South Korea bowed out from the 2018 FIFA World Cup after losing for the second time in their Group F fixtures. This time it was against Mexico who caused an upset by defeating holders, Germany during their opening match.
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It was quite unlucky for the Koreans when they went behind to a penalty in the 26th minute after Serbian referee, Milorad Mazic pointed to the spot when the ball hit Jang Hyun Soo’s hand while trying to block a cross by Andrés Guardado.
Former Arsenal forward, Carlos Vela converted the penalty to give El-Tri the lead and made the match more open as the Asian side tried to find the equaliser. However the Taeguk Warriors could not find an opening to beat Guillermo Ochoa between the Mexican posts.
They fell further behind in the 66th minute in a rather unfortunate fashion. The Koreans were in a dominating spell with successive attempts launched at Mexico.
The match officials should have spotted a foul when Guardado clipped a Korean player feet in his attempt to win the ball which subsequently found it’s way to Javier Hernández who beat goalkeeper, Kim Seung-Gyu with a low shot.
After pushing hard all match, finally South Korea managed to get a goal when Song Heung-Min’s shot from outside the box rendered Ochoa helpless but it came too little too late to keep them in the tournament.
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