Swede VAR penalty sinks Koreans
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Sweden got the break it needed from the video review system, and team captain Andreas Granqvist didn鈥檛 waste the chance.
Granqvist slid his penalty kick into the bottom right corner of the net in the 65th minute to give Sweden a 1-0 victory over South Korea at the World Cup yesterday.
鈥淚 was calm. I waited for the goalie and then I put it in the corner,鈥 Granqvist said. 鈥淲e got the penalty, we scored, and then it was just a fight to the end.鈥
The Swedes were awarded the penalty after referee Joel Aguilar consulted a video screen on the sideline following an appeal by the Swedish players. Aguilar had originally waved play on after South Korea substitute Kim Min-woo collided with Viktor Claesson in the area. But he changed his mind after taking another look, deciding Kim had tripped Claesson as he tried to clear the ball in a sliding tackle.
It was the third penalty to be awarded because of a video assistant review at this year鈥檚 World Cup. France and Peru have also benefitted from the technology, though the Peruvians missed their penalty kick.
Sweden had been the better team for much of the game 鈥 and finished with 15 attempts on goal to South Korea鈥檚 five 鈥 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, but couldn鈥檛 beat goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo until the penalty.
Sweden was making its return to the World Cup for the first time in 12 years. It is now tied for first place in Group F with Mexico, which beat Germany 1-0 on Sunday. The Swedes will next face the Germans on Saturday, while South Korea plays Mexico on the same day.
Before Granqvist鈥檚 penalty, Sweden showed most of the attacking intent at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.
Marcus Berg had the best chance of the first half when he was put clear on goal in the 21st minute and had his close-range shot blocked by the right leg of Jo, South Korea鈥檚 third-choice goalkeeper.
Jo was surprisingly made a starter by coach Shin Tae-yong, who also gambled on a three-man attack of Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan and 6-foot-6 striker Kim Shin-wook.
South Korea, which has won only two World Cup matches since its incredible run to the semifinals in 2002, had a chance to level in injury time but Hwang put a header wide from in front of goal.
It wasn鈥檛 a flowing performance from Sweden, but securing the win will come as a huge relief to coach Janne Andersson and his team.
Sweden couldn鈥檛 afford to miss the chance against a struggling South Korea team with tough challenges against Germany and Mexico next.
South Korea must pick itself up to face a Mexico team high on confidence after its spectacular win over Germany.
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