South Korea On Thursday, Malaysia finished second in Asia Cup Group E after scoring an equalizer in the 15th minute of added time to force a 3-3 draw. bahrain They beat Jordan 1-0 and took the lead.
Bahrain finished with six points thanks to Abdullah Yusuf Helal’s winning goal, while South Korea finished with five points. Jordan, who is in 3rd place with 4 points, also made it through as one of the best teams among the 3rd place teams.
Saudi Arabia, who had already secured a place in the last 16, lost to a goalless draw with Thailand and took the lead in Group F, but Oman failed to advance after drawing 1-1 with Kyrgyzstan.
Oman finished with two points. Indonesia (3 points in Group D) As the third-place team, along with Syria, Palestine, and Jordan, they advanced for the first time with a better result.
Indonesia will play against Australia, while Palestine will play against hosts Qatar. Syria will face the powerful Iran.
South Korea will face Saudi Arabia in the last 16.
In the match against Malaysia, Jung Woo-young scored a header from a corner kick in the 21st minute to take the lead. The goal was initially disallowed as Malaysian keeper Sihan Hazmi scratched the ball out of the air, but VAR confirmed that the ball had crossed the line.
Malaysia equalized six minutes into the second half, winning the ball high up the pitch and allowing Faisal Halim to twist inside the box and score from an angle.
11 minutes later, Malaysia took the lead after Arif Ayman was fouled by Seol Young-woo inside the box and was awarded a penalty after a VAR check.
However, there was some drama in the final stages of the match, as in the 83rd minute, Lee Kang-in’s free kick into the top corner hit the wooden frame despite Hazmi’s attempt to save, resulting in an own goal.
In stoppage time, South Korea’s referee judged Oh Hyun-kyu to have fouled, and after Son found the spot in the bottom corner, another VAR check awarded him a penalty.
However, in the 15th minute of stoppage time, Romel Morales scored the equalizer with virtually the last kick of the match, sparking wild jubilation among the Malaysian fans.
Bahrain scored the winning goal in the first half from a counter-attack, with Helal sprinting from the center circle, narrowly beating the keeper and pulling the trigger from outside the box to score the goal.
In the next round, they will face Japan, while Jordan will face Iraq.
Although Saudi Arabia had the upper hand in the match with Abdullah Radif saving a penalty they earned in the first half and Thailand not being able to take a shot on target, the result was tied and both teams went ahead.
Thailand will play against Uzbekistan in the next round.
Oman began dreaming of advancing to the last 16 when Muhsen Al Ghasani scored the first goal from a corner kick in the 8th minute during a scramble inside the 6-yard box.
But those hopes were dashed in the 80th minute when Kyrgyzstan forward Joel Kodjo took advantage of a miscommunication between defender Khalid Al Braiki and goalkeeper Ibrahim Al Muhayni and slotted the ball into an empty net. .