Korean soccer loses 6 players to crown, loses 2-3 to Mexico

Soccer team Hwang Eui-jo (left) and Son Heung-min go hand in hand after scoring the first goal together for Mexico on the 15th in Austria. [사진 대한축구협회]

In preparation for the Austrian pre-expedition evaluation, the Korean soccer team was defeated by Mexico amid the bad news that 6 people were missing due to a positive test for Corona 19.

Korea, led by coach Paulo Bento, lost to Mexico 2-3 in an evaluation match played at the Wiener Neustadt Stadion in Austria Wiener Neustadt on the 15th (Korean time). Hwang Eui-jo (Bordeaux) and Son Heung-min (Tottenham) scored the first goal together, but in the second half of the second half, during the preparation of the rear (offensive development), a series of errors resulted in 3 runs in 4 minutes.

After Corona 19, Korea failed to compete in the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers and Match A, and entered the Austrian expedition evaluation match. However, four people tested positive for Corona 19 Gene Amplification (PCR), Hwang In-beom (Rubin Kazan) and Dong-Jun Lee (Busan). Even Kim Moon-hwan (Busan) had an additional positive reaction. According to the rules of the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the European Football Federation (UEFA), if the number of eligible players (negative 19 crown test) is 13 (including one goalkeeper), the game can be played . It took place at the summit.

Korea, lacking players, pulled out a 3-4-3 formation. The defenders were Kwon Gyeong-won (Sangju), and the main positions were midfielders Jung Woo-young (Al Sadd) and Won Doo-jae (Ulsan). Ju-yong Lee (Jeonbuk) and Tae-Hwan Kim (Ulsan) stood on the left and right backs. Son Jun-ho (Jeonbuk) and Ju Se-jong (Seoul) were located in Jungwon, and Son Heung-min, Hwang Ui-jo and Lee Jae-seong (Holstein Kiel) were responsible for the attack. The goalkeeper gloves were worn by Gu Seong-yoon (Daegu). Elite members such as Irving Rosano (Naples), Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton) and Jesús Corona (Porto) have appeared in Mexico.

Korea scored the opening goal in the 20th minute. Hwang Eui-jo, who flooded the center that Son Heung-min lifted from the left side, finished off with a direct shot with his right foot. Hwang Eui-jo scored the eleventh goal in a match A.

Korea finished 1-0 in the first half, but struggled against strong opposition. In the 16th minute of the first half, Corona’s successive shots were blocked by goalkeeper Seong-yoon Gu with a super save. In the 24th minute of the first half, Rosano’s shot hit the post. In the second half of the 15th minute, Hwang Eui-jo fired a penetrating pass from Son Heung-min but was blocked by the goalkeeper.

Won Doo-jae (second from left) and Sung-yoon Sung (right) are disappointed after fitting in in Mexico. [사진 대한축구협회]

Korea scored three runs between minutes 21 and 4 of the second half. In the rear rebuilding process, mistakes were made one after another. In the 21st minute of the second half, the ball Kwon Kyeong-won kicked out of his own court was cut off. He scored a draw for Raúl Jiménez from Mexico.

In the 23rd minute of the second half, he scored an additional goal against Uriel Antuna. Similarly, there were bugs in the rear accumulation process. In the second half of the 24th minute, South Korea cleared the Mexican free kick with a bad header. Carlos Salcedo immediately finished off with a volley for Mexico’s header. In Korea, the gap between defenders like Kim Min-jae (Beijing Guoan) and Kim Young-kwon (Gamba Osaka) was unable to join due to opposition from his team was painful.

Korea scored a recovery goal in the 41st minute of the second half, despite a series of bad news. The ball from Lee Kang-in’s (Valencia) right corner kick hit Kwon Gyeong-won.

Korea finally lost 2-3. In the group stage of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, they could not condemn the 1-2 loss to Mexico. Korea faces an evaluation match with Qatar in Vienna, Austria on the 17th.

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