Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min celebrated his 100th international on Monday with a brilliant free kick goal as he led South Korea to a 2-0 win over 10-man Chile. World cup.
Another Premier League player from the East Asian country, Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Hwang Hee-chan scored South Korea’s second goal at the Daejeon World Cup Stadium.
South Korea survived some difficult moments when Chile advanced, rolling the ball deep into their field.
But Hwang broke in 12 minutes, with a well-hit right foot found in the top right corner over Fernando de Paul.
Chile again made a comeback after half an hour with some dangerous chances. Marcelino Nez and Diego Valencia each missed the net with close attempts.
Just before halftime, Benjamin Brereton Diaz nearly leveled off with a low shot that rolled into the wide part of the left post.
Chile failed to build on that momentum in the second half, with defender Alex Ibacache dispatched on 52 minutes after the second yellow card.
Despite a man down, the visitors worked hard for an equalizer, with a Brereton Diaz header being canceled out by an offside call at the hour mark.
Son nearly doubled South Korea’s lead in 66 minutes, but his low left-footed effort from the left side of the box rolled slightly past the far post.
Seven minutes later, Breton Diaz tried to answer for the Chilean, but his promising effort in the box resulted in a weak shot by Kim Seung-gyu being dethroned.
Son, the 16th South Korean, scored a century in the international cap, giving 42,000 fans something to cheer for to finally win the victory with a brilliant free-kick from just outside the box.
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