South Korea \\\'lucky\\\' to edge Kuwait 1-0
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
CANBERRA, Jan 13 (AFP): South Korea laboured to a "lucky" 1-0 win over Kuwait Tuesday, making it two wins from two and putting them within touching distance of the Asian Cup quarter-finals.
Nam Tae-Hee scored a first-half winner as Taeguk Warriors boss Uli Stielike made seven changes from the starting eleven that defeated Oman by a solitary goal in his side's opening match at the weekend.
The majority of changes were forced with midfielder Lee Chung-Yong ruled out of the rest of the Asian Cup earlier in the day after suffering a leg fracture in the victory over the Gulf side.
Right-back Kim Chang-Soo, who was taken off early in the Oman match after a crunching tackle, also failed to recover in time, while Saturday's goalscorer Cho Young-Cheol started on the bench.