South Korea fought back from a goal down to claim a deserved 2-1 win over Group A rivals Czech Republic in the second game of the World Cup at Estadio Guadalajara.
Myung-Bo Hong’s side were the better team throughout but fell behind after several misses from Heung-Min Son when Ladislav Krejci headed home Vladimir Coufal’s second-half long throw.
Czech Republic’s lead only lasted eight minutes, however, with In-Beom Hwang drawing South Korea level when he cut inside from Kang-In Lee’s pass and clipped a deft finish inside the post.
Tomas Soucek thought he had put the Czechs back in front when he headed in from another set-piece, but the West Ham midfielder was flagged for offside before South Korea substitute Hyeon-Gyu Oh tucked home In-Beom Hwang’s low cross for the winner.
The victory puts South Korea level on points with Mexico, 2-0 winners over South Africa in the opening game, in Group A and rewards an impressive team performance in which they demonstrated a high level of technical quality.
The key moments from Guadalajara…
- 14: Kang-In Lee forces the first save with a long-range shot
- 19: The first Mexican wave is seen around Estadio Guadalajara!
- 39: Son fires wide from the best of the first-half chances
- 56: Golden chance for Son but Matej Kovar stands tall and saves
- 59: GOAL! Coufal hurls ain a long throw and Krejci goes steaming in at the near post to score with Czech Republic’s first on target
- 67: GOAL! In-Beom Hwang scores the beautifully-taken leveller
- 80: GOAL! Comeback complete for South Korea as Hyeon-Gyu Oh converts from close range
- 90+3: Late chance for Czech Republic but Seung-Gyu Kim denies Michal Sadilek to secure the points for South Korea
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