A solvent Peruvian team secured a 0-1 victory over South Korea in Busan, a result that helps them gain confidence heading into September’s World Cup qualifiers despite not having heavyweight names such as Gianluca Lapadula, Luis Advíncula or Carlos Zambrano.
The Koreans also blamed, if possible, the absence of their two main players, Captain Son Heung-minwho is recovering from a recent groin operation, and center back Kim Min-jae, who completes compulsory military service.
The red and white started from a minute focused and attentive to the positional game, unlike the Asians, who were half a second behind every play, their minds more focused on the absence of their stars.
In this dynamic, after 4 minutes, the Peruvian pressure left him Paolo Guerrero -from now on in favor of Alex Valera- a loose ball on the edge of the area which the veteran 9, 39, tried to fight, forced Kim Seung-gyu to make a big stretch.
Paolo Guerrero assists in the goal
At startup Reynoso’s They easily found passing lines in the center of midfield and in one of those beautiful permutations Guerrero was once again accepted in the front line and waited to drag the central defenders. before surrendering to an unmarked Queen to his left.
The man from Alianza Lima had all the time in the world to step into the area, take control and seal the goal in the South Korean goal with his left foot.
For the next few minutes Peru felt comfortable; His forward pressure barely allowed the Koreans to carburate, unable to opt for the dizzying transitions they love.
Kang-in Lee entered the scene
The Taeguk Warriors had barely begun to develop a sense of danger when two of their most talented men, Lee Jae-sung and Lee Kang-in, They lend themselves to unraveling the game, almost always with first-touch maneuvers.
In the absence of Captain Son Heung-minThe Mallorca player knew the focus was now on him, and after half an hour he found the opening to launch a left-footed shot from outside the area that forced the best intervention of Galllesse.
Second part without owner
The second section has no owner and both squads have alternatives, such as a one-on-one for Oh Hyeon-gyu that was once again solved by Gallese all out after a dangerous loss of Peru’s defense on the right flank.
quarter of an hour Reynoso suddenly chose four changess Callens, Trauco, Aquino and Flores left at the same time for Santamaría, Abram, Cartagena and Cueva- which somewhat disrupted the red-white rhythm.
Guerrero was sentenced
Even, Guerrero scored as many as twice inside the area after a good attack down the left side, but a tangle of Korean legs prevented it.
As the minutes passed, South Korea began to tightensy Gallese shone again, taking a diving header from Lee Kang-in with half an hour to go.
Kang-in Lee, Korea’s best asset
Cho Gue-sung, who came on for the ill-advised Oh, then came within a foot of the goal when he crossed with his head a cargo from the mallorquinista, increasingly present everywhere as the horn approaches.
Without much more argument, the Asians finally committed themselves to the balls in the box by Lee, who searched and searched without luck for the forwards, who were stopped until the end of the Peruvian defense.
The result and management of the fight serve Reynoso to face another thorn Tuesday’s match against Japanwhile Klinsmann is at least certain that in Kang-in he has a talent full of present and future.
Data sheets
South Korea: Kim Seung-gyu; Ahn Hyeon-beom (Na San-ho, m.85), Jung Seung-hyun, Park Ji-su, Lee Ki-je (Park Kyu-hyun, m.85); Won Du-jae (Park Yong-woo, m.73), Hwang In-beom, Lee Kang-in; Lee Jae-sung (Hong Hyun-seok, m.62), Hwang Hee-chan (Hwang Ui-jo, m.85) and Oh Hyeon-gyu (Cho Gue-sung, m.62).
Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann.
Peru: Pedro Gallese; Jhilmar Lora, Miguel Araujo, Alexander Callens (Anderson Santamaría, m.58), Miguel Trauco (Luis Abram, m.58); Pedro Aquino (Wilder Cartagena, m.58), Yosimar Yotún; Bryan Reyna (Sergio Peña, m.80), Christofer Gonzáles, Edison Flores (Christian Cueva, m.58); and Paolo Guerrero (Alex Valera, m.70).
Coach: Juan Reynoso.
Goal: 0-1, m.11: Bryan Reyna.
Referee: Shaun Evans (AU). He advised Jhilmar Lora (m.49).
Incidents: The Friendly match was played at the Busan Asiada Stadium with an almost full house – about 52,000 in attendance – and was played with a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and 55% humidity.
Source: La Verdad
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