South Korea, led by Paulo Bento and Portugal’s rival in the 2022 Russia World Cup, beat Chile 2-0 on Monday, with goals scored in the “extremities” of the friendly match played in the South Korean city of Daejeon.
Forward Hee-Chan Hwang, who is coached by Portuguese coach Bruno Lage at Wolverhampton, opened the scoring in the 12th minute, but the host team only scored the second goal in added time, at 90+1, through of the “star” Heung-Min. Son.
Chile, which failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup finalAfter finishing in seventh place in the South American elimination zone, he played with one less player from the 52nd minute, due to the expulsion of defender Alex Ibacache, due to the accumulation of yellow cards.
The team led by the Portuguese coach triumphed again four days after being beaten by another South American team, Brazil, 5-1 in Seoulin a game in which striker Neymar scored two goals.
South Korea is Portugal’s third and last rival in Group H of the World Cup, which will be played in Qatar on December 2, after meetings with Ghana on November 24 and Uruguay on November 28.
Source: Observadora
