South Korea vs Bahrain, 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Group Stage
· AFC Asian Cup
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Lee Kang-In guides South Korea to 3-1 Asian Cup over Bahrain
South Korea beat Bahrain 3-1 in their Asian Cup Group E opener on Monday with Paris St Germain's Lee Kang-in rescuing his side with a second-half brace
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Abdullah Al Hashash.
- 4': Foul by Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic).
- 4': Moses Atede (Bahrain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic).
- 5': Mohamed Marhoon (Bahrain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Attempt missed. Mohamed Marhoon (Bahrain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Komail Al Aswad with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 8': Foul by Mohammed Al Hardan (Bahrain).
- 8': Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Ali Madan (Bahrain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Park Yong-Woo (Korea Republic).
- 9': Park Yong-Woo (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Ali Madan (Bahrain).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic).
- 13': Mohamed Marhoon (Bahrain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Abdullah Al Hashash (Bahrain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Jung Seung-Hyun (Korea Republic).
- 18': Ali Madan (Bahrain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Lee Ki-Je (Korea Republic).
- 21': Attempt missed. Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung with a cross.
- 23': Attempt missed. Park Yong-Woo (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Ali Madan (Bahrain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hazaa Ali with a cross.
- 27': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Hazaa Ali.
- 28': Ali Madan (Bahrain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Lee Ki-Je (Korea Republic).
- 28': Lee Ki-Je (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Ali Madan (Bahrain).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Attempt missed. Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung with a cross.
- 31': Foul by Ali Madan (Bahrain).
- 31': Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Ali Madan (Bahrain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Attempt missed. Ali Madan (Bahrain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Abdullah Al Hashash with a through ball following a fast break.
- 34': Ali Madan (Bahrain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by Lee Ki-Je (Korea Republic).
- 34': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Marhoon (Bahrain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 36': Attempt missed. Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Ali Madan (Bahrain).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Goal! Korea Republic 1, Bahrain 0. Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 40': Foul by Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic).
- 40': Moses Atede (Bahrain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Moses Atede (Bahrain).
- 42': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 45': Hand ball by Moses Atede (Bahrain).
- 45': Moses Atede (Bahrain) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Moses Atede (Bahrain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Komail Al Aswad.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Seol Young-Woo.
- 45'+6': Foul by Park Yong-Woo (Korea Republic).
- 45'+6': Komail Al Aswad (Bahrain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Amine Benaddi (Bahrain).
- 45'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+9': First Half ends, Korea Republic 1, Bahrain 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Korea Republic 1, Bahrain 0.
- 45': Substitution, Bahrain. Sayed Baqer replaces Amine Benaddi because of an injury.
- 46': Foul by Sayed Baqer (Bahrain).
- 46': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Delay in match because of an injury Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Ali Madan (Bahrain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Lee Ki-Je (Korea Republic).
- 50': Attempt blocked. Komail Al Aswad (Bahrain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Madan.
- 50': Corner, Bahrain. Conceded by Kim Seung-Gyu.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Marhoon (Bahrain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Madan.
- 51': Goal! Korea Republic 1, Bahrain 1. Abdullah Al Hashash (Bahrain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 52': Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Tae-Hwan replaces Lee Ki-Je.
- 53': Attempt missed. Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
- 56': Goal! Korea Republic 2, Bahrain 1. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kim Min-Jae.
- 57': Hand ball by Kim Tae-Hwan (Korea Republic).
- 59': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung with a headed pass.
- 59': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Ebrahim Lutfallah.
- 60': Foul by Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic).
- 60': Mohammed Al Hardan (Bahrain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic).
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Marhoon (Bahrain).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Substitution, Bahrain. Jasim Khelaif replaces Moses Atede.
- 66': Substitution, Bahrain. Abdulla Yusuf Helal replaces Abdullah Al Hashash.
- 66': Foul by Mohammed Al Hardan (Bahrain).
- 66': Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Offside, Korea Republic. Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
- 68': Abdulla Yusuf Helal (Bahrain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic).
- 68': Goal! Korea Republic 3, Bahrain 1. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hwang In-Beom.
- 72': Substitution, Bahrain. Mahdi Al Humaidan replaces Mohamed Adel.
- 72': Substitution, Korea Republic. Hong Hyun-Seok replaces Cho Gue-Sung.
- 72': Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Young-Gwon replaces Kim Min-Jae.
- 74': Offside, Korea Republic. Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Park Yong-Woo (Korea Republic).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Attempt missed. Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 79': Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic).
- 79': Mohamed Marhoon (Bahrain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Offside, Bahrain. Sayed Baqer is caught offside.
- 81': Foul by Mahdi Al Humaidan (Bahrain).
- 81': Park Yong-Woo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Bahrain. Ibrahim Al Wali replaces Ali Madan.
- 82': Substitution, Korea Republic. Park Jin-Seop replaces Park Yong-Woo.
- 82': Substitution, Korea Republic. Jeong Woo-Yeong replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
- 84': Delay in match (Korea Republic).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Offside, Bahrain. Abdulla Yusuf Helal is caught offside.
- 87': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a through ball.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Park Jin-Seop (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hong Hyun-Seok.
- 90'+4': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 90'+4': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Foul by Mohammed Al Hardan (Bahrain).
- 90'+5': Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Waleed Al Hayam.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Abdulla Yusuf Helal (Bahrain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Komail Al Aswad.
- 90'+7': Foul by Park Jin-Seop (Korea Republic).
- 90'+7': Mohamed Marhoon (Bahrain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Korea Republic 3, Bahrain 1.
- 0': Match ends, Korea Republic 3, Bahrain 1.
Statistics
 BHR |
KOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 29.4 | Possession | 70.6 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 186 | Accurate Passes | 583 |
| 275 | Passes | 660 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 9 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 28 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 19 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: AFC Asian Cup
Venue: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 8,388
Venue: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 8,388
Line-Ups
South Korea (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Seung-Gyu (GK) |
| 4 | Kim Min-Jae  |
| 15 | Jung Seung-Hyun |
| 2 | Lee Ki-Je |
| 22 | Seol Young-Woo |
| 6 | Hwang In-Beom |
| 5 | Park Yong-Woo |
| 10 | Lee Jae-Sung |
| 18 | Lee Kang-in |
| 9 | Cho Gue-Sung |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
Bahrain (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Ebrahim Lutfalla (GK) |
| 3 | Waleed Al-Hayam |
| 2 | Amine Benaddi |
| 19 | Hazaa Ali |
| 18 | Mohammed Adel |
| 13 | Moses Atede Jona |
| 6 | Mohamed Al-Hardan |
| 8 | Mohamed Marhoon |
| 7 | Ali Jaafar Madan |
| 14 | Abdullah Duaij |
| 10 | Komail Al-Aswad |
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