South Korea vs Malaysia, 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Group Stage
· AFC Asian Cup
FT
3 - 3
3 - 3
South Korea edge into Asia Cup round of 16 after 3-3 draw
South Korea finished second in their Asian Cup group after Malaysia held them to a 3-3 draw on Thursday with an equaliser in the 15th minute of added time which saw Bahrain finish top with a 1-0 win over Jordan.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic).
- 4': Stuart Wilkin (Malaysia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by La'Vere Corbin-Ong (Malaysia).
- 6': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Dominic Tan (Malaysia).
- 8': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Offside, Korea Republic. Cho Gue-Sung is caught offside.
- 15': 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 Jeong Woo-Yeong.
- 15': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Syihan Hazmi.
- 16': Attempt missed. Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 16': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Shahrul Saad.
- 19': Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic).
- 19': La'Vere Corbin-Ong (Malaysia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Brendan Gan.
- 21': Goal! Korea Republic 1, Malaysia 0. Jeong Woo-Yeong (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 21': VAR Decision: Goal Korea Republic 1-0 Malaysia (Jeong Woo-Yeong).
- 24': Foul by La'Vere Corbin-Ong (Malaysia).
- 24': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Shahrul Saad.
- 28': Offside, Korea Republic. Cho Gue-Sung is caught offside.
- 29': Dominic Tan (Malaysia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic).
- 32': Foul by Brendan Gan (Malaysia).
- 32': Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Offside, Korea Republic. Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt saved. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 38': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Syihan Hazmi.
- 40': Foul by Brendan Gan (Malaysia).
- 40': Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Brendan Gan (Malaysia).
- 42': Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt saved. Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Seol Young-Woo with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Korea Republic 1, Malaysia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Korea Republic 1, Malaysia 0.
- 46': Foul by Daniel Ting (Malaysia).
- 46': Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Offside, Korea Republic. Jeong Woo-Yeong is caught offside.
- 50': Dion Cools (Malaysia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Arif Aiman (Malaysia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darren Lok.
- 51': Goal! Korea Republic 1, Malaysia 1. Faisal Halim (Malaysia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 53': VAR Decision: Goal Malaysia - Korea Republic 1-1 Malaysia (Faisal Halim).
- 55': Foul by Brendan Gan (Malaysia).
- 55': Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Stuart Wilkin (Malaysia).
- 57': Attempt missed. Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
- 58': Penalty Malaysia. Arif Aiman draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 58': Penalty conceded by Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 60': VAR Decision: Penalty Malaysia.
- 62': Goal! Korea Republic 1, Malaysia 2. Arif Aiman (Malaysia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 62': Substitution, Korea Republic. Hong Hyun-Seok replaces Hwang In-Beom.
- 62': Substitution, Korea Republic. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Cho Gue-Sung.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
- 64': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by La'Vere Corbin-Ong.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Shahrul Saad.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 66': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Dominic Tan.
- 67': Attempt missed. Faisal Halim (Malaysia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arif Aiman following a fast break.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Hong Hyun-Seok (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 68': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Brendan Gan.
- 70': Foul by Dion Cools (Malaysia).
- 70': Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 71': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Shahrul Saad.
- 72': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by La'Vere Corbin-Ong.
- 73': Attempt missed. Kim Young-Gwon (Korea Republic) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Substitution, Malaysia. Paulo Josué replaces Darren Lok.
- 75': Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Jin-Su replaces Seol Young-Woo.
- 75': Substitution, Korea Republic. Oh Hyeon-Gyu replaces Jeong Woo-Yeong.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
- 76': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Dominic Tan.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Syihan Hazmi (Malaysia).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Kim Young-Gwon (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Min-Jae with a headed pass.
- 78': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Daniel Ting.
- 79': Attempt missed. Kim Jin-Su (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kim Young-Gwon with a headed pass following a corner.
- 79': Foul by Faisal Halim (Malaysia).
- 79': Kim Tae-Hwan (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Brendan Gan.
- 81': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Daniel Ting.
- 81': Foul by Paulo Josué (Malaysia).
- 81': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Goal! Korea Republic 2, Malaysia 2. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 84': Substitution, Malaysia. Syamer Kutty Abba replaces Faisal Halim.
- 84': Substitution, Malaysia. Junior Eldstål replaces Dominic Tan.
- 84': Substitution, Malaysia. Akhyar Rashid replaces Arif Aiman.
- 85': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
- 85': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Syihan Hazmi.
- 87': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Shahrul Saad.
- 87': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Shahrul Saad.
- 88': Offside, Korea Republic. Hwang Hee-Chan is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Penalty Korea Republic. Oh Hyeon-Gyu draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+1': Penalty conceded by Junior Eldstål (Malaysia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+2': VAR Decision: Penalty Korea Republic.
- 90'+4': Goal! Korea Republic 3, Malaysia 2. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+7': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Daniel Ting.
- 90'+10': Attempt saved. Stuart Wilkin (Malaysia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Akhyar Rashid.
- 90'+11': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Daniel Ting.
- 90'+11': Substitution, Korea Republic. Park Yong-Woo replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
- 90'+11': Substitution, Malaysia. Romel Morales replaces Brendan Gan.
- 90'+15': Goal! Korea Republic 3, Malaysia 3. Romel Morales (Malaysia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paulo Josué.
- 90'+17': Attempt missed. Akhyar Rashid (Malaysia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right.
- 90'+18': Second Half ends, Korea Republic 3, Malaysia 3.
- 0': Match ends, Korea Republic 3, Malaysia 3.
- 0': Match ends, Korea Republic 3, Malaysia 3.
Statistics
 MAS |
KOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 5 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 20 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 18.8 | Possession | 81.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 113 | Accurate Passes | 754 |
| 198 | Passes | 844 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 4 | Crosses | 41 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 11 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 40 | Effective Clearances | 2 |
| 40 | Clearances | 2 |
Game Information
Competition: AFC Asian Cup
Venue: Al Janoub Stadium
Location: Al Wakrah, Qatar
Attendance: 30,117
Venue: Al Janoub Stadium
Location: Al Wakrah, Qatar
Attendance: 30,117
Line-Ups
South Korea (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Jo Hyeon-Woo (GK) |
| 19 | Kim Young-Gwon |
| 4 | Kim Min-Jae |
| 22 | Seol Young-Woo |
| 23 | Kim Tae-Hwan |
| 6 | Hwang In-Beom |
| 10 | Lee Jae-Sung  |
| 17 | Jeong Woo-Yeong |
| 18 | Lee Kang-in |
| 9 | Cho Gue-Sung |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
Malaysia (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Syihan Hazmi (GK) |
| 21 | Dion Cools |
| 6 | Dominic Tan |
| 3 | Shahrul Saad |
| 8 | Stuart Wilkin |
| 18 | Brendan Gan |
| 22 | La'Vere Corbin-Ong |
| 4 | Daniel Sang Ting |
| 9 | Darren Lok |
| 7 | Faisal Halim |
| 12 | Arif Aiman Hanapi |
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