The Korean national football team, led by coach Paulo Bento (52), won a hard-fought victory over Syria. It was hard to give a good score in terms of performance, although it ran for two consecutive victories in the final qualifying round.
South Korea won the Asian final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar 2-1 against Syria in the third leg of the Asian match held at Ansanwa Stadium on the 7th. In the 2nd minute of the second half, Hwang In-beom (25, Rubin Kazan) took the lead with an opening goal, but in the 38th minute of the second half, he allowed an equalizer and was in danger of losing the victory.
If it wasn’t for the dramatic winning goal of Captain Son Heung-min (29, Tottenham Hotspur) in the 43rd minute of the second half, he would have accepted the shabby result of another draw at home following the first match of the final qualifier against Iraq on the 2nd of last month.
After the match, coach Bento said, “I am happy to have won the game and have three points.”
However, he admitted that he failed to score even though he dominated the game throughout the first half. South Korea poured 22 shots on the day, but only two goals resulted in a goal. European players such as Hwang Hee-chan (25, Wolverhampton) and Hwang Ui-jo (29, Bordeaux), who had high expectations, did not taste the goal. In the case of Hwang Hee-chan, he bowed his head, canceling all scoring chances several times.
Bento admitted that because of this, “There were plenty of chances to score enough goals in good performance in the first half, but we didn’t.”
“We controlled the game overall because we blocked Syria’s strength well,” he said. emphasized.
On the 12th, he said that the goal of the fourth round of the final qualifier against Iran was also a victory. It was an expedition to Iran that Korea had never won, but threw a vote that the past was different from the present.
Bento said, “The record is a thing of the past, not something we can change. Now we have to talk about the future. I think the away game against Iran will be a good challenge. We will try and do everything to win.” added.
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