In the first semi-final of the U20 Asian Cup that ended on February 26, Beijing time, the South Korean national youth team lost 2-3 to the Saudi national youth team in the penalty shootout, and stopped in the semifinals of the U20 Asian Cup for the second consecutive year.

After the game, perhaps unable to accept the cruel reality of the penalty shootout, the Korean players collectively broke down, and many players left tears of regret and kept wiping their tears with their jerseys. Other South Korean players fell to their knees in frustration and watched the Saudi players celebrate in a daze.

And this scene can be described as déjà vu, 4 days ago when the Chinese national youth was eliminated by Saudi Arabia, the boys of the Chinese national youth team also shed unwilling tears. The national youth team is even more sad because the defeat left China without qualifying for the World Youth Championships after 20 years.

Similar to the match between China and Saudi Arabia, South Korea also had the upper hand against Saudi Arabia for most of the game, especially in the second half, when South Korea missed a single goal in the 53rd minute. At the end of the game, ace scorer Kim Tae-won shook his head and missed the goal.

In the penalty shootout, Saudi Arabian goalkeeper Shankiti had another brave performance. After saving the penalty kick of the national youth goalscorer Liu Chengyu in regular time in the last round, this time he saved the penalty kick of the South Korean player twice in the penalty shootout, and the South Korean player also had one penalty kick to hit the post, and finally the Saudi Arabian team, which missed two penalties, was still lucky to win 3-2. If the Saudi team finally succeeds in winning the championship, goalkeeper Shangkiti will definitely be an important contributor.