Son Heung-min’s fantastic free-kick scores increased remarkably. Four of their last 11 goals have come from free kicks.
The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, drew 2-2 in the ‘Hana Bank Invitational National Soccer Team Friendly Match’ against Colombia held at Ulsan Munsu World Cup Stadium at 8:00 pm on the 24th.
The formation was 4-4-2. Cho Kyu-seong and Son Heung-min made up the two-top team. Son Heung-min was more like a free-roller. Both wingers were Jung Woo-young and Lee Jae-seong, while Hwang In-beom and Jung Woo-young were in charge of the midfield. Kim Jin-soo, Kim Young-kwon, Kim Min-jae, and Kim Tae-hwan paired the four backs, and Kim Seung-kyu wore the goalkeeper gloves.
Son Heung-min flew up. First, in the 10th minute of the first half, Mohica’s pass hit Lee Jae-sung’s foot and was refracted, heading to Son Heung-min located in front of the penalty box. The goalkeeper was on his way back to the goal after passing to Mohica, and Son Heung-min shook the net with an accurate kick.
The delicacy came at the end of the first half. In the 45th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min was fouled in front of the penalty arc and got a free kick. And he himself became the kicker and exquisitely passed it between the heads of the defensive wall. The ball dripped into the corner and was sucked in.
The second goal was Son Heung-min’s 5th free kick goal in the national team’s career. Previously, it was made against Myanmar (2-0 win) in June 2015, against Chile (2-0 win) in June 2022, against Paraguay (2-2 draw), and against Costa Rica (2-2 draw) in September 2022. have given Only the Myanmar game was a no-turn shot, and the rest were all kicks.
By location, the match against Myanmar was in the upper center, the match against Chile was in the upper right, the match against Paraguay was in the upper left, the match with Costa Rica was in the upper right, and the match with Colombia was in the lower left. The courses were varied. 안전놀이터
Son Heung-min wrote a great record. Previously, Ha Seok-joo (4 goals) was tied for first place in free kick scoring, but he rose to first place alone through the match against Colombia.
Son Heung-min wore the Taegeuk mark and produced 11 goals from June 2021 to Colombia. Among them, 4 goals were scored from free kicks. As the set piece became perfect, it became a great asset to Klinsmann.