International Friendly

South Korea vs Paraguay, 2025 International Friendly

· International Friendly
South Korea
  • 15': Eom Ji-Sung
  • 75': Oh Hyun-Gyu
FT
2 - 0
Paraguay

    About

    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.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 20
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 1
    1 Saves 1
    42.7 Possession 57.3
    10 SHOTS 8
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    346 Accurate Passes 503
    419 Passes 569
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 1
    9 Crosses 9
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    40 Long Balls 90
    15 Accurate Long Balls 57
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    7 Effective Tackles 3
    9 Tackles 6
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 3
    11 Effective Clearances 22
    11 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
    Location: Seoul, South Korea

    Line-Ups

    KOR 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 Yellow Card
    7 Son Heung-Min
    17 Eom Ji-Sung
    18 Lee Dong-Gyeong
    South Korea Substitutes:
    Lee Jae-Sung, Jens Castrop, Paik Seung-Ho, Hwang Hee-Chan, Seol Young-Woo, Lee Kang-in, Jeong Sang-Bin, Jo Hyeon-Woo, Kim Ju-Sung, Kim Ji-Soo, Cho Yu-Min, Oh Hyun-Gyu, Lee Tae-Seok, Won Du-Jae, Song Bum-Keun.

    PAR 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 Yellow Card
    16 Damián Bobadilla
    21 Ronaldo Martínez
    10 Miguel Almirón
    19 Hugo Cuenca
    Paraguay Substitutes:
    Gatito Fernández, Diego González, Gustavo Velázquez, Ángel Romero, Antonio Sanabria, Alex Arce, Kaku, Lucas Romero, Alexis Duarte, Andrés Cubas, Juan Cáceres, Diego León, Matías Galarza, Juan Espínola.

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