WC Qualification Asia: Korea Republic defeats IR Iran 2-0 on Thursday
SEOUL. Korea Republic overcomes IR Iran with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Heung-Min (45') and a goal from K. Young-Gwon (63').
SEOUL. Korea Republic tops IR Iran with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Heung-Min (45′) and a goal from K. Young-Gwon (63′). Korea Republic took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Seoul World Cup Stadium stadium in Seoul on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Beath with the help of Anton Schetinin and Ronnie Koh Min Kiat. The 4th official was Jonathon Barreiro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 7.7 degrees Celsius or 45.88 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.
Match Statistics
Korea Republic was in firm control of the ball 58% while IR Iran was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Korea Republic was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Korea Republic won the contest.
Korea Republic shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, IR Iran shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Korea Republic. On the opposite side, IR Iran received 1 yellow card (A. Nourollahi).
After this encounter, Korea Republic will have 20 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, IR Iran will stay with 22 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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41'41'
A. Gholami
S. Khalilzadeh
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45'45'
Son Heung-Min
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46'46'
M. Mehdipour
M. Mohammadi
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63'63'
Kim Young-Gwon
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64'64'
A. Sayyadmanesh
E. Hajsafi
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66'66'
Cho Gue-Sung
Hwang Ui-Jo
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73'73'
A. Nourollahi
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79'79'
Park Ji-Su
Kim Min-Jae
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87'87'
Kwon Kyung-Won
Kwon Chang-Hoon
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88'88'
A. Hosseinzadeh
S. Azmoun
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89'89'
K. Ansarifard
V. Amiri
Next match
In the upcoming WC Qualification Asia match, Korea Republic will play away with United Arab Emirates on the 29th of March with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of Korea Republic (0 draws).
IR Iran will host Lebanon on the 29th of March with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of IR Iran (0 draws).
Korea Republic: Formation and Lineups
Korea Republic adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento chose to play with the following team: .
Korea Republic could not rely on the presence of Park Ji-Su (injured).
Substitutes
Korea Republic made 3 changes: Hwang Ui-Jo for Cho Gue-Sung (66′), Kim Min-Jae for Park Ji-Su (79′) and Kwon Chang-Hoon for Kwon Kyung-Won (87′).
IR Iran: Formation and Lineups
Also IR Iran adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the other side, Dragan Skočić played with: .
IR Iran could not rely on the presence of A. Nourollahi (injured).
Substitutes
IR Iran made 5 changes: S. Khalilzadeh for A. Gholami (41′), M. Mohammadi for M. Mehdipour (46′), E. Hajsafi for A. Sayyadmanesh (64′), S. Azmoun for A. Hosseinzadeh (88′) and V. Amiri for K. Ansarifard (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Asia
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