China is excited to lose to Inni U-17... "Same", "It's natural to lose to our rival Korea, Inni"
China is excited to lose to Inni U-17... "Same", "It's natural to lose to our rival Korea, Inni"
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Korea's U-17 national soccer team, which sought to regain its top position in Asia for the first time in 23 years, suffered a shocking defeat from the first game of the championship, and got off to a bad start by faltering from the starting line. Then, China is also closely monitoring Korea's defeat.
South Korea's U-17 national team, led by head coach Baek Ki-tae, lost 0-1 to Indonesia in the first Group C match of the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup at Prince Abdullah Alfaisal Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 5th (Korea time).
It has become difficult to guarantee a place in the U-17 World Cup finals. He was in the same group with Indonesia, Yemen, and Afghanistan, but was on the verge of elimination as he fell to third place until the second group match. The situation became more complicated as Yemen beat Afghanistan 2-0 and South Korea needs to win the match against Afghanistan on the 8th.
On the day, Korea's Kim Ji-hyuk, Jung Hee-jung, and Oh Ha-ram were on the offensive with a 4-3-3 formation, and Kim Ye-gun, Park Byung-chan, and Jin Geon-young were deployed in the midfield. The defense was composed of Kim Min-chan, So Yoon-woo, Koo Hyun-bin, and Lim Ye-chan, and Park Do-hoon defended the goal. However, the overall management of the game relied on monotonous personal skills and failed to take advantage of several chances.
The match was decided in the second half of the extra time from a penalty kick earned by Soyoonwoo's handball foul. Goalkeeper Park Do-hoon blocked the first shot, but Evandra Florasta pushed the ball back and scored the winning goal.
Korea attempted a total of 21 shots, but had only three shots on target. Indonesia, on the other hand, showed much higher efficiency with five shots and secured three points. The number of shots was overwhelming, but the lack of scoring ability eventually hampered the team.
What is even more shocking is that this is the first time for Korea to lose to Indonesia in the history of the U-17 team. In their three previous showdowns, Korea has had an absolute advantage with two wins and one draw.
In terms of objective power, South Korea was expected to pass the group stage easily in Group C, which includes Indonesia, Yemen, and Afghanistan, but was pushed to third place in the group (0 points) after suffering a fatal blow from the first game.
The tournament, which will also serve as the FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifying round in Qatar in November, will be given the right to advance to the finals just by passing the group stage, but the defeat has put South Korea on the verge of elimination from the group stage.
Korean soccer has recently suffered a series of sluggish performances from the A national team to the national team by age. The U-23 team was eliminated from the quarterfinals after losing to Indonesia in the preliminary round of the Paris Olympics last month, and suffered humiliating failure to advance to the Olympic finals for the first time in 40 years. Watchers say that the U-22 team's overall competitiveness is faltering, as it lost 0-1 in a friendly match with China.
"Korea's defeat is not unusual. Korea and China's U-17 are similar," China's Zbo Dotcom said. "China and Korea were already tied 2-2 in the preliminary round. Korea has advanced to the top of the preliminary group, but it is not a situation that can be said to be stronger than China." 토토사이트
"In the match against Korea, China overwhelmed Korea (five) in the number of shots fired (12). It is okay to say that it was a tie between China and Indonesia due to bad luck," the media outlet said. "By the way, China lost 0-1 in a practice match against Indonesia. Therefore, it is natural that Korea lost to Indonesia."