Korea beat Uzbekistan 2-0 as Son's free-kick seals 59th Korea goal

📰 Regrouping after a short break following the Venezuela match, Moreno's Korea beat Uzbekistan 2-0 on 6 October to end their last home game of the year, and their four-match run, with a win. 📌 Key points 🛏️ After an overnight leave and rest, the squad reconvened in Cheonan on the 4th ⚽ Korea beat Uzbekistan 2-0 in Yongin on the 6th 🧠 Coach Moreno stuck with 4-4-2 once again 🏆 Son Heung-min's free-kick was his 59th international goal, making him the outright Korean men's record scorer 📈 The final record for the four-match run is W2 D1 L1 📝 What happened 🛏️ According to Newsis, after the Venezuela game on the 2nd the squad had a short overnight leave and rest, then reconvened at the Korea Football Park in Cheonan on the 4th. At his pre-match press conference on the 5th, Moreno said other teams had also had little preparation time and that Korea had to get a result. ⚽ The result was a win. Son Heung-min opened the scoring in the 6th minute, striking a free-kick he had won himself with his right foot, and in the 60th minute Oh Se-hun headed in Song Min-kyu's cross. Korea won 2-0 without conceding. 🧠 The much-discussed tactics stayed the same. Moreno used a 4-4-2 led by a Son Heung-min and Oh Se-hun strike partnership for the fourth game running. Kim Min-jae, who had been training individually, did not play, and Kim Tae-hyeon and Lee Han-beom played at centre-back. 📊 By the numbers • Korea 2-0 Uzbekistan (Son Heung-min 6', Oh Se-hun 60') • Moreno's four-match run: Ecuador 3-0 W, Uruguay 1-4 L, Venezuela 0-0, Uzbekistan 2-0 W • Son Heung-min: 59 international goals (breaking Cha Bum-kun's 58) 👀 What to watch 🧠 Sticking with 4-4-2 — despite criticism over being outnumbered in midfield, Moreno did not change the overall shape, and answered with a result. ⚽ Son Heung-min's 59th goal — a single early free-kick rewrote the record for most goals for Korea in international football. 🩹 Kim Min-jae's absence — even without Kim Min-jae, the Kim Tae-hyeon and Lee Han-beom pairing kept a clean sheet. 📈 A change in momentum — they ended a two-game winless run and finished the four-match series with a win. 🔭 Why it matters On the stage that would shape the first verdict on the Moreno era, Korea secured both a win and a clean sheet. 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.