With the score tied at 1-1, national team captain Hong Myung-bo opted to substitute arguably South Korea's greatest footballer of all time, striker Son Heung-min. It might seem a surprising decision when they were chasing a winning goal, but it had an effect.
Barely ten minutes after the substitution, substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu kept his cool on a cross from 1-1 goal scorer Hwang In-beom and pushed home to make it 2-1, which was also the final score.
"We dominated the whole game. We had a little problem with the set pieces, but I'm proud of how my teammates handled a difficult game and I'm happy with the three points," said Hwang In-beom after the match.
