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Third time a charm when Korea meet Spain?
Korea will be hoping they get the only result they haven’t against the Spaniards on 22 June 2002 in Gwangju. The two sides have met twice previously (and recently). Once in Udine where Spain handed the upstart Asians a 3-1 drubbing for their troubles in the Friuli Stadium, and in 1994 in Dallas Texas’ Cotton Bowl the courageous Koreans battled back from a two-goal deficit to square the tables and earn a point against the powerful Europeans.
On 17 June 1990 in Udine, Spain did exactly what was expected of them, putting the Koreans a goal down by way of brilliant midfield creator Michel after only 22 minutes. But in a hint of things to come, the Asians hit back just before the break as Kwan Hwangbo grabbed an equalizer in the 42nd minute.
The dream was not to last though; as an inspired Michel ran through to score twice more in a 3-1 win.
The next time the two sides met in Dallas, Texas in the southern United States, it looked to be a repeat performance as the Spaniards went two goals to the good through Basque connection Julio Salinas and Goikotxea. But the brave Koreans made a real fight of it, storming back with two in a brilliant second-half fight back. Hong Myung Bo scored in the 85th minute, and at the death Jung Won Seo sealed Spain’s shame with a classic equalizer.
A point against Spain was mere prelude to the carnival of delights the Koreans have experienced in 2002 with Dutch boss Guus Hiddink at the helm. The talismanic Hiddink once also held the strings at Spain’s flagship capital side Real Madrid.
The Koreans have conspired to lose to the Spaniards, and also to draw. The ‘Taeguk Warriors’ will surely be looking to grab the one result they’ve yet to lay claim to over Camacho’s unbeaten ‘La Furia Roja’.
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Third time a charm when Korea meet Spain?
Korea will be hoping they get the only result they haven’t against the Spaniards on 22 June 2002 in Gwangju. The two sides have met twice previously (and recently). Once in Udine where Spain handed the upstart Asians a 3-1 drubbing for their troubles in the Friuli Stadium, and in 1994 in Dallas Texas’ Cotton Bowl the courageous Koreans battled back from a two-goal deficit to square the tables and earn a point against the powerful Europeans.
On 17 June 1990 in Udine, Spain did exactly what was expected of them, putting the Koreans a goal down by way of brilliant midfield creator Michel after only 22 minutes. But in a hint of things to come, the Asians hit back just before the break as Kwan Hwangbo grabbed an equalizer in the 42nd minute.
The dream was not to last though; as an inspired Michel ran through to score twice more in a 3-1 win.
The next time the two sides met in Dallas, Texas in the southern United States, it looked to be a repeat performance as the Spaniards went two goals to the good through Basque connection Julio Salinas and Goikotxea. But the brave Koreans made a real fight of it, storming back with two in a brilliant second-half fight back. Hong Myung Bo scored in the 85th minute, and at the death Jung Won Seo sealed Spain’s shame with a classic equalizer.
A point against Spain was mere prelude to the carnival of delights the Koreans have experienced in 2002 with Dutch boss Guus Hiddink at the helm. The talismanic Hiddink once also held the strings at Spain’s flagship capital side Real Madrid.
The Koreans have conspired to lose to the Spaniards, and also to draw. The ‘Taeguk Warriors’ will surely be looking to grab the one result they’ve yet to lay claim to over Camacho’s unbeaten ‘La Furia Roja’.