Football
Argentina vs Korea Republic. FIFA World Cup Group B.
12:30pm, Thursday 17th June 2010.
Soccer CityAttendance: Attendance82,174.
Match ends, Argentina 4, Korea Republic 1.
Second Half ends, Argentina 4, Korea Republic 1.
Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
Attempt saved. Park Ji-Sung (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Chung-Yong.
Foul by Javier Mascherano (Argentina).
Lee Chung-Yong (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Sergio Agüero (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Oh Beom-Seok (Korea Republic).
Attempt blocked. Lee Dong-Gook (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Park Ji-Sung with a cross.
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Kim Nam-Il.
Substitution, Argentina. Mario Bolatti replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
Substitution, Korea Republic. Lee Dong-Gook replaces Park Chu-Young.
Goal! Argentina 4, Korea Republic 1. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Agüero.
Foul by Park Ji-Sung (Korea Republic).
Foul by Maxi Rodríguez (Argentina).
Lee Jung-Soo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Goal! Argentina 3, Korea Republic 1. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
Lionel Messi (Argentina) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left.
Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Agüero.
Substitution, Argentina. Sergio Agüero replaces Carlos Tevez.
Gabriel Heinze (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
Hand ball by Gabriel Heinze (Argentina).
Attempt missed. Kim Nam-Il (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Park Chu-Young.
Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Javier Mascherano.
Attempt blocked. Kim Jung-Woo (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Park Ji-Sung.
Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maxi Rodríguez.
Foul by Cho Yong-Hyung (Korea Republic).
Foul by Jonás Gutiérrez (Argentina).
Park Ji-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lionel Messi (Argentina).
Lee Young-Pyo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Gabriel Heinze (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kim Jung-Woo (Korea Republic).
Attempt blocked. Kim Jung-Woo (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Park Chu-Young.
Gabriel Heinze (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lee Chung-Yong (Korea Republic).
Attempt missed. Gabriel Heinze (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maxi Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Kim Jung-Woo.
Attempt missed. Yeom Ki-Hun (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Chung-Yong with a through ball.
Hand ball by Lee Young-Pyo (Korea Republic).
Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Jonás Gutiérrez.
Attempt blocked. Park Chu-Young (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Javier Mascherano (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kim Nam-Il (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Kim Jung-Woo (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Kim Nam-Il (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Jonás Gutiérrez (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.
Lee Chung-Yong (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Carlos Tevez (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Javier Mascherano.
Offside, Argentina. Carlos Tevez is caught offside.
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Jung Sung-Ryong.
Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
Martín Demichelis (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Yeom Ki-Hun (Korea Republic).
Offside, Argentina. Gonzalo Higuaín is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Cho Yong-Hyung.
Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín.
Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxi Rodríguez.
Second Half begins Argentina 2, Korea Republic 1.
Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Nam-Il replaces Ki Sung-Yueng.
First Half ends, Argentina 2, Korea Republic 1.
Goal! Argentina 2, Korea Republic 1. Lee Chung-Yong (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Attempt blocked. Ki Sung-Yueng (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Nicolás Burdisso (Argentina).
Park Chu-Young (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Tevez.
Foul by Carlos Tevez (Argentina).
Lee Jung-Soo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Carlos Tevez (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Kim Jung-Woo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Lee Chung-Yong (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Nicolás Burdisso (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Argentina 2, Korea Republic 0. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Burdisso with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
Carlos Tevez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Lee Chung-Yong (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Young-Pyo with a cross.
Attempt missed. Carlos Tevez (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi from a direct free kick.
Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ángel Di María (Argentina).
Lee Chung-Yong (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Oh Beom-Seok (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Chung-Yong.
Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Burdisso replaces Walter Samuel because of an injury.
Javier Mascherano (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ki Sung-Yueng (Korea Republic).
Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Ki Sung-Yueng (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lee Young-Pyo.
Foul by Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina).
Kim Jung-Woo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Maxi Rodríguez (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Own Goal by Park Chu-Young, Korea Republic. Argentina 1, Korea Republic 0.
Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Park Ji-Sung (Korea Republic) left footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Oh Beom-Seok.
Yeom Ki-Hun (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Yeom Ki-Hun (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Maxi Rodríguez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Lee Young-Pyo (Korea Republic).
Gabriel Heinze (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Park Chu-Young (Korea Republic).
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Park Ji-Sung.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
