[Asian Games] 'Hong Hyun-seok·Song Min-gyu' Goals... Hwang Sun-hong's Team Leads China 2-0 at Half-Time

The U-24 South Korea national football team, aiming for an unprecedented third consecutive Asian Games title, finished the first half leading 2-0 against host nation China in the Asian Games quarterfinals.

Hong Hyun-seok of the South Korean national football team is celebrating after scoring the opening goal in the men's football quarterfinal match against China at the Huanglong Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou, China, on the 1st during the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
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Coach Hwang Sun-hong fielded an unconventional lineup against China, excluding key forwards Lee Kang-in, Jung Woo-young, and Eom Won-sang from the starting lineup, and deploying Song Min-kyu and Ahn Jae-jun as wingers on both flanks.

South Korea pressed high from the start, putting pressure on China. The first goal came from Hong Hyun-seok’s left foot. In the 17th minute of the first half, Hwang Jae-won won a foul just outside the right side of the opponent’s penalty box. From the free kick opportunity, Hong Hyun-seok curled a sharp left-footed shot aiming at the goalpost, scoring the opening goal.

The second goal came in the 35th minute of the first half by Song Min-kyu. Jo Young-wook broke through the opponent’s right side and delivered a low cross to the charging Song Min-kyu in the center. Chinese goalkeeper Han Ziqi dived for the ball, but it brushed past his right hand and went behind him. The ball fell to the onrushing Song Min-kyu, who easily pushed it in to score the second goal.

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