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Article continues belowArticle continues belowArticle continues below<ul><li>U20 Asian Cup match played in snow</li><li>South Korea and Australia struggle on </li><li>Pitch conditions heavily criticised</li></ul>

VIDEO: Australia and South Korea forced to play in INSANE freezing conditions at AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup with players seen digging through snow with bare hands

Despite efforts to clear parts of the pitch, much of the turf was covered in thick snow at Do'stlik&nbsp;Stadium in Uzbekistan on Sunday. The players were seen digging through the white stuff to set up a free-kick in brutal conditions but managed to get through the contest which ended in a 2-1 win for the Young Matildas after Peta Trimis and Naomi Chinnama's 90th-minute goal cancelled out Yu-Kyoung Jeon's opener.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Australian journalist Samantha Lewis posted a video of the game, and captioned it: "Seriously, what the hell? Explain yourselves Asian Cup!!!"<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">seriously, what the hell? explain yourselves <a href="https://twitter.com/afcasiancup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@afcasiancup</a> !!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AUSvKOR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AUSvKOR</a> <a href="https://t.co/3P0JvOSJgD">pic.twitter.com/3P0JvOSJgD</a>— Samantha Lewis (@battledinosaur) <a href="https://twitter.com/battledinosaur/status/1764201665518055808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Another onlooker wrote on X: "Watching them dig through the snow themselves for the kick is INSANE."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">watching them dig through the snow themselves for the kick is INSANE <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KORvAUS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KORvAUS</a> <a href="https://t.co/hDl3HqyrGT">pic.twitter.com/hDl3HqyrGT</a>— hells bells 🍒 (@sputnikvalntine) <a href="https://twitter.com/sputnikvalntine/status/1764203851295666263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

To put it lightly, the weather conditions were not conducive of a game of football, let alone a good one. The players' safety and welfare could come into question in temperatures such as this and it is credit to them for completing the match at all.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

The 11th edition of the tournament runs from March 3-16 and involves eight teams. Australia next face competition hosts Uzbekistan on March 6 whereas South Korea take on Chinese Taipei on the same date.

WHAT NEXT?

VIDEO: Australia and South Korea forced to play in INSANE freezing conditions at AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup with players seen digging through snow with bare hands | Goal.com

Australia and South Korea were forced to play in freezing conditions and deep snow at the 2024 AFC U-20 Women&apos;s Asian Cup.

VIDEO: Australia and South Korea forced to play in INSANE freezing conditions at AFC U-20 Women&apos;s Asian Cup with players seen digging through snow with bare hands