Match Report
Korea Republic went into the game 14th in the table on 10 points; Mali sat 63rd on 0 — a 10-point gap. On recent form Mali sat only 177th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 63rd overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.38/1.63 for Korea Republic and 0.5/1.5 for Mali (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.27.
Cheonan Baekseok Stadium in Cheonan staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Korea Republic: Koo Ja-Cheol (38'), Heung-min Son (46'), Kim Bo-Kyung (57') · Mali: Modibo Maíga (26')