Hwang Seon-hong leads South Korea to its third straight Asian Games victory with a come-from-behind win over Japan .Hwang Sun-hong’s South Korea U-24 football team defeated Japan U-22 2-1 in the men’s football final of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games on Sunday at the Huanglong Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou, China, thanks to a come-from-behind goal by Cho Young-wook (Gimcheon) in the 11th minute .It was the first back-to-back men’s soccer titles at the Asian Games for Korea, which also won the 2014 Incheon and 2018 Jakarta-Palembang titles. South Korea increased its tally of men’s soccer titles at the Games to six, further extending its lead over second-placed Iran (four).Korea’s winning streak against Japan at the Asian Games increased to five games. South Korea has not lost to Japan since a 3-2 victory in the 1994 quarterfinals in Hiroshima. South Korea leads the all-time series against Japan 8-1, which is significant because it comes at a time when South Korea has been outclassed by Japan in the recent head-to-head matchups between the adult national teams and the age-group teams. The difference is that South Korea fielded a full complement of players under the age limit of 24, while Japan fielded a team of players as young as 22 in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympics. The Taeguk Warriors will be exempted from military service for their victory .Of Hwang’s 22 players, 20 are eligible for special military service, including Kim Jung-hoon (Jeonbuk), who has already fulfilled his military service with Gimcheon Commerce, and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), who was granted an exemption due to a knee injury. Cho Young-wook, who currently plays for Gimcheon with the rank of corporal, will be discharged early. Lee, who has been touted as the “next ace” of Korean soccer, was able to complete his military service at the age of 22, paving the way for a more stable career in Europe .C. Hwang Sun-hong scored 27 goals and conceded just three in a dominant performance to win the title .Jung Woo-young (Stuttgart) finished as the tournament’s top scorer after exploding for a whopping eight goals and was the spearhead of Hwang’s formidable attack .Having accomplished the first task of winning an Asian Games title, Hwang’s quest for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has gained momentum .Hwang opted for a 4-2-3-1 with Lee Kang-in on the right side of the second line and Cho Young-wook up front. Jung Woo-young and Ko Young-joon (Pohang) attacked alongside Lee in the second line, while ‘Captain’ Baek Seung-ho (Jeonbuk) and Jung Ho-yeon (Gwangju) were in charge of the midfield. Park Kyu-hyun (Dresden), Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk), Lee Han-beom (Meatwillan), and Hwang Jae-won (Daegu) formed the back line, while Lee Kwang-yeon (Gangwon) wore the goalkeeping gloves. Japan pressed hard from the start and scored the first goal in the second minute .Gaines Sato drove down the left side and sent in a cross that was met by Masato Shigemi and finished by Uchino’s right-footed shot .It was Korea’s first early goal of the tournament. South Korea started the game by attacking Japan’s flanks, and the game became one-sided midway through the first half. In the 27th minute of the first half, Jung In the 32nd minute, Lee Kang-in was shown a yellow card for a rough tackle on Jun Nishikawa. South Korea continued to dominate in the second half and finally broke the deadlock with a goal from Cho Young-wook in the 11th minute .A pass from Hwang Jae-won, who dared to overlap near the halfway line, found its way through Jung Woo-young to Cho Young-wook. Cho calmly shot with his right foot to split the goal. Hwang made a change in the 17th minute of the second half, bringing Ko Young-jun and Jung Woo-young to the bench and introducing Song Min-kyu (Jeonbuk) and Hong Hyun-seok (Hent).In the 27th minute, he took off Lee Kang-in and Cho Young-wook and brought on Ahn Jae-joon (Bucheon) and Uhm Won-sang (Ulsan). South Korea continued to push forward into Japan’s territory, but Ahn Jae-joon’s surprise mid-range shot in the 37th minute went just wide 토토사이트 of the left side of the goal, while Uhm Won-sang’s shot on the counterattack a minute later was saved by the goalkeeper.