Foul Lee Kang-in in anger why he was warned for retaliatory actions...Hong Myung Bo-ho who can't solve it
Nov 14, 2025
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The South Korean national football team finished 0-0 in the first half of the November A-match friendly match against Bolivia at 8 p.m. on the 14th at Daejeon World Cup Stadium.
The concept for this day was four bags. Coach Hong Myung-bo, who experimented with and refined the "Plan B" three-back strategy since the East Asian Cup in July, pulled out four-back again on the day. It was interpreted as a plan to push Bolivia, which is ranked 76th in FIFA rankings, more aggressively and play a 'winning game'.
In the 4-2-3-1 formation, Son Heung-min (LA FC) took the front line, followed by Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) on the left, Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) on the right, and Lee Jae-sung (Minutes) on the second line.
Kim Jin-kyu (Jeonbuk) and Won Doo-jae (Corpacan) set up the midfield, while Kim Moon-hwan and Lee Myung-jae, the fullback duo who use Daejeon as their home stadium, played both fullbacks. Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) and Kim Tae-hyun (Kashima Antlers) worked together as center back duo, and Kim Seung-gyu (FC Tokyo) defended the goal.
South Korea pushed Bolivia hard from the beginning of the first half. Lee Kang-in assembled the attack by going back and forth between the right side and the middle of the half-line. The cool conversion pass drew the exclamation of the home fan.
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11 minutes, he got his first chance to score. Lee Jae-sung aimed for the goal with a diving header in a no-mark situation of Son Heung-min's ball from a left corner kick to the gate. However, the opponent's goalkeeper blew himself away and unfortunately ended up in nothing.
While South Korea focused on attacking the left side, captain Son Heung-min was isolated from the front line. Son Heung-min has significantly decreased the number of times he catches the ball after making two error-prone plays at the beginning of the first half.
As of the 15th minute, the frequency of South Korea's attacks also began to decrease. 19 min Bolivia attacked the back space of South Korea's defense. Kim Tae-hyun ran quickly and cleared the long ball to overcome the crisis.
In the 25th minute, the situation of South Korea's corner kick, the Bolivian defender clearing the ball that Son Heung-min stabbed low from the left into the box, connected to Lee Kang-in, who was waiting in the penalty area line. Lee Kang-in did not hesitate to swing his left foot, but was blocked again by the goalkeeper's good defense.
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In the 36th minute, Kim Seung-gyu fired off Semeno's bold mid-range shot.
Lee Kang-in was warned in the 43rd minute for deliberately fouling Fernando Nava. When no foul was given in the previous suspected foul of Nava, he jumped at Nava and pushed her with his body regardless of the ball. Bolivian players and players on the bench rushed out. Captain Son Heung-min approached and patted Lee Kang-in. Referee Manning gave Lee Kang-in a yellow card. This is the first warning in a year and two months since the match against Oman (3-1 win) in September last year.
Lee Kang-in's warning was a cut that summarized Hong Myung-bo's first half against Bolivia. I restarted the four-back, but the game didn't work out as it meant. Lee Kang-in had to come down to the Korean side's penalty box and carry the ball. This is not the picture that director Hong Myung-bo clearly wants. The first half ended in a 0-0 draw after a rough run.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
