Belgium v South Korea Group E 12-06-1990

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00:00No doubt about it so far, though, we've had surprises in this World Cup.
00:03Cameroon beating Argentina, Costa Rica defeating Scotland.
00:07Trevor Francis, your thoughts, first of all, about whether South Korea might well provide a shock?
00:12Well, I remember them very well from Mexico four years ago, when they gave a good account of themselves,
00:17and luckily going down to Argentina and Italy and getting a good draw against Bulgaria.
00:21And their manager has quoted as saying it's a better team than the four years ago,
00:24so they could make life difficult for Belgium today.
00:30No doubt about their pedigree, in qualifying to come here to Italy,
00:34South Korea scored 30 goals against a mere one.
00:39You can't get a much better record than that.
00:41The Belgians are playing in the all-white strip then.
00:44The ball here on the left side.
00:47And switched in field by Dumont, and played on out there by Dumont to Dapman Gerrits,
00:53as we've decided to call him today.
00:56A nice little dummy, and getting round the back,
00:59and here's going to be a test for the young goalkeeper,
01:02who got his paws to the ball and turned it aside.
01:06That's a nervous moment for him to begin with.
01:11But he won't mind it in a way, he's got to be tested early in this sort of a game.
01:18And here is Kim, the man you were talking about,
01:20known as the Little Samson for obvious reasons with the long hair.
01:23Thank goodness for him, at least he's distinguishable out there.
01:27And he's conceded the first free kick.
01:30Trevor, of all the Korean footballers,
01:32he's the one that probably Europeans have heard about more than anyone.
01:37This time Van der Elst's ball, easily spotted.
01:42The South Koreans are not getting the ball away out of defence very quickly or very easily.
01:47And there's a man down injured, but the referee spotted that Belgium had control of matters
01:52and said play on, and it was a good decision.
01:54Van der Elst is there again, and the little ball to his right picked up by De Gries.
01:58And the cross here again, and they might be in trouble now!
02:02He's strapped a hand, and it was not deliberate by any means.
02:09Versavel was the man who hit it, and this is a good start by Belgium,
02:14putting the Koreans under considerable pressure.
02:17Versavel is in there! So unlucky.
02:23Versavel does well in getting forward into good positions.
02:28And this was fiercely struck.
02:32And he was unlucky, no question about that.
02:34Atleisters.
02:37There seems to have been a fixture in this Belgian side for so long, as indeed is Gareth.
02:43Very good movement off the ball by the Belgians, an inventive side,
02:46and here it's good running once more by De Gries!
02:49And the goalkeeper's in trouble!
02:51And he gets down to complete the save at the second attempt.
02:57But the movement off the ball by the Belgians has been impressive in and around the penalty area.
03:02And a daunting start for Jung Choi.
03:10That was a lovely little backheel from De Gries.
03:14...three player from each particular team,
03:16and I was quite interested to look at some of the Koreans' profiles,
03:18because normally they have the name, the age, the height and the weight of each player.
03:23But it's interesting that with the Koreans, they actually had how fast they could run over 100 metres.
03:29And the quickest was Kim, at 11.9.
03:32Not bad, and there's a good shot, a good attempt, and a confident save by Choi.
03:41That was Mark Emmers.
03:49Go on, go on!
03:55Switch to this left-hand side, to van der Linden.
03:59Yes, pace, an all-important attribute in football.
04:01We'll just have a look at this shot again here.
04:03Debatable as to whether it might have been going inside or outside the upright,
04:07but first of all Bordeaux, and now Auxerre.
04:11Gareth with the throw-in for Belgium, and it is to Schieffo,
04:15who wins it inside the area!
04:17And that could have been a very nasty deflection indeed for Choi to deal with.
04:22Schieffo showing that he's willing to have a dip.
04:26He's scored in a recent international against Romania.
04:32And winning the first booking.
04:36Dumol strikes it well.
04:38Kiko scrambles to his left, falls gratefully on the ball.
