Korea Beat Ecuador 3-0 in Moreno's Coaching Debut
- On Thursday, South Korea defeated Ecuador 3-0 in a home friendly match at Suwon World Cup Stadium, giving interim head coach Robert Moreno his first win in his debut with the Taegeuk Warriors.
- The Korea Football Association appointed Moreno on a temporary basis for six matches following South Korea's group-stage exit from the FIFA World Cup, which cost former head coach Hong Myung-bo his job.
- Second-Half goals from Oh Hyeon-gyu, Son Heung-min, and Lee Dong-gyeong secured the victory, while captain Son netted his 57th career goal, moving within one of Cha Bum-kun's all-time record.
- Moreno's future extends beyond this interim stint; he may remain for the Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup in January if South Korea performs well during these initial six matches.
- South Korea will face Uruguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium on Monday at 8 p.m. in the next friendly match of their preparation period.
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South Korea defeated Ecuador 3-0 in a friendly match in Suwon. The match was the first for both teams since their participation in the World Cup, where the Koreans were eliminated in the group stage, while Ecuador reached the 1/16-finals after defeating Germany. The match was the debut of Roberto Moreno as interim coach of South Korea and Marcelo Gallardo as Ecuador coach. Neither team managed to score a goal in the first half. The score was ope…
Argentine coach Marcelo Gallardo debuted as coach of the Ecuador National Team, but he didn't do well.
The Doll spoke after the hard defeat 0-3 as a visitor against the Asian combo."It was not within the expected outcome," he acknowledged to the press.He pointed out that he drew positive conclusions from the friendly and will seek to reverse it to Japan.
The Doll and Cachavacha suffered painful falls in Asian territory in their first match as pickers. While the Tri fell by 3-0 in front of the Tigers, the Celeste lost 3-1 to the Japanese.
Marcelo Gallardo's debut as Ecuador's technician was to be forgotten. The selection lost by 3 to 0 to South Korea, on Thursday, in a friendly date Fifa. The Preciado side-right (Atlético-MG) and the attacker Arroyo (Cruceiro) were held on the team of the Argentine coach. Minda (Atlético-MG) and Anthony Valencia (Flamengo) entered the second half. After reaching the second phase of the World Cup of 2026 under the command of the Argentine Sebastiá…
Writing sports, 24 Sep (EFE).- Until the 60 minute, when it was already lost by 2-0, the new selection of Ecuador by the Argentine Marcelo Gallardo did not finish to goal; below expectations and surpassed by pressure, the hit and the two goals in the second time of South Korea, one of them with [...] La entrada 3-0. Fiasco of Ecuador in the premiere of Marcelo Gallardo was first published in HolaNews.
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