LiveBlog: Switzerland-South Korea
South Korea seemed to have some hard luck with the referee who awarded Switzerland’s second goal despite a flag from the Assistant Referee. But they still needed to score two goals in this game and they didn’t look the same side in the second half. Switzerland look very solid and deserved to go through to the second round after not conceding a goal.
Final: Switzerland 2-0 South Korea
Late Say: Extra replays show that the ball was played at by a South Korean and deflected the ball into Frei’s path. Correct call by the ref in the end and a fair result for Switzerland.
Full-time: Switzerland top their group without conceding a goal. They will face Ukraine in the Roud of 16. France finish second and get Spain as their reward. South Korea battled hard and looked good enough to go through, but in the end they fell short.
93:29 – Last chance for the Koreans, but passes are going astray. Swiss efficiency has taken care of Korean hustle.
90:58 – 4 minutes of injury time to be played. Korean crowd loud and forceful but their team has lost their way in midfield. Chun Soo has been blunt in the second half and their attack has degraded to pumping balls into the box. Half chances and weak shots have come their way, but nothing with real vemon.
89:41 – Foul by Djourou and he is booked. Replay shows it was another dive. Jae Jin Cho wins an Oscar for that performance.
88:38 – Anyone else think the Swiss coach looks like Jon Lithgow of ‘Footloose’ and ‘Third Rock from the Sun’ fame?
87:11 – Behrami comes on for Switzerland to replace Wicky. Time ticks away and Korea cannot get possession of the ball.
84:13 – Korea really running out of time. They were robbed by the ref but they still needed to score two goals in this game regardless. Swiss will top this group and play Ukraine if Korea cannot find answers in the final minutes. Korean fans still in good voice.
81:45 – Great chance for Korea after a goal mouth scramble. The ball is struck against a swiss player and the ball rises towards the roof of the net only for the keeper to tip it over. Great reflex save.
81:03 – Still no idea what exactly has happened with the goal. German commentary sheds no light an the replay clearly shows the linesman raising his flag for offside. The ref can over-rule the linesman, but why would he? The AR had the best view and it looked to be the correct call.
79:00 – Booking for ’star’ Chun Soo for a hack. He would miss the next game if Korea pulls this one out.
77:50 – The replay shows the linesman did actually raise his flag for offside. The ref has given the goal. Confusion reigns here.
76:32 – GGGOOOOAAAALLL!!! Frei finally bags one. Korea is livid with the no call from the linesman. Or rather, the linesman flagged but was ignored by the ref as he points to the centre circle for the goal.
75:10 – Chances for Korea have dried up. Lacking some creative play in midfield to release their front pairing. Switzerland should deal with long balls into the box all night.
72:11 – Switzerland able to excert some pressure from set pieces like corners. Some nice build up sees Margairaz release Frei with a square pass into the box. Frei cannot control and the chance is lost when he only had the keeper to beat if he could have hit it first time. Is he the best striker Switzerland have?
70:20 – Defensive move for the Swiss as they sub the hard-working and creative Yakin for Margairaz. Are Switzerland putting their stall out and inviting Korea to beat 9 at the back?
68:19 – Wicky booked for Switzerland after a studs up tackle. Seen ones like that let go for nothing more. Ref has been invisible otherwise though, which is a great sign for the game.
67:12 – Korea working hard for a goal as you would expect. Holes are opening for Switzerland but Frei’s wasteful shooting is letting his team down. Those fast break chances you get when your team is under siege are what break the back of your opponent.
65:06 – Subs for Korea. Chu Young Park replaced by Ki Hyeon Seol who plays for Wolves in England. Straight forward for forward switch. Korea has a couple of corners but no real danger for the Swiss goal – the second one headed high over the bar.
63:43 – Frei rifles a shot against the upright from the same angle as the one he skewed wide mere minutes earlier. Practice makes perfect. Maybe he’ll actually get a goal tonight.
61:58 – Jung Hwan Ahn on for Young Pyo Lee. Ahn plays in Germany which may excite the local fans in the crowd. If they could read this blog. If they cared.
60:18 – France have scored their second through Henry. Korea will be starting to feel the pressure. Still plenty of time in the game but they must score.
58:40 – Yakin does well to shed his marker at midfiled and releases the right sided wide player for the Swiss (P Degen?). The cross is excellent but there is no support in the middle making the same run. The ball runs harmlessly across the face of goal.
57:19 – Alex Frei spurns another decent chance by shooting well wide from about 16 yards. The angle was tight-ish, but you’d expect him to at least hit the target from there. Nice buildup play to release him.
55:25 – Korea will not go through if the scores stay the same at full time. They have to throw bodies forward to get the equalizer and hope France does not score a second goal against Togo.
53:46 – Cries of handball by Korea as they mounted an attack on the Swiss box. No replays yet to show whether they have a claim or not. France have taken the lead through Vieira in the other game.
52:10 – Djourou replaces Senderos. Blow for the Swiss defence who will surely be weaker without his quality (and hard-headedness).
50:35 – Senderos leaves the fil again but it looks like an arm injury this time. Switzerland down to 10 men for the moment. Replay shows nothing conclusive.
47:50 – Korea pressing well and Switzerland struggling to clear further than their own defensive third. All players back for the Swiss.
45:39 – First shot of the half to Korea. #17 Ho shoots high and wide from the corner of the 18 yard box.
45:01 – Second half underway. Korea #4 Jin Cheul has dispatched the Wound Condom in favour of a single bandage around his head. The wound was continuing to bleed towards the end of the half, but I’m sure they have it patched up now, maybe a stitch or two.
