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Son Heung-min scores free kick in South Korea's return from World Cup

Son Heung-min scores free kick in South Korea's return from World Cup
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Son Heung-min scored a beautiful free kick in South Korea's first match since the World Cup on Thursday, Sept. 24. The Taegeuk Warriors were facing Ecuador in a friendly at Suwon World Cup Stadium and won 3-0.

In the 58th minute, the captain was given a free kick. He lined up on the left side of the penalty box, trotted up to the ball and smacked it with his right foot. The ball went sailing into the air in a perfect arc. It floated over the group of players and beyond the reach of a leaping Hernán Galíndez, Ecuador's goalkeeper, landing in the top right corner of the net, making a swish.

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