Vertonghen Cukup ber-10 Antar Kemenangan untuk Belgia
Vertonghen Winner Sees 10 Man Red Devils Top Group
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Sao Paulo (B2B) - Jan Vertonghen menciptakan gol pada menit 78 untuk Belgia yang harus bermain dengan sepuluh orang sepanjang babak kedua pada pertandingan Grup H melawan Korea Selatan di Arena de Sao Paulo, Brasil.
Vertonghen menyeruak menyambar bola muntah kiper Korea Selatan Kim Seunggkyu yang mementahkan tendangan keras striker remaja Belgia Divock Origi dari luar kotak penalti, seperti dilansir Yahoo Sports.
Meski ditekan berulang kali, Thibaut Courtois dan barisan belakang Belgia sukses menjaga gawang mereka tidak dibobol Korea, sebaliknya meski dengan sepuluh orang mereka berkali-kali membahayakan gawang Korea.
Origi masuk pada menit 60 menggantikan pemain Napoli Dries Mertens berbarengan dengan masuknya pemain Tottenham Hotspur Nacer Chadli yang menggantikan pemain Manchester United Andan Januzaj.
Sao Paulo - Jan Vertonghen´s late goal gave 10-man Belgium a 1-0 victory over South Korea and a 100 percent record in World Cup Group H.
The Belgians kept the upper hand throughout the game despite losing Porto midfielder Steven Defour, who made no protest over his sending-off just before half-time for a two-footed challenge.
Substitute Divock Origi, who scored the winner against Russia, again made a forceful impact. He powered in the shot from the edge of the penalty area in the 77th minute that Korean goalkeeper Kim Seung-Gyu could not hold, giving Tottenham centre-back Vertonghen a simple shot in.
Belgium finished top of Group H with nine points and now play United States in the round of 16 in Salvador on Tuesday. They go through with Algeria who held on to second place with a 1-1 draw against Russia.
