Against an opponent who is rated higher in every aspect, U23 Indonesia surprised everyone when they were the more impressive team. The great powerhouse from Southeast Asia has an outstanding ball possession rate and was also the team that opened the scoring first thanks to Rafael Struick's super goal in the 15th minute.
U23 Korea then scored a lucky goal from Komang's own goal in the final official minute of the first half.
However, before the end of the first half, U23 Indonesia still managed to re-establish the lead when Rafael Struick had a shot to defeat goalkeeper Baek Jong-beom in the 45+3 minute.
In the second half, U23 Korea had no choice but to focus all their efforts on attack in the hope of finding an equalizer. The difficulties piled up for the Korean representative when spearhead player Lee Young-jun received a red card for a bad performance with Justin Hubner. U23 Indonesia then took advantage of their advantage. They retreated to defend tightly as well as counterattack sharply when given the opportunity.
However, in a situation with one less player, U23 Korea unexpectedly equalized thanks to Jeong Sang-Bin in the 83rd minute, bringing the match back to the starting line.
The 2-2 draw was kept unchanged until the end of extra time. On the lucky draw, coach Shin Tae-yong's students showed their superior courage when they won 11-10, thereby winning a ticket to the 2024 U23 Asian Semi-finals.
Mr. Shin Tae-yong and his team's opponent in the semi-finals is the winner of the match between U23 Uzbekistan and U23 Saudi Arabia.
