It was a crazy ending to the group stage for Minjae Kim at the Asian Cup. South Korea drew 3-3 against Malaysia in the final round of group matches, with the Bayern centre-back playing the full 90 minutes. In a thrilling encounter, former Bayern player Woo-yeong Jeong put the favourites in front (27th minute), before the underdogs turned the game around after the break courtesy of goals from Faisal Halim (51') and Arif Aiman (62' penalty). The South Koreans responded in the closing stages with an own goal by goalkeeper Syihan Hazmi (83') and a penalty from Heung-min Son (90'+4), but Malaysia had the final word in the form of substitute Romel Morales, who scored to make it 3-3 in the 15th minute of stoppage time.
Already through to last 16
South Korea were already sure of their place in the knockout stages before kick-off and now go through to the round of 16 as group runners-up. Awaiting Jürgen Klinsmann's side on Tuesday (17:00 CET) are the winners of Group F, who will either be Saudi Arabia or Thailand.
Mazraoui through with Morocco
In the Africa Cup of Nations taking place at the same time, Morocco and Noussair Mazraoui sealed top spot in their group with a 1-0 win over Zambia on Wednesday evening, Hakim Ziyech scoring the only goal in the 38th minute. The Moroccans now face South Africa in the round of 16 on Tuesday night (21:00 CET). Bayern full-back Mazraoui is yet to feature for his country at the tournament.
A recap of the second match for Minjae Kim and South Korea at the Asian Cup:
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