Bafana rival watch: Son & Korea secure 5-0 win

While Bafana Bafana drew blanks against Nicaragua, their World Cup group rivals South Korea were in a rampant mood after thrashing Trinidad & Tobago 5-0 on Saturday.

There had been talk about Son Heung-Min's form in the Major League Soccer for LAFC this season, as he came into the clash having failed to score in his last 13 games.

However, the former Tottenham Hotspur star set the tone from the onset for the Asian nation by scoring a brace in the final five minutes of the first half.

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The Koreans that made a number of changes in the second half to freshen up the side, which included bringing on Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae.

Hong Myung-bo's charges added more goals when Cho Gue-Sung found the back of the net on 65 minutes after being set up by Lee Dong-Gyeong.

Hwang Hee-Chan added the fourth goal for South Korea on 75 minutes, before Gue-Sung completed his brace two minutes later and wrapped up a good win.

Son, however, is not getting ahead of himself despite breaking his scoring duck.

“This is not the peak,” he said, as per the CHOSUN

“Whether I score or not, I always try to stay calm. I think about how to perform my best without getting too excited.”