04:43Stephane Dumol scored against Bulgaria back in 1986,
04:50and wanted to add to the collection.
04:52Lack of atmosphere at the moment, and it's not helping the Belgian team.
04:56The stadium here is half-full.
04:58Strangely, there's not too much support from Belgium,
05:01considering they're not too far away from Italy.
05:03You'd have thought there'd be more following them.
05:05Here's a good chance, De Wolff.
05:07These are important moments.
05:10For Korea to survive now is of paramount importance.
05:15I'm told there are about 3,000 Belgian fans here, that's all.
05:19And there aren't that many from Korea, that's for sure.
05:22They are defending once more inside their own area.
05:26And nobody seemed to move to that one apart from Van der Linden.
05:33Choi's positioning might have come into question just a little,
05:36as Gerrit drifted over the top of him.
05:38He was totally exposed.
05:40Van der Elst cracked one in.
05:42Now Gerrit might have a go.
05:45And there's his danger.
05:47He's held on to it.
05:49Those are the sort of crosses which might cause him a moment's panic.
05:53That was the one that went over the top.
05:55Once again, we saw another excellent cross from Schieffo.
05:58Earlier, he must have been annoyed because none of his teammates went to the near post.
06:01On this occasion, he puts it to the far post.
06:03Yet again, there's nobody there.
06:07It's what I was saying earlier, John.
06:08They just do not get enough players into the penalty box.
06:10And unless they do, they're not going to score.
06:14Which has been their problem over the past year.
06:19And the referee points to the dressing room.
06:21A thoroughly unsatisfactory half in many ways.
06:24A lack of atmosphere.
06:25The two teams have not shown a great deal of ambition or commitment
06:30inside the penalty area especially.
06:32And it's difficult to say which way this one is going to go.
06:35The Korean fans will certainly be the happier at the moment.
06:38We'll hear the views from London in just a moment.
06:41Meanwhile, the score here in Verona.
06:43Belgium 0, Republic of Korea 0.
06:45We'll take a short break.
06:46Belgium, their manager Guy Thies,
06:48have decided to bring on Jan Coulermans for the start of the second half.
06:53The man most capped in Belgian history.
06:55And just looking round, I think it's Mark van der Linden who has gone off.
07:00So, a clear indication there from Guy Thies
07:04that he knows that things have got to be changed
07:06and the front players have got to do a little bit more.
07:08Coulermans obviously was very disappointed
07:11not to be included in the original selection.
07:13A man of great pedigree, of course,
07:15playing in his third World Cup finals.
07:18A comment from Trevor in a moment on that one.
07:21And here is Coulermans now.
07:22In your picture there, number 11.
07:25I think, Trevor, that they were looking to Coulermans
07:28to tip the scales.
07:31Yes, they obviously need to score a goal
07:33and I'm a bit surprised to see Coulermans actually going to play as a front player
07:37because his strengths are coming from midfield,
07:40making runs into the box.
07:41Something that was lacking, obviously, in the first half from Belgium.
07:46There's the ball into the area
07:47and the first corner of the second half goes to the Belgians.
07:51There's Jan Coulermans.
07:5833 years of age.
07:59It's said he might well retire after these World Cup finals.
08:02But he's not going to get to that one.
08:04Gerrits will.
08:07Something else.
08:10No foul.
08:18Pulled by Versailles.
08:29I think we're going to see a very similar mode of play
08:32to the one that we witnessed in the first half
08:34with the Koreans very content to sit back
08:37and just try and come out on the occasional break.
08:39That will be a free kick.
08:42And a rather hang-on look from Choi Kang-hee,
08:46the oldest man in the squad.
08:50Not much doubt, I don't think, that he brought his men down.
08:54South Koreans have also made a substitution.
08:56More of that in a moment.
08:59Belgium have simply got to get people up and around the penalty area.
09:02They would be looking to win this one handsomely.
09:06It's towards Coulermans on the back post.
09:08And a chance here.
09:11Well, it stayed out.
09:12The strike was good enough from Dumoul.
