Korea play Mexico to draw as Son Heung-min scores again

Captain Son Heung-min came off the bench to score in his second straight match, as Korea played Mexico to a 2-2 draw in their men's football friendly match in Tennessee. Son and striker Oh Hyeon-gyu each scored a goal in the second half for Korea at Geodis Park in Nashville on Tuesday (local time), after Raul Jimenez had given Mexico the lead in the 22nd minute. Korea were minutes away from earning their first win over Mexico since February 2006, but Santiago Gimenez netted a last-gasp equalizer for the draw. Korea now have four wins, three draws and eight losses against Mexico. Son, who had a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win over the United States on Saturday in New Jersey, now has 53 international goals, five back of Cha Bum-kun for the all-time men's national team lead. Son also pulled into a tie with Cha and his current national team boss, Hong Myung-bo, by collecting his 136th cap as a second-half sub against Mexico. South Korea will play their next two friendly matches at Seoul World Cup Stadium — against Brazil on Oct. 10 and against Paraguay on Oct. 14. Hong replaced nine players fWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times