Korea defeated Iceland 1-0 in a friendly match for the national football team invited by Hana Bank to Hwaseong Sports Complex Town on 11.
On this day, Korea formed the defense with the three full backs. Kim Young-kwon, Kwon Kyung-won and Park Ji-soo came forward as defenders. Hong Chul and Yoon Jong-gyu were entered into both full-backs and Song Min-kyu, Baek Seung-ho, Jung Woo-young (Al Sadd) and Kwon Chang-hoon formed the second row. Jo Kyu-seong was the frontline striker and Kim Seung-gyu wore goalkeeper gloves.
In the first half of the first half, Korea attempted an attack on the wing through right-back Yoon Jong-gyu, looking for an opportunity.
Korea led the attack in the first half, but no goals were scored until the 20th minute of the first half.
Korea took the lead in the 33rd minute of the first half, gradually increasing their offensive power, as a shot hit by Jo Kyu-seong from the front of the area was blocked by the Icelandic goalkeeper. Min-gyu Song headed the cross Kyu-sung Jo placed inside the box.
In the first half, Jo Kyu-seong showed good movement as a striker, assisting the first goal and hitting a threatening shot.
The first half ends with South Korea leading 1-0.
| Korean players warm up at Hwaseong Sports Complex on 11. 11.11.2022 / Reporter Hyungwook Kim [email protected] |
At half-time, the Korea Football Association released the music video for “Hotter, Korea”, the official cheering song for the Korean national team for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, via the stadium’s electronic scoreboard, alerting football fans who visited the stadium that the Qatar World Cup was almost over. The Qatar World Cup kicks off on the 20th (local time) with hosts Qatar and Ecuador in the group stage.
Starting with Korea in the second half, Kwon Chang-hoon and Baek Seung-ho were removed and Na Sang-ho and Son Jun-ho were added.
In the second half, Korea pushed Iceland hard. Korea replaced Kim Tae-hwan on 15 minutes of the second half.
Jo Kyu-sung’s performances continued in the second half. From the right, a cross from Kim Tae-hwan was headed by Jo Kyu-seong, but unfortunately went over the goal.
Korea made another substitution. On 27 minutes of the second half, Hong Chul and Jo Kyu-Sung were removed and Kim Moon-Hwan and Oh Hyun-Gyu were added. Hyungyu Oh, a member of the Suwon Samsung professional football team, made his first international debut by stepping on the Hwaseong Sports Complex Stadium.
Iceland had no chance and ended the match goalless.
Korea won over Iceland but failed to score more goals and faced the task of improving their goal determination.
On the other hand, the match was the last evaluation match to take place ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, but the number of spectators was only 15,274, which left a disappointment.
/ Reporter Kim Hyung-wook [email protected]
