South Korea vs Paraguay, 2025 International Friendly
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South Korea are hosting Paraguay
at Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea, starting on
. The match is a part of the International Friendly.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Foul by Min-Jae Kim (Korea Republic).
- 5': Hugo Cuenca (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Hugo Cuenca (Paraguay).
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Foul by Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic).
- 13': Ronaldo Martínez (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Goal! Korea Republic 1, Paraguay 0. Eom Ji-Sung (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 17': Foul by Eom Ji-Sung (Korea Republic).
- 17': Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Omar Alderete.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Min-Jae Kim (Korea Republic) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Lee Dong-Gyeong with a cross.
- 22': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Kim Moon-Hwan.
- 24': Eom Ji-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay).
- 28': Foul by Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic).
- 28': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Min-Jae Kim (Korea Republic).
- 29': Hugo Cuenca (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Lee Dong-Gyeong (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hwang In-Beom.
- 32': Foul by Kim Jin-Gyu (Korea Republic).
- 32': Hugo Cuenca (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Offside, Korea Republic. Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by Park Jin-Seob (Korea Republic).
- 34': Ronaldo Martínez (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Offside, Paraguay. Miguel Almirón is caught offside.
- 36': Handball by Lee Dong-Gyeong (Korea Republic).
- 36': Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 38': Foul by Omar Alderete (Paraguay).
- 38': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic).
- 42': Omar Alderete (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt saved. Ronaldo Martínez (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kim Seung-Gyu (Korea Republic).
- 44': Foul by Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic).
- 44': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Offside, Paraguay. Omar Alderete is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Korea Republic 1, Paraguay 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Korea Republic 1, Paraguay 0.
- 45': Substitution, Korea Republic. Cho Yu-Min replaces Lee Han-Beom.
- 45': Substitution, Korea Republic. Lee Kang-In replaces Lee Dong-Gyeong.
- 45': Substitution, Korea Republic. Oh Hyeon-Gyu replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 45': Substitution, Paraguay. Matías Galarza Fonda replaces Damián Bobadilla.
- 46': Eom Ji-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Alan Benítez (Paraguay).
- 47': Foul by Júnior Alonso (Paraguay).
- 47': Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Attempt missed. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
- 48': Braian Ojeda (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic).
- 48': Foul by Kim Moon-Hwan (Korea Republic).
- 48': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Kim Moon-Hwan (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Foul by Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay).
- 51': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Gómez (Paraguay).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Substitution, Paraguay. Alejandro Romero replaces Diego Gómez because of an injury.
- 54': Attempt saved. Eom Ji-Sung (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Orlando Gill (Paraguay). Assisted by Kim Jin-Gyu.
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Cho Yu-Min (Korea Republic).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Foul by Cho Yu-Min (Korea Republic).
- 58': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kim Moon-Hwan.
- 59': Foul by Lee Myung-Jae (Korea Republic).
- 59': Hugo Cuenca (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Braian Ojeda (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic).
- 61': Attempt missed. Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kim Jin-Gyu.
- 62': Substitution, Paraguay. Antonio Sanabria replaces Ronaldo Martínez.
- 62': Substitution, Paraguay. Diego González replaces Hugo Cuenca.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Eom Ji-Sung (Korea Republic).
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Substitution, Korea Republic. Won Du-Jae replaces Hwang In-Beom.
- 66': Substitution, Korea Republic. Lee Jae-Sung replaces Eom Ji-Sung because of an injury.
- 67': Diego González (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Lee Myung-Jae (Korea Republic).
- 69': Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic).
- 69': Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Diego González (Paraguay) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 70': Attempt missed. Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) header from very close range is too high following a set piece situation.
- 71': Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Antonio Sanabria.
- 75': Goal! Korea Republic 2, Paraguay 0. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a through ball.
- 81': Substitution, Paraguay. Diego León replaces Omar Alderete because of an injury.
- 81': Substitution, Paraguay. Ángel Romero replaces Miguel Almirón.
- 84': Attempt missed. Diego González (Paraguay) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alan Benítez.
- 85': Foul by Cho Yu-Min (Korea Republic).
- 85': Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Paraguay).
- 86': Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Braian Ojeda (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Diego González (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Won Du-Jae (Korea Republic).
- 86': Won Du-Jae (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Korea Republic. Lee Tae-Seok replaces Lee Myung-Jae.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Romero.
- 88': Handball by Diego González (Paraguay).
- 89': Foul by Ángel Romero (Paraguay).
- 89': Kim Moon-Hwan (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Alejandro Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Park Jin-Seob (Korea Republic).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Diego León (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Romero.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Diego González (Paraguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ángel Romero (Paraguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Korea Republic 2, Paraguay 0.
- 0': Match ends, Korea Republic 2, Paraguay 0.
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Attendance: 22,206
Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Attendance: 22,206
Line-Ups
South Korea (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Seung-Gyu (GK) |
| 16 | Park Jin-Seop |
| 4 | Kim Min-Jae |
| 20 | Han-Beom Lee |
| 6 | Hwang In-Beom |
| 24 | Kim Jin-Kyu |
| 2 | Lee Myung-Jae |
| 15 | Kim Moon-Hwan  |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 17 | Eom Ji-Sung |
| 18 | Lee Dong-Gyeong |
Paraguay (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Orlando Gil (GK) |
| 3 | Omar Alderete |
| 15 | Gustavo Gómez |
| 6 | Júnior Alonso |
| 13 | Alan Benítez |
| 8 | Diego Gómez |
| 20 | Braian Ojeda |
| 16 | Damián Bobadilla |
| 21 | Ronaldo Martínez |
| 10 | Miguel Almirón |
| 19 | Hugo Cuenca |
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