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Match Report

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

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.

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Head to Head

URU leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

KOR · 4-4-2

  1. 21Jo Hyeon-WooG
  2. 19Kim Young-GwonCD-L
  3. 4Kim Min-JaeCD-R
  4. 2Lee Ki-JeLB
  5. 23Kim Tae-HwanRB
  6. 5Jung Woo-YoungCM-L
  7. 6Hwang In-BeomCM-R
  8. 10Lee Jae-SungLM
  9. 18Lee Kang-InRM
  10. 7Son Heung-MinCF-L
  11. 16Hwang Ui-JoCF-R

URU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Santiago MeleG
  2. 19Sebastián CoatesCD-L
  3. 2Santiago BuenoCD-R
  4. 22Joaquín PiquerezLB
  5. 13José Luis RodríguezRB
  6. 15Federico ValverdeAM
  7. 5Matías VecinoLM
  8. 6Manuel UgarteRM
  9. 18Maximiliano GómezF
  10. 11Jonathan RodríguezAM-L
  11. 20Facundo TorresAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 35' Substitution, Korea Republic. Son Jun-Ho replaces Jung Woo-Young because of an injury.
  3. 45' Substitution, Uruguay. Felipe Carballo replaces Manuel Ugarte.
  4. 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.
  5. 61' Substitution, Uruguay. Matías Arezo replaces Maximiliano Gómez.
  6. 61' Substitution, Uruguay. Agustín Canobbio replaces Facundo Torres.
  7. 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.
  8. 70' Substitution, Korea Republic. Oh Hyeon-Gyu replaces Hwang Ui-Jo.
  9. 81' Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 88' Sebastián Coates (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 89' Substitution, Uruguay. Matías Viña replaces Jonathan Rodríguez.
  12. 90'+2' Substitution, Korea Republic. Cho Gue-Sung replaces Lee Jae-Sung.

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