4 – 0
“Young-joon Lee opens the scoring after sustained Korean pressure from corners, assisted by Hyun-ju Lee”
Pivotal“Fresh substitutes for both sides fail to stem the tide as Ji-soo Kim doubles Korea's lead from a corner”
Pivotal“Young-joon Lee grabs his second of the match to put the result beyond doubt at 3-0”
“Myung-jun Kim caps off the rout with a fourth goal deep into stoppage time”
Korea Republic U23
Vietnam U23
Korea Republic controlled this Asian Games clash from start to finish, racking up 53 dangerous attacks to Vietnam's 23 and hammering 10 shots on target compared to just one from their opponents. Young-joon Lee set the tone early with a 15th-minute opener before Korea's dominance finally translated into a flurry of goals in the closing stages, with Ji-soo Kim, Lee again, and substitute Myung-jun Kim all finding the net between the 77th and 89th minutes. Vietnam's goalkeeper kept the deficit respectable for long periods with four saves, but the floodgates opened once fatigue set in and Korea's changes added fresh legs up front. The result cements Korea's status as the stronger side in this tournament and leaves Vietnam facing a difficult path forward after being comprehensively outplayed in every statistical category.
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Goal! The score is now 4-0.
On Seong-hun Park, off Ji-soo Kim.
On Min-jun Kang, off Young-Jun Lee.
Goal! Young-Jun Lee scores, making it 3-0.
On Myung-jun Kim is substituted for Bae Jun-Ho.
Le Nguyen Hoang comes on for Nguyen Cong Phuong.
Goal! Ji-soo Kim scores, making it 2-0.
Corner awarded.
Khanh Nguyen Hoang is on, and Nguyen Thanh Nhan is off.
On comes Nguyen Le Phat, off goes Quang Vinh Nguyen.
Nguyen Ngoc My is substituted off for Nguyen Quoc Viet.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
On Seung-won Lee comes on, Lee Hyun-ju goes off.
Yellow card issued to Lee Hyun-ju.
First half ends with the score at 1-0.
Corner awarded.
Goal! The score is now 1-1.
assist: Hyun-ju Lee
Goal! Young-Jun Lee scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Lee Hyun-ju.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off has occurred!
South Korea and Vietnam collide again in a high-stakes Asian Games quarter-final, with Korea eager to avenge their penalty-shootout heartbreak to Vietnam earlier this year. It's win-or-go-home football, and Korea's red-hot form makes them favorites, but Vietnam have proven they can rise to the occasion against bigger names.
