SEOUL, 28 Mar: Jurgen Klinsmann is still waiting for his first win as head coach of South Korea after Uruguay triumphed 2-1 in a friendly played at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Tuesday.
\nThe former Germany and U.S. coach was appointed last month and his first match in charge was a 2-2 home draw with Colombia on Friday.
\nAfter Korea progressed to the second round of last year\u2019s World Cup at the expense of Uruguay, the result provided some measure of revenge for the visiting team.
\nThe meeting between the two teams in Qatar ended 0-0 but it only took Sebastian Coates 10 minutes to open the scoring for Uruguay, after he rose above the Korean defense to head home a corner from Federico Valverde.
\nSix minutes into the second half, midfielder Hwang In-beom fired home a shot from inside the penalty area. But Lazio\u2019s Matias Vecino grabbed the winner in the 63rd minute, scoring from close range after goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo parried a Joaquin Piquerez free-kick.
\nWith six minutes remaining, Kim Young-gwon headed home but the goal was ruled out for a foul on the goalkeeper.
\nJapan and Australia, who also reached the second round of the 2022 World Cup, fell to home defeats against South American opposition.
\nDespite taking a third-minute lead in Osaka against Colombia thanks to a powerful header from Brighton\u2019s in-form winger Kaoru Mitoma, Japan was beaten 2-1.
\nColombia equalized just after the half-hour through Aston Villa\u2019s Jhon Duran before Rafael Borre sealed the victory with a spectacular overhead kick on 61 minutes
\nJust four days after defeating Ecuador 3-1 in Sydney, Australia lost to the same opposition 2-1 in Melbourne.
\nBrandon Borrello put the Socceroos ahead after 16 minutes but two second-half goals, the first a Pervis Estupinan penalty and the second from William Pacho after 65 minutes, gave Ecuador the win. (AP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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