New Zealand U23 vs South Korea U23, 2020 Olympic Men's Soccer, Group Stage

· Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament
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New Zealand U23 are hosting South Korea U23 at mercari Stadium, Kashima, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Chris Wood (New Zealand U23).
  • 1': Lee Sang-Min (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Winston Reid (New Zealand U23).
  • 3': Hwang Ui-Jo (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Hwang Ui-Jo (Korea Republic U23) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Kim Dong-Hyun (Korea Republic U23) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Offside, Korea Republic U23. Lee You-Hyeon tries a through ball, but Um Won-Sang is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Elijah Just (New Zealand U23) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum McCowatt.
  • 12': Foul by Chris Wood (New Zealand U23).
  • 12': Lee Sang-Min (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Dane Ingham (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Kwon Chang-Hoon (Korea Republic U23).
  • 17': Corner, Korea Republic U23. Conceded by Nando Pijnaker.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Kwon Chang-Hoon (Korea Republic U23) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic U23) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 26': Foul by Elijah Just (New Zealand U23).
  • 26': Kang Yoon-Sung (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Kwon Chang-Hoon (Korea Republic U23) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 33': Foul by Elijah Just (New Zealand U23).
  • 33': Kim Dong-Hyun (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Offside, New Zealand U23. Clayton Lewis tries a through ball, but Liberato Cacace is caught offside.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Hwang Ui-Jo (Korea Republic U23) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Um Won-Sang with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Kwon Chang-Hoon (Korea Republic U23) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kang Yoon-Sung with a cross.
  • 44': Chris Wood (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Won Du-Jae (Korea Republic U23).
  • 45'+1': Chris Wood (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Jeong Tae-Wook (Korea Republic U23).
  • 45'+2': Corner, Korea Republic U23. Conceded by Nando Pijnaker.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, New Zealand U23 0, Korea Republic U23 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins New Zealand U23 0, Korea Republic U23 0.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic U23) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Um Won-Sang.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Um Won-Sang (Korea Republic U23) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Won Du-Jae.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Won Du-Jae (Korea Republic U23) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 51': Corner, New Zealand U23. Conceded by Jeong Tae-Wook.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Hwang Ui-Jo (Korea Republic U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwon Chang-Hoon.
  • 55': Foul by Joe Bell (New Zealand U23).
  • 55': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Substitution, Korea Republic U23. Lee Dong-Jun replaces Lee Kang-In.
  • 59': Substitution, Korea Republic U23. Song Min-Kyu replaces Kwon Chang-Hoon.
  • 59': Substitution, Korea Republic U23. Lee Dong-Gyeong replaces Um Won-Sang.
  • 60': Chris Wood (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Lee Sang-Min (Korea Republic U23).
  • 61': Corner, New Zealand U23. Conceded by Kim Dong-Hyun.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Liberato Cacace (New Zealand U23) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 65': Foul by Kim Dong-Hyun (Korea Republic U23).
  • 65': Joe Bell (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Chris Wood (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Foul by Jeong Tae-Wook (Korea Republic U23).
  • 66': Attempt saved. Nando Pijnaker (New Zealand U23) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum McCowatt with a cross.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Lee Dong-Gyeong (Korea Republic U23) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Dong-Jun.
  • 68': Foul by Liberato Cacace (New Zealand U23).
  • 68': Lee You-Hyeon (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Joe Bell (New Zealand U23) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elijah Just.
  • 70': Goal! New Zealand U23 1, Korea Republic U23 0. Chris Wood (New Zealand U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 71': Substitution, New Zealand U23. Ben Waine replaces Elijah Just.
  • 72': VAR Decision: Goal New Zealand U23 1-0 Korea Republic U23 (Chris Wood).
  • 77': Foul by Clayton Lewis (New Zealand U23).
  • 77': Lee Dong-Gyeong (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Clayton Lewis (New Zealand U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Korea Republic U23. Jeong Seung-Won replaces Kim Dong-Hyun.
  • 79': Foul by Liberato Cacace (New Zealand U23).
  • 79': Lee Dong-Jun (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Jeong Tae-Wook (Korea Republic U23) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Dong-Gyeong with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 81': Corner, Korea Republic U23. Conceded by Nando Pijnaker.
  • 83': Substitution, New Zealand U23. Marko Stamenic replaces Callum McCowatt.
  • 85': Corner, Korea Republic U23. Conceded by Marko Stamenic.
  • 87': Substitution, Korea Republic U23. Park Ji-Soo replaces Kang Yoon-Sung.
  • 89': Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand U23).
  • 89': Lee Sang-Min (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Lee You-Hyeon (Korea Republic U23).
  • 90': Marko Stamenic (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Song Min-Kyu (Korea Republic U23) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeong Tae-Wook.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ben Waine (New Zealand U23).
  • 90'+3': Jeong Seung-Won (Korea Republic U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, New Zealand U23. Callan Elliot replaces Clayton Lewis.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, New Zealand U23 1, Korea Republic U23 0.
  • 0': Match ends, New Zealand U23 1, Korea Republic U23 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 1
58.8 Possession 41.2
14 SHOTS 5
1 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
432 Accurate Passes 277
522 Passes 372
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 3
27 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.3
68 Long Balls 76
37 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
7 Blocked Shots 1
4 Effective Tackles 6
14 Tackles 13
0.3 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 8
9 Effective Clearances 29
9 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament

Venue: mercari Stadium
Location: Kashima, Japan

OLY Soccer (M) Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Morocco U23 3 +3 6
2 Argentina U23 3 +3 6
3 Ukraine U23 3 -2 3
4 Iraq U23 3 -4 3
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Line-Ups

NZL New Zealand U23 (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Michael Woud (GK)
2 Winston Reid
4 Nando Pijnaker
16 Gianni Stensness
3 Liberato Cacace
15 Dane Ingham
6 Clayton Lewis Yellow Card
8 Joe Bell
12 Callum McCowatt
7 Elijah Just
9 Chris Wood

KOR South Korea U23 (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Song Bum-Keun (GK)
20 Sang-Min Lee
5 Jeong Tae-Wook
19 Kang Yoon-Sung
2 You-Hyeon Lee
14 Kim Dong-Hyun
15 Du-Jae Won
7 Kwon Chang-Hoon
17 Um Won-Sang
16 Hwang Ui-Jo
8 Lee Kang-in

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