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13 August
1:0 (1:0)
  • KIM Dong Jin (23')

Referee Michael HESTER

Summary

Kim's stunner not enough

Kim's stunner not enough

Despite posting a bright 1-0 win over Honduras in their final game, Korea Republic are going home due to Cameroon's draw against Italy in the concurrent Group D game. The Koreans showed that the 3-0 loss to Italy had not dampened their spirits by coming out strongly, boosted by vocal support from the crowd in Shanghai. Although they had the lion's share of the possession and the ...

Line-up

KOR
HON
Substitute(s)
Coaches
PARK Sung Wha (KOR)
(HON) Gilberto YEARWOOD
Officials
  • Referee: Michael HESTER (NZL)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Tevita MAKASINI (TGA)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Michael JOSEPH (VAN)
  • Fourth official: Viktor KASSAI (HUN)

Photos

  • Luis Lopez (bottom) of Honduras fights for a header against Kim Jin Kyu (top) of South Korea
  • South Korean players acknowledge the crowd
  • Korea Republic's Dong Jin Kim battles for the ball with Marvin Sanchez and David Alvarez of Honduras
  • Luis RODAS (HON) fights for the ball with KIM Seung Yong (KOR) at the Olympic Games 2008.
  • Honduras' Luis Lopez fights for the ball with Korea Republic's Jin Kyu Kim
  • Quotes

    "We did all we could to win by a big margin, but even if we had managed that, the result of the Cameroon-Italy game means we couldn't have qualified anyway," Korea Republic coach Park Sung-Wha.

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