South Korea vs Uzbekistan 2-0

South Korea beat Uzbekistan 2-0 at Daejeon World Cup Stadium after Son Heung-Min put them in front early and Oh Se-Hun added a second after the break. The hosts held that lead through a busy second half and a string of changes from both sides.

Son Heung-Min opened the scoring in the 6th minute, giving South Korea a 1-0 lead that they kept into half-time. Uzbekistan had already fallen behind before the interval and went in with work to do.

South Korea doubled the advantage in the 60th minute when Oh Se-Hun scored from Song Min-Kyu’s assist after coming on in the 46th minute. Uzbekistan made two changes at the break, including S. Esanov and A. Amonov, and S. Esanov was booked a minute later. South Korea then made four changes on 71 minutes, with Son Heung-Min among those withdrawn, before both sides continued to rotate late on. Uzbekistan made three changes on 83 minutes and South Korea added two more on 84 minutes.

Uzbekistan had more of the ball, with 53% possession to South Korea’s 47%, and they also led the shot count 12-7, but South Korea had 5 shots on target to Uzbekistan’s 4. Uzbekistan recorded 444 passes at 82% accuracy, compared with South Korea’s 400 at 80%, while the visitors won 5 corners to 2 and had 2 offsides to South Korea’s none. South Korea made 4 saves to Uzbekistan’s 3, and both sides finished with 8 fouls.

Uzbekistan’s only booking went to S. Esanov in the 47th minute. South Korea were not booked.