دیدار هجدهم آرژانتین - کره جنوبی از گروه B
27/3/89
Match 18 - Group B - 17 June
1-4
Korea Republic vs Argentina
برتری ارژانتین با حساب چهار بر صفر
گلها:
- PARK Chu Young (17' OG)
- Gonzalo HIGUAIN (33', 76', 80')
- LEE Chung Yong (45'+1)
Man of the Match:
Gonzalo HIGUAIN
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داور مسابقه : DE BLEECKERE Frank از کشور بلژیک
Role:Referee
Country:Belgium
Date of Birth: 01.07.1966
Height: 182 cm
Place of residence: OUDENAARDE
استادیوم : ساکر سیتی Soccer City
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The match
Argentina-Korea Republic, Group B, Johannesburg (Ellis Park), Thursday 17 June, 13.30 (local time)
The two coaches are no strangers to each other having featured in their teams' meeting at Mexico 1986, where La Albiceleste ran out 3-1 winners. South Korean coach Hun Jung-Moo had the unenviable job of man-marking Diego Maradona that day – a thankless task for anybody in a tournament where today's Argentina coach inspired his country to their second FIFA World Cup triumph.
Twenty-four years on, they cross swords again with Huh hoping for a different outcome as he bids to become the first homegrown coach to lead Korea Republic into the last 16. Argentina are 41 places higher in the FIFA/Coca Cola World Ranking but Korea Republic have proved in the past they are more than capable of springing surprises, a fact borne out when they beat Italy and Spain to storm into last four on home soil in 2002.
Their 2-0 victory over Greece on Saturday should ensure confidence is high in the Korea Republic camp although betterin an Argentina side including the likes of Lionel Messi, Javier Mascherano and Juan Sebastian Veron is evidently a more awkward proposition. Although Maradona's men beat Nigeria by just a single goal, the victory margin would have been greater had it not been for Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama's brilliant Man of the Match performance.
Players to watch
Lionel Messi v Park Ji-Sung
After doing everything but score against Nigeria, Messi will hope for better luck in front of goal in his team's second outing at Ellis Park. If Messi is pivotal to Argentina's hopes, the same can be said of Park Ji-Sung, who underlined his talismanic status against Greece by sealing Korea Republic's victory with a wonderful solo strike of which Messi himself would have been proud.