'Alert Target No. 1' Hussein's equalizer allowed South Korea and Iraq 1-1 (second half progress)
Oct 15, 2024
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The South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, is playing the fourth Group B match against Iraq in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the 15th.
South Korea took the lead with Oh Se-hoon's first goal in the 40th minute of the first half. Seol Young-woo's cross on the right side was deflected off the opponent's defender's foot. Bae Joon-ho, who saved the ball, connected to Oh Se-hoon, and Oh Se-hoon shook the net. Bae Joon-ho recorded help for the second consecutive game following the match against Jordan.
Jordan launched a counterattack. At the start of the second half, Jordan took out Lucas Shlimon and put in Ali Jasim. The card hit the mark. Jordan tied the score 1-1 in the fifth minute of the second half with Hussein's score.
Hussein is the core of Iraq's attack, which has scored 28 goals in total in A matches. Earlier, Kim Min-jae said of Hussein "We have faced each other in games about two or three times, and he is a player who shows strength in aerial balls and provision rights. He is a striker, but he plays persistently and firmly. I think we need to pay more attention to the right to provide. You should be careful of balls that come up as side crosses or second balls that drop them. "I will talk well with the inexperienced players and cover them, and let's talk about strengthening the areas to be strong, and I will block them well."
However, Hussein injured his rib during the A-match against Oman in September. Since then, I have been working hard on rehabilitation. However, he started the game against South Korea and completed the scoring.
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