Asian Games
Thanks to a 2-1 victory in the final over Japan, South Korea’s selection celebrated the gold medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, in front of 38,018 spectators. Thanks to the result, the 22 South Koreans deployed during the tournament will have their approximately two years of military service reduced to just one month.
After just two minutes, the Japanese Kotaro Uchino scored the opening goal for the underdogs after South Korea was inattentive. In the first half, Stuttgart’s attacker and top scorer of the tournament Woo-yeong Jeong was able to equalize to make it 1-1. In the 56th minute, Young-wook Cho scored the decisive goal to make it 2-1.
The Asian Games have a special meaning for South Korea’s footballers and a gold medal means the removal of a huge burden in their professional careers. PSG star Kang-in Lee, among others, does not have to return to South Korea for over two years to complete his service there. The same applies to Jeong and Dresden’s Kyu-hyun Park. Winning goalscorer Young-wook Cho, who is currently in his 10th month of military service, can now return to his club FC Seoul. Tottenham Hotspur’s Heung-min Son was also able to shorten his military service in 2018 in this way.
In addition, according to reports, a bonus for SC Freiburg will be activated by Jeong’s gold medal. It is said that the victory will also increase the transfer fee paid by Stuttgart by another million euros. In the morning, Uzbekistan won the bronze medal game against surprise team Hong Kong 4-0.
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