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⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
MEXICO
1 0
SOUTH KOREA
📍 VENUE: Estadio Akron, Zapopan ✦ REFEREE: Gustavo Tejera
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 4' 🟨 Lee Kang-in Booked early for catching Romo late.
  • 50' Luis Romo Goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu came for a high ball, collided with defender Lee Gi-hyuk and spilled it, and Romo tapped into the empty net.
  • 57' Attacking change as Korea chased the game.
  • 58' 🟨 Paik Seung-ho Cautioned for a heavy challenge on Gutiérrez.
  • 70'
  • 70'
  • 71'
  • 71' Goalscorer withdrawn to shore up midfield.
  • 77'
  • 80'
  • 80'
  • 84'
▶ MATCH STATS
MEX 42% POSSESSION 58% KOR
MEX 8 SHOTS 9 KOR
MEX 4 SHOTS ON TARGET 2 KOR
MEX 9 FOULS 7 KOR
MEX 2 SAVES 3 KOR
MEX 0 RED CARDS 0 KOR
▶ LINE-UPS
MEXICO
STARTING XI
  1. GKRaúl Rangel
  2. DFJorge Sánchez
  3. DFEdson Álvarez
  4. DFJohan Vásquez
  5. DFJesús Gallardo
  6. MFErik Lira
  7. MFLuis Romo
  8. MFBrian Gutiérrez
  9. MFRoberto Alvarado
  10. FWRaúl Jiménez
  11. FWJulián Quiñones
SUBSTITUTES
  • Orbelín Pineda▲ 71'
  • Obed Vargas▲ 71'
  • Israel Reyes▲ 80'
  • Santiago Giménez▲ 80'
  • César Huerta▲ 84'
SOUTH KOREA
STARTING XI
  1. GKKim Seung-gyu
  2. DFKim Min-jae
  3. DFLee Han-beom
  4. DFLee Gi-hyuk
  5. MFSeol Young-woo
  6. MFHwang In-beom
  7. MFPaik Seung-ho🟨
  8. MFKim Moon-hwan
  9. FWSon Heung-min
  10. FWLee Kang-in🟨
  11. FWLee Jae-sung
SUBSTITUTES
  • Hwang Hee-chan▲ 57'
  • Yang Hyun-jun▲ 70'
  • Eom Ji-sung▲ 70'
  • Cho Gue-sung▲ 77'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

MEXICO
El Tri
EST. 1927
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H2H
9—3
MEX LEADS · 9–3
DRAWS
3
MEETINGS
15
SOUTH KOREA
The Taeguk Warriors
EST. 1933
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