jakarta. The Indonesian U-23 national team made history by defeating South Korea in a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals of the U-23 Asian Cup. Indonesia won on penalties, winning 11-10 after a 120-minute match that ended 2-2. With this victory, Indonesia advanced to the semi-finals.
The match, which took place on Thursday (early Friday morning Jakarta time) at Doha’s Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium, was the first Korean team to break through Indonesia’s goal in the 8th minute. However, after a VAR review, the goal was disallowed by the referee as the Korean player was in an offside position.
Indonesia, who faced a strong Asian team, broke the deadlock in the 15th minute. Rafael Sturic’s shot from outside the penalty area crashed into the bottom left corner of the Korean goal, out of the reach of goalkeeper Baek Jong-beom.
The one-goal advantage boosted Indonesia’s confidence. Marcelino created a good opportunity through his combination with Witan Sulaeman, but unfortunately his shot went over the Korean crossbar.
Korea tied the score in the 45th minute when Koman Tae-gu’s deflected header went into Hernando Ali’s goal.
Just before the end of the first half, Strujic regained Indonesia’s lead. He received a long pass from Ivar Jenner, controlled the ball, fooled the opposing defenders, and beat goalkeeper Baek with a left-footed shot.
The first half ended with Indonesia leading 2-1.
Early in the second half, Indonesia had three chances, but two shots from Stuyk and one from Pratama Arhan went off target.
Marcelino dribbled through the left side and had another good chance, but his shot just missed the side netting of the Korean goal.
Immediately after that, coach Shin Tae-yong made his first substitution, bringing on Fajar Fathurahman in place of Rio Fahmi.
In the 68th minute, Lee Young-joon committed a strong foul against Hibner. The referee checked the VAR footage and then showed Young Jun a red card. South Korea was forced to continue playing with a 10-man lineup.
South Korea played with 10 players and managed to tie the score at 2-2.
From the counter-attack, substitute Jeong Sang-bin received the ball well and beat goalkeeper Hernando with a shot.
At the end of regular time, the referee added 10 minutes of extra time. South Korea pressed many times, but coach Hwang Sung-hong lost and was sent off from the technical area by the referee. Regular time ended with the score tied at 2-2.
In extra time, coach Shin Tae-young brought on Jayme Kelly Sroyer and Arkan Fikri in place of Ivar Jenner and Fajar Fathourahman. Witan’s shot went over the Korean goal, giving Indonesia a chance.
Indonesia created several other chances, but shots from Sloyer and Nathan and two headers from Sananta went off target. The match had to be decided in a penalty shootout.
In the penalty shootout, both teams’ executioners performed well. South Korea’s first five shooters, Kim Min-woo, Lee Kang-hee, Hwang Jae-won, Paul Sang-hoon, and Byun Junsu, successfully completed their mission.
A similar situation occurred in Indonesia. The first five shooters Ramadan Sananta, Pratama Arhan, Rafael Struik, Marcelino Ferdinan and Justin Hibner also scored.
Hibner’s penalty was initially saved by goalkeeper Baek, but the goalkeeper moved too quickly and the penalty had to be retaken. Hibner took the penalty again and he made no mistake, tying the score at 5-5.
Kang Sang-young’s shot failed, giving Indonesia the upper hand. However, Indonesia’s sixth executioner, Arhan Fikri, also failed to complete his mission as his shot missed the target.
After that, all the executioners successfully completed their duties, and both goalkeepers, Baek of South Korea and Hernando Ali of Indonesia, also scored, making the score 10-10.
Hernando then became a hero for Indonesia by saving Lee Kang-hee’s penalty, and Pratama Arhan’s shot found its way into the Korean goal, ensuring Indonesia’s place in the semi-finals.
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