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The national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, drew unfortunately with Palestine in the third qualifying round of the World Cup.
Captain Son Heung-min scored his 51st goal of the A-match and rose to second place with the most goals alone, but the result of the draw with the lowest team in the group faded.
I'm reporter Yang Si-chang.
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The loss came in the 12th minute of the first half.
The Palestinian offense did not miss center defender Kim Min-jae's back pass error.
He stole the ball before Cho Hyun-woo, who emptied the net, and scored a goal.
The national team, which suffered an unexpected blow, took a breather when Son Heung-min scored an equalizer in four minutes.
He rushed to the goal with a sharp pass from Lee Jae-sung, and he accurately aimed for the opposite goal post to avoid the goalkeeper who narrowed the angle.
He scored his 51st A-match goal and 10th goal this year.
Son Heung-min overtook Hwang Sun-hong to rank second with the most goals in the A-match, and set a double-digit A-match score record for the first time in a year.
But that was the end of the national team's score.
In the 7th minute of the second half, Hwang In-beom connected the ball that Oh Se-hoon dropped with his head with a shot, but he hit the crossbar and went out,
In the 35th minute of the second half of
Son Heung-min's goal, which penetrated behind the defender, was also ruled offside after VAR.
Rather, the national team had to settle for the draw, exposing defensive instability, such as giving Palestine several dangerous situations.
The national team maintained its lead in the group with 14 points, but it was regrettable that it drew all the way to this away match following the home game in September with Palestine, which was classified as underdog.
Hong Myung-bo will bring home Oman and Jordan in March next year to confirm the World Cup finals early.
It's YTN Yang Si-chang.
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