Korea survives Bahrain scare
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Kim Jin-su’s extra-time header took South Korea past a stubborn Bahrain and into the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup yesterday as Paulo Bento’s side sealed a 2-1 win at Dubai’s Rashid Stadium.
The goal, scored in stoppage time of the first period of extra time, earned Korea a barely deserved win after Bahrain’s Mohamed al-Romaihi had earlier cancelled out Hwang Hee-chan’s opener to take the game beyond 90 minutes.
Bento’s side will now face either Qatar or Iraq in the last eight as it seeks to win the title for the first time since 1960.
Victory came despite Korea making a slow start and Miroslav Soukup’s Bahrain looked the more likely to break the deadlock.
Mohamed Marhoon’s strike from distance flashed just wide of Kim Seung-gyu’s goal with only four minutes on the clock and, midway through the half, the al-Riffa midfielder skied his free kick from a similar distance over the bar.
Korea grew more assertive and delivered the opening goal two minutes before halftime, with Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min involved.
The 27-year-old’s incisive ball out right found Lee Yong and, while his low cross was parried by Sayed Shubbar, the rebound fell to Hwang who made no mistake from eight yards out.
Soukup’s team were never overawed and, with 20 minutes remaining, Jamal Rashed’s curling effort looked destined for the back of the net, only for goalkeeper Kim to steer the ball wide for a corner.
However, Bahrain was level seven minutes later with al-Romaihi scoring from close range after Hong Chul had slid in to keep out Mahdi al-Humaidan’s initial goal-bound effort.
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