Tag: Uli Stielike

South Korea to meet the winner of Iran vs. Iraq in the semi finals.

22 January 2015 WSG

Melbourne: Son Heung-min scored twice in extra-time as two-time champions Korea Republic secured a third consecutive appearance in the semi-finals of the AFC Asian Cup after edging out Uzbekistan 2-0 in a thrilling quarter-final at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on Thursday.

Bayer Leverkusen forward Son netted with just over a minute of the first half of extra-time remaining following an entertaining yet goalless 90 minutes of normal time, which was the first draw of the tournament, before repeating the feat at the end of the second period.

And having followed up their win over Uzbekistan in the third place play-off at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup with a fourth consecutive win of the 2015 campaign without conceding a goal, Uli Stielike’s Group A winners will face either Iran or Iraq in Monday’s semi-final at Stadium Australia in Sydney.

Korea coach “We are not here for any revenge.”

Uli Stielike, the Head Coach of South Korea , dismissed any notions of a revenge match ahead of the friendly in 100.000 capacity Azadi stadium on Tuesday.

“After our win in Jordan , we are here in Iran to continue our preparation for the Asian Cup and hopefully play a strong match .”

“I have a pretty good idea about Iran’s team and as one of the qualified teams to the World Cup , I watched their matches and can say that they played well and were at a high standard. I think we will see a good match on Tuesday”

 

 “We have no thoughts of revenge or anything like that in our mind. We simply want to play a good game against a tough opposition who are themselves, candidates for the AFC Asian Cup title.”

“I have heard quite a bit about the atmosphere in Azadi stadium with their vociferous crowds and would like to taste it firsthand. I hope we get good many numbers of fans in Azadi.”

 

Ulrich ‘Uli’ Stielike, who started his coaching career as the head coach of the Switzerland national football team from 1989 to 1991, trained several teams before joining South Korea on 5th September 2014

As a player, the German defender won the European Championship in 1980 and was a runner-up in the 82 World Cup.

Iran and South Korea have met each other in the last 4 editions of AFC Asian Cup in the Quarterfinals stage. Last time Iran defeated South Korea in the AFC Asian Cup goes back to 2004, when the wonders of Ali Karimi with his hat trick eliminated the South Koreans from the competition.