Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Korea Republic (1st, 16 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Sri Lanka (5th, 0 pts). The last five rounds placed Sri Lanka no better than 48th for form, against 5th in the standings. Per game in the league, Sri Lanka were scoring 0.33 and conceding 3.83, Korea Republic 3.67 and 0.17, against a competition average of 1.5 goals per team per game.
Sri Lanka entered with seven losses in a row. The last-five ledger: Sri Lanka 0/15, Korea Republic 9/15.
Goyang Stadium in Goyang, capacity 41,311, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Sri Lanka led 3-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-5.