Welcome to Truth Live News football commentary for Uruguay vs South Korea Group H Round one 2022 World Cup match in Qatar.
SUBS: Song Bum-Keum, Jo Hyeon-Woo, Yoon Jong-Gyu, Paik Seung-Ho, Cho Gue-Sung, Hwang Hee-Chan, Son Jun-Ho, Hong Chul, Lee Kang-In, Kwon Kyung-Won, Kwon Chang-Hoon, Kim Tae-Hwan, Cho Yu-Min, Jeong Woo-Yeong, Song Min-Kyu.
SOUTH KOREA (4-2-3-1): Kim Seung-Gyu; Kim Moon-Hwan, Kim Min-Jae, Kim Young-Gwon, Kim Jin-Su; Hwang In-Beom, Jung Woo-Young; Na Sang-Ho, Lee Kae-Sung, Son Heung-Min; Hwang Ui-Jo.
SUBS: Fernando Muslera, Sebastian Sosa, Nicolas de la Cruz, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Guillermo Varela, Lucas Torreira, Matias Vina, Maximiliano Gomez, Sebastian Coates, Facundo Torres, Edinson Cavani, Agustin Canobbio, Manuel Ugarte, Jose Rodriguez.
URUGUAY (4-3-3): Sergio Rochet; Martin Caceres, Diego Godin, Jose Gimenez, Mathias Olivera; Federico Valverde, Matias Vecino, Rodrigo Bentancur; Facundo Pellistri, Luis Suarez, Darwin Nunez.
1′ Ui-Jo gets the game underway for South Korea!
3‘ The atmosphere inside the stadium is electric as both sets of fans try to help their respective team get off to a quick start.
5‘ South Korea are controlling possession early on here and look comfortable in doing so. Uruguay are happy to sit slightly deeper and absorb any pressure.
34‘ HUGE MISS! Ui-Jo has a great chance to open the scoring inside the box but he fires well over the bar as he leans back while shooting.
45′ + 1′ HALF-TIME: URUGUAY 0-0 SOUTH KOREA
The first half was evenly contested with both sides having good spells throughout. South Korea started and ended the half well with their best chance coming in the 34th minute when Ui-Jo fired over the bar despite being uncontested inside the box. Godin almost scored against the run of play just before the break as his header from a corner crashed against the woodwork, Uruguay’s best chance of the half.
64‘ Nunez drives into the box and tries to find Suarez but Seung-Gyu gets a hand to the ball before smothering it on the second attempt.
70′ Uruguay are beginning to control possession and dictate the pace of the game, but South Korea remain disciplined in their defending.
81‘ Cavani holds the ball up well and passes to Nunez on the left side of the box. He cuts inside and tries to curl in into the far corner but the forward misses the target.
90‘ CHANCE! Son tries his luck from distance after a poor pass from Rochet, but his effort goes wide of the right post!
90′ There will be a minimum of seven additional minutes.