Hwang Sun-hong's Second Match Opponent is Thailand

[Asian Games] There Should be no ‘Second Game Shock’ Like 5 Years Ago... Hwang Sun-hong's Second Match Opponent is Thailand



Hwang Sun-hong does not smile despite a 9-0 win…

Kick-off against Thailand at 8:30 pm on the 21st, a challenge to advance to the round of 16 by finishing first in the group, which was not possible five years ago

Will Kang-in Lee arrive in Hangzhou on the afternoon of the 21st to give the key players a break in the sweltering heat ? It will be difficult to participate in the match against Thailand.

Hwang Sun-hong, who scored 9 goals in the first men's soccer match at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, put aside the joy of a record-breaking victory 카지노 and aims for a 'flawless victory' in the second match against Thailand.

The national soccer team, led by coach Hwang Sun-hong, will play the second match of Group E against Thailand at the Jinhua Sports Center Stadium in Zhejiang Province, China, at 8:30 p.m. Korean time on the 21st.

Korea (3 points, +9 goals), who won a whopping 9-0 against Kuwait (0 points) on the 19th, rose to the top of Group E.

Bahrain and Thailand drew 1-1 on the same day and shared only 1 point.

In this tournament, in which 21 teams compete in 6 groups, the 12 teams that took 1st and 2nd place in each group and the top 4 teams that ranked 3rd in each group will advance to the round of 16.

Korea was included in Group E along with Kuwait, Bahrain, and Thailand, and showed off its status as a contender for the championship by winning a landslide victory in the first game.

If Korea wins the match against Thailand scheduled for the 21st, they will secure an early advance to the round of 16 with two wins.

Thailand and Bahrain drew in the first game, so if Hwang Sun-hong wins consecutive wins, there is no way for them to fall below second place in the group.

It's easy to laugh at the huge win that resulted in 9 goals (4 in the first half and 5 in the second half) from the first game, but Coach Hwang Sun-hong and the players still don't relax.

This is because we know the journey of Kim Hak-beom, who won the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games, the previous competition.

Hak-Beom Kim ultimately won the gold medal, but there were twists and turns.

Kim Hak-beom, who won 6-0 against Bahrain in the first game of the tournament, performed like a lie in the second game against Malaysia and lost 1-2.

Due to this defeat, Kim Hak-beom, who finished second in the group and advanced to the round of 16, had to relax as he faced powerhouse Uzbekistan in the quarterfinals and engaged in a bloody overtime battle.

Although they ended up winning 4-3, this game was considered Kim Hak-beom's biggest challenge.

Coach Hwang, who knows this context, emphasized right after the game against Kuwait, "We must do our best in every game to win," and "We must have confidence, but forget about everything else."

Attention is also paid to how Coach Hwang will manage the team amid Hangzhou's hot weather and tight competition schedule.

While Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), who played the role of ace, arrived in Hangzhou on the afternoon of the 21st, Coach Hwang also brought in Hong Hyun-seok (Gent) and Seol Young-woo (Ulsan), the main players in the first game against Kuwait, only after the gap in the second half widened significantly. .

Since they were called by Coach Jurgen Klinsmann and played the international match in September, there is a reason for them to ease the physical burden, but this also shows coach Hwang's concerns about the tournament schedule.

There is only one day of rest until the second game against Thailand.

In the game against Kuwait, offensive players such as Cho Young-wook (Gimcheon) and Jung Woo-young (Stuttgart) showed great pressure and activity even in hot weather exceeding 30 degrees, and there is a possibility that Coach Hwang will give them a break.

Coach Hwang said, "We have to play right away after a day's rest, so we will discuss it closely with the (national team) technical department.

We are considering various situations," and also said, "We plan to adjust a little according to the group stage schedule."

Thailand, the opponent in the second game, is Bahrain. Although they drew against the team, they actually could have been the first team to suffer a loss like Kuwait.

Thailand, which allowed the first goal in the 42nd minute of the first half, was always on the defensive under pressure from the Bahrain attackers, and made up for it until the end of regular time in the second half.

The loss was deep as no goal was scored.