{"id":28481,"date":"2024-04-26T20:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T11:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/?p=28481"},"modified":"2024-04-26T20:44:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T11:44:00","slug":"indonesia-u-23-continue-fairy-tale-run-with-epic-shootout-win-over-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/2024\/04\/26\/indonesia-u-23-continue-fairy-tale-run-with-epic-shootout-win-over-south-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia U-23 Continue Fairy Tale Run with Epic Shootout Win Over South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indonesia U-23’s journey in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup has been a testament to their remarkable progress since their disappointment in 2015. Nine years after their hopes were dashed in their final qualification match by South Korea U-23, Indonesia clinched a historic semi-final spot with a thrilling 11-10 victory on penalties against the same opponents at the 2023 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The decisive moment came when Pratama Arhan, ironically plying his trade in the South Korean top-flight with Suwon FC, calmly converted his spot-kick in a marathon shootout, securing victory for the tournament debutants who had to overcome being pegged back twice in regulation time despite holding a one-man advantage from the 70th minute onwards.<\/p>\n

For South Korea, the defeat marked the end of their Olympic Games aspirations, as well as marking the Young\u00a0Taeguk Warriors<\/em>‘ failure to qualify into the semifinals of the U-23 Asian Cup for the second tournament running.<\/p>\n

Despite being pressed from the start, Indonesia took the lead with two superb goals from Rafael Struick in the first half. Struick’s first goal, a sublime curling effort, broke South Korea’s defensive resilience. His second, an opportunistic finish, capitalized on a defensive mix-up, showcasing Indonesia’s determination.<\/p>\n

While South Korea managed to equalize through Eom Ji-sung’s header, Indonesia’s resolute defense frustrated their opponents. Outstanding performances, including a crucial block from captain Rizky Ridho, kept the Young\u00a0Taeguk Warriors<\/em> at bay.<\/p>\n

Despite South Korea’s late equalizer through Jeong Sang-bin’s breakaway goal, neither side could find a winner in extra time, leading to a dramatic penalty shootout. Ernando Ari’s heroics in goal, including a crucial save from Lee, sealed the Garuda Muda<\/em>‘s victory and sparked jubilation among their supporters.<\/p>\n

For head coach Shin Tae-yong, who led South Korea nine years ago, the victory marked a full-circle moment. Now coaching Indonesia, he has the opportunity to carve a new legacy by guiding his team to a finals rematch against Uzbekistan or Saudi Arabia, potentially repeating his past success on a new stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Indonesia U-23’s journey in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup has been a testament to their remarkable progress since their disappointment in 2015. Nine years after their hopes were dashed in their final qualification match by South Korea U-23, Indonesia clinched a historic semi-final spot with a thrilling 11-10 victory on penalties against the same opponents at the 2023 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. The decisive moment came when Pratama Arhan, ironically plying his trade in the South Korean top-flight with Suwon FC, calmly converted his spot-kick in a marathon shootout, securing victory for the tournament debutants who had to overcome being pegged back twice in regulation time despite holding a one-man … Continue reading “Indonesia U-23 Continue Fairy Tale Run with Epic Shootout Win Over South Korea”<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":27067,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1973],"tags":[2857,520,926,2428,91,95,70,315],"class_list":["post-28481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afc-u23-championships","tag-2024-afc-u-23-asian-cup","tag-afc-u-23-championship","tag-asia","tag-east-asia","tag-indonesia","tag-slider","tag-south-korea","tag-southeast-asia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28481"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28482,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28481\/revisions\/28482"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}