South Korea vs Costa Rica, 2018 International Friendly, International Friendly

· International Friendly

South Korea

35': Lee Jae-Sung
78': Nam Tae-Hee

FT
2 - 0

Costa Rica

About

South Korea are hosting Costa Rica at Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Attempt missed. Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
4': David Guzmán (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Nam Tae-hee (Korea Republic).
4': Attempt missed. Elías Aguilar (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo.
5': Foul by Ji Dong-Won (Korea Republic).
5': Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt blocked. Jimmy Marín (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
8': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Kim Young-Gwon.
8': Attempt blocked. Daniel Colindres (Costa Rica) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jimmy Marín with a cross.
9': Foul by Mayron George (Costa Rica).
9': Kim Seung-gyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Mayron George (Costa Rica).
13': Kim Young-Gwon (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Offside, Korea Republic. Ji Dong-Won tries a through ball, but Nam Tae-hee is caught offside.
15': Offside, Costa Rica. Esteban Alvarado tries a through ball, but Daniel Colindres is caught offside.
16': Offside, Korea Republic. Kim Young-Gwon tries a through ball, but Ji Dong-Won is caught offside.
21': Foul by Allan Cruz (Costa Rica).
21': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Hong Chul (Korea Republic).
22': Jimmy Marín (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Offside, Costa Rica. Bryan Oviedo tries a through ball, but Daniel Colindres is caught offside.
28': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ki Sung-yueng.
28': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Esteban Alvarado.
30': Attempt saved. Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
31': Foul by Cristian Gamboa (Costa Rica).
31': Ki Sung-yueng (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Penalty Korea Republic. Nam Tae-hee draws a foul in the penalty area.
33': Penalty conceded by Cristian Gamboa (Costa Rica) after a foul in the penalty area.
34': Cristian Gamboa (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': David Guzmán (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card.
35': Penalty missed! Still Korea Republic 0, Costa Rica 0. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) hits the right post with a right footed shot.
35': Goal! Korea Republic 1, Costa Rica 0. Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
37': Attempt blocked. Jung Woo-young (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ki Sung-yueng.
40': Foul by David Guzmán (Costa Rica).
40': Ki Sung-yueng (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Attempt saved. Nam Tae-hee (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
41': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Allan Cruz.
42': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Óscar Duarte.
45': Attempt missed. Cristian Gamboa (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by David Guzmán.
45'+1': Cristian Gamboa (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic).
45'+2': First Half ends, Korea Republic 1, Costa Rica 0.
45': Second Half begins Korea Republic 1, Costa Rica 0.
45': Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Min-Jae replaces Ki Sung-yueng.
46': Attempt missed. Jang Hyun-Soo (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
47': Foul by Cristian Gamboa (Costa Rica).
47': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47': Offside, Korea Republic. Ji Dong-Won tries a through ball, but Lee Jae-Sung is caught offside.
51': Attempt blocked. Ji Dong-Won (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jang Hyun-Soo.
52': Delay in match Kim Young-Gwon (Korea Republic) because of an injury.
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica).
54': Lee Yong (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica).
55': Ji Dong-Won (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Substitution, Costa Rica. Randall Leal replaces Elías Aguilar.
58': Foul by Óscar Duarte (Costa Rica).
58': Ji Dong-Won (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Allan Cruz (Costa Rica).
59': Nam Tae-hee (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Randall Leal.
61': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Cristian Gamboa.
67': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Allan Cruz.
67': Substitution, Korea Republic. Hwang Ui-Jo replaces Ji Dong-Won.
68': Substitution, Korea Republic. Moon Seon-Min replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
69': Substitution, Costa Rica. Rodney Wallace replaces Daniel Colindres.
70': Substitution, Costa Rica. David Ramírez replaces Mayron George.
70': Attempt blocked. David Ramírez (Costa Rica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Randall Leal.
72': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Cristian Gamboa.
72': Attempt missed. Jang Hyun-Soo (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross following a corner.
73': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
76': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Son Heung-Min.
77': Attempt blocked. Rodney Wallace (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Randall Leal.
78': Goal! Korea Republic 2, Costa Rica 0. Nam Tae-hee (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
80': Substitution, Korea Republic. Hwang In-Beom replaces Nam Tae-hee.
81': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
82': Substitution, Costa Rica. Wílmer Azofeifa replaces David Guzmán.
83': Substitution, Korea Republic. Lee Seung-Woo replaces Son Heung-Min.
83': Foul by Óscar Duarte (Costa Rica).
83': Hwang Ui-Jo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Foul by Randall Leal (Costa Rica).
85': Jang Hyun-Soo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Substitution, Costa Rica. Jonathan Moya replaces Jimmy Marín.
86': Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Moon-Hwan replaces Lee Yong.
86': Offside, Korea Republic. Kim Min-Jae tries a through ball, but Hwang Ui-Jo is caught offside.
87': Foul by Wílmer Azofeifa (Costa Rica).
87': Jang Hyun-Soo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Attempt saved. Lee Seung-Woo (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hong Chul with a headed pass.
90'+1': Allan Cruz (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Foul by Lee Seung-Woo (Korea Republic).
90'+2': Foul by Rodney Wallace (Costa Rica).
90'+2': Jang Hyun-Soo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Randall Leal (Costa Rica).
90'+2': Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Kim Moon-Hwan.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Korea Republic 2, Costa Rica 0.
90'+4': Match ends, Korea Republic 2, Costa Rica 0.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Goyang Stadium
Location: Goyang, South Korea
Attendance: 36,127

Line-Ups

South Korea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Kim Seung-Gyu (GK)
19	Kim Young-Gwon
20	Jang Hyun-Soo
14	Hong Chul
2	Lee Yong
8	Nam Tae-Hee
5	Jung Woo-Young
16	Ki Sung-Yueng
9	Ji Dong-Won
17	Lee Jae-Sung
7	Son Heung-Min

South Korea Substitutes:

Hwang Ui-Jo, Yun Young-Sun, Jung Seung-Hyun, Kim Jin-Hyeon, Kim Moon-Hwan, Moon Seon-Min, Yun Suk-Young, Song Bum-Keun, Kim Min-Jae, Lee Seung-Woo, Hwang Hee-Chan, Hwang In-Beom, Ju Se-Jong.

Costa Rica (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Esteban Alvarado (GK)
15	Francisco Calvo
6	Óscar Duarte
8	Bryan Oviedo
16	Cristian Gamboa
12	Elías Aguilar
5	Allan Cruz
20	David Guzmán
11	Mayron George
9	Daniel Colindres
21	Jimmy Marín

Costa Rica Substitutes:

Ian Smith, Jonathan Martínez, Luis Hernández, Wilmer Azofeifa, Kevin Briceño, Randall Leal, David Ramírez, Rodney Wallace, Juan Pablo Vargas, Keyner Brown, Leonel Moreira, Jonathan Moya.

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