An Indonesian media reported that Shin Jae-won (Sungnam FC), the son of Indonesia’s U-23 national team coach Shin Tae-yong, shocked the Indonesian soccer community.
Poscota said on the 24th that Shin Jae-won (26), a striker for Seongnam FC in the professional soccer league, said he would support Indonesia, not Korea.
Indonesia will face South Korea in the quarterfinals of the U-23 Asian Cup on the 26th.
“I didn’t want to meet you in the quarterfinals, but I met you,” Shin Jae-won wrote on his SNS account on the 23rd, along with the Korean national flag and the Indonesian flag. “I am a Korean citizen, but I will support my father this time. Please support the Republic of Korea. Way to go, Indonesia!”
Shin Jae-won, Seongnam’s striker, played in six K-League games this season. Last year, he scored two goals in 13 K-League games.
Indonesia, which is participating in the U-23 Asian Cup for the first time, advanced to the quarterfinals at this year’s U-23 Asian Cup. Although the team lost to Qatar in the first group match, it caused an unexpected defeat of the champion’s candidate Australia and swept to Jordan, ranking second in Group A with two wins and one loss (six points). While Korea is at it, the team is poised to win the title.
Korea, led by Hwang Sun-hong, won all three matches (nine points) in the group league and advanced to the quarterfinals as No. 1 in the group. The team beat the United Arab Emirates and China, and defeated the “enemy” Japan.
In terms of objective performance, Indonesia is no match for Korea. Korea has won all five of its U-23 age matches. However, something unexpected could happen. Korea was completely defeated by Jordan 0-2 in the semifinals at the last Asian Cup, albeit due to infighting.
If Korea defeats Indonesia, it will be a step closer to advancing to the 2024 Paris Olympics. If Korea ranks among the top three in this competition, which is also being held as the final qualifying round for the 2024 Paris Olympics, it can automatically qualify for the Olympics finals. The fourth place finisher should have a playoff with the African team Guinea.
In the quarterfinals, Korean soccer legends are drawing attention.
Director Shin Taeyong made his career as a leader faster
He served as the coach of the Korean national team before Hwang Sun-hong. Hwang has been a coach since 2003, while Shin has been a coach since 2005. 고수익알바
Coach Shin took office as the official coach of the A national team in 2017 and participated in the 2018 FIFA Russia World Cup.
Coach Hwang led the national team by age from 2021 and took charge of two games of the A national team last month as an “interim coach” after former coach Jurgen Klinsmann was replaced.
Hwang Sun-hong is aiming for South Korea’s 10th consecutive Olympic finals, and Shin is trying to advance Indonesia to the Olympic finals for the first time in 68 years since the 1956 Melbourne Games.