South Korea made a winning start to their Asian Cup campaign as two goals from Kang-in Lee of Paris Saint-Germain helped them to a 3-1 victory over Bahrain.
Bahrain started well but Jurgen Klinsmann’s South Korea gradually grew in the first half and took the lead on 38 minutes when Jae-sung Lee squared and In-beom Hwang checked back to curl the ball into the top-left corner. South Korea started the second half well but were caught napping and conceded a shock leveller when Abdullah Al Hashash tapped home from close range.
But just five minutes after Bahrain had equalised, Lee fired a powerful curling effort into the bottom-left corner which nicked the post on the way in. It was a stunning goal which restored South Korea’s lead immediately. Soon after, the 22-year-old received the ball on the left with no one near him for company. He checked back onto his left foot and passed the ball calmly into the corner to put South Korea top of Group E.
