"Son Heung-min showed his class and qualities as a captain. He never gave up, making a big contribution to the Korean team leveling the score in the extra minutes when he brought home a penalty for Hwang Hee-chan to score. In extra time, Son Heung-min's perfect free kick brought a 2-1 victory, eliminating Australia and booking a semi-final against Jordan," wrote Yonhap news agency.
Class helped Son Heung-min shine at the right time to help the team
Korea to go on
According to The Korea Times : "Son Heung-min and his teammates had just gone through an extremely difficult match in the round of 16 against Saudi Arabia (drawing 1-1 after 120 minutes and only winning thanks to a penalty shootout with a score of 4-2).
The situation could have been repeated, and the Korean team even faced a high possibility of elimination when they went through a very suffocating situation against the Australian team and had to wait until extra time to equalize 1-1. However, this time Son Heung-min did not let the outcome be decided by a penalty shootout, when he himself settled the match with a beautiful free kick to score the winning goal for the Korean team.
"Son Heung-min has rekindled hope for the South Korean team. His inspiration could help the home team end its 64-year Asian Cup championship drought. The team is now only two matches away from the Asian Cup championship. In the semi-finals, the South Korean team will meet Jordan again, the opponent they drew 2-2 with in the group stage," Yonhap news agency expressed.
Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan (right), are playing very well.
In the history of the Asian Cup, the Korean team has won the championship twice, the most recent time was in 1960 and the first time was in 1956. After that, the "Taegeuk Warriors" had 4 more times in the Asian Cup finals in 1972, 1980, 1988 and 2015, but all failed.
In the 2015 Asian Cup final, the Korean team lost to Australia 1-2 after extra time. Son Heung-min was the player who scored the equalizer 1-1 in injury time, but in extra time James Troisi scored the winning goal for the home team Australia.
"The 2-1 victory over Australia in the quarter-finals of the 2023 Asian Cup was a sweet revenge for Son Heung-min, as well as the Korean team. However, their mission is not over yet, coach Jurgen Klinsmann's team still has 2 more matches to reach glory, which is the 2023 Asian Cup championship," commented Yonhap news agency.
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