay in time was inevitable. As the referee approached Shin Min-ha with a quick step, Kim Seo-jin received the ball from Shin Min-ha and went into the throw-in. Usually, a player who is warned complains of unfairness, but no one protested the referee's decision. As if this is all part of the plan.
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Shin Min-ha was the only Korean player to receive a warning against Syria (2-1 win) in the first round. If he is warned in the match, it means that Shin Min-ha was the only player who could not play in the third group match against Japan due to cumulative warning disciplinary action. South Korea gave Thailand's Yosakorn Burappa the first goal in the 23rd minute of the first half, but Yoon Do-young (Daejeon) in the 32nd minute of the first half, Kim Tae-won in the 14th and 41st minutes of the second half, and Park Seung-soo in the 44th minute of the second half already decided the match with a 4-1 score in extra time in the second half. It was necessary to think about the next step, and it seems that Lee Chang-won-ho chose 'Card Management'. South Korea won 4-1 and confirmed its advance to the quarterfinals early with two wins.
Shin Min-ha, who received a warning on the day, cannot play in the third group match between Korea and Japan on the 20th due to cumulative warning disciplinary action. Considering the weight of the Korea-Japan match, Shin Min-ha's absence as a left center back of the three-back for the second consecutive game is regrettable, but more importantly, it is a single-round tournament. South Korea will face Iran or Uzbekistan in Group C in the quarterfinals. Currently, Uzbekistan, ranked second in Group D, is against the quarterfinals, but it may vary depending on the results of the final group match. Korea (6 points), which leads Group D, is two points behind Japan (4 points), which is second in the same group, so if it loses to Japan, it will fall to second place in the group.
South Korea is seeking its first championship in 13 years since beating Iraq in the final of the tournament in the United Arab Emirates in 2012. He was the runner-up at the 2018 Indonesia Games and tied for third at the 2023 Uzbekistan Games, swallowing regret.
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| The scene where Park Jin-seop gets a warning against Thailand in the second group stage of the Hangzhou Asian Games in September 2023. Relay Screen |
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Korean soccer had the effect of `card laundering' at an international competition just over a year ago. Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk) was warned in September 2023 in Hangzhou, China, as a corner kicker in the 7th minute of the second half when South Korea led 4-0 in the second group stage of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. Park Jin-seop, who was warned once against Kuwait, missed Game 3 against Bahrain due to cumulative warnings, returned to the round of 16 and contributed to Korea's victory by guarding the back of each game until the final.
Park Jin-seop, who has been a corner kicker for the first time in six years, confessed that it was a premeditated 'card design' before getting to the main tournament. "Kang-in (Lee) who watched the game in the audience said I was so bad at actingPark Jin-seop smiled and said, `If I couldn't get on the main line and play, I could damage the team. I couldn't help it" 'A tournament in China, second group match against Thailand, defender's card laundering'. The situation then and now is very similar. Will Lee Chang Won-ho be able to conquer Asia like Hwang Sun-hong?
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
