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South Korea have changed three players, and possibly their system, after beating Saudi Arabia on penalties. Park Yong-woo, Cho Gue-sung and Hwang Hee-chan come in for Kim Young-gwon, Lee Jae-sung and Jeong Woo-yeong
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Australia (4-1-4-1) Ryan; Atkinson, Souttar, Rowles, Behich; Baccus; Boyle, Metcalfe, Irvine, Goodwin; Duke.
Substitutes: Bos, Silvera, Fornaroli, Yengi, Tilio, Thomas, O’Neill, McGree, Gauci, Miller, Burgess, Yazbek.
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South Korea (possible 4-2-3-1) Jo Hyeon-woo; Kim Tae-hwan, Kim Min-jae, Kim Young-gwon, Seol Young-woo; Park Yong-woo, Hwang In-beom; Lee Kang-in, Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan; Cho Gue-sung.
Substitutes: Lee Ki-je, Kim Jin-su, Hong Hyun-seok, Lee Jae-sung, Song Bum-keun, Lee Soon-min, Jeong Seung-hyeon, Park Jin-seop, Jeong Woo-yeong, Oh Hyeon-gyu, Kim Ji-soo, Yang Hyun-jun.
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Hello and welcome to the start of Australia’s Asian Cup campaign. Yes, I know they’re already played four games, but all things being equal they were always going to get past India, Syria, Uzbekistan and Indonesia. This match, a potential humdinger of a quarter-final against South Korea, brings a whole new level of difficulty.
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It’s the tie of the round (probably) and a repeat of the 2015 final (definitely). James Troisi scored an extra-time winner in Sydney to continue South Korea’s frankly inexplicable wait for a third Asian Cup. They won the first two tournaments in 1956 and 1960. Since then nada. Zilch. The square root of bugger all. They’ve lost four finals in that time, most recently in 2015.
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Whoever wins today will be strong favourites to reach this year’s final, with Jordan waiting in the semis. They beat Tajikistan 1-0 earlier today.
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Australia need to play better than in their first four games, when they often struggled to break down deep-lying defences. In a perverse way, playing against better opposition might help them. Graham Arnold will certainly hope so: if Australia go out today, the tournament will have been an undeniable failure.
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Kick off 6.30pm local / 2.30am AEDT / 3.30pm GMT.
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important events
3 minutes “Atkinson is a big concern defensively against South Korea’s pace,” said Matthew Stevens. “We expect a lot of their offense to go to that side.”
2 minutes As expected, Korea returned to a 4-2-3-1 formation.
1 minute Beep beep! While Korea was watching, they kicked off from right to left.
team memories
Australia (4-1-4-1) Ryan. Atkinson, Sarter, Rawls, Behic. Bacchus. Boyle, Metcalf, Irvine, Goodwin. Duke.
Subs: Boss, Silvera, Fornaroli, Yengi, Thirio, Thomas, O’Neill, Magley, Gauci, Miller, Burgess, Yazbek.
South Korea (possibly 4-2-3-1) Cho Hyun Woo. Kim Tae-hwan, Kim Min-jae, Kim Young-kwon, Seol Young-woo. Park Young-woo, Hwang In-beom. Lee Kang-in, Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan. Mr. Cho Gu Sung.
Substitutes: Lee Ki-jae, Kim Jin-soo, Hong Hyun-seok, Lee Jae-sung, Son Bum-geun, Lee Seung-min, Jung Seung-hyun, Park Jin-seop, Jung Woo-young, Oh Hyun-gyu, Kim Ji-soo, Yang Hyun-jun .
referee Ahmed Alkaff (Oman).
Both teams wore their home uniforms. That’s how it should be. #AUSvKOR #Asian Cup 2023
— Joey Lynch (@joeylynchy) February 2, 2024
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“Hello, Rob.” Chris Paraskevas has written that his love for the Socceroos and Newcastle United has caused him to have inconsistent sleep patterns. “With a criminal 2:30am kick-off this morning, at such barbaric hours, I can’t help but think about how big this game is for Ernie’s legacy. It’s (kind of like) a match on par with the one for which Postecoglou wrote his own “Subway Socceroos” legacy.
