Korea's national soccer team led by Jurgen Klinsmann won the first Group E match against Bahrain 3-1 at the Qatari Asian Cup held at Jasim bin Hamad Stadium in Alaiyan, Qatar on Saturday (Korea time). Korea has secured the first Group E win in four consecutive Asian Cup tournaments. 사설 토토사이트
Son Heung-min, who played full-time as a starting player on the day, said, "It is an important victory. It was a difficult game as expected, but I am proud that the players overcame difficulties with their individual abilities. The fact that we won is the most important thing. We have to move on to the next game. I hope we continue our momentum as we have a good first start."
Despite the win, the game was not very neat. The referee's inconsistent decision cut the flow. Chinese referees were in charge of the game. Marning was lead by Zhu Pei, Zhang Zheng (vice referee) and Fu Ming (video-based referee). The preliminary and preliminary judges were Japanese national Yusuke Araki and Takagi Takumi.
Korea received a whopping five yellow cards on the day. Park Yong-woo in the 9th minute of the first half, Kim Min-jae in the 13th minute of the first half, and Lee Ki-je in the 28th minute of the first half. Three yellow cards were issued in the first half alone. The same was true in the second half. Cho Kyu-sung and Son Heung-min in the 16th minute of the second half were shown yellow cards in succession for Korea. Bahrain, on the other hand, was not given a warning even for rough tackles. Hwang In-beom and Son Heung-min were knocked out due to rough fouls by their opponents, but the referee declared "no problem."
After the game, Klinsmann said, "The game was different. The Chinese referee gave me a yellow card from the beginning and I thought a lot about it. In the second half, there were concerns that a card could be awarded even in a small competition, which was not too serious. So I replaced Lee Ki-je and Kim Min-jae in the second half. It is because it affects the next game as well. I feel sorry for them. It was a shame that they gave me cards from the early hours. I will prepare for the next games thinking about these things."
Son, who became the victim of the yellow card, made a determined remark on the day. "I fell while trying to avoid the collision while running, not through a simple simulation. I have to manage warnings well. What players don't want is to play with 10 players. I will prepare well for the next game so that I can control this situation well." Son fell while running to the opponent team during extra time in the second half. The referee gave Son a yellow card for the simulation.
Korea aims to win the title in this year's event. It aims to regain the top spot in Asia for the first time in 64 years since 1960. However, red light was turned on in "warning management" by receiving five yellow cards in the first match. In this year's event, warnings continue through to the quarterfinals. If a player receives a warning in the quarterfinals, he cannot play in the semifinals.