“No matter how difficult it was, I wanted to dominate Korea.”
Malaysian striker Faisal Halim (26), who scored a chasing goal against Korea in the last match of the group stage of the '2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup', said that he was able to achieve a draw thanks to coach Kim Pang-gon's tactics.
The Korean national soccer team drew 3-3 in the third and final match of Group E against Malaysia held at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar on the 25th (Korean time). Korea advanced to the round of 16 in second place in the group with 1 win, 2 draws and 5 points, but Malaysia remained in 4th place with 1 draw, 2 losses and 1 point and was eliminated. 파워볼사이트
Malaysia, who entered the game with their elimination confirmed, scored their first goal of the tournament against Korea. In addition, he had the pleasure of scoring two or more goals in the Asian Cup for the first time since 1980.
Faisal Halim marked the start of the upset by scoring a goal to tie the score at 1-1 in the 6th minute of the second half when the team was down 0-1.
Halim confessed in an interview with the Asian Football Confederation that he did not expect a draw against Korea. He explained, “To be honest, I didn’t expect to win or draw today,” and “Coach Kim Pang-gon said that if we do what we have done for the past two years and follow the plan we made before this game, we will have a chance to score.”
He played hard to overwhelm Korea, Halim revealed. He said, “All the players played very hard. “We blocked, but the Korean players created space on the other side,” he said. “But we didn’t get tired today. “No matter how difficult it was, I wanted to overwhelm Korea,” he said.
He said the standard of Malaysian football must be raised. “The speed is fast in world soccer, but you cannot experience that in the Malaysian league,” Halim said. “I hope that the level of the league will increase and the level of the national team will also increase.” 토토사이트 순위