The national soccer team, which is close to its goal of advancing to the World Cup finals for the 11th consecutive time, beat Kuwait, the first opponent in two consecutive games in the Middle East, and won four consecutive games.
Son Heung-min scored his 50th A-match goal, but the performance of new players in the national team, such as Oh Se-hoon, who shook the net for the first time, and Bae Joon-ho, who scored a net goal, was particularly remarkable.
Reporter Lee Dae-gun's report.
[Reporter]
The national soccer team, which calmly sought opportunities amid Kuwait's tight defense.
In this case, a long and accurate pass is the answer.
In the 10th minute of the first half, 193cm tall striker Oh Se-hoon shakes the first net with a header from Hwang In-beom's ball.
It is also Oh Se-hoon's consecutive A-match goal with the first goal, which was perfect for everything from pass accuracy and header RBI.
The additional scoring opportunity is created by Son Heung-min, the "Return Captain."
He calmly succeeds the penalty he got by penetrating between defenders in the center.
In this way, he completed his 50th A-match goal and tied for second place with Hwang Sun-hong in the most goals.
Kuwait, which gained momentum in the second half, ended up giving up one goal.
Since then, head coach Hong Myung-bo has changed his offense by excluding captain Son Heung-min and putting in rookie Bae Jun-ho, which succeeds again.
Bae Jun-ho stands the ball, which was slightly long from the back, and connects it to the third goal with his right foot.
He was not a rookie, but he stood out with his seasoned skills.
The national team, which added three points by finishing the game like this, remained at the top of the group.
The next opponent in the Middle East's two consecutive games is Palestine, which gave it a "drawn of humiliation," and if it wins again, it is much more likely that the goal of advancing to the World Cup finals for 11 consecutive times will become a reality.
I'm Lee Daegun of YTN.
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