The Palestinians, who can’t even play home games due to the war, did better than expected.
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.
South Korea had a 0-0 draw with Palestine in the first round in Seoul in September. Even though all the stars including Son Heung-min were out on the home turf, they drew after a rough match. Coach Hong Myung-bo, who had his return match, was booed due to controversy over preferential treatment.
Since then, Korea has emerged from the slump by winning four consecutive games against the Middle East team. The team was confident of winning a big match against the Palestinians. The Palestinians, who are at war, were in poor condition because they could not host a home game in their own country.
Korean players were priced at 169.03 million euros, 18 times more than the Palestinians’ worth of 9.43 million euros. Son Heung-min, who is valued at 45 million euros, is five times more expensive than the Palestinians’ worth of the entire country. As such, the gap between Korea and Palestine is huge.
When I opened the lid, the Palestinian power was strong. The Palestinians actively pressed forward. Confused Kim Min-jae made a back pass miss and lost a point in 12 minutes of the first half.
Son Heung-min scored an equalizer in the 16th minute of the first half, but the Palestinian momentum did not fade. Palestine continued to pressure South Korea. At the end of the first half, the Palestinian shot hit Cho Hyun-woo’s body and barely scored. Offside was declared, but it was a dizzying moment. 먹튀검증
Overall, Kim Min-jae’s defense was shaken and the offense was not sharp. Palestine pushed South Korea to the brink of war to the point where it was questionable whether it was a war country.
Coach Hong Myung-bo met with the Palestinians for the second time. However, he failed to defend the Palestinians with the same lineup as the match against Kuwait. Bae Joon-ho, Joo Min-kyu, Oh Hyun-kyu and Kim Moon-hwan all failed to replace them.
In the end, Korea ended its winning streak by failing to catch the Palestinians. Korea, which failed to catch the Palestinians at the bottom of the group twice, is hit twice as hard. This is due to the failure to properly analyze and prepare for the Palestinians.