“Korea should have had one player sent off” Japan's unfair defeat





Japanese media expressed disappointment over the defeat in the Korean War, claiming that Korea did not pay a fair price even though it committed a harsh foul.

Japan lost 0-1 in the final match of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Cup Group B against Korea held at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Qatar on the 22nd (Korean time). With this loss, Japan recorded 2 wins and 1 loss (6 points) and entered the quarterfinals in second place in the group, behind Korea, which had won all three matches.

Japanese media outlets are expressing various voices about the bitter defeat suffered by their rivals. In particular, there are claims that Kim Dong-jin (Pohang)'s tackle, which came in the 9th minute of the second half of the day, was too rough.

While competing for the ball with Sota Kawasaki, Kim Dong-jin raised his foot somewhat high and made a sliding tackle. Kim Dong-jin received a warning, and the atmosphere became tense as players from both teams gathered and fought.

Japanese media ‘Soccer Digest’ pointed out that Korea’s play was rough, saying, “Even if it was rugby, tackles like this don’t occur.”

Yasutaro Matsuki, a former Japanese national team member who broadcast this game, also said, “There should have been a red card. “Korea should have had one player sent off at this point,” he said. Considering that Korea's Kim Min-woo scored the game-winning goal in the 30th minute of the second half, it is argued that Japan suffered an unfair defeat as no sending off was given.

However, there were also voices in Japan advocating warning measures. Yuzo Kurihara, also a former member of the Japanese national team, said, “It is true that it was a dangerous tackle, but it appears that the intention of raising his foot high was to touch the ball.” He added, “Because the hit was slightly cut, there was little actual shock to Sota.” At the same time, he praised Korea's mental strength and fighting spirit, saying, "That's how good Korea's obsession with the ball was." Meanwhile, Coach Oiwa Ko, who lost the Korea-Japan match, expressed his disappointment, saying, “It is unfair to lose in a game where the result was the most important.” He then pledged, “We will move forward again so that this defeat does not mean retreat.” Korea will play the quarterfinals against Indonesia, second place in Group A, at 2:30 a.m. on the 26th, and Japan will play Qatar, first place in Group A, at 11 p.m. on the 25th.



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