South Korean U-23 Coach Had A Chance To Talk With Shin Tae-yong About The Possibility Of Clashes

Hwang Sun-hong, South Korean U-23 coach (doc. AFC).

JAKARTA - South Korea U-23 managed to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup after securing the position of winner of Group B. This status makes the Taump Warriors will meet the U-23 Indonesian national team in the last eight.

Hwang Sun-hong as South Korean U-23 coach has his own response. He admitted that against the team led by his compatriot, Shin Tae-yong, it would not be easy.

"The actual match starts now (quarter-finals). Indonesia U-23 is not an easy opponent," Hwang Sun-hong was quoted as saying by South Korean media, Newsis, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

"I will do my best to achieve my target (los to the 2024 Olympics," said the coach.

Before undergoing the quarter-final match at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium on Friday, April 26, 2024, early morning WIB, it turned out that Hwang and Shin, both from South Korea, had a chance to talk. The two discussed the potential of each team to meet in the quarter-finals.

"I spoke to coach Shin Tae-yong about meeting him in the quarter-finals and that's come true," he said.

"This is a match where we have to win. We will prepare to win," said Hwang Sun-hong about his determination to win from the U-23 Indonesian national team.

South Korea U-23 qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup as winners of Group B. The Warriors swept the win including beating Japan U-23 1-0 in the group's final match on Monday, April 21, 2024.

Meanwhile, the U-23 Indonesian national team stepped into the last eight after finishing as runners-up in Group A of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup. Garuda Muda accompanied the host Qatar U-23 as group winner.