Rotational policy reason for Korea Republic's triumph, says Kim

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Rotational policy reason for Korea Republic's triumph, says Kim

Bangkok: Korea Republic’s rotation policy was the secret to the country’s success at the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 claimed head coach Kim Hak-bum after seeing his team hand Saudi Arabia a 1-0 defeat in extra-time to win the title for the first time.

Defender Jeong Tae-wook scored the only goal of the game seven minutes from the end of the second period of extra-time to give the Koreans the title for the first time in their history as coach Kim added this crown to the gold medal won at the Asian Games in Indonesia in 2018.

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Final: Jeong Tae-wook header seals Korea Republic title

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Final: Jeong Tae-wook header seals Korea Republic title

Bangkok: Korea Republic claimed the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 title on Saturday thanks to a dramatic 1-0 extra-time win over Saudi Arabia.

Jeong Tae-wook’s goal in the 113th minute of a closely-fought encounter helped Korea Republic seal their first-ever Continental crown at this level, one which comes four years after they dramatically lost to Japan in the final of the competition’s 2016 edition.

For Saudi Arabia, however, the result brought late heartbreak following a campaign in which they had excelled en route to their disappointing defeat at the hands of their East Asian counterparts.

Korea Republic's Won named Thailand 2020 MVP

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Korea Republic's Won named Thailand 2020 MVP

Bangkok: Korea Republic's Won Du-jae was named the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 Most Valuable Player.

The midfielder played a sterling role in Korea Republic's campaign, which climaxed with the East Asians defeating Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the final at the Rajamangala Stadium on Sunday.

Korea Republic's Song named Best Goalkeeper, Thailand's Wonggorn wins Top Scorer Award

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Korea Republic's Song named Best Goalkeeper, Thailand's Wonggorn wins Top Scorer Award

Bangkok: Korea Republic's Song Bum-keun was named the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 Best Goalkeeper following Sunday's final at the Rajamangala Stadium.

Song was an integral part of Korea Republic's campaign, which climaxed with the East Asians defeating Saudi Arabia in extra-time.

We’ve got to keep working, says Australia hero D’Agostino

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

We’ve got to keep working, says Australia hero D’Agostino

Bangkok: Nicholas D’Agostino has urged Australia to keep working hard after his strike against Uzbekistan in the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 third place play-off match took the Olyroos to the Tokyo Olympics.

D’Agostino’s solo run in the 47th minute proved to be the difference as Australia won 1-0 at the Rajamangala Stadium on Saturday to join Korea Republic, Saudi Arabia and hosts Japan as Asia’s representatives at Tokyo 2020.

Drulovic proud of Uzbekistan despite Olympic disappointment

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Drulovic proud of Uzbekistan despite Olympic disappointment

Bangkok: Uzbekistan head coach Ljubinko Drulovic has declared that he is proud of his players despite seeing the Central Asians lose 1-0 to Australia on Saturday to finish fourth at the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 and have their hopes of qualifying for this year’s Olympic Games dashed.

Nicholas D’Agostino’s superb 47th minute strike proved the difference on a night when Uzbekistan missed several opportunities to seal the win and their cause was hindered severely by the second-half dismissal of substitute Oybek Bozorov.

The result brought Uzbekistan’s once promising campaign to a disappointing end, and left Drulovic to reflect on what could have been for the competition’s 2018 champions.