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North Korea Secures Victory in Tight Match Against Kyrgyzstan
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – In a match corresponding to the Asian qualification for the 2026 World Cup, North Korea defeated Kyrgyzstan at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. The match, refereed by Jordanian Adham Mohammad, was marked by intensity and goals.
The first half saw Kyrgyzstan receive an early yellow card in the 8th minute for a foul by K. Zhyrgalbek. North Korea opened the scoring just before halftime, in the 44th minute, with a goal by Pak Kwang-Hun, assisted by Kim Jin-Hyuk.
After the restart, Ri Jo-Guk extended North Korea’s lead in the 53rd minute, thanks to an assist from Kye Tam. However, Kyrgyzstan responded quickly and reduced the deficit in the 57th minute with a goal by G. Alykulov, assisted by B. Almazbekov.
The match continued with a high tempo and some yellow cards for North Korea, including Ri Il-song (79′) and again Ri Jo-Guk (81′). In the final minutes, an own goal by Kim Sung-Hye in the 90th minute gave Kyrgyzstan their second goal, although it was not enough to tie the game.
The statistics reveal a very even match, but without data on possession, shots, corners, fouls, yellows or reds for either team.
Final Result: North Korea 2 – Kyrgyzstan 2
Substitutions north korea: at minute 26 Kye Tam came in and Kang Kuk-Chol went out., at minute 71 Choe Ryong II came in and Kim Jin-Hyuk went out., at minute 77 Jong Kum-Song came in and Pak Kwang-Hun went out.
Substitutions kyrgyzstan: at minute 46 G. Alykulov came in and T. Kozubayev went out., at minute 46 B. Almazbekov came in and K. Zhyrgalbek went out., at minute 81 K. Merk came in and A. Mishchenko went out., at minute 83 K. Merk came in and O. Abdurakhmanov went out., at minute 85 M. Uzdenov came in and E. Kenzhebaev went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
North Korea
Kyrgyzstan
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