Korea Republic players celebrate a goal during their 9-0 hammering of Indonesia.TASHKENT – Korea Republic added to their AFC U-16 Championship credentials on Monday after maintaining their 100% start to the tournament with a 9-0 demolition of Indonesia.
Korea were in control from the start as Lee Dong-nyck’s header and Kim Jin-su’s strike handed the 2002 champions the lead after just five minutes before captain Rim Chang-woo and Lee Jong-ho increased the advantage before half-time.
Lee Jong-ho completed his hat-trick in the second half, while substitute Kim Dong-min netted and Son Heung-min also scored twice as Indonesia failed to deal with the direct attacking style of the more physical Koreans.
On a sun-drenched afternoon in the Uzbekistan capital, Indonesia goalkeeper Yoewanto Beny failed to hold a tame second minute strike from Son Heung-min, but reacted quickly to turn away Lee Jong-ho’s close range follow-up.
But from Lee Chang’s resulting corner, Lee Dong-nyck rose unmarked to send a powerful header past Beny.
And just three minutes later Kim Jin-su was allowed time and space inside the left side of the Indonesia area to curl his strike past an exposed Beny.
Korea added a third as Lee Jong-ho’s 15th minute left sided free-kick was met by defender Rim and the flicked header looped over a stranded Beny for his second goal of the tournament.
The fourth came 17 minutes before the break as Nam Seung-woo crossed for Lee Jong-ho to rise unchallenged on the six-yard line to head past Beny.
Lee Chang should have added a fifth four minutes before the break, but after Kim Jin-su intercepted a pass on the edge of the area to play him in, he pulled his effort across the face of goal before Lee Jong-ho scuffed a shot across the face of the goal onto the post as Korea again found space behind the Indonesia backline.
Nam was denied by Beny and the Indonesia goalkeeper acrobatically turned a rising strike from Kim Dong-jin over the crossbar before Son was allowed space on the edge of the area to fire home a dipping strike for Korea’s fifth five minutes after the hour mark.
Son grabbed a second 10 minutes later with a superb half volley from the edge of the area before Lee Jong-ho rounded off a swift Korea counterattack with 10 minutes remaining.
Substitute Kim Dong-min poked home from close range with four minutes left before Lee Jong-ho completed his hat-trick with a stoppage time header.
Source:The AFC.com
