Hong Yun-sang has a test to prove himself.
The South Korea U-23 Olympic football team, led by Hwang Sun-hong, defeated Kyrgyzstan U-23 1-0 in the second match of Group B of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers at the Changwon Football Center at 8 p.m. on Monday.
South Korea lined up in a 4-3-3 formation. The front three was made up of Jung Sang-bin, Kim Shin-jin, and Hong Yun-sang. The midfielders were Oh Jae-hyuk, Kwon Hyuk-kyu, and Baek Sang-hoon. The back four consisted of Lee Tae-seok, Cho Sung-kwon, Cho Woo-je, and Park Chang-woo. Kim Jung-hoon was in goal.
There were 12 players on the bench, including Baek Jong-beom, Shin Song-hoon, Cho Hyun-taek, Min Kyung-hyun, Lee Sang-hyuk, Son Si-kwan, Uhm Ji-seong, Kang Hyun-mook, Lee Jin-yong, Jeon Byung-kwan, Lee Hyun-joo, and Heo Yul.
It didn’t take long after the kickoff for Korea to break the balance. In the third minute of the first half, Park Chang-woo’s penetrating pass found Jung Sang-bin. He quickly broke through and crossed to Munjeon. After outrunning the opposing defense, Hong Yun-sang calmly slid the ball into the back of the net.
Unlike the Qatar game, Korea took the initiative and pressured Kyrgyzstan. The left side of the defense was sharp with Jung Sang-bin and Lee Tae-seok and the right side with Hong Yun-sang and Park Chang-woo. The midfield was anchored by Kwon Hyuk-kyu, who played a perfect role in building up the back line. 온라인바카라
The atmosphere was high, but there were no further goals. After the start of the second half, coach Hwang Sun-hong made changes, bringing on Lee Hyun-joo, Min Kyung-hyun, Uhm Ji-sung, Heo Yul, and Lee Jin-yong, but it didn’t pay off. In the end, the game ended in a 1-0 victory for South Korea.
After the game, we caught up with Hong Yoon-sang, who was named the Man of the Match, in the Mix Zone. In the early stages of the game, he found the back of the net with a thunderous penetration before the opposition could fully focus. He also worked well with Kim Shin-jin, who played in a three-man defense. It was a brilliant performance that erased the disappointment of the side play against Qatar.