Uruguay vs SouthKorea HIGHLIGHTS – Uruguay vs SouthKorea – URU 0-0 KOR: A highly entertaining contest between Uruguay vs SouthKorea ended in a goalless draw. Both sides tried their best but failed to find the back of the net. In a game of wasted chances, both Uruguay and SouthKorea now will have to be contented with just a point apiece. Follow FIFA World Cup LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN & Watch FIFA WC LIVE Streaming on Jio Cinema.
Uruguay vs SouthKorea HIGHLIGHTS: South Korea HOLDS Uruguay with Goalless DRAW, Both sides share A Point apice: Check FIFA World Cup Highlights
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Uruguay vs SouthKorea HIGHLIGHTS: South Korea HOLDS Uruguay with Goalless DRAW, Both sides share A Point apice: Check FIFA World Cup Highlights
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Uruguay defender Diego Godin and midfielder Federico Valverde both hit the woodwork as the South Americans were held to a 0-0 draw by South Korea in their opening World Cup Group H game on Thursday. Wearing a black mask to protect a facial fracture, Son Heung-min started for the South Koreans, yet it was team mate Hwang Ui-jo who came closest to breaking the deadlock, but he scooped his shot over the bar with the goal at his mercy.
Uruguay vs SouthKorea HIGHLIGHTS: South Korea HOLDS Uruguay with Goalless DRAW, Both sides share A Point apiece: Check FIFA World Cup Highlights
The best chance of a pulsating first half fell to Uruguay captain Godin, whose glancing header from a corner hit the foot of the left-hand post just before the break. Valverde fired a stinging shot in the final minute of regulation time that hit the top of the post as the two sides battled to a stalemate in front of a crowd of 41,663, with group rivals Portugal set to meet Ghana later in the evening.
South Korea should have taken the lead in the 34th minute when Moon-hwan Kim fizzed the ball into the penalty area and into the path of Hwang in front of goal, but the forward could not keep his composure and sent it over the bar.
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Hwang’s team mates fell to their knees after his miss and they were almost made to pay for it just before the break when centre back Godin rose highest to power a header from Valverde’s corner but it bounced off the left post and away from goal.
Gimenez made a crucial tackle to deny Son five minutes after the restart following a flowing move from South Korea, while Jung Woo-young blocked midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur’s powerful strike at the other end.
Uruguay saw more of the ball and looked dangerous as the game wore on but found few chances to break through an organised Korean defence. Forward Darwin Nunez was a threat on the counter with his pace but endured a frustrating afternoon.
Uruguay vs SouthKorea HIGHLIGHTS: South Korea HOLDS Uruguay with Goalless DRAW, Both sides share A Point apiece: Check FIFA World Cup Highlights
Uruguay manager Diego Alonso swapped one stalwart for another when he replaced Luis Suarez with Edinson Cavani after 64 minutes and the striker was a lively presence, almost connecting with Nunez’s fizzing shot which flew wide.
Valverde unleashed a thunderbolt in the final minute of regulation time that struck the top of the post and Son had one final chance in the closing stages but dragged his shot wide.
Uruguay have won the opening match at only one of their last seven World Cups, having drawn and lost three each but still progressed from the group stage in five of those tournaments and have a track record of deep runs in the competition.
Uruguay XI: Rochet, Cáceres, Godin, Giménez, Olivera, Valverde, Vecino, Bentancur, Pellistri, Núñez, Suárez
South Korea XI: Seung-gyu, Jin-su, Kim Min-Jae, Woo-young, In-beom, Son Heung-min, Jae-sung, Moonh-wan, Ui-jo, Sang-ho, Young-gwon
Uruguay vs SouthKorea HIGHLIGHTS: South Korea HOLDS Uruguay with Goalless DRAW, Both sides share A Point apiece: Check FIFA World Cup Highlights
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