SINGAPORE, June 7 – With Son Heung-min firing on all cylinders, South Korea romped to a 7-0 victory against Singapore at a sold-out National Stadium on Thursday (June 6).
Doubles from the unstoppable Son and PSG star Lee Kang-in as well as goals from Joo Min-kyu, Bae Jun-ho and substitute Hwang Hee-chan wrapped up the three points as the Lions remain rooted to the bottom of their World Cup qualifying group.
In front of 49,097 fans, Tottenham Hotspur forward Son looked dangerous straight from the off, as he wreaked havoc on the left flank.
But it was a moment of magic from Lee which gave the South Koreans the lead, after he wriggled past two defenders and hammered a strike past Hassan Sunny.
Minutes later, Singapore fashioned a good chance at an equaliser, but a glancing header from midfielder Hami Syahin was pushed away smartly by Jo Hyeon-woo.
South Korea interim head coach Kim Do-hoon’s team were clearly looking to stretch play down the sidelines and they doubled their lead in the 20th minute after Kim Jin-su whipped a delicious cross into the Singapore penalty box.
Lurking was Joo, who had the freedom of the box to plant a downward header home.
Singapore struggled to craft much going forward as the South Koreans almost tripled their lead after a defensive mix-up soon after.
South Korea are currently ranked 23rd in the FIFA World Rankings, while Singapore sit in 155th spot.
