Son's free-kick seals 2-0 over Uzbekistan and a record 59th Korea goal

📰 Son Heung-min scored his 59th international goal with a free-kick against Uzbekistan to become the outright record scorer for the Korean men's national team. Korea won 2-0 to end their four-match run with a victory. 📌 Key points ⚽ Son Heung-min scored from a free-kick he won himself in the 6th minute 🏆 With 59 goals he passed Cha Bum-kun (58) to become the outright Korean men's international record scorer 🎯 Oh Se-hun headed in Song Min-kyu's cross in the 60th minute 📈 Korea beat Uzbekistan 2-0 🧢 Moreno's side finished the four-match run with two wins, a draw and a defeat 📝 What happened 🏟️ The national team played Uzbekistan at Yongin Mireu Stadium at 8pm on 6 October in the last of their four September–October internationals. Their results in the previous three games were a 3-0 win over Ecuador, a 1-4 defeat to Uruguay and a 0-0 draw with Venezuela. ⚽ The record came just six minutes in. Son Heung-min fired a low, sharp right-footed shot from a free-kick he had won himself directly in front of the penalty arc. According to Financial News, it was his 59th goal in his 151st international, surpassing former coach Cha Bum-kun's record of 58 goals in 136 games. It made up straight away for the chance he missed against Venezuela. 🎯 In the 60th minute, Oh Se-hun headed in Song Min-kyu's cross to extend the lead. Moreno again went with a 4-4-2 with Son Heung-min and Oh Se-hun up front, while Kim Tae-hyeon and Lee Han-beom filled in at centre-back in Kim Min-jae's absence. Korea finished the match without conceding. 📈 Uzbekistan, who had been on a high after beating Syria (4-1) and Iran (3-1) since Cannavaro took charge, could not breach the Korean goal. 📊 By the numbers • Korea 2-0 Uzbekistan (Son Heung-min 6', Oh Se-hun 60') • Son Heung-min: 59 international goals in 151 caps (Korean men's record) • Previous record: Cha Bum-kun, 58 goals in 136 games • Moreno's four-match record: W2 D1 L1 🔭 Why it matters Son Heung-min wrote a new chapter in Korean international scoring history, and Moreno's side ended a two-game winless run to finish the four-match series with a win. According to Financial News, whether Moreno leads the team through to next year's Asian Cup will be finally assessed on the results of two friendlies being arranged as a Middle East trip in November.