Indonesia vs South Korea Penalty Shootout Drama, Why is Justin Hubner's Penalty Repeated?

Through a penalty shootout, Indonesia qualified for the semifinals of the U-23 Asian Cup. Justin Hubner's penalty was repeated.

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Indonesian defender, Justin Hubner, on Friday (19/1/2024). Justin's penalty kick during the penalty shootout against South Korea in the quarterfinals of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup, early morning on Friday (26/4/2024) was repeated.

When Justin Hubner's penalty kick was blocked by the South Korean goalkeeper, Baek Jong-bum, the world seemed to collapse for the Indonesian fans, both in the stadium and at home watching on the screen. The dream of watching "Young Garuda" advance to the semifinals of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup and the opportunity to win a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics immediately vanished.

"I immediately turned off the TV when Justin's kick was caught by the goalkeeper," commented a netizen responding to the penalty shootout between Indonesia and South Korea in the U-23 Asian Cup quarter-final match in Doha, Qatar, Friday (26/4/ 2024) early morning WIB.

Disappointment is natural considering that Justin is Indonesia's fifth kicker, so if his kick fails, Indonesia's historic journey will end. Previously, South Korea's fifth kicker, Byeon Jun-soo, had already succeeded in beating the Indonesian goalkeeper, Ernando Ari. The South Korean players were already running around celebrating the victory.

However, drama occurred on the field. Referee Shaun Evans who led the match decided that Justin's penalty should be replayed.

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Why did Justin's penalty have to be repeated? The Australian referee decided to repeat the penalty because the goalkeeper moved forward past the goal line when Justin kicked the penalty ball, which was confirmed by the video assistant referee (VAR) review.

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Indonesian defender, Justin Hubner, had an aerial duel with South Korean striker, Lee Young-jun, in the quarter-finals of the 2024 U-23 Asia Cup on Friday (26/4/2024) at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar.

Referees are now stricter in enforcing rules during penalty situations like this, especially since the introduction of video reviews. As stated on the website of the international football governing body, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), during a penalty, a goalkeeper's position must be on the line between the two goalposts. They are allowed to move along that line or jump around as long as their feet remain on or above the line before the ball is kicked.

Then, when the ball is kicked, at least one foot or part of the foot must be behind the goal line or above the goal line. The goalkeeper is not allowed to move forward until their foot crosses the goal line.

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If the goalkeeper violates this rule, as Baek did, the penalty can be repeated. However, there are still other conditions that must be met for the penalty to be repeated.

The requirement is that the penalty kick is saved by the goalkeeper, as happened with Justin's penalty. Baek was able to block the ball. As the rules state, the penalty kick will not be repeated if Justin's kick misses the goal or hits the post or crossbar, causing the ball to bounce out of the goal, and the shooter is not affected by the goalkeeper's movement.

The drama continued after Justin Hubner's penalty. Indonesia had a golden opportunity to end the penalty shoot-out early when South Korea's sixth kicker, Kang Sang-yoon, failed to execute his task. Ernando was able to save Kang's shot.

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Indonesia's goalkeeper, Ernando Ari, celebrated after defending the twelfth penalty kick taken by Kang Hee-lee from South Korea in the quarterfinals of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup on Friday (26/4/2024) at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar. Ernando made two saves during the penalty shootout.

Unfortunately, Indonesian sixth kicker, Arkhan Fikri, was unable to conquer Baek, the goalkeeper. His kick actually missed to the right of Baek's goal, so the penalty shootout continued.

After that, five penalty takers from both teams successfully carried out their tasks, including the Indonesian goalkeeper, Ernando Ari, who successfully tricked Baek.

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Indonesia had another chance to win the quarter-finals when South Korea's 12th kicker, Lee Kang-hee, failed to beat Ernando. Goalkeeper Ernando brilliantly managed to save his goal, parrying Lee's hard kick which was aimed at the left of the goal. In fact, Lee had previously successfully carried out his duties when taking the second penalty kick.

The atmosphere was very tense when Pratama Arhan became Garuda Muda's 12th kicker. This player who is known for his dangerous throw-ins previously also successfully executed a penalty when he was the second kicker. At that time, Arhan's kick which was aimed at the left side of the goal was blocked by Baek, but the ball still flew into the goal.

Arhan did not waste the opportunity to become the determinant of Indonesia's victory. Calmly, Arhan managed to deceive Baek's goalkeeper, bringing Indonesia to the semi-finals of the U-23 Asia Cup. The penalty shoot-out drama ended with an 11-10 victory for Garuda Muda.