Israel beat South Korea 3-1 and deservedly finished third in the U20 World Cup, in a very good match played at the Ciudad de La Plata Diego Armando Maradona stadium, venue later for the final between Uruguay and Italy.
The match was refereed by the Brazilian Ramón Abatti Abel, and Ran Binyamin he put Israel to the advantage; while read Seung Wonfrom a penalty kick, equalized for South Korea, both in the first half; but the “celestial” of the Middle East defined it in the final part by the goals of Omer Senior and Anan Khalailito seal a brilliant tournament and an outstanding performance.
The game was entertaining from the beginning, as both teams, undoubtedly the surprises of the World Cup, went out looking for the victory, with a slightly more incisive South Korea, based on the deployment of their players and good team play. but with Israel always attentive in trying to progress with also good ball handling.
At 19 minutes, Israel opened the scoring after a good offensive play, a precise cross Hamza Shibli from the left and a brilliant definition of Ran Binyaminwho with “scissors” in the middle of the area nailed it halfway up the right post of Kim Joon Hong.
It seemed that it was getting complicated for the Koreans, but after 22 minutes the Israeli Ilay Feingold he committed a childish foul in the area to Bae Jun Ho, unnecessarily pushing him from behind, and the referee awarded a penalty. The shot was executed by Lee Seung-Won and with a shot at mid-height to the left post of Ofek Melika established the 1 to 1, at 23.
The rest of the first half had the same characteristics, with South Korea always more incisive, but the Israelis always dangerous when they handled the ball.
The final part already had a more equal distribution in the handling of the ball, because Korea was no longer so precise and Israel was encouraged even more and began to have the best options to score, such as a shot over the crossbar from Anan Khalaili and another of Ilay Feingold from outside the area, which was contained with great effort by the good Korean goalkeeper Kim Joon Hong.
Israel continued to be more dangerous and after 30 minutes they scored a great goal, 2-1 that gave them peace of mind: After another good collective move, Anan Khalail sent a cross from the left so that Omer Senior was in the middle of the area and volleyed the nailed in the right stick.
South Korea felt not only the impact of the goal, but also the physical wear and tear of the first period, also lowered the level of its figure and strategist Bae Jun-Ho.
The icing on the cake for the Israeli team came after 40 minutes, when after a corner from the right, Anan Khalaili, a figure of the team, with a short touch at the far post, made it 3-1 and sealed the game, to give it to Israel third place, in his best performance in a World Cup.
South KoreaIn any case, they played a great tournament, finished fourth and, although they could not repeat the second place in the last World Cup in Poland, they were one of the best teams in the tournament.
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