On the evening of September 2, Beijing time, the Qatar World Preliminary Asian Top 12 Group A event kicked off. In the first round of the game, the South Korean team sat at home and took advantage of the scene, but it was still unexpectedly tied by the Iraqi team 0-0.
In this round of 12, the South Korean team and the Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, and UAE 5 West Asian teams are in Group A. The South Korean team is currently ranked 36th in the world and Iraq is ranked 70th. In the last three top 40 matches, the South Korean team won a full victory, while the Iraqi team scored 2 wins and 1 loss.
In this game, including Sun Xingmin , Sun Junho , Kim Young-kwon , Kim Minya and other star players familiar to Chinese fans, all made their debut for the Korean team.
The game is going on fiercely. In the 16th minute, Li Zaicheng fell to the ground after a physical collision with a player of the Iraqi team. The blood was spilled on the field. After emergency medical treatment, he returned to the game.
For most of the game, the South Korean team had the advantage of possession, but unfortunately they repeatedly missed offensive opportunities. Sun Xingmin also appeared impatient in the game. In the end, the two sides handed in a goalless draw 0-0.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Zhe
Editor/Xu Zhao
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