One effective shot… the Yokohama tragedy in the wake of Son Heung-min

1 effective shot.

This is a number that shows the helpless attack power of the Bento, which fought the 80th Korean and Japanese battle. The Korean soccer team, led by coach Paulo Bento, lost 0-3 after a hard fight in the A-match evaluation match against Japan held at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, Japan on the 25th. While Japan made 10 shots, Korea only scored one.

Korea scored two goals in the first half only and gave up early victory. It was an unprecedented tactic to set midfielder Lee Kang-in (Valencia) as a zero-top (a tactic in which the midfielder instead of a professional striker participates in the front-line attack), but it did not work for the Japanese defense.

Captain Son Heung-min (Tottenham), who is the core of the attack, felt a large vacancy. Son Heung-min injured a thigh during the England Premier League (1st division) Arsenal game on the 15th. It was selected for the entry of Korea and Japan and was excluded immediately before the convocation.

Lee Dong-jun, Kim In-seong (Ulsan Hyundai), and Jung Woo-young (Freiburg) came out as flank strikers, but Son Heung-min was not enough to fill the gap. Due to the defeat on this day, Korea could not continue the rise of two consecutive wins against Japan and Korea recently, and recorded 42 wins, 23 draws and 15 losses against Japan.

In particular, in the 80th Korea-Japan match in his career, Bento recorded his first and last effective shot only in the second half of the 39th minute due to the absence of a thorough build-up. ‘I was humiliated.

Meanwhile, Son Heung-min, who was unable to participate in the Korea-Japan match, cheered for the national team in England. Son Heung-min said in his Instagram story, “I am very sorry for not being together. But I will cheer you from afar. We all cheer together,” he left a message of support.
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