Korea's U-23 national football team secured a 2-0 victory over China in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup group stage game, with forward Lee Young-joon scoring both goals.
Lee Young-joon scored a late-game header to lead Korea to a 1-0 win over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their first group stage game of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday.
The U-23 Korean national team lost 1-0 to Saudi Arabia in a closed-door friendly on Tuesday, suffering a defeat in the final tune-up game ahead of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup that begins next week.
Athletes — national, professional, active, retired — who make up the bulk of this season's cast, have dominated a lot of the competition.
Forward Eom Ji-sung scored a crucial goal to lead the U-23 Korean national team to a 1-0 victory over hosts Saudi Arabia in the semifinals of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) U-23 Championship on Saturday.
South Korea struggled against North Korea at Dustlik Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, failing to score a single goal in a disappointing contrast to the group stage.
"I am not gonna watch the national team because I don't like to see Lee Kang-in."
South Korea joined the last four in Uzbekistan as Group A runners-up with two wins and one loss. North Korea reached the round as Group B winners with two wins and one draw.
The U-20 South Korean women’s national team thrashed hosts Uzbekistan 13-0 in an AFC U-20 Asian Cup group stage game on Saturday, reaching the semifinals as Group A runners-up and booking a ticket to the World Cup in the process.
Footballer Kim Jin-su of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors revealed that he has also received an apology from Lee Kang-in of Paris Saint-Germain regarding the recent Team Korea dispute at the Asian Cup.
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