Live press conference U23 Korea – U23 Malaysia: Speeches of the two coaches after the opening match

(Live press conference for the match U23 Korea – U23 Malaysia) The two head coaches will share with reporters after the opening match of Group C.

The two head coaches Hwang Sun Hong and Brad Maloney will have contact with the international media after the U23 Korea – U23 Malaysia match ends. This is the opening match of Group C in AFC U23 Championship 2022 to be held in Uzbekistan.

Coach Hwang Sun Hong (Korea U23) and Brad Maloney (Malaysia U23)

Malaysia U23 qualified after topping Group J, the group in which they held a draw with Thailand U23 as well as defeated Laos U23 & Mongolian U23 to lead the group. In the 2nd time attending the final round, the Malaysians fell into a group with up to 2 familiar Southeast Asian opponents, U23 Vietnam and U23 Thailand, both of which they met at the last 31 SEA Games and As just mentioned, Thailand U23 is also in the same group with Malaysia U23 in the qualifying round.

U23 Korea is the defending champion of the tournament after winning the title in 2020. They have won all 3 qualifying matches against 3 Southeast Asian opponents, which are the U23 teams of Laos, Timor Leste and Cambodia. U23 Korea brought a famous player award with an attack led by striker Oh Se-hun who plays for Shimizu S-Pulse, midfielder Hong Hyun-seok on the LASK staff of the Austrian league and the star Lee Kang In is playing for Mallorca in La Liga.