South Korea draws Mexico in football opener at London Olympics

NEWCASTLE (Yonhap) — South Korea played Mexico to a scoreless draw in the opening men’s football match at the London Olympics here Thursday.

In the Group B contest at St. James’ Park, both teams played a lackluster opening half, but South Korea began the second half with a bit more juice. In the 50th minute, winger Kim Bo-kyung curled one past the left post from the top of the arc.

In the 52nd, captain Koo Ja-cheol sent the ball just above the crossbar after taking a headed pass deep in the Mexico box. Another two minutes later, Koo teed it up for the charging midfielder Ki Sung-yueng, whose cannon of a shot was barely kept out by Jose Corona in net…

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