Korea Republic 1-0 Iceland: conquers 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Min-Kyu
HWASEONG. Korea Republic defeats Iceland 1-0 after S. Min-Kyu scored just 1 goal (33').
HWASEONG. Korea Republic prevails over Iceland 1-0 after S. Min-Kyu scored just 1 goal (33′). Korea Republic was vastly superior ball possession (99%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was held at the Hwaseong Stadium Stadium in Hwaseong on Friday and this began at 11:00 am UTC. The referee was Jumpei Iida with the assistance of Takumi Takagi and Yosuke Takabe. The 4th official was Hyun-Jae Choi. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 10.5 degrees Celsius or 50.86 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 62%.
Match Statistics
Korea Republic was in firm control of the ball 99% while Iceland was struggling with a 1% ball possession.
Korea Republic was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Korea Republic won the match.
Korea Republic shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Iceland shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Korea Republic received 1 yellow card (Son Jun-Ho). On the opposite side, Iceland received 2 yellow cards (I. S. Thorvaldsson and J. Magnusson).
Match Events
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33'33'
Song Min-Kyu
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43'43'
Cho Yu-Min
Park Ji-Su
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46'46'
Son Jun-Ho
Paik Seung-Ho
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46'46'
Na Sang-Ho
Kwon Chang-Hoon
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60'60'
Kim Tae-Hwan
Yoon Jong-Gyu
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62'62'
I. S. Thorvaldsson
O. Karlsson
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62'62'
J. Jonsson
B. Bjarkason
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71'71'
Son Jun-Ho
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72'72'
Oh Hyun-Gyu
Cho Gue-Sung
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73'73'
Kim Moon-Hwan
Hong Chul
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73'73'
J. D. Svanthorsson
D. Djuric
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73'73'
D. D. Thorhallsson
V. K. Einarsson
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73'73'
L. Tomasson
H. Gunnarsson
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76'76'
I. S. Thorvaldsson
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79'79'
J. Magnusson
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84'84'
D. Hafsteinsson
V. Andrason
Next match
Korea Republic: Formation and Lineups
Korea Republic started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento chose to play with the following team: Seung Gyu Kim, Park Ji-soo, Chul Hong, Jong-kyu Yun, Kyung-won Kwon, Chang-Hoon Kwon, Woo-Young Jung, Seung-Ho Paik, Young-Gwon Kim, Min-kyu Song and Gue-sung Cho.
Substitutes
Korea Republic made 6 changes: Park Ji-Su for Cho Yu-Min (43′), Paik Seung-Ho for Son Jun-Ho (46′), Kwon Chang-Hoon for Na Sang-Ho (46′), Yoon Jong-Gyu for Kim Tae-Hwan (60′), Cho Gue-Sung for Oh Hyun-Gyu (72′) and Hong Chul for Kim Moon-Hwan (73′).
Iceland: Formation and Lineups
Iceland started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Arnar Viðarsson played with: Frederik Schram, Hoskuldur Gunnlaugsson, Damir Muminović, Róbert Orri Þorkelsson, Viktor Karl Einarsson, Viktor Örlygur Andrason, Aron Gunnarsson, Júlíus Magnússon, Danijel Dejan Djuric, Óttar Magnús Karlsson and Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason.
Substitutes
Iceland made 6 changes: O. Karlsson for I. S. Thorvaldsson (62′), B. Bjarkason for J. Jonsson (62′), D. Djuric for J. D. Svanthorsson (73′), V. K. Einarsson for D. D. Thorhallsson (73′), H. Gunnarsson for L. Tomasson (73′) and V. Andrason for D. Hafsteinsson (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Friendly International
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