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Big moments in the game... 34 mins: Moon-Hwan Kim finds Ui-jo Hwang in space in the box, but he fires over the crossbar. 44 mins: Diego Godin rises highest at a corner but heads against the South Korea post. 90 mins: Federico Valverde rattles the post with a fierce drive from distance for Uruguay. Uruguay hit post twice but no breakthrough in Group H openerSouth Korea came out with plenty of attacking intent and endeavour, but lacked a clinical edge in front of goal. Their best chance of the first half came after 34 minutes as Moon-Hwan Kim found Ui-Jo Hwang in space in the box, but he could only fire over the crossbar.
Aged 20, the winger is yet to make a senior appearance for Manchester United, but was handed a start and his eighth cap by Uruguay head coach Diego Alonso. Lining up in a front three alongside Nunez and Suarez, Pellistri was lively at times but ultimately struggled to have much of an impact in his 88 minutes on the pitch. To be fair, he was not really alone there. It will be interesting to see if Alonso sticks with him for the next game, or perhaps reverts to the experience of Edinson Cavani instead. Suarez holding Uruguay back? Suarez in action for Uruguay against South Korea Sky Sports' Adam Williams:Luis Suarez once struck fear into every opponent, and he remains dangerous but his presence against South Korea forced his side to box one-handed. Physically, the 35-year-old is not what he was.
The former Liverpool and Barcelona striker struggled to keep pace with the speedy South Koreans. As a result, he could not get in the game. This impacted Uruguay in two ways. When there was a chance in the box, Suarez was unable to capitalise as defenders swarmed around him, and when the South Americans were off the ball, their forward did not or could not press. This effectively left Uruguay playing with 10 players. You sense he was on the pitch to steal a goal in the box with his incredible instincts, weighed up as a compromise for what he can no longer bring.
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The compromise, though, went further than Uruguay being a man down. It meant others failed to shine as bright as they can. Darwin Nunez of Liverpool, since arriving in the Premier League, has terrorised defences, causing carnage as he runs through the middle. However, with Suarez in the centre, Nunez was unable to do that for his national team, confined to the left wing where, as much as he tried, he was unable to get in the areas he can be so dangerous. The perfect storm of pace, energy and counter-attacking excellence of South Korea exaggerated the regression of one of the Premier League's most prolific strikers.
Ui-Jo Hwang rues a missed chance Just before the break, Uruguay should have taken the lead themselves as Diego Godin rose highest at a corner, but his header rattled the post before bouncing clear. Uruguay went close again towards the end as Federico Valverde's fierce drive from just outside the box slammed against the outside of the woodwork, before Son went up the other end and lashed just wide himself from range. Premier League watch: Pellistri struggles to make his mark There were plenty of Premier League stars on show at the Education City Stadium, but one name that caught the eye on the teamsheets was that of Facundo Pellistri.