Bolivian coach felt the power of Korea after a free kick

Nov 14, 2025

Bolivian coach felt the power of Korea after a free kick
A match warm-up match between South Korea and Bolivia held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Bolivia's director Oscar Villegas is singing the national anthem. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.11.14/



Coach Oskar Viegas of the Bolivian national team, who was completely defeated by two goals in an away match in Korea, analyzed that Son Heung-min (LA FC)'s free kick goal changed the game.

In a press conference held after a 0-2 friendly defeat against South Korea at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 14th, Viegas said, `South Korea was not an easy team to deal with. It was a fierce match", he commented.

Bolivia handed over the lead to South Korea until the middle of the first half, but continued its effective shooting opportunity by attempting occasional counterattacks. At the end of the first half, South Korea took advantage of a slight slack to speed up its attack and create a series of threatening scenes, revealing that it was not just a reason to win the intercontinental playoff qualifying round as seventh in the South American qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. However, after giving up the first goal to Son Heung-min in the second half, the tempo became loose, and he was beaten by Cho Kyu-sung and eventually ended the game with a two-goal defeat. Coach Viegas said, "I could feel the power of Korea as I watched the flow go over after I lost a point through a free kick. It was difficult to predict the game until the first half, but the flow was passed with a free kick."




"Overall, I think our team did a good job," Viegas said. His performance against a much stronger team was worth looking forward to the next game"On the 18th, he expressed his determination to produce better results in an away trip to Japan."








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.