HANGZHOU, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) — China conceded two targets within the first half and misplaced 2-0 to South Korea within the quarterfinals of the boys’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 residence into an empty internet because of good work from Cho Young-wook.
China virtually 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 track.
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 surprisingly edged Iran 1-0.