Ten-man Korea Republic came from a goal down to beat unheralded Vietnam 2-1 and maintain their position at the top of Asian Group 7 in FIFA World Cup qualifying on Wednesday.
The Asian heavyweights, a man down for most of the game after Cha Du-Ri's 11th-minute red-card, fell behind early in the second half when Park Jae-Hong directed a shot from Vietnam's Tai Em past his own 'keeper.
However, Lee Dong-Gook headed the visitors level before Lee Chun-Soo curled home a delicious free-kick on 77 minutes, silencing the capacity Ho Chi Minh City crowd.
But it was a far from convincing performance from the 2002 World Cup semi-finalists whose defence was repeatedly caught napping by Vietnam's speedy counter-attacks.
In a scrappy opening first 15 minutes both teams struggled to put together any decent attacks, although South Korea dominated territory and possession and were more aggressive on the ball.
Vietnam's best chance came from a break from inside their own half by Pham Van Quyen who found strike partner Le Cong Vinh inside the box, only for him to blast over from a fairly straightforward angle.
South Korea should have scored five minutes later when Lee Dong-Gook headed wide a cross from the right.
A goal-keeping error at the other end from Lee Woon-Jae, who failed to hold onto a straightforward shot at goal, almost cost the visitors dear after yet another speedy Vietnam breakout from their own half.
Several more defensive blunders would have brought stern words for South Korea from coach Jo Bonfrere, who took over in June, at the interval.
But the visitors got off to the worst possible start after the break with Park Jae-Hong accidentally heading Tai Em's shot into the top righthand corner, sending the home fans wild.
However, a period of concerted pressure at the other end saw Lee Dong-Gook head home a cross fired in from the right by Lee Chun-Soo to level the scores.
Thirteen minutes later, Lee Chun-Soo fired in a David Beckham-esque freekick which curled into the top left-hand corner of the net to save South Korea's blushes.
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