Koreas to square off in football final
2 Oct 2014 5:13 AM IST
Hosts South Korea overpowered Thailand 2-0 on Tuesday to set up a titanic Asian Games football final against North Korea, whose star forward scored the winning goal then got himself sent off.
The two countries, which straddle the world’s most fortified border, each won their semi-finals, giving the men’s tournament a blockbusting gold medal clash full of political and emotional overtones.
Communist North Korea beat Iraq 1-0 in extra time.
Jong Il-Gwan scored an extra-time winner with a curling free kick but was sent off minutes later, ruling him out of Thursday’s final.
The two countries, which straddle the world’s most fortified border, each won their semi-finals, giving the men’s tournament a blockbusting gold medal clash full of political and emotional overtones.
Communist North Korea beat Iraq 1-0 in extra time.
Jong Il-Gwan scored an extra-time winner with a curling free kick but was sent off minutes later, ruling him out of Thursday’s final.
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