Score 2-2, Match Continues to Extra Round

From Indonesia U-23 vs South Korea U-23 continued into extra time after the score was tied at 2-2 for more than 90 minutes of the match U-23 Asian Cup quarter-finals 2024 will take place at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Friday (26/4/2024) early morning WIB. The Garuda Muda squad conceded a goal in the final minute of the second half.

In the quarter-final match of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup, the class differences that had been trumpeted by the media in Asia did not seem to occur. The proof is that Indonesia U-23 actually appeared dominant throughout the 90 minutes of the match.

Not only superior in terms of opportunities and ball control. Indonesia U-23 even became the first team to score a goal against the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup.

It was Rafael Struick, who successfully opened the scoring for Indonesia U-23 in the 15th minute. This lead failed to be maintained after Komang Teguh scored an own goal in the 45th minute.

Three minutes later, thousands of Indonesia U-23 fans who packed the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium cheered after Struick scored his second goal. The score of 2-1 in favor of the Garuda Muda Squad did not change.

In the second half, In the second half, not much drama occurred. Even though Struick had several opportunities to add goals, the score remained 2-1.

On the other hand, South Korea U-23, who were trying to catch up, played with 10 players after Lee Young-jun received a red card after making a hard tackle on Justin Hubner.

Six minutes before the match ended, South Korea U-23 was surprisingly able to score the equalizer to make it 2-2 through Jeong Sang-bin’s kick. The second goal was created through a fast counter-attack scheme.

Until 90 minutes of the match was over, no additional goals had been scored. The referee was forced to continue the match into extra time.

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