Son Heung-min: Tottenham forward scores as South Korea beat Cameroon
, 2022-09-27 23:14:01,
Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min’s first-half header earned South Korea victory over Cameroon in a friendly in Seoul on Tuesday.
The 30-year-old nodded home a rebound in the 35th minute after Kim Jin-Su’s strike was parried by Indomitable Lions keeper Andre Onana.
The Central African nation, who fell 2-0 to Uzbekistan on Friday, have now suffered two defeats in their final warm-ups prior to naming their World Cup squad.
Coach Rigobert Song named a strong side against the Asians in the South Korean capital, but Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu’s ambitious long-range effort was just wide midway through the first half.
Cameroon, who fielded Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo throughout, had missed chances through Olivier Ntcham, Martin Hongla, and Pierre Kunde, while Léandre Tawamba saw his stoppage-time effort saved.
The five-time African champions, who begin their World Cup campaign against Switzerland and are also grouped with Brazil and Serbia in Group G at the finals, will host Jamaica in a friendly in Yaounde on 9 November before leaving for Qatar, according to Song.
In another early kick-off, African champions Senegal drew 1-1 with fellow World Cup-bound Iran in Austria.
Senegal took the lead after 55 minutes when defender Morteza Pouraliganji struck into his own net from an acute angle.
The Teranga Lions, who beat Bolivia 2-0 on Saturday, held onto their lead for only nine minutes before Sardar Azmoun equalised, the Iran forward heading home from a cross by left back Ehsan Hajsafi.
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