“And you know what? It has nothing to do with the result. It has nothing to do with the performance. It has nothing to do with whether that good old Aussie fight™️ is shown or not. .
“Legacy is one thing: whether your career has produced works of high art on Youtube that are digested over and over again for generations.” There’s an “Ange vs. Craig” video.
“Equal to Arnie? The underrated and under-the-radar ‘Ernie vs. Peacock.'”
The players come in and they all look very businesslike. For the first time in an Australian tournament, it felt like a proper match.
“We’re hoping to see a little bit of quality from Ruth tonight.” Martin Turnbull writes. “In normal times, it would be a one-goal win for Oz.”
What’s it like to watch such a big game in such a short amount of time? The closest I’ve ever been was watching the 2018 World Cup semi-final between Croatia and England in Perth at 2am. It was a match. However, I wasn’t all that patriotic, so that wasn’t the whole story.
This time, more than ever…
Team News: Goodwin competes in BOS
Graham Arnold made four changes to his starting lineup from the match against Indonesia. Gethin Jones injured Nathaniel Atkinson Enter right back. mitch duke He is suitable to start up front in place of Bruno Fornaroli. The two changes unrelated to injuries are in the attacking midfield positions. conor metcalf and craig goodwin Preferred over Riley McGree and Geordie Voss.
South Korea made three changes to their players and likely changed their system after defeating Saudi Arabia in a penalty shootout. Park Young Woo, Cho Gu Sung and Hwang Hee-chan Appearing in place of Kim Young-kwon, Lee Jae-sung, and Jung Woo-young
Australia (4-1-4-1) Ryan. Atkinson, Sarter, Rawls, Behic. Bacchus. Boyle, Metcalf, Irvine, Goodwin. Duke.
Subs: Boss, Silvera, Fornaroli, Yengi, Thirio, Thomas, O’Neill, Magley, Gauci, Miller, Burgess, Yazbek.
South Korea (possibly 4-2-3-1) Cho Hyun Woo. Kim Tae-hwan, Kim Min-jae, Kim Young-kwon, Seol Young-woo. Park Young-woo, Hwang In-beom. Lee Kang-in, Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan. Mr. Cho Gu Sung.
Substitutes: Lee Ki-jae, Kim Jin-soo, Hong Hyun-seok, Lee Jae-sung, Son Bum-geun, Lee Seung-min, Jung Seung-hyun, Park Jin-seop, Jung Woo-young, Oh Hyun-kyu, Kim Ji-soo, Yang Hyun-jun .
preamble
Hello. Welcome to the start of Australia’s Asia Cup campaign. Yes, I know they have already played four games, but all things being equal, they were always going to get past India, Syria, Uzbekistan and Indonesia. This match poses a whole new level of difficulty, with a potential roadblock in the quarterfinals against South Korea.
This is (probably) a tie in the round and (definitely) a repeat of the 2015 final. James Troisi scored the winning goal in extra time in Sydney, continuing South Korea’s frankly inexplicable wait for a third Asian Cup appearance. They won his two tournaments, his first in 1956 and his first in 1960, and have been nada ever since. Zilch. Square root of bagall. During that time, they have lost four times in the finals, most recently in 2015.
The player who wins today will be the strong favorite to advance to this year’s finals, with Jordan waiting in the semifinals. They defeated Tajikistan 1-0 earlier today.
Australia will need to play better than they did in the first four games, when they often struggled to break down their deep defence. From a perverse perspective, playing against better opponents might help them. Graham Arnold would certainly hope so. If Australia were to lose today, the tournament would be a definite failure.
kick off 6:30pm local time / 2:30am AEDT / 3:30pm GMT
