HANGZHOU, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) — China conceded two targets within the first half and misplaced to South Korea 2-0 within the quarterfinals of the lads’s soccer match on the Hangzhou Asian Games on Sunday.
As the favorites, South Korea broke the impasse within the 18th minute, when Hong Hyun-seok curled a free kick over China goalkeeper Han Jiaqi into the highest nook.
In the thirty fifth minute, South Korea doubled their lead as Song Min-kyu tapped dwelling into an empty internet due to good work from Cho Young-wook.
China nearly pulled one again in first-half stoppage time, however Dai Weijun’s shut header hit the far submit.
South Korea controled the second half however missed a number of scoring alternatives, whereas China could not muster a single shot on course.
In the semifinals, South Korea will face Uzbekistan, who beat Saudi Arabia 2-1 earlier on Sunday.
The different semifinal will happen between Japan and Hong Kong (China), as Japan beat DPR Korea 2-1, whereas Hong Kong (China) surprisingly edged Iran 1-0.