Korea defeat Paraguay in men's football friendly

Korea scored a goal apiece in each half to defeat Paraguay 2-0 in their men's football friendly match in Seoul on Tuesday, a nice bounceback effort after a lopsided loss to Brazil last week. Eom Ji-sung scored in the 15th minute in his first international start, while second-half sub Oh Hyeon-gyu netted the second goal in the 75th minute before a sparse crowd of some 22,000 fans at Seoul World Cup Stadium. On the heels of a 5-0 loss to Brazil last Friday, head coach Hong Myung-bo inserted eight new players into his starting lineup, including goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu and center back Lee Han-beom. A mix-up between Kim and Lee near the Korean box almost cost Korea a goal in the third minute, with Diego Gomez getting a piece of the loose ball before it bounced out of play. Korea opened the scoring thanks to a fortuitous bounce in the 15th minute. Lee Myung-jae sent a cross from left toward the goalmouth, and defender Junior Alonso's botched clearing attempt ended up at the feet of Eom, who made no mistake with his right-footed shot. Kim Seung-gyu then made his presence felt in the late momentWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times