At the FIFA Under-20 World Cup on Saturday...South Korea continued their miraculous run... knocking out Senegal on penalties.<br />Over the past two weeks in Poland,… South Korea have evolved from a team that looked unlikely to survive the group stage,…. to the one that has marched into the semifinals.<br />And Our Won Jung-hwan has more on their impressive victories.<br /><br />South Korea have reached the semi-finals of the top youth tournament for the first time in 36 years,… and have the chance to make history!<br />In South Korea's quarter-final match, opponents Senegal opened the scoring, and although the Taeguk Warriors' ace Lee Kang-in equalized with a penalty kick, Senegal scored again to give them a 2-1 lead going into the final minutes.<br /><br />S. Korea continue miracle run by beating Senegal on penalties<br /><br />South Korea were on the brink of elimination,… but defender Lee Ji-sol came to the rescue with a stoppage-time goal to level the score at 2-2. In extra time, Cho Young-wook scored to give Korea a 3-2 lead, but Senegal responded with a last-gasp goal of their own to take the match to a penalty shootout. South Korea's first two kickers missed, but they still came away with the narrow win.<br /><br />Players showed resilience, scored lots of goals in second half of games<br /><br />With South Korea having reached the last four in such dramatic fashion,… people are wondering what is the secret behind their success.<br />And head coach Chung Jung-yong said,… it's the players' resilience and never-say-die attitude.<br />Senegal had been regarded as a team with power and a physical edge,… who even have had an extra day of rest.<br />But against such disadvantages, South Korea never gave up, coming back in the second half with a different approach and mentality.<br />In fact, out of the 7 goals South Korea scored in their five matches at the Under-20 World Cup,… 6 of them were scored at the second half of the game.<br /><br />Now, South Korea will have a chance make history by reaching the final for the first time when they take on Ecuador in Tuesday's semi-finals.<br />The match kicks off at Lublin Stadium in Poland at 8:30PM, or 3:30AM Wednesday Korea time, and the winners will already know whether they'll face Ukraine or Italy in the final of the Under-20 World Cup.<br />Fans hope the Taeguk Warriors can once again find a winning formula that takes them to the final on Saturday. Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News. <br />
