S.Korea advances to quarterfinals at Asian Cup

[Photo captured from AFC and Hamburger SV official websites]

The S. Korean national football team won over India last night, January 18, in the final game of Group C which advances the team to the quarterfinals. Australia, also in Group C, advanced last night as well by beating Bahrain. However, S. Korea sits in second place with Australia ahead of them because of Goal Difference.

According to Xsportsnews, S. Korea scored within 6 minutes; Ji Dong-won (Chunnam Dragons) assisted by Koo Ja-Chul (Jeju United) scored first. 3 minutes later, Ji Dong-won's header, Koo Ja-Chul, scored. At the 11th minute, Kwak Tae-hwi fouled in a penalty area and Sunil Chhetri (Sporting Kansas City) successfully scored the penalty kick. After losing this point, S. Korea kept attacking and at the 23rd minute, Ji Dong-won scored his second goal of the game. S. Korea had many shots on target, but could not score more in the first half. In the second half, at the 81st minute, S. Korea's super rookie Son Heung-min (Hamburger SV) scored his A-match debut goal. Hamburger SV celebrated Son's goal on the front page of their website.