South Korea vs Uruguay, 2023 International Friendly

· International Friendly

South Korea

51': Hwang In-Beom

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1 - 2

Uruguay

10': Sebastián Coates
63': Matías Vecino

Vecino pounces to hand South Korea first loss under new boss Klinsmann

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Matias Vecino scored from close range in the second half as Uruguay beat South Korea to hand Jurgen Klinsmann his first loss as their coach.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Kim Tae-Hwan (Korea Republic).
1': Jonathan Rodríguez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Attempt blocked. José Rodríguez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
3': Offside, Uruguay. Matías Vecino tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Gómez is caught offside.
4': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay).
4': Jung Woo-Young (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Offside, Korea Republic. Kim Young-Gwon tries a through ball, but Hwang Ui-Jo is caught offside.
5': Foul by Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic).
5': Joaquín Piquerez (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
7': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Jo Hyeon-Woo.
10': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Hwang In-Beom.
10': Goal! Korea Republic 0, Uruguay 1. Sebastián Coates (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Valverde with a cross following a corner.
13': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Matías Vecino.
14': Attempt blocked. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
16': Attempt blocked. José Rodríguez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Ugarte.
16': Attempt missed. Matías Vecino (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
20': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by José Rodríguez.
24': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Joaquín Piquerez.
25': Attempt saved. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Ki-Je.
26': Foul by Kim Tae-Hwan (Korea Republic).
26': Jonathan Rodríguez (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Delay in match because of an injury Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Offside, Korea Republic. Hwang In-Beom tries a through ball, but Hwang Ui-Jo is caught offside.
33': Delay in match because of an injury Jung Woo-Young (Korea Republic).
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Substitution, Korea Republic. Son Jun-Ho replaces Jung Woo-Young because of an injury.
35': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
35': Hwang Ui-Jo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
38': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
38': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Attempt missed. Lee Ki-Je (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross.
41': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
42': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Matías Vecino.
42': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay).
42': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Federico Valverde.
45': Attempt saved. Facundo Torres (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
45': Delay in match (Korea Republic).
45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2': Foul by Joaquín Piquerez (Uruguay).
45'+2': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+4': First Half ends, Korea Republic 0, Uruguay 1.
45': Second Half begins Korea Republic 0, Uruguay 1.
45': Substitution, Uruguay. Felipe Carballo replaces Manuel Ugarte.
46': Foul by Joaquín Piquerez (Uruguay).
46': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Federico Valverde (Uruguay).
47': Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Foul by Maximiliano Gómez (Uruguay).
48': Kim Young-Gwon (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Foul by Federico Valverde (Uruguay).
48': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Attempt saved. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
51': Goal! Korea Republic 1, Uruguay 1. Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Ki-Je.
53': Foul by Federico Valverde (Uruguay).
53': Son Jun-Ho (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Offside, Korea Republic. Lee Ki-Je tries a through ball, but Hwang Ui-Jo is caught offside.
56': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic).
56': Maximiliano Gómez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Maximiliano Gómez (Uruguay).
56': Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Jonathan Rodríguez (Uruguay).
56': Son Jun-Ho (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Kim Tae-Hwan (Korea Republic).
58': Jonathan Rodríguez (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Offside, Uruguay. Sebastián Coates tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Gómez is caught offside.
59': Attempt missed. Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Son Jun-Ho.
61': Substitution, Uruguay. Matías Arezo replaces Maximiliano Gómez.
61': Substitution, Uruguay. Agustín Canobbio replaces Facundo Torres.
61': Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic).
63': Attempt saved. Joaquín Piquerez (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
63': Goal! Korea Republic 1, Uruguay 2. Matías Vecino (Uruguay) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
64': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Santiago Bueno.
65': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic).
65': Santiago Bueno (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Offside, Uruguay. Matías Vecino tries a through ball, but Jonathan Rodríguez is caught offside.
67': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Santiago Bueno.
67': Attempt saved. Son Jun-Ho (Korea Republic) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
70': Substitution, Korea Republic. Oh Hyeon-Gyu replaces Hwang Ui-Jo.
70': Foul by Jonathan Rodríguez (Uruguay).
70': Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Jonathan Rodríguez (Uruguay).
71': Kim Tae-Hwan (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Young-Gwon.
72': Foul by Matías Arezo (Uruguay).
72': Son Jun-Ho (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Matías Vecino.
72': Attempt missed. Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross following a corner.
72': Hand ball by Kim Young-Gwon (Korea Republic).
74': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Mele (Uruguay).
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': VAR Decision: Goal Korea Republic 1-2 Uruguay (Kim Young-Gwon).
80': Offside, Korea Republic. Kim Young-Gwon tries a through ball, but Oh Hyeon-Gyu is caught offside.
81': Foul by Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic).
81': Santiago Bueno (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Bueno (Uruguay).
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Offside, Korea Republic. Lee Kang-In tries a through ball, but Oh Hyeon-Gyu is caught offside.
84': Offside, Korea Republic. Lee Kang-In tries a through ball, but Oh Hyeon-Gyu is caught offside.
86': VAR Decision: No Goal Korea Republic 1-2 Uruguay.
87': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Kim Min-Jae.
88': Foul by Sebastián Coates (Uruguay).
88': Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Sebastián Coates (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, Uruguay. Matías Viña replaces Jonathan Rodríguez.
90': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
90': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Federico Valverde (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic).
90'+2': Substitution, Korea Republic. Cho Gue-Sung replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
90'+2': Foul by Matías Viña (Uruguay).
90'+2': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Foul by Joaquín Piquerez (Uruguay).
90'+5': Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+7': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by José Rodríguez.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Korea Republic 1, Uruguay 2.
0': Match ends, Korea Republic 1, Uruguay 2.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Korea Republic 1, Uruguay 2.
0': Match ends, Korea Republic 1, Uruguay 2.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 63,952

Line-Ups

South Korea (4-4-2)

No.	Name
21	Jo Hyeon-Woo (GK)
19	Kim Young-Gwon
4	Kim Min-Jae
2	Lee Ki-Je
23	Kim Tae-Hwan
5	Jung Woo-Young
6	Hwang In-Beom
10	Lee Jae-Sung
18	Lee Kang-in
7	Son Heung-Min
16	Hwang Ui-Jo

South Korea Substitutes:

Song Min-Kyu, Seol Young-Woo, Oh Hyeon-Gyu, Son Jun-Ho, Kwon Chang-Hoon, Song Bum-Keun, Kwon Kyung-Won, Cho Gue-Sung, Paik Seung-Ho, Kim Moon-Hwan, Kim Seung-Gyu, Cho Yu-Min, Na Sang-Ho, Jeong Woo-Yeong.

Uruguay (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Santiago Mele (GK)
19	Sebastián Coates
2	Santiago Bueno
22	Joaquín Piquerez
13	José Luis Rodríguez
15	Federico Valverde
5	Matías Vecino
6	Manuel Ugarte
18	Maximiliano Gómez
11	Jonathan Rodríguez
20	Facundo Torres

Uruguay Substitutes:

Gastón Olveira, Douglas Arezo, Diego Hernández, Facundo Pellistri, Sebastián Cáceres, Mathías Olivera, Agustín Canobbio, Diego Rossi, Sergio Rochet, Felipe Carballo, Matías Viña, Giovanni González.

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