March 28, (THEWILL) – South Korea was denied a win by Uruguay as they lost 2-1 in a friendly match on Tuesday, in Seoul.
The game was a rematch of the World Cup, and Hwang In-beom scored the only goal for the South Koreans. Sebastian Coates and Matias Vecino scored one goal each for Uruguay, which secured their victory over the home side.
In the first ten minutes of the match, Coates put the South Americans on the scoreboard by powering home a header from Federico Valverde’s corner past goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo. The visitors continued to dominate the game while pushing their way into the attacking zone. South Korea struggled to create space early on in the match.
Hwang scored the equaliser six minutes after the restart when Lee Kang-in’s cross deflected off a Uruguay defender and landed at the feet of Lee Ki-je. Uruguay reclaimed the lead in the 63rd minute when Vecino slotted home the rebound after Jo made a diving stop from Joaquin Piquerez’s free kick.
South Korea thought they had drawn level once again in the 84th minute with a thunderous strike by Oh Hyeon-gyu from just inside the box, only to have it disallowed on an offside call from the video review.
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