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Double delight for Hwang Sunhong’s side
21. Nov. 2022 02:20:20 1,163
Korea Republic men’s U-21 national team breezed past the United Arab Emirates in style.
An Jaejun(Bucheon FC) and Paik Sanghoon(FC Seoul) struck in each half as Hwang Sunhong’s charges defeated UAE 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium in Dubai on Monday, to bounce back from the 2-1 defeat in the first match last week.
Having deployed completely different sides in each half of the first match, Hwang opted for the best players at his disposal in the starting XI for the second encounter with the hosts. K League 1 starlets Yang Hyunjun (Gangwon FC) and Kang Sungjin (FC Seoul) started on the flanks, with Pohang Steelers’ Goh Youngjoon leading the attack alongside An Jaejun up front.
Korea Republic got off to a flying start after 11 minutes, when An intercepted a pass toward the goalkeeper before firing home with a clinical finish. The visitors seized complete control throughout the opening half, with An tantalisingly close to doubling the advantage with only the keeper to beat on 42 minutes.
The hosts fought back after the interval, making a series of substitutions early in the second half. The men in red sat back and waited for their chances to counter. On 50 minutes, Goh broke through on goal after collecting a neat ball from An, only to be denied by an outstretched leg of the keeper.
Any hopes of an Emirati comeback were dashed on 56 minutes, when the visitors put the result beyond doubt with a masterpiece of combination plays. Yang Hyunjun broke into the left channel after exchanging a quick one-two, before laying the ball into the path of Kwon Hyeokkyu, who then found Paik lurking into the goalmouth. Paik made no mistake from close range, making it 2-0 with his left foot.
Hwang continued his experiments after taking a two-goal lead, making a couple of changes midway through the second half. However, the visitors could not translate their dominance into scoring more goals in the closing minutes.
Korea Republic men’s U-21 national team friendly
United Arab Emirates 0-2 Korea Republic
Scorers: An Jaejun( 11’), Paik Sanghoon( 56’)
KOR: Kim Jeonghoon(GK), Cho Hyuntaek (Park Jinseong 65’), Byeon Junsoo, Cho Sunggwon (Cho Wije 65’), Hwang Jaewon, Yang Hyunjun (Lee Youngjun 84’), Kwon Hyeokkyu (Lee Jaeuk 65’), Paik Sanghoon, Kang Sungjin, An Jaejun (Hong Sihoo 77’), Goh Youngjoon (Kang Hyunmuk 77’)
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