Tottenham star Heung-min Son hits spectacular goal as South Korea beat Honduras in World Cup 2018 warm-up

On target: Heung-min Son
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Standard Sport28 May 2018

Heung-min Son's spectacular second-half strike helped South Korea earn a comfortable 2-0 win over Honduras in a World Cup warm-up match on Monday.

After a goalless first half, the Tottenham forward fired home from outside the area to open the scoring against the Central Americans after the interval. Moon Seon-min added a second on his debut with 18 minutes remaining.

Former Barcelona star Lee Seung-woo also impressed on his first appearance for the 2002 World Cup semi-finalists, improving his chances of being named in the final World Cup squad that will be announced by June 4.

The overall performance will give coach Shin Tae-yong cause for optimism after a number of injury problems. In May, defender Kim Min-jae, midfielders Yeom Ki-hun and Kwon Chang-hoon, as well as striker Lee Keun-ho, were all ruled out of the tournament in Russia.

South Korea will mark thier ninth appearance at a World Cup finals when they get under way against Sweden on June 18. Group F continues with games against Mexico and defending champions Germany.

South Korea play against Bosnia-Herzegovina in another warm-up match on Friday in Jeonju.

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