Kim own goal earns Wilmots' Iran draw with Koreans


Soccer Football - International Friendly - South Korea v Iran - Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea - June 11, 2019 Iran's Vahid Amiri in action with South Korea's Kim Minjae REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

HONG KONG (Reuters) - An own goal from Kim Young-gwon gifted Iran a 1-1 draw with South Korea on Tuesday evening, as Marc Wilmots continued his unbeaten start to life as the new head coach of the five-time World Cup qualifiers.

Hwang Ui-jo put the Koreans in front in the 58th minute when a calamitous error in the Iranian defence saw Milad Mohammedi and Morteza Pouralighanji collide as they attempted to reach Lee Yong's punt forward.

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