North Korea's 'Selecting South Korea to filter out' worked, ·· Suspicion of 'deliberate draw' in the final group league → 6-0 in the quarterfinals by ranking 2nd instead of 1st place
North Korea's 'Selecting South Korea to filter out' worked, ·· Suspicion of 'deliberate draw' in the final group league → 6-0 in the quarterfinals by ranking 2nd instead of 1st place
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North Korea's under-17 national soccer team blasted Indonesia 6-0 and advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Football Confederation 2025 U-17 Asian Cup.
North Korea's U-17 national soccer team led by Oh Tae-sung scored two first-half goals and four second-half goals to Indonesia in the quarterfinals of the championship held at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, to pull off a landslide 6-0 victory. North Korea, which advanced to the semifinals by showing off its strong attack capability, is set to knock on top of Asia for the first time in a decade.
North Korea ranked second in Group D at this year's event. The team tied Iran 1-1 and then crushed Tajikistan 3-0. In the final group match, the team tied Oman 2-2. There is a suspicion that the team scored a goal just before the end of extra time in the second half of the match against Oman, and thus tied the match on purpose to secure the second place. If the team wins and ranks first in the group, it could face South Korea, which is highly likely to rank second in Group C, in the quarterfinals. Asian media outlets raised suspicions about the North's intentional draw of a goal.
North Korea's choice, which appears to have chosen Indonesia over South Korea, was successful as a result.
North Korea led early in the first seven minutes when Choi Sung-hoon scored an exquisite right-footed volley from the penalty spot after a corner kick. In the 19th minute of the first half, Kim Yoo-jin made a right-footed shot in front of the penalty area during a mixed game at the gate to make it 2-0.
The North made the score even stronger in the second half. North Korea scored 3-0 with Ri's goal just three minutes into the second half, but Kim Tae-guk scored in the 15th minute of the second half and Ri Kang-rim scored in one minute intervals in the 16th minute of the second half to secure a 5-0 victory. Park, who was substituted in the 29th minute of the second half, scored a 6-0 goal in the 32nd minute of the second half.
Indonesia finished the group stage with all three matches, including 1-0 win over South Korea in its first group match, but suffered a shocking six-goal defeat by North Korea. Still, Indonesia reached the quarterfinals of the tournament and left a result of participating in the U-17 World Cup in Qatar in November. 메이저사이트
Nova Aryanto, who played as the head coach when Shin Tae-yong was at the helm of Indonesia, said after the game, "I salute North Korea for its amazing performance. Regardless of the results tonight, I want to thank our players for their amazing performance," adding, "As a result, this game did not meet our expectations, but the players will be better prepared for the next game through this situation."