South Korea Heads Home

Posted by footynut in June 24th, 2006

Dejected - Ji Sung Park

A dissapointing time for Asia in this tournament as South Korea joins Japan and Saudi Arabia on the next flight home.

But Korea by no means produced a dissapointing display,in fact they are the best asian team in this year’s tournament,but lack of firepower up front and the late resurgents of the french forced
Dick Advocaat’s man out of the World Cup.

Sanderos scoring the first goal…kiss kiss?
Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos sent Switzerland on their way to the second round of the World Cup finals, scoring the first goal in his side’s 2-0 win over South Korea as the 2002 semi-finalists were eliminated from the competition.

The 21-year-old headed home Hakan Yakin’s 23rd-minute free-kick after Park Chu-Young was judged to have Tranquillo Barnetta and Senderos arrived late in the six-yard box before beating Lee Woon-Jae in the Korean goal.

Alaexander Frei

The second goal,the goal that effectively killed off the Koreans hope came in controversial fashion when Alexander Frei scored Switzerland’s second 13 minutes from time to seal the win for Koebi Kuhn’s team.

Referee Horacio Elizondo waved for play to continue after Xavier Margairaz’s ball was deflected into Frei’s path by a Korean defender and, although the lineman flagged for offside, the Argentinian official correctly over-ruled the decision and allowed the Swiss goal to stand.