'Son Heung-min missed a critical opportunity.' Korea and Austria ended the first half without scoring a goal

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The South Korean national soccer team finished the first half without scoring against Austria. Son Heung-min (LAFC)'s decisive "Big Chance Miss," which dug into the back space of the defense, was regrettable.

South Korea, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, is playing an A-match warm-up match against Austria at 3:45 a.m. on the 1st (Korea Standard Time) at Ernst Havel Stadium in Vienna, Austria.

South Korea, which suffered a 0-4 defeat in the warm-up match against Ivory Coast on the 28th of last month, operated the same three-back tactics as then.

In the front, Lee Jae-sung (Mainz) and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) are on the left and right sides with Son Heung-min at the center, while Kim Jin-kyu (Jeonbuk Hyundai) and Baek Seung-ho (Birmingham City) are working together in the midfield.

Lee Tae-seok (Austria Vienna) and Seol Young-woo (Trvena Zvezda) played left and right wingbacks. Kim Joo-sung (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) and Lee Han-beom (Mit Willan) protect the defense line and Kim Seung-gyu (FC Tokyo) protect the goal.

South Korea opened the game with a shot by Son Heung-min, who received a pass from Lee Jae-sung less than a minute after the start of the game. However, as the shot was blocked by the defense, it swallowed the disappointment. Since then, South Korea has faced Austria based on strong forward pressure.

A decisive opportunity came in the 16th minute of the first half. Lee Han-beom's penetration pass near the half-line headed to Son Heung-min, who dug into the back space of the defense. Son Heung-min dug to the left of the goal area and connected with a left-footed shot, but the shot went out of the goal.

There was also a crisis. In the defensive area, Baek Seung-ho faced a counterattack crisis as he failed to clear the ball properly. Fortunately, the opponent's attack did not lead to a proper shot opportunity, but only led to a corner kick, breathing a sigh of relief.

At the time of the hydration break, there were injury variables. Kim Joo-sung felt pain in his knee and collapsed in the process of landing after the aerial ball competition. In the end, coach Hong Myung-bo hurriedly deployed Kim Tae-hyun (Kashima Antlers).

South Korea's shooting opportunities continued. In the 26th minute of the first half, the opportunity created by forward pressure led to Lee Kang-in's shot, but it led to a corner kick. Ten minutes later, Kim Jin-kyu connected the ball that flowed after the free kick with a left-footed non-stop shot, but this time, it was deflected off the defense and turned away from the goal.

In the second half of the first half, Austria launched an offensive to find gaps in Korea. However, South Korea has repeatedly overcome the loss crisis. In the end, the first half ended 0-0. South Korea led 6-1 in the number of shots in the first half, but Kim Min-jae's header from a corner kick situation was the only effective shot.

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