Friendly match - Rodrigo scored twice as Brazil beat South Korea 5-0

2025-10-11 01:53

The "Samba Army" Brazil participated in a friendly match at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, and finally defeated the "Taegeuk Tigers" South Korea 5-0 with goals from Esteban Willian, Rodrigo and Vinicius.

It is worth mentioning that this is also the record broken by 33-year-old Son Heung-min, who has played 137 times for the South Korean national team.

Brazil had a chance to attack after 3 minutes when Rodrigo got the ball in front of the penalty area and fired a long shot, but the ball went wide. In the 11th minute, Vinicius took the ball and shot from outside the penalty area, but the shot went wide.

In the 13th minute, Guimarães passed the ball into the penalty area, and Estevan William received the ball and shot it in, helping Brazil take the lead 1-0. In the 17th minute, Estevan William made a lob pass into the penalty area, and Casemiro headed the ball into the goal, but the linesman said it was offside and the goal was ruled out.

In the 21st minute, Rodrigo took a diagonal pass from Vinicius and shot into the penalty area, but the ball was blocked by South Korean goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo. In the 27th minute, Cunha made a cross and Vinicius' low shot in front of the goal was blocked by the opponent's player.

In the 41st minute, Casemiro passed the ball back, Rodrigo received the ball, shook off the defense and shot to score, helping Brazil continue to lead South Korea 2-0.

At the start of the second half, South Korea replaced Hwang In-beom with Castrop. In the 47th minute, Kim Min-jae was intercepted after receiving a pass from a teammate, allowing Estevan Willian to take possession and shoot home, extending Brazil's lead to 3-0.

In the 49th minute, Vinicius passed the ball across the defense, and Rodrigo followed up, adjusted a few steps, and then shot low to score, helping Brazil make the score 4-0. In the 63rd minute, South Korea replaced Son Heung-min with Oh Hyun-kyu.

In the 77th minute, Cunha made a long pass, Vinicius received it and ran all the way to the penalty area and scored with a low shot, helping Brazil further expand its lead to 5-0.

Neither side was able to score in the following period, and Brazil eventually defeated South Korea 5-0 away.