“Kang-in Lee was booked for persistent fouling as Korea's midfield began to struggle with containing Venezuela's movement.”
“In-beom Hwang picked up a yellow card for a foul as Korea's disciplinary troubles mounted before halftime.”
“Tempers flared as Hyun-taek Cho and Kevin Kelsy were both booked following a heated argument on the pitch, moments after an offside call went against Venezuela.”
Korea Republic
Venezuela
Outstanding performance
Venezuela•GoalkeeperVenezuela controlled large spells of this friendly, racking up 81 dangerous attacks and 12 shots to Korea's 53 and 7, yet couldn't find a way past a resilient Korean backline. Korea Republic actually edged possession and pass accuracy was identical at 83%, but it was the South Americans who looked more threatening going forward, particularly after a wave of substitutions freshened their attack in the second half. The game was littered with niggling fouls and four yellow cards, including a flashpoint on 64 minutes when both Hyun-taek Cho and Kevin Kelsy were booked for arguing with each other. With nine total changes across both sides in the final half hour, the match fragmented into a stop-start affair that never produced the clinical finish either team needed, ending honors even in a result that will please Korea more given the shot count disparity.
How entertaining was this match?
On comes Bong-soo Kim, off goes Park Jin-Sub.
On Oh Se-Hun, Off Son Heung-Min.
Yerwin C comes on for Gleiker Mendoza.
On comes Jovanny David Bolivar Alvarado, off goes Jesus Ramirez.
Lee Kang-In takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
On Jung Seung Won is substituted for Hyun-taek Cho.
On Park Tae Jun comes on for Hwang In-Beom.
On Jun Choi is substituted for Seol Young-Woo.
On Kim Tae-Hyeon, off Kim Min-Jae.
Shot by Son Heung-Min with his right foot is blocked.
Teo Quintero takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Gleiker Mendoza takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Jhonder Leonel Cadiz takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Jhonder Leonel Cadiz comes on for Kevin Kelsy.
On Lee Dong-Gyeong, off Oh Hyeon-Gyu.
On Kim Tae Hyun, off Minsu Kim.
Yellow card issued to Hyun-taek Cho.
Kevin Kelsy receives a yellow card.
Gleiker Mendoza takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
VAR decision: Goal disallowed for offside.
Goal! The score is now 0-1.
Daniel Pereira is substituted for Yangel Herrera.
Lee Kang-In takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Jesus Ramirez takes a header shot, but it's saved.
Kevin Kelsy takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Cristhian Casseres Jr. takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Hyun-taek Cho takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Son Heung-Min takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Yangel Herrera takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Cristhian Casseres Jr. takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Wikelman Carmona replaces Delvin Alfonzo.
First half ends with a score of 0-0.
Corner awarded.
Shot by Hyun-taek Cho with his left foot is saved.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card for Hwang In-Beom.
Jesus Ramirez attempts a header but misses the shot.
Lee Kang-In receives a yellow card.
Gleiker Mendoza takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Cristhian Casseres Jr. takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off has occurred!
Korea Republic look to bounce back from a heavy defeat to Uruguay when they host Venezuela in Ulsan, with Son Heung-min one goal away from becoming the nation's all-time leading scorer. Venezuela, fresh off a narrow loss to Japan, will aim to frustrate the hosts on the counter in this high-profile friendly.