Half-time Highlights: Togo holding France out in the other game. If it stays like this Korea is OK with the current score. Of course, you figure they will not give up on the result of this game. And you have to think with all the chances France is having, they will eventually score at least one on Togo. Regardless of the France result, Korea will no doubt want to finish first in the group to avoid facing Spain in the Round of 16. Switzerland has the same motivation, or course, which means we should see some more goals, or at least some attacking play, in the second half.
Half-time: Surprisingly open game. Solid chances for both teams, the Swiss just shading it with a great header from Arsenal’s Senderos. Korea has looked good enough to get an equalizer and sitting back on their lead sounds like the worst thing the Swiss can do.
47:03 – Alex Frei has a golden opportunity to double the lead with a free header in the 6 yard box. He gets touch but it slides well wide. Any sort of solid touch and he scores. Korea asleep on defence there.
45:00 – Chances coming thick and fast for Korea now. The Swiss are battening down the hatches trying to make it to half time with their slender lead. Senderos has had to briefly leave the field to stop the bleeding from the cut on the bridge of his nose. Guess they don’t make a stocking cap for that location.
44:10 – Another claim for a penalty after Philpp Degen rugby tackles a Korean player to the ground. Missed completely by the referee.
42:18 – From the corner Korea have a legitimate case for a penalty when the ball hits Mueller in the chest where he had his arm against his body. I guess you could say he wasn’t playing at it with his arm, but he played at it with his chest that had his arm across it.
41:02 – Barnetta gifts the ball to Chun Soo on the edge of the Swiss area and his shot is well struck but saved by the diving Zuberbuehler.
40:15 – Swiss crowd making themselves heard now. Wouldn’t it be cool if they had a yodelling chant? Just to reinforce some stereotypes.
38:55 – Yakin dispossesses the Korean defender on the sideline. His cross is half-cleared back to him but his volley goes well wide. nice chance created out of nothing from Yakin who is working hard tonight.
36:41 – Jinkyu goes into the ref’s book for a tackle from behind. From the resulting free kick from Yakin, the Korea keeper saves easily enough though it was nicely struck towards the corner the wall was protecting.
34:31 – Jaejin clashes heads with Degen and needs a stretcher to come off. Eventually he gets to his feet, but it looks like he just fell awkwardly on his rump. Seen a bit of that this World Cup.
33:30 – Free kick for the Swiss on the right wing. Vicious cross bending into the box. All it needed was the slightest touch but the keeper was first to it.
31:26 – Swiss looking like they have the more controlled possession. Korea not out of it by any means, but the Swiss are controlling the pace much better forcing Korea to play on the break. But that probably suits their style better anyway.
29:30 – Teams back to full strength. Some great action to liven this game up. Anyone know if the vests the Korean players wear under their jerseys are supposed to have any particular benefit?
26:52 – Both teams playing down a man as they get patched up. The Korean player has a wound condom on his head. He now rivals Chun Soo for a noticeable dome. He looks like a chicken leg with a paper crown. Senderos just has a small butterfly bandage.
25:25 – Frei is found free on the edge of the area but his shot bends wide and stays that way.
24:20 – Senderos won the duel in the air from a Swiss free kick and powerfully headed home. His follow through caught the Korean defender full in the face. Neither player went down clutching their faces in a rare show of hardiness. Great to see. This should open this game up even more.
22:45 – GGGGOOOOAAAAALLLLLL! Bloody nice goal by Senderos. Korean and Swiss player clash heads in mid air and both players are bleeding from head wounds.
19:45 – What do you think about ’star’ players doing things like Chun Soo Lee and colouring their hair to stand out from their teammates? Is it their own flair or are they doing it to get noticed by large clubs? I could not pick out a Korean player from a distance, but you remember the guy with the hair. Is that in the true spirit of team?
16:30 – Alex Frei hits a looping volley that does not trouble the keeper. Chances are starting to come in this game more. Swiss gaining confidence. Let’s hope for a goal soon to really open it up.
14:09 – In the other game, France almost take the lead but called for offside. This game will not be effected by the France result unless France scores a ton. As long as both teams come away with a point.
12:26 – Shot from distance by Korea. Hits the Swiss defender before reaching the 18 yard box.
09:10 – Great chance for the Swiss. Wide open down the middle and the Swiss striker Barnetta. His shot was hit into the legs of the desparate sliding tackle of the defense.
07:50 – Chances at both ends, both comfortably handled by the keepers. Will be interesting to see how the Swiss adapt to the non-stop running style of the Koreans. It certainly baffled the Italians (regardless of who you think should have won that game in 2002).
06:06 – Nice flop by the Korean defender to ease the danger. I’ve nothing against the ref calling fouls, I just hate the way players embellish every contact to make sure the ref sees it. Really detracts from the game, for purists as well as to a wider audience.
04:26 – Swiss have settled after the early scare. Frei gets a shove to the deck after the ball has already gone out for a throw. The ref has words but no more.
02:45 – Great chance for Korea. Nice run into the box by Lee, the white haired god. He laid the ball across the goal mouth but there was no support for the tap-in.
1:09 – Early foul against Sth Korea for a studs up tackle. Swiss with a chance to pump it into the box. Korea deals with it well.
00:01 – We’re off. Let’s see some more goals than the earlier games of the day. A draw will probably be enough for these two teams to progress, but if France racks up a cricket score against Togo it will certainly make things interesting.
Natonal Anthems: Swiss anthem very pleasant to listen to. Almost neutral. Sorry, that was the last joke like that, I promise. Swiss in red, Korea in white. Is it claustrophobic underneath those huge flags in the crowd?
Pregame: What is your prediction?
Few minutes more before kick-off in this Group G decider. Players are in the tunnel and the crowd is in fine voice. Lots of fans for both teams.
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