Goyang (South Korea) Sep 7 (IANS) South Korea defeated Costa Rica 2-0 in a men s football friendly match on Friday giving their new coach Paulo Bento a victory in his debut before a sellout home crowd.
Midfielder Lee Jae-sung knocked home a rebound after Son Heung-min s penalty attempt rang off the post in the 35th while fellow midfielder Nam Tae-hee scored his first international goal in nearly two years for a second-half cushion reports Yonhap news agency.
Bento the former Portugal coach named South Korea head coach on August 17 enjoyed a convincing victory over the world No. 32.

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