Chile Get the Job Done Against South Korea

Chile got the job done against South Korea, winning 30-12 in Santiago this afternoon. The match was the first of two this month between the countries. The teams will meet again on Saturday, also in Santiago.

Chile looked to take control from the outset and quickly began scoring points. The first of which came after just two minutes. Fly half Francisco González Moller opened the scoring with a penalty. He followed it up with his second in the 8th minute.

Chile’s first half superiority continued. Los Cóndores worked hard to score tries and were able to cross for two tries. The first went to left winger Juan Pablo Larenas in the 20th minute. The second was scored by Tight Head José Tomás Munita in the 37th minute.

Leading 20-0 at the break Los Cóndores could be forgiven for complacency. They were quickly reminded of the need to retain focus, though. Just two minutes into the second half South Korea opened its account with a well taken try from center Seong-Min Jang. Jae-Hyul Ryu added the conversion to make it 20-7.

Chile hit back in the 55th minute with their third try. Center Felipe Brangier went over for a try which was again converted by González Moller. It restored Chile’s 20 point advantage but it would be short lived. Yong-Heung Jang hit back five minutes later. The fullback’s score was unconverted.

González Moller continued his excellent match by landing his third penalty of the afternoon. His 65th minute score would be the final points of the match. It put Chile comfortably clear but protective penalties conceded by flankers Cristobal Niedmann and Javier Richard meant Los Cóndores were down to thirteen men for the final nine minutes.

The win will be felt by fans throughout the Americas. Argentina, Canada, Uruguay and the USA all lost away test matches in Europe on Saturday.

 

SCORING

CHILE 30
Tries: J. Larenas (20′), J. Munita (39′), F. Brangier (56′)
Pens – F. González Moller 3 (2′, 8′, 65′)
Cons – F. González Moller 3 (21′, 40′, 57′)
Yellow cards – C. Niedmann (71′), J. Richard (71′)

SOUTH KOREA 12
Tries – S. Jang (43′), Y. Jang (60′)
Cons – J. Ryu (44′)

 

TEAMS

CHILE
1 Claudio Zamorano (17 Álvaro Ide 66′), 2 Manuel Gurruchaga (16 Tomás Dussaillant HT), 3 José Tomás Munita (18 Lucas Bordigoni 75′), 4 Francisco Hurtado, 5 Mario Mayol, 6 Benjamín Soto (capt.) (19 Martín Sigren 72′), 7 Javier Richard, 8 Nikola Bursic (20 Cristobal Niedmann 44′), 9 Juan Pablo Perrotta (21 Beltrán Vergara 75′), 10 Francisco González Moller (22 Jorge Castillo 75′), 11 Juan Pablo Larenas, 12 Ricardo Sifri, 13 Felipe Brangier (23 Matías Contreras 61′), 14 Tomás Ianiszewski, 15 Rodrigo Fernández

SOUTH KOREA
1 Young-Ki Song (16 Taeh-Yun Kang 56′), 2 Jun-Hee Lim, 3 Dong-Won Shin (17 Yoo-Yi Hoon 73′), 4 Dae-Young Yang (18 Min-Soo Song 69′), 5 Jin-Seok Lee (19 Dah-Yun Shin 77′), 6 Yong-Seung Lee, 7 Kang-San Choi (20 Jong-Ryul Park 57′), 8 Soon-Chai Park, 9 Myung-Jun Lee (21 Ki-Chul Shin 64′), 10 Jae-Hyul Ryu, 11 Hang-Yul Park, 12 Jung-Ho Mong (22 Nam-Wook Lim 55′), 13 Seong-Min Jang, 14 Youn-Sik Jung (23 Jae-Bok Lee 49′), 15 Yong-Heung Jang

 

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Joaquín Montes (URU)
Assistants: Francisco Saavedra (FERUCHI) & Claudio Ruz (FERUCHI)