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KNOCKOUT STAGE

SOUTH KOREA vs TURKEY

Match Report below   |    Pictures

Match Stats: -

South Korea 2-3 Turkey
Lee Eul-yong 9
Song Chong-gug 90
  Sukur 1 
Ilhan 12, 31

Man of the Match: Ilhan Mansiz (Turkey)


Teams:

South Korea:
             1-Lee Woon-jae
             4-Choi Jin-cheul
           20-Hong Myung-bo
             7-Kim Tae-young
           21-Park Ji-sung
           22-Song Chong-gug
             6-Yoo Sang-chul
           10-Lee Young-pyo
           16-Cha Don-ri
           18-Hwang Sun-hong
           14-Lee Chun-soo

  
Turkey:
             1-Rustu Recber
             4-Fatih Akyel
             3-Bulent Korkmaz
             5-Alpay Ozalan
           22-Umit Davala (13-Muzzy Izzet 74)
             8-Tugay Kerimoglu
           10-Yildiray Basturk (6-Arif Erdem 88)
           18-Ergun Penbe
           11-Hasan Sas
           21-Emre Belozoglu (17-Ilhan Mansiz 62)
             9-Hakan Sukur


Match Report: -

An entertaining first half saw Turkey score within the first minute when Hakan Sukur scored the quickest goal ever in the word cup finals, also his first goal in this world cup. South Korea however didn't sit back and soon equalised after 9 minutes. After this fiery opening, the match looked to be an exciting one. Turkey are no easy opponents as South Korea soon realised. Sukur looked lively up front and played superbly but it is too little too late for him now. Turkey replied soon after South Korea's opening goal, on 12 minutes and again on 31 minutes both through Ilhan. Turkey went into the half time break 3-1 up.

The second half started and Korea came out looking likely to score first, threatening the Turkey goal. However South Korea failed to capitalise on the pressure they exerted on Turkey and found it hard to get shots on target and when they did they couldn't beat Rustu Receber in the Turkish goal. Turkey had a few more chances through Hakan Suker, a number of times coming close.

Unfortunately for Korea they couldn't score through 80 minutes, but then did so in the 90th minute, but they knew that it was too late. Turkey finishing 3rd in only their second world cup finals and South Korea, also impressing.

It was nice to see both teams celebrating together and rightly so for their fantastic achievements.

PICTURES from this match