09:17I think he felt it struck an elbow, judging from that reaction.
09:20I think he felt it struck an elbow, judging from that reaction.
09:23But if it did, it was involuntary.
09:26The goalkeeper didn't look too convincing there, did he?
09:29He looked more convincing there.
09:31Was it the keeper's elbow that it struck?
09:33Well, it's a dodgy one looking from that position, Trevor.
09:36It certainly hit something, that's the important thing.
09:40If it was, it has to go down as a good save.
09:44That's why I think Dumoul was indicating that it certainly struck an arm.
09:48Another corner for the Belgians.
09:50It could go down as a very, very good save.
09:53Especially as he was on his way back, having flapped at the ball.
09:58Belgium started the first half strongly.
10:01And then faded.
10:05It's Lee Young-jin who's gone off.
10:07To be replaced in the second half by Cho Min-kook.
10:1026-year-old midfielder.
10:17No.
10:28No to Choi, back to No.
10:34That's a good ball.
10:35Schifo's pass and here's the edge of the keeper.
10:37Yards and yards off the line.
10:40What a goal!
10:42From Marc de Gries.
10:45And what a calamity for the young goalkeeper.
10:48Oh, no.
10:50He says on the line,
10:51Marc de Gries has given Belgium the lead.
10:54It was a splendid pass from Schifo.
10:58But the goalkeeper had a rush of blood.
11:01What was he thinking of doing out there?
11:05Could have gone anywhere, it went in the net.
11:07That's a tremendous skill by de Gries.
11:10But in fact, the Korean keeper there, Choi,
11:13who actually makes his mind up for him,
11:16should never have come off his line.
11:18But having said that, it's a great finish.
11:21Belgium have the lead.
11:2352 minutes gone.
11:25And that might settle their nerves.
11:27And I'm sure they are still just a little bit nervous,
11:29having gone so long without a break.
11:40Oh, it's given away.
11:43The Koreans showing a little bit more ambition for the time being,
11:45as they've got to do now, one down.
11:47And Choi will drive one in,
11:49and it whistles over the crossbar.
11:53There was one moment in the first half when Choi here
11:56had a crack from about 40 yards,
11:58and it came to absolutely nothing.
12:00But at least this one reached the goal,
12:03reached the target that was well over the top in the end.
12:08Good try.
12:14Go, go, go!
12:17Schipo.
12:20As well, what a lovely ball back,
12:22and what a good strike.
12:23They're in trouble, and almost their own goal.
12:31The goalkeeper, all of a sudden,
12:33seems to be flapping a little bit.
12:36Didn't seem quite as sure as he was earlier.
12:38Credit to Schipo for pulling that one back.
12:41Credit to van der Elst for the shot.
12:44They were in deep trouble there,
12:46so they might be in deep trouble again here.
12:48The ball, packed straight up in the air.
12:54De Wolff.
12:56Yes, he's got to have a go himself.
12:58What a goal!
13:02There hasn't been a better goal struck in the World Cup.
13:04And, yes, he can smile.
13:07He's not smiling as much as Michel De Wolff is.
13:12What a cracking effort.
13:15It's his first goal for his country.
13:18He enjoyed it.
13:25And they're now taking pot shots at the keeper.
13:28And they're now taking pot shots at the keeper.
13:36One you'd have been proud of, Trevor.
13:39Well, this is a good shot.
13:40I'm sure it took Choi by surprise.
13:43You could say he was beaten at the near post,
13:45but I think we should give credit there to the shot.
13:48I think he was beaten on both posts and the crossbar.
13:52Ninety minutes of the second half gone,
13:54and the game has been transformed,
13:56and you've got to say that it's been transformed
13:58since Koolermans came on.
14:01I'm not saying he's had a major significant part in it,
14:05but suddenly Belgium have had more options
14:07and they've had more men in and around the penalty area.
14:20That was a crushing blow to South Korea.
14:21At 1-0 you're always in with a chance.
14:23At 2-0, it's looking a bit forlorn for them.
