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| Son Heung-Min and coach Jurgen Klinsmann embrace after another dramatic South Korea win at the Asian Cup. Zhizhao Wu/Getty Images |
After scoring an injury-time equaliser before triumphing in extra time of their Asian Cup quarterfinal against Australia, South Korea's play has been dubbed "zombie football" by their fans, a team that refuses to die.
It's a moniker coach Jurgen Klinsmann is happy with, even if he'd much rather his side win their next game inside 90 minutes.
"Any nickname is fine with me!" Klinsmann laughed post-game.
Down 1-0 thanks to Craig Goodwin's first-half volley on Friday evening, the Taegeuk Warriors' furious attempts to engineer a comeback eventually saw Son Heung-Min brought down by Lewis Miller with just seconds remaining at the Al Janoub stadium, opening the door for Hwang Hee-Chan to equalise from the spot in the 96th minute.
Miller then levelled Hwang on the edge of the area in extra time and Son curled a free kick beyond Maty Ryan in the Socceroos' net in the 104th minute to seal a comeback win and a semifinal showdown with Jordan next Tuesday.
It marked the fourth straight game in Doha that Korea had found the net after the expiration of the 90 minutes, hence their now, zombie-fied nickname as they seek to end a 64-year Asian Cup drought.
As for how his side can find it in themselves to continue to pull themselves back from the brink, as well as why they keep finding themselves in a position where they need to?
