Soccer-Korea's Son praises teammates for making 100th appearance memorable


Soccer Football - International friendly - South Korea v Chile - Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon South Korea - June 6 2022 South Koreas Son Heung-min celebrates scoring their second goal with Hwang Hee-Chan REUTERSKim Hong-Ji

Soccer Football - International friendly - South Korea v Chile - Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea - June 6, 2022 South Korea's Son Heung-min celebrates scoring their second goal with Hwang Hee-Chan REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

(Reuters) - South Korea forward Son Heung-min thanked his teammates for making his 100th appearance in national colours one to remember after they recovered from a drubbing against Brazil last week to ease past Chile on Monday.

Son marked the landmark with a stunning late free kick to seal the 2-0 win over 10-man Chile after Hwang Hee-chan had put the hosts in front with a first-half strike.

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