14:31Especially as they've just put on another striker.
14:33And here we see it again.
14:35And this is going to be a moment for the scrapbook.
14:39De Wolff.
14:50A strange look on the face of Choi
14:51as he comes to take this one.
14:53Pradom will come for it.
14:54And he's not got there.
14:57My word.
15:01A few palpitations there.
15:03Choi looks ruefully at the scene
15:05and asks, I think, how it stayed out.
15:08It'll be worth seeing again.
15:11An unnerving moment for Michel Pradom.
15:16As the second one comes in from Gu.
15:19And he's there again.
15:21Corner. The third.
15:24They're making a fight of it here.
15:27But this is the moment that really worried them all.
15:34But it really hasn't been put under too much pressure.
15:39Quarter of an hour to go. Belgium 2.
15:41South Korea 0.
15:47Well, they are having a crack.
15:48That's the second time we've seen a long-range shot come in.
15:51The first time, Choi was off the mark.
15:53And this time, Choi can't find it either.
15:57But at least he was willing to have the crack.
16:02Jo Min Cook.
16:04Just before the Belgians scored their second goal.
16:08It's rather difficult for him to do anything else then,
16:10having already introduced his first substitute.
16:13At half-time.
16:14Here they are on the attack now, though.
16:15And aimed once more.
16:16Oh, and they went away from him.
16:18Well, that wasn't clever defending from Dumont.
16:21He seemed to fade away from Hwang Seong-hong.
16:26And he gave him a free header in effect.
16:34Here you see the empty seats.
16:38The actual attendance has been given at 32,486.
16:43And it's Belgium now.
16:45Looking for another statistic.
16:46Their third goal.
16:47And Coulomans might well try his luck from this distance.
16:50Fine shot. Fine save.
16:56We saw the power of Jan Coulomans shooting back in 1980 here in Italy.
17:03In the European Championships,
17:04when Belgium of course reached the finals
17:06and were defeated by the West Germans.
17:07Gets another turn.
17:08Get it.
17:09And there are a lot of men up and around the penalty area now of Belgium.
17:13If they can supply a telling ball.
17:15De Griesse.
17:16And he'll go for the return.
17:17De Griesse.
17:18Might make it three.
17:21Very, very close.
17:25Two nil it is.
17:26It could so easily have been three.
17:27Five minutes from the break.
17:28And his second.
17:32He shrugs his shoulders.
17:33One will do for today, I think.
17:36You see De Griesse coming through here with a ball.
17:38And I think Gerrits, who was just behind him,
17:40wanted to put his foot on the ball.
17:42Trevor, we've seen most of the teams now in the World Cup.
17:44Where do you rate the Belgians alongside the other countries?
17:49Well, Belgians always seem to do well in the big competitions.
17:52They never really fancy before the competition starts.
17:56Difficult to judge today
17:57because I've been a little bit disappointed.
17:59I wouldn't put them in the same category as the Italians.
18:02Perhaps the Dutch, the Brazilians and the Germans.
18:05But they're going to get a third.
18:06No, they're not.
18:07Choi saves with his feet.
18:08It doesn't matter how you save them.
18:09So long as you get some part of the anatomy in the way.
18:12No, I wouldn't put them along with the big four, as they say.
18:15But they're not too far behind.
18:18Always a difficult team to beat.
18:21And they still have people like Georges Grun
18:23and Patrick Gillespie.
18:25And I think they're going to get a third.
18:26And they still have people like Georges Grun
18:28and Patrick Verwoerdt on the substitute bench today.
18:32Well, they have a strong squad.
18:33The referee points to the dressing room.
18:36Victory here then in the first match in Group E for Belgium.
18:40Convincingly by two goals to nil against South Korea.
18:44The first goal from Marc de Gries.
18:47The second from Michel De Waal.
18:49The Belgian flags are flying.
18:50I hope you've enjoyed our ITV coverage
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18:55from Verona.
18:56Final score again then here.
18:58Belgium 2, Republic of Korea 0.