Turning to the latest from the 2019 Asian
Cup in the UAE.
South Korean football fans still have plenty
to cheer about after Paulo Bento's men advanced
to the quarterfinals Tuesday night with a
victory over Bahrain.
Lee Seung-jae reports.
Five days of rest might've been too long for
South Korea,... as the players looked drained
during their round of 16 clash against the
heavy underdogs Bahrain.
However,... striker Hwang Hee-chan gave South
Korea a one-nil lead with his strike in the
43rd minute.
It remained that way until Bahrain leveled
the match at one-a-piece in the 77th minute
to force the game into extra time.
Defender Kim Jin-soo was the hero in the end...
as his header flew into the net in the 106th
minute of extended play to make it 2-1...
and give South Korea a ticket to the last
eight.
Speaking after the match,...
South Korea's head coach Paulo Bento said
that while he was happy with the win, the
team didn't play well and made a lot of unforced
errors.
Son Heung-min, South Korea's superstar striker,
looked a bit off his game,... having only
joined the international squad last week after
flurry of high-stakes games with his EPL club,
Tottenham Hotspur.
Tuesday's win sets up a quarterfinal encounter
with Qatar... after the host nation of the
2022 World Cup beat Iraq one-nil..
South Korea has a better head to head record
against Qatar,... but Qatar won their last
meeting in 2017.
The quarterfinal between South Korea and Qatar
kicks off on Friday night at 10PM, Korea time.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.
