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Iranian reporter, Son Heung-min's 'fantastic free kick' prediction came true 

An Iranian reporter correctly guessed that South Korea national soccer team captain Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) would score a free kick goal.

The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, won 2-1 thanks to Son Heung-min's great performance in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup Qatar against Australia held at the Al-Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar on the 3rd (Korean time). reaped.

Korea was on the verge of defeat as they were unable to score an equalizer after allowing the first goal to Australian winger Craig Goodwin in the 42nd minute of the first half, but they had a golden opportunity when Son Heung-min scored a penalty kick in extra time in the second half. The penalty kick taken by Son Heung-min was neatly completed by Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) to bring the game back to square one.

Afterwards, in the first half of extra time, Son Heung-min converted a free kick from a good position with a fantastic right-footed shot that hit the Australian net and turned the game around. To make matters worse, Australia, who lost the lead, was outnumbered when midfielder Aiden O'Neill hit Hwang Hee-chan on the ankle and was sent off.

In the remaining time, Korea did not allow an equalizer and ended the quarterfinals with Australia with a 2-1 win. They succeeded in advancing to the semifinals for the first time in 9 years since the 2015 Asian Cup in Australia, where they advanced to the finals.

The opponent that Klinsmann will meet in the semifinals is Jordan, which defeated Tajikistan 1-0 in the quarterfinals. The two teams, who were tied in the same group in the group stage and drew 2-2, will play the semifinals at midnight on the 7th at Al Rayyan Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Qatar for a ticket to the finals.

On this day, the official MOTM (Man of the Match) was selected as Son Heung-min, who induced a penalty kick and scored a comeback goal.

According to soccer statistics media 'Foot Mob', Son Heung-min played 120 minutes full time on this day, in addition to inducing penalty kicks and scoring, he also created opportunities 2 times, shot 3 times, dribbled success rate 60% (3/5), and recovered 6 times. He showed his presence throughout the game by recording .

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