South Korea vs Paraguay, 2022 International Friendly
· International Friendly
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2 - 2
2 - 2
South Korea fight back to earn draw after Almiron double
South Korea fought back from two goals down against Paraguay to snatch a 2-2 draw in stoppage time after Miguel Almiron struck twice for the South A
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Attempt missed. Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hwang Ui-Jo.
- 10': Foul by Jung Seung-Hyun (Korea Republic).
- 10': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Mathías Villasanti (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Medina with a cross.
- 18': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Hwang In-Beom.
- 19': Foul by Iván Cazal (Paraguay).
- 19': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Goal! Korea Republic 0, Paraguay 1. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Derlis González.
- 26': Foul by Mathías Villasanti (Paraguay).
- 26': Kim Jin-Su (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Kwon Chang-Hoon (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 37': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Andrés Cubas.
- 39': Foul by Richard Ortiz (Paraguay).
- 39': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Jung Seung-Hyun (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 40': Offside, Korea Republic. Jung Seung-Hyun tries a through ball, but Kim Young-Gwon is caught offside.
- 42': Derlis González (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Korea Republic).
- 45'+2': Kim Jin-Su (Korea Republic) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Na Sang-Ho (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Korea Republic 0, Paraguay 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Korea Republic 0, Paraguay 1.
- 45': Substitution, Korea Republic. Lee Yong replaces Kim Moon-Hwan.
- 45': Substitution, Paraguay. Ángel Cardozo Lucena replaces Andrés Cubas.
- 46': Foul by Mathías Villasanti (Paraguay).
- 46': Kim Jin-Su (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Paraguay).
- 46': Kwon Chang-Hoon (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Na Sang-Ho (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hwang Ui-Jo.
- 49': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Fabián Balbuena.
- 49': Goal! Korea Republic 0, Paraguay 2. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Derlis González following a fast break.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Kim Jin-Su (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Yong with a cross.
- 52': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Mathías Villasanti.
- 58': Foul by Derlis González (Paraguay).
- 58': Kim Young-Gwon (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay).
- 59': Kwon Chang-Hoon (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Substitution, Korea Republic. Um Won-Sang replaces Na Sang-Ho.
- 60': Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Jin-Kyu replaces Paik Seung-Ho.
- 61': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Mathías Villasanti.
- 61': Attempt missed. Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Um Won-Sang (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hwang Ui-Jo.
- 64': Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay).
- 64': Hwang Ui-Jo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Goal! Korea Republic 1, Paraguay 2. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 67': Substitution, Korea Republic. Hong Chul replaces Kim Jin-Su.
- 67': Foul by Derlis González (Paraguay).
- 67': Kim Young-Gwon (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Derlis González (Paraguay) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mathías Villasanti.
- 69': Foul by Iván Cazal (Paraguay).
- 69': Hong Chul (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Richard Ortiz (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jesús Medina.
- 73': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Jesús Medina.
- 74': Substitution, Korea Republic. Jung Woo-Young replaces Kwon Chang-Hoon.
- 74': Substitution, Korea Republic. Cho Gue-Sung replaces Hwang Ui-Jo.
- 75': Substitution, Paraguay. Gabriel Ávalos replaces Miguel Almirón.
- 76': Foul by Iván Cazal (Paraguay).
- 76': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Attempt missed. Jesús Medina (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ángel Cardozo Lucena.
- 80': Foul by Jung Woo-Young (Korea Republic).
- 80': Iván Cazal (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Jung Woo-Young (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Offside, Paraguay. Santiago Arzamendia tries a through ball, but Derlis González is caught offside.
- 83': Attempt missed. Gabriel Ávalos (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathías Villasanti with a cross.
- 84': Substitution, Paraguay. Óscar Romero replaces Derlis González.
- 86': Foul by Um Won-Sang (Korea Republic).
- 86': Santiago Arzamendia (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Dangerous play by Kim Jin-Kyu (Korea Republic).
- 90': Óscar Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Paraguay. David Martínez replaces Santiago Arzamendia.
- 90'+2': Foul by Richard Ortiz (Paraguay).
- 90'+2': Kim Jin-Kyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Richard Ortiz (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Goal! Korea Republic 2, Paraguay 2. Jung Woo-Young (Korea Republic) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Um Won-Sang.
- 90'+4': Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Mathías Villasanti (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Korea Republic 2, Paraguay 2.
- 0': Match ends, Korea Republic 2, Paraguay 2.
Statistics
 PAR |
KOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 5 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 38.9 | Possession | 61.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 234 | Accurate Passes | 389 |
| 299 | Passes | 475 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 13 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 19 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 20 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 17 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 40,228
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 40,228
Line-Ups
South Korea (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Jo Hyeon-Woo (GK) |
| 19 | Kim Young-Gwon |
| 4 | Jung Seung-Hyun |
| 6 | Hwang In-Beom  |
| 3 | Kim Jin-Su |
| 15 | Kim Moon-Hwan |
| 17 | Na Sang-Ho |
| 8 | Paik Seung-Ho |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 22 | Kwon Chang-Hoon |
| 16 | Hwang Ui-Jo |
Paraguay (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antony Silva (GK) |
| 15 | Gustavo Gómez |
| 5 | Fabián Balbuena |
| 4 | Santiago Arzamendia |
| 13 | Ivan Cazal |
| 10 | Miguel Almirón |
| 8 | Richard Ortíz |
| 18 | Andrés Cubas |
| 7 | Derlis González |
| 19 | Jesús Medina |
| 23 | Mathías Villasanti |
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