Son Heung-min (32, Tottenham) deserved praise. It was a miracle for Palestine to play the game itself.
Team Korea led by Coach Hong Myung-bo tied with Palestine 1-1 in the sixth round of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2020 North-China World Cup held at Amman International Stadium in Jordan at 11 p.m. on Sunday (Korea time). Korea (four wins and two draws), which failed to secure five consecutive wins, maintained its lead in the group with no loss. The lowest-ranked Palestinian team has three draws and three losses.
It is the lowest Palestinian in the group, but it drew 0-0 with South Korea and Seoul in September. The same was true this time. Palestine continued to harass South Korean strikers with dense defense. Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in also struggled due to their good defensive organization.
The team also had excellent counterattacks. It also showed good speed after pressure. Eventually, Korea allowed Zaid Quinbar to score the first goal following Kim Min-jae’s back pass miss at the 12th minute of the first half. If it were not for Lee Jae-seong’s pass and Son Heung-min’s individual goal, Korea would have lost the match.
After the game, Son said, “Today’s game was not easy. I want to applaud the Palestinian team. There is something we need to learn from watching them work hard even though it is not easy.”
Son’s remarks were also known to ESPN. The star player who receives tens of billions of won a year praised players from warring countries. In fact, the situation in Palestine, a country known for its war, was much worse.
The situation reported by the main Palestinian goalkeeper Rami Hamadeh was even more disastrous. I couldn’t understand how this team fought equally with South Korea. 온라인바카라
Hamadeh said, “I didn’t have a team for the past year. The Palestinian league is suspended due to the war. I am doing individual training with my friends. But I have a responsibility to play for the national team.”
It is said that there are four players in Palestine who do not currently have a team like Hamadeh. Players who are playing overseas are in a better situation. “We didn’t even have a proper training camp. Overseas players have not been able to play with us for a long time,” Hamadeh said.
Korean players who traveled from Kuwait to Jordan by chartered plane have no excuse for the environment. There is a reason why Son Heung-min respected Palestine.