The Most Painful Defeat In History: Son Heung-Min, Creative Conductor

Australian Media “The most painful defeat in history, Son Heung-min, creative conductor”. Australia lost to the Korean team in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup held at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar on the 2nd (local time).

Australia, which lost against Korea in the semifinals of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup, is in such a gloomy mood that the expression “the most painful defeat in national team history” appeared.

The Korean national soccer team beat Australia 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the tournament held at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar on the 3rd.

Samantha Lewis, the ABC Broadcasting reporter responsible for text commentary throughout the tournament, expressed after the quarterfinals against Korea concluded in a come-from-behind defeat, “Football can be a heart-wrenching sport.” This was the most painful Socceroo (nickname for the Australian national team) game I remember. “It was one of the best games,” he said.

Until the very end of the second half of the game on this day, Australia was ahead 1-0 and seemed to have a ticket to the semifinals. However, Australia’s Lewis Miller gave up a penalty kick while trying to block Son Heung-min (Tottenham), who attempted to dribble alone in extra time in the second half. After entering overtime, the team collapsed after conceding a free kick to Son Heung-min.

Hwang Hee-chan of the Korean national team is celebrating after scoring a penalty kick in the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup quarterfinal match between Australia and Korea held at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar on the 2nd (local time).

Reporter Lewis commented, “Australia was literally about a minute away from a heroic 1-0 win. At that moment, Miller’s embarrassing sliding tackle in the penalty box allowed the score to be tied.”

He continued, “Hwang Hee-chan’s penalty kick took the wind out of Australia’s sails. In the first half of extra time, Aiden O’Neill made a dangerous tackle on Hwang Hee-chan and received an immediate red card, and the momentum was broken again. From there, the team withered and withered again.” and analyzed.

He remarked, “In general, Korea played well enough to clinch victory,” but appended, “Australia will come to recognize that they squandered a significant opportunity.” That fact will remain in their heads and hearts for a long time.”

“There will be a lot of talk about this game in the future, but what I want to say is that I am really proud of the performance the Socceroos showed tonight,” he said. “They did their best and showed their fighting spirit.”

Son Heung-min is waving to the fans after the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup quarterfinals match between Korea and Australia held at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar on the 2nd (local time).

The leading daily Sydney Morning Herald commented that Son Heung-min’s presence turned the game around.

The Sydney Morning Herald analyzed, “Australia tenaciously guarded the penalty area throughout the second half. They diligently tied down Son Heung-min. Except for the fact that Korea has a tendency to score at the last minute (there was no problem).”

This newspaper introduced the performance of Son Heung-min, who scored in extra time in the second half of the Asian Cup final against his country in 2015, and said that Son Heung-min showed ‘back-footedness’ in the rematch nine years later. Son Heung-min, who induced a penalty kick in this game and even succeeded in a free kick in overtime, was described as a “creative conductor.”

On the 1st, the Sydney Morning Herald reported ‘4 reasons why Australia can defeat Korea’ based on the 2015 Asian Cup final victory.

Australia’s Lewis Miller is competing for the ball with Lee Kang-in of the Korean team in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup held at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar on the 2nd (local time).

Another influential media outlet, The Australian, unusually gave the player a ‘negative rating’.

The Australian gave Miller a score of -1 out of 10, as he was involved in both goals conceded by conceding a penalty kick in extra time in the second half and a free kick opportunity in the first half of extra time.

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