Coach Hwang Sun-hong, Who Finished the Group Stage with ‘3 Wins’ says, “The Competition is Only Beginning”

Indonesia, led by coach Shin Tae-yong, and the quarterfinals… “We must prepare as best we can”

Coach Hwang Sun-hong of the Korean national team, who passed the group stage of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup with all wins, steeled himself with the attitude of ‘now is the beginning’. 안전놀이터

In an interview published on the AFC website on the 23rd, Coach Hwang said,

“Even though the team had injury problems and the situation was difficult, the players gave their all.

“I want to praise him,” he said.

Hwang Sun-hong won 1-0 in the third match of Group B against Japan held on the 22nd with Kim Min-woo (Dusseldorf)’s winning goal in the 30th minute of the second half.

Despite giving rest to key players, the Korea-Japan match Coach Hwang,

who won said, “We had no choice but to use rotation due to injury issues with the players.

“We needed the best way to get results,” he reflected.

With this, Hwang Sun-hong defeated the United Arab Emirates (1-0),

China (2-0), and Japan in order, finishing first in Group B and advancing to the quarterfinals

Coach Hwang, who finished with a complete victory, said, “The competition is not over.

“This is just the beginning,” he emphasized.

The opponent in the quarterfinals is Indonesia, ranked second in Group A, led by coach Shin Tae-yong.

They will clash at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium at 2:30 a.m. on the 26th.

Shin Tae-yong‘ Indonesia lost 0-2 to the host country Qatar in the first game, with two players being sent off,

but they beat Australia 1-0 in the second game, and went on the rise by defeating Jordan 4-1 in the third game.

Coach Hwang said, “Indonesia is a very competitive team.

We must do our best,” and “We will do our best to prepare for the next game.”