South Korea Defeating Portugal to Secure Place in Knockout Round

South Korea scored an amazing injury-time winner against Portugal to secure an unlikely place in the knockout rounds.

SOUTH KOREA ADVANCES TO THE LAST 16 AFTER DEFEATING PORTUGAL

2-0 WIN OVER GHANA

South Korea seemed unable to find the goals they needed to advance to the round of 16 on scoring, but Hwang Hee-chan came on in his first minute of injury time before Kim Yong-kwon equalized. After that, I pushed the team. Following Ricardo Orta’s opener, the win meant Uruguay was eliminating from the group stage, despite his 2-0 win over Ghana in the other Group H match, throughout most of the night. Moving forward.

“We are very happy, we deserve everything we have achieved in three games,” said South Korea’s assistant coach Sergio Costa, replacing suspended Paulo Bento. “I dedicate this victory to all the Koreans who have been so supportive.

“We’re going to celebrate a little, rest, and see who we’re playing against tonight. Then, like every match, we know our strengths and weaknesses, adapt to our characteristics, develop a game plan, and prepare in the same way. ”

17 MINUTES

Portugal took a quick lead when Orta came home after his fifth minute, Diogo’s good work on the right flank of his Dalot, scoring on his major tournament debut.

South Korea put the ball in the net in the 17th minute, but after an excellent save by Diogo Costa, Kim Jin-soo shot from close range and was caught offside.

27 MINUTES

However, the underdog equalized in the 27th minute when Kim deflected a loose ball past Costa after Cristiano Ronaldo dodged a corner kick.

And they found the winner when Son Heung-min led a brilliant counter-attack from a Portuguese corner, expertly completed by the fans.

“Things weren’t going well. The responsibility is mine,” says Portugal coach Fernando Santos. “The team had a lot of ups and downs in the second half.

“It had already happening in Serbia (Portugal concedes an injury-time goal in World Cup qualifiers, which meant they dropps to the play-offs) and the players know full well that it can’t happen.They were more than that.” Then was warns. It can’t be. ”

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