The shootout failed green Saudi Arabia’s top soccer team in the Asian Cup for the first time in its history, leaving the tournament competition from the final price round by the South Korean team.
The original time ended with a draw of 11, with the match heading into two additional stages, during which the result remained unchanged. The teams were held to penalties, which smiled at “Taijuk warriors” with a score of 4.2.
Mohamed Know and Sa ‘ud Abdul Hamid successfully carried out their kicks, Sami al-Najei and Abdul Rahman Ghraib wasted, the Koreans translated the four kicks and settled qualification without reaching the fifth and final.
عبد الله رديف يهدي المنتخب السعودي هدف التقدم ⚽️🇸🇦#كأس_آسيا | #كأس_آسيا2023 | #السعودية_كوريا_الجنوبية#AsianCup2023 pic.twitter.com/0aTCRKOliY
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Korean kicks came with the signing of captain Son Heung-min, Kim Young Jun, Zhou Jiu Song and finally Huang Hee-chan who fired the decisidecisiv.
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The Saudi team was the first to score through striker Abdullah Radev, who scored seconds after the second half of his first touch after coming down as a substitute.
The Falcons maintained their lead until the ninth and penultimate minutes of alternate time that saw them concede an equaliser with the header of forward Cho Go Song, who also entered during the second secondhalf.
According to the events of the match, the green Saudi national team was the most dominant side for nearly 70 minutes, but dominance moved to their rivals after that until they reached the shootout.
The Greens have resorted to these kicks 4 times in the Asian Championship, which they have regularly played since the 1984 ‘s edition.
كوريا الجنوبية تبلغ ربع النهائي بعد تخطيها السعودية بركلات الترجيح 🥅
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The first time was the 1984 ‘s semi-final against the Iranian team, at which time the game ended in a draw of 1:4, and the Falcons won 5:4.
The second was against South Korea in the 1988 final, which was dominated by a scoreless draw for a 120 before the Green won a weighting of 4-3, clinching the Asian crown for the second time in a row.