Final Match With Australia

The Korean Olympic team defeated Saudi Arabia, the host country, by a score of 1-0, with Um Ji-sung (Gwangju) scoring the winning goal in the semifinals of the competition held at Al Fate Stadium in Al Mubaraj, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday (Korea time). Korea will play Australia in the final match at 5 a.m. on Saturday. Korea, which won the first match against Thailand 1-0 thanks to the winning goal of left fullback Cho Hyun-taek, will challenge to win the title by displaying better performance in the match against Saudi Arabia, its home team.

Korea started Ahn Jae-joon (Bucheon), Umji-sung (Gwangju), Lee Tae-seok (Seoul) and Signatory Officer (Bucheon) on the day, centering on European leagues such as Bae Joon-ho (Stock City), Kim Min-woo (Dusseldorf). In the second half, Yang Hyun-joon (Celtic), Hwang Jae-won (Daegu) were deployed in turn. Korea pushed Saudi Arabia from the beginning. Side attacks using Umji-sung and Hong Si-hoo (Incheon) showed offensives. Korea started offensives with Baek Sang-hoon (Seoul) mid-range shots in the 13th minute of the first half, but Hong Si-hoo's right foot shot from the right side of the Saudi goalpost in the 23rd minute of the first half made it into the net next to the right side of the Saudi goal.

After blocking the opponent's sharp free kick in the 38th minute, Korea scored the final goal in the 41st minute. The troubleshooter was Um Ji-sung. Bae Joon-ho took advantage of the opponent's mistake to grab the ball and poke it at Um Ji-sung who was jumping to his left. Um Ji-sung scored the net with a correct right foot shot. Although the atmosphere deteriorated with his opponent in the second half, Korea dominated the opponent by maintaining the pace until the end.

Korea has constantly overwhelmed the opponents in all of these competitions. However, the team only scored one goal apiece, showing regret in the closing. However, it is encouraging to see that Korea finished both games without allowing even a single goal in the absence of Jo Wi-je from Busan. This is the last warm-up match to be held ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics and the U-23 Asian Cup to be held in Qatar in April. The teams ranking first to third in the U-23 Asian Cup will advance to the finals, while the teams ranking fourth in the AFC Asian Cup will have to play-offs by continents against Guinea, the fourth-ranked team in the AFC qualifying round, to secure tickets to the finals. Korea, which has the world record of "most consecutive participation in Olympics" (nine times), aims to advance to its 10th consecutive Olympics after the 1988 Seoul Asian Cup.

Coach Hwang will temporarily take the helm of the A-team where Jurgen Klinsmann has been replaced, and senior coach Myung Jae-yong is leading the team in this year's event. "We shared this in advance and decided on the lineup for each game and the concept of each game. We have prepared and prepared procedures to confirm this," Hwang said. In contrast to the initially uneasy atmosphere, the Hwang Seon-hong ferry seems to be cruising without Hwang Seon-hong. 토토사이트