Chung yong-Lee Sits Out South Korea Defeat

<html><head></head><body><p>South Korea, with two matches remaining, now lead Uzbekistan by just a point as they look to secure the second automatic Asian qualifying place for next summer&#39;s World Cup in Russia.</p>
<p>Al Haydos and Akram Afif had given the home side a two goal advantage before Ki Sung-yueng and Hwang Hee-chan goals put South Korea on level terms but with only 16 minutes remaining Al Haydos scored the winner.</p>
<p>The defeat turned out to be the final match for the South Korean manager, Uli Stielike, as he was sacked after this defeat having been in charge since September 2014. </p>
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Chung yong-Lee was an unused substitute in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier as South Korea suffered a 3-2 defeat in Doha against Qatar.

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