On the night of September 7, the 2022 Qatar
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In the second round of Group A of the third stage of the Asian qualifying round (Round of 12), South Korea was at its own doorstep - the source of water
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The stadium saw a tense showdown with Lebanon. The match started at 19:00 sharp, and in the end, South Korea came out on top with a narrow 1-0 victory. Kwon Chang-hoon came on as a substitute in the 60th minute and scored the only goal of the match just two minutes later with a fine assist from Hwang Hee-chan. It is worth mentioning that the South Korean team's main "Asian brother" Sun Xingyu due to injury did not appear in the 23-man roster. After this game, the South Korean team won all two games, accumulating four points to lead Group A, while Lebanon is ranked fifth in Group A with one point. In the first round of matches, South Korea played Iraq at home and Lebanon away to the UAE, with both sides failing to break the deadlock and shaking hands 0-0. In the latest FIFA rankings, South Korea is ranked 36th and 4th in Asia, while Lebanon is ranked 98th and 16th in Asia. the South Korean starting lineup has been changed compared to the first round of the tournament, with Lee Yong, Roh Sang-ho, Hwang Hee-chan, Lee Tokyo, and Cho Kyu-sung rotating in the starting lineup, and Son, Nam Tae-hee, and Park Ji-soo failing to make it into the 23-player roster. For Lebanon, Shour and Hervé replaced Haidar and Gerardi. [Match Highlights In the 10th minute, Lee Jae-sung connected with a clever header in the box and goalkeeper Mostafa Mata staged a difficult save. In the 16th minute, Hwang Hee-chan fired a powerful shot from the left side of the penalty area, and goalkeeper Mostafa Mata cleared the ball off the crossbar with one palm. In the 26th minute, Lee Tokyo took a shot from inside the box that was too square and goalkeeper Mostafa Mata easily deflected it. In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Hwang In-beom took a powerful shot from the right side of the arc, which was knocked out by goalkeeper Mostafa Mata, and Hong Che followed up with another shot, which was still parried out. In the 54th minute, Mathouk fired a free kick from the top of the arc, Lebanon's first shot on target in the match. In the 60th minute, Hwang Hee-chan sent a precise low cross from the left, and Kwon Chang-hun quickly grabbed the ball and swept it in to give South Korea a 1-0 lead! Kwon Chang-hoon's goal was his seventh for his country. In the 86th minute, Ataia swept a shot from inside the box that was not powerful enough for goalkeeper Kim Seung-kyu to easily confiscate. In the second minute of extra time, Hwang Yi-suk curled a shot from the top of the arc and goalkeeper Mostafa Mata side-stepped to clear the danger. In the end, South Korea edged out Lebanon 1-0. [Lineups of both sides South Korea (4141): 1-Kim Seung-kyu; 14-Hong Che, 19-Kim Young-kwon, 4-Kim Min-jae, 2-Lee Yong; 6-Hwang In-beom (89'8-Joo Se-jong); 11-Hwang Hee-chan, 10-Lee Jae-sung (72'13-Son Joonho), 18-Lee Tokyo (58'7-Song Min-gyu), 17-Ro Song Min-gyu), 17-Ro Sang-ho (58'22-Kwon Chang-hoon); 9-Cho Kyu-sung (46'16-Hwang Yi-suk); Substitutes not playing: 3 - Kang Sang-woo, 5 - Lee Ki-dui, 12 - Goh Sung-yun, 15 - Kim Gae-hwan, 20 - Kwon Kyung-won, 21 - Cho Hyun-woo, 23 - Jung Seung-hyun Lebanon (4231): 21-Mostafa Mata; 2-El-Zein, 6-Omari, 12-Melki, 4-Assi; 13-Michel, 15-Shour (85'19-Gandour); 11-Saad, 14-Nad Mata (79'20-Atea), 7-Matouk (63 '8-Chaito); 9-Helvey (63'16-Bougher); Substitutes not on the bench: 1-Hadi Motada, 3-Hussein Motada, 5-Slur, 10-Mahdi Zein, 17-Tahan, 18-Othman, 22-Brakat, 23-Sabeh
