Match Information: 2016 AFC U23 Championships Qatar: Final Saturday, January 30, 2016 11:45 PM Korea Time Live MBC, SBS Venue: Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar. Time Zone: Saturday, January 30, 2016 11:45 PM Korea Time Sunday, January 31, 2016 1:45 AM Australia Time Saturday, January 30, 2016 5:45 PM Qatar Time Saturday, January 30, 2016 4:45 AM Hawaii Time Saturday, January 30, 2016 6:45 AM Pacific Time Saturday, January 30, 2016 9:45 AM Eastern Time Saturday, January 30, 2016 2:45 PM UK Time(GMT) http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html Final: AFC U23 Championship Match Centre: http://www.the-afc.com/afc-u23-championship-2016-match-centre
Uh oh... do they not know the rule that you're never supposed to touch silverware that you haven't won?
japan going to be aggressive from the very start and look for the early goal. if korea can avoid conceding in the first 20-30 minutes it should lead to relatively easy victory.
Jin Sung-wook time! [Lineup] Jin Sung Wook Ryu Seung Woo ... Moon Chang Jin ... Kwon Chang Hoon Lee Chang Min ... Park Yong Woo Shim Sang Min ... Song Ju Hoon ... Yeon Jei Min ... Lee Seul Chan Kim Dong Jun
It wont be an easy game given our star player wont be playing. A win would be nice of course, but what I want to see is players taking risks and trying passes & moves which they normally wont attempt in a competitive match when such an important prize as an Olympic berth is in the line. Now that Korea has secured the main prize, this is a great opportunity for the players to more freely attempt the practice field passes & moves in a competitive setting. If they pull it off they will gain confidence and really make those skills their own, which they can deploy again at the Olympics and at other world stages further on. Its like the super goal by Dele Alli against Crystal Palace or Son Heung Min's outstanding display of 1 super goal and 1 sublime assist against Leicester in the FA Cup last week. .Many players can do this and perform in practice but in a competitive match? How many would dare to attempt it in the first place? How many have the confidence to brig it on the day? But once they know they can do it how much of a boost in confidence will the player get? Its not only their own confidence, its the confidence people around them will have in them that will help them as well. Success breeds success. There are also the players who have under performed so far, be it inconsistency or just being below par on average. Not all of them will go to Rio, but I hope they give it their all. This is their chance to give the manager food for thought. This of course applies to the Japanese players. Hope they come at us aggressive and creatively. This will help both teams to prepare for the Olympics.