Korea Overturn Czechia Lead to Win Group A Opener
Oh Hyeon-Gyu's 80th-minute finish completed a 2-1 turnaround against a side that opened the scoring while holding less than 40% of the ball.
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15 (6 on target)
7 (4 on target)
80' Oh Hyeon-Gyu
61.5%
Oh Hyeon-Gyu's finish in the 80th minute gave Korea Republic a 2-1 win over Czechia in Guadalajara, overturning a one-goal deficit that lasted just eight minutes.
Ladislav Krejcí had given Czechia the lead in the 59th minute, converting from Vladimír Coufal's delivery. The goal arrived with Korea controlling 61.5% of possession, a lead the numbers were not built to sustain.
Hwang and Oh Deliver
Hwang In-Beom leveled in the 67th minute from Lee Kang-In's delivery, eight minutes after Krejcí's opener. Czechia's lead was gone; they now faced a Korean side that had outplayed them for the better part of an hour.
Hwang then provided for Oh Hyeon-Gyu in the 80th minute to complete the turnaround. The assist gives Hwang one goal and one assist from the match, the decisive contributions in Korea's comeback.
Numbers Behind the Result
Korea's 15-7 shot advantage and 61.5% possession make the final result look inevitable in retrospect. Krejcí's opener came against the statistical grain and was cancelled within eight minutes.
South Africa and Czechia have each lost their Group A openers. Mexico and Korea carry three points apiece and a combined +3 goal difference; both bottom sides need wins in their remaining fixtures.
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