- song , ▁a ▁free - k ick ▁special ist , ▁converted ▁the ▁set ▁piece ▁to ▁give ▁his ▁team ▁the ▁early ▁lead . ▁Ry ong ' aks an ▁kept ▁the ▁pressure ▁up ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁half , ▁forcing ▁February ▁ 8 ▁to ▁play ▁def ens ively ▁in ▁the ▁mid field . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half , ▁ 2 . 8 ▁managed ▁a ▁counter , ▁getting ▁a ▁long ▁pass ▁forward ▁to ▁stri ker ▁number ▁ 7 , ▁who ▁we aved ▁past ▁a ▁def ender ▁and ▁beat ▁the ▁goal ie ▁to ▁level ▁the ▁score ▁at ▁a ▁goal ▁a ▁piece ; ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁ended ▁at ▁ 1 - 1 . ▁February ▁ 8 ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁tight ▁def ensive ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁looking ▁to ▁explo it ▁ch ances ▁to ▁counter att ack . ▁Fif teen ▁minutes ▁from ▁time , ▁they ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁ball ▁in ▁mid field , ▁deliver ing ▁a ▁pass ▁forward ▁to ▁number ▁ 7 , ▁who ▁scored ▁his ▁second ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁to ▁give ▁his ▁side ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁lead , ▁and ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁winning ▁goal ▁for ▁February ▁ 8 . ▁ ▁Kno ck - out ▁stage ▁ ▁Sem i - final s ▁The ▁top ▁two ▁finish ers ▁in ▁each ▁group ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final s , ▁with ▁the ▁first - pla ced ▁team ▁in ▁Group ▁A ▁playing ▁the ▁second - pla ced ▁team ▁in ▁Group ▁B , ▁and ▁vice ▁vers a . ▁Sc ores ▁are ▁not ▁known ▁for ▁either