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SOUTH KOREA UPSETS ITALY IN WORLD CUP
INCREDIBLE!
By Eoghan Sweeney
Chief Football Writer
An extra-time header from PerugiaĄŻs Ahn Jung-hwan gave South Korea, who had
looked dead and buried minutes from time, a sensational 2-1 win over Italy
and put the co-hosts through to the World Cup quarterfinals.
It had seemed like South KoreaĄŻs dream was coming to an end, but Ahn, who
had earlier missed from the penalty spot, rose above Paolo Maldini to meet
Lee Young-pyoĄŻs center and glanced the ball past for Gianluigi Buffon for
the sweetest redemption possible.
Guus Hiddink had warned that his players would have to take any chances that
came their way, and in the fifth minute, they squandered a golden
opportunity to take the lead.
Beaten by the pace of Park Ji-sung, Francesco Coco hacked down the winger,
picking up a yellow card. As Song Chong-gugĄŻs free-kick floated in, Seol
Ki-hyeon was wrestled to the ground by Christian Panucci yards away from the
referee, giving away a penalty.
It could, and should, have been the early blow South Korea so hoped to
strike. Instead, Buffon guessed right and saved, despite Ahn Jung-hwan
hitting the spot-kick well.
Just how important it is to waste nothing against the Italians was
underlined in the 18th minute when Vieri gave Italy the lead from a fairly
straightforward set piece.
Muscling his way to the near post ahead of Kim Tae-young, the Inter Milan
striker managed to barge Choi Jin-cheul out of the way to head home from
close range.
Four minutes later, Francesco Totti went in the book for a forearm chop that
caught Kim Nam-il in the face as both went for a high ball. How Vieri had
avoided a similar fate for an identical effort that saw Kim Tae-young
briefly stretchered off in the ninth minute was a mystery. There was also
some dangerous use of the arms by the other side, Yoo Sang-chul catching
Coco as the two went for a South Korean corner and leaving the Italian with
a nasty cut over the eye.
Ahn Jung-hwan almost atoned for his miss nine minutes before the break,
getting to Song Chong-gugĄŻs deflected cross and turning Mark Iuliano, but
took perhaps one touch too many and fired harmlessly over.
There was a narrow escape for the home side two minutes later as Totti put
Alessandro Del Piero straight through, but Lee Woon-jae saved well and Choi
Jin-cheul cleared up as the ball rolled goalward.
Italy got almost everyone behind the ball in the second half, depending on
Totti and Vieri to keep the Koreans on their toes at the back, but the home
side continued to make inroads.
Hiddink took out Kim Tae-young, who was lucky not to be red-carded for
lashing out at Del Piero, at the back and moved Yoo Sang-chul to defense,
but shortly afterward had to reshuffle his midfield again when Kim Nam-il
turned on his ankle and was carried off. Moved into the center, Park Ji-sung
did brilliantly.
South KoreaĄŻs desperate attacking left holes at the back, and Lee Young-pyo
did well to deflect a shot from Vieri narrowly over with 14 minutes to go.
A scramble in the Italian goalmouth 10 minutes from time got the crowd to
deafening levels again, but it was nothing compared to the roar that greeted
the 88th-minute equalizer.
Park Ji-sungĄŻs pass into the box was flicked on by Ahn Jung-hwan, and when
Christian Panucci failed to control, Seol Ki-hyeon was positioned well to
sweep the ball home.
Then somehow, Vieri scooped the ball over an open goal from six yards.
The opening period of extra-time was almost all South Korea, and Buffon had
to be at his best to keep out Hwang Sun-hongĄŻs free-kick under the wall,
tipping around the foot of the post.
One the one occasion Italy did get forward, it led to disaster, as Totti
went to ground in the area under a harmless tackle and picked up his second
yellow card, leaving 10 of his teammates to hold out.
With 10 minutes of extra-time remaining, Hwang Sun-hong could have wrapped
things up, but his close-range header from Seol Ki-hyeonĄŻs cross was too
weak to trouble Buffon.
Then brilliantly, beautifully, unbelievably, there was Ahn.

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tanto ci pensa' Bin tra poco.......

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