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Journalism of Courage
South Korea eased to a 2-0 win over a lackluster Greece side in Saturdays first Group B match of the World Cup. Lee Jung-soo tapped in unmarked to open the scoring in the seventh minute at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and captain Park Ji-sung doubled the lead in the 52nd with a slick solo goal.
The Manchester United midfielder collected a misplaced pass from Vassilis Torosidis and skipped past two defenders before slipping a shot across goalkeeper Alexandros Tzorvas and in at the far post.
Striker Park Chu-young had another three chances to score for South Korea and Fanis Gekas had a shot saved with 10 minutes left for what was Greeces first clear effort. South Korea spent much of the opening minutes giving the ball away to the former European champions and defending desperately,but it scored from its first real chance. Ki Sung-yong curled in a free kick with his right foot from near the left corner flag and the ball brushed the top of Konstantinos Katsouranis head before reaching Lee at the far post.
The central defender easily tapped into an unguarded net and Park Chu-young had two chances before halftime. Rehhagel took off captain Giorgos Karagounis at the interval but South Korea continued to dominate despite Greeces adventurous three-man attack and Park Ji-sung made it 2-0.
