Even though he still has a long way to go, he could take a breather and smile, but Hwang has a firm look on his face as if he is doomed. He kept saying, "Be confident and forget everything," just as he did in last fall.

South Korea's U-23 national soccer team (Olympic national team), led by head coach Hwang Sun-hong, won 2-0 with Lee Young-joon's multi-goal in the second Group B match of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup and the 2024 Paris Olympics final Asian qualifying round held at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 19th (Korea time).

On the day, Korea had a difficult game from the beginning of the first half. Contrary to expectations that Korea would be able to play the game easily against China, Korea struggled with pressure from China and the management of the game early in the game. Hwang Sun-hong was not wrong when he said, "Chinese soccer is much better than before, and we should be wary of China."

It was Lee Young-joon, the main character of the first final shot of the first round against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who was frustrated with Korea.

Lee Young-joon received an exquisite pass from Kang Sang-yoon in the 34th minute of the first half and shook the opponent's net with a powerful shot. He then connected Lee Tae-seok's assist with a sensational turning shot in the 24th minute of the second half to once again score, leading Korea to a 2-0 victory.

At the end of the match against China, it was not confirmed that Japan would advance to the quarterfinals because there was still a match between Japan and the UAE, but even if Japan had a draw against the UAE, it would have been better for Korea to reach the quarterfinals.

Afterwards, players took pictures to commemorate their victory in the stadium. Players, coaches, and staff members laughed, clenched fists, and chanted "fighting." However, Hwang did not have a single smile on his face. Hwang firmly believes that the third Group B match against Japan will be decided, and he knows that the real start of the tournament is after the Group B match.

This is the experience coach Hwang Sun-hong has gained through the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.

Hwang didn't even smile lightly in the photo shoot, saying, "We should forget the last game even though we beat Kuwait, a Middle Eastern ambush, in the first round of the Asian Games, 9-0." His determination to focus on the gold medal, the only goal of the Asian Games at the time, without looking back on the results of the past game, was buried in his expressionless face.