Hyunjun Yang’s South Korea have progressed to the final of the Asian Games. The Celtic winger has been out at the games in Japan for…
Celtic winger Hyunjun Yang has reached the Asian Games final with South Korea after their 2-1 victory over China in Osaka on Wednesday. The squad will now compete for the gold medal in Toyota on Saturday, October 3, against either Japan or Uzbekistan. Securing a gold medal would earn the players exemption from mandatory South Korean military service.
Yang was an unused substitute in the semi-final win, having not featured since the opening match against Qatar due to a minor hamstring injury. In the match against China, South Korea conceded an opening goal to Wang Yudong before Young-jun Lee equalized and Bae-jun Ho scored the late winning goal.
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