How can this be? Korea, Vietnam, and China have one draw and one loss in the grand disaster friendship contest → The beauty of the Uzbekistan match
Mar 24, 2025
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South Korea's under-22 national team lost 0-1 in the second round of a four-nation friendly against China at Yancheng Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Jiangsu Province, China on the 23rd (Korea time). The defeat leaves South Korea with no victories over Vietnam and China. On the 25th, he will aim for the beauty of a succession in the match against Uzbekistan.
The U-22 national team is preparing for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup next year and will participate in the U-23 Asian Cup qualifying round in September. The U-22 national team has not yet been appointed as an official coach, and full-time leaders of the Korea Football Association (KFA) (Lee Chang-hyun, Cho Se-kwon, and Kim Dae-hwan) are temporarily leading the team at the tournament.
South Korea played in a 4-2-3-1 formation. With Jung Jae-sang (Daegu FC) as the one-top, Kim Woo-bin (Ansan Greeners) and Cho Young-kwang (Gyeongnam FC) were in charge of both wings. Lee Seung-won (Kim Cheon Sang-moo) played the role of an offensive midfielder, followed by Kang Sang-yoon (Jeonbuk Hyundai) and Han Jong-moo (Daegu FC). The four-back consisted of Choi Ye-hoon (Kim Cheon-sang-moo), Lee Won-woo (Daegu FC), Lee Hyun-yong (Suwon FC), and Park Chang-woo (Busan I'Park), and Moon Hyun-ho (Ulsan HD) was in charge of the last shot.
South Korea overcame a dizzying loss crisis several times until the middle of the first half amid unilateral support from the Chinese crowd. Former leader Lee Chang-hyun, who felt the need to turn the mood around, replaced two resources on both sides in the 32nd minute of the first half. Kim Woo-bin and Cho Young-kwang were out, and Son Seung-beom (FC Seoul) and Kim Joo-chan (Suwon Samsung) came in. After the replacement, he succeeded in changing the atmosphere, but the opponent's goal was not opened.
As the balance of zero continued in the second half, South Korea used five remaining replacement cards in a row. In the 37th minute of the second half, there was even a surprise mercenary technique that excluded striker Jung Jae-sang and set up 188cm center back Hong Jae-seok (Busan I'Park) on the spot. However, he didn't score in the end. Rather, South Korea collapsed in the 41st minute of the second half when a corner kick gave up a goal to Rio Hao Pan.
It is a shocking result. Although not yet a national team, Korea is also evaluated as superior in objective power compared to Vietnam and China in the national team by age. Even if it is said that Asian soccer has been leveled up, it is difficult to understand the result of one draw and one loss to Vietnam and China.
I just hope it was a disaster caused by the absence of a formal director. The Korean Football Association has yet to appoint an official coach to lead the U-22 national team, so the team has been temporarily formed under the full-time leader system. It is true that the process of appointing a formal director is delayed. This is because the U-22 national team will participate in the U-23 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup next year.
At the U-23 Asian Cup, South Korea was the runner-up in 2016 and won in 2020, showing its true appearance as an Asian tiger, but in the 2022 and 2024 tournaments, it was shockingly eliminated from the quarterfinals. In particular, in the previous tournament, he lost to Indonesia led by head coach Shin Tae-yong and failed to even bring him to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
