North Korea advances to Round of 16 with 1-0 third-leg win over Indonesia
1st place South Korea Group E – 1st place North Korea Group F Opposite sides of the tournament
Sun Hong-ho Hwang’s
Round of 16 opponent is Kyrgyzstan. 한국야동 The much-anticipated North-South clash is only a gold medal game away.
North Korea defeated Indonesia 1-0 in the final Group F match of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games men’s soccer tournament on Thursday in Jinhua, China, thanks to Kim Yoo-sung’s 40th-minute winner.
With three wins in the group stage, North Korea topped Group F and advanced to the Round of 16. They
boasted a solid defense, keeping a clean sheet while scoring four goals in three games.
If North Korea had finished in second place, 성인웹툰 they could have faced South Korea, who clinched
the top spot in Group E, in the Round of 16.
However, North Korea entered the tournament as the top team in Group F, so the bracket doesn’t allow
for a North-South matchup until the final. They were placed on opposite sides of the bracket.
South Korea, led by Hwang Sun-hong, is coming off two straight wins, 9-0 against Kuwait in the first
round and 4-0 against Thailand in the second.
Regardless of the outcome of this evening’s final match against Bahrain, the Korean team has already
secured a spot in the round of 16 by topping their group.
Hwang’s Round of 16 opponent will be Group F runner-up Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan dramatically moved
into second place with a 4-1 win over Chinese Taipei at the same time.
The round of 16 match between South Korea and Kyrgyzstan will be held at the same venue on July 27 at 8:30 p.m. KST.
Indonesia finished third in their group, but they also advanced to the round of 16 due to their superiority over the other three groups.
Meanwhile, the North Korean supporters cheered loudly for the North Korean players, waving sticks and balloons. 19가이드03