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| A warm-up match between the national soccer team and Paraguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Um Ji-sung of the national team scored the first goal in the first half. Umji-sung who is cheering. Sangam = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.14/ |
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| A warm-up match between the national soccer team and Paraguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Um Ji-sung of the national team scored the first goal in the first half. Um Ji-sung rejoicing with Son Heung-min. Sangam = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.14/ |
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South Korea took the lead against Paraguay.
The South Korean national soccer team A is playing a friendly match against Paraguay at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 14th. South Korea finished 1-0 ahead with Um Ji-sung's goal in the 15th minute of the first half.
South Korean coach Hong Myung-bo has launched an unprecedented experiment. Compared to the friendly match against Brazil on the 10th, eight starting players have been changed. Except for Son Heung-min (LAFC), Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord Rotterdam), and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), all faces have changed.
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| A warm-up match between the South Korean national soccer team and Paraguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 14th. When Um Ji-sung scored the first goal, Son Heung-min brings the players together to talk. Sangam = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.10.14/ |
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| A warm-up match between the national soccer team and Paraguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Before the game, a ceremony was held to commemorate Son Heung-min's most appearances in A matches (137 games). Congratulations to Son Heung-min, Red Devils' cheering squad leader, chairman Chung Mong-gyu, and coach Cha Bum-keun. Sangam = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.14/ |
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South Korea used a 3-4-2-1 tactic. Son Heung-min stepped up as the front-line striker. Um Ji-sung (Swanji City) and Lee Dong-kyung (Kim Cheon, managing director) were located on the left and right wings. Lee Myung-jae (Daejeon Hana Citizen), Hwang In-beom Kim Jin-kyu (Jeonbuk Hyundai), and Kim Moon-hwan (Daejeon) stepped up in the midfield. Kim Min-jae, Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk) and Lee Han-beom (Mit Willan) were in charge of defense. Kim Seung-gyu (FC Tokyo) defended the goal.
Paraguay was a 4-2-3-1 tactic. Ronald Martinez led the attack. Miguel Almiron, Diego Gomes and Ugo Koenka helped in the second line. Brian Oheda and Damian Bobadiya were the defensive midfielders. The Four Bags were located by Junior Alonso, Omar Alderette, Gustavo Gomes, and Alan Benitez. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Orlando Hill.
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| A warm-up match between the South Korean national soccer team and Paraguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Kim Min-jae is attempting a header shot. Sangam = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.10.14/ |
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| A warm-up match between the national soccer team and Paraguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Son Heung-min is blocking the breakthrough. Sangam = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.14/ |
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South Korea shook its opponent with a surprise attack at the start of the game. But soon a dizzying scene emerged. Lee Han-beom's judgment was late in the process of preventing the opponent's counterattack. Kim Seung-gyu came out quickly and kicked the ball, but it hit Gomes' body and rather flowed toward the Korean net. Fortunately, Kim Seung-gyu rushed in and blocked it. Paraguay has the opportunity of the first set piece. Lee Han-beom's foul in the fifth minute of the first half led to a free kick, but he failed to score.
After overcoming the crisis, South Korea gradually pulled the line forward. South Korea made a fine play in the 10th minute of the first half when Kim Moon-hwan caught Hwang In-beom's cross and connected it to Lee Dong-kyung. But the pace wasn't right. South Korea, which missed one opportunity, scored in the 15th minute of the first half. Hwang In-beom passed through two opposing defenses and passed the pass to Lee Myung-jae. Lee Myung-jae saw Um Ji-sung on the other side and crossed a long cross. Paraguay's Alonso's clearance rather turned into a pass to Um Ji-sung. Um Ji-sung, who was in front of the opponent's goal, did not miss the opportunity and completed it with a right-footed shot. Um Ji-sung tasted a thrilling scoring shot in his A-match debut. It has been three years and nine months since the friendly against Iceland on January 15, 2022.
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| A warm-up match between the national soccer team and Paraguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Hwang In-beom tries to pass between Paraguay players. Sangam = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.14/ |
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| A warm-up match between the South Korean national soccer team and Paraguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Lee Dong-kyung is trying to shoot. Sangam = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.10.14/ |
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Paraguay also launched a counterattack. In the counterattack situation, he shook Korea's defense with a reverse conversion through passes. I had a chance to take a corner, but it didn't lead to a goal. After overcoming the crisis, South Korea cut off the opponent's ball in the 29th minute of the first half and launched a counterattack. However, Lee Dong-kyung's last shot slightly deviated from the opponent's goal force, leaving a regret.
A tense flow continued in the midfield. Paraguay, who was in a hurry, also made a dangerous scene with a tough challenge. In the 38th minute of the first half, Alderette pushed Son Heung-min hard from behind and knocked him down. The referee gave a verbal warning. In the 41st minute of the first half, Alonso pushed Kim Moon-hwan away.
South Korea faced a dizzying situation in the 43rd minute of the first half. Almiron took Lee Han-beom's ball and launched a counterattack. Martinez, who was following, took over the ball and tried to shoot. However, Kim Seung-gyu prevented the loss with a super save in a 1-1 situation. Kim Seung-gyu defended Korea's back door with good defense even in the ensuing set piece situation. South Korea ended the first half with a 1-0 lead.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
