Hoenn vs. Merenolitovina friendly (07/07)
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Hoenn vs. Merenolitovina friendly (07/07)
*Played 7th July*
Hoenn 3-1 Merenolitovina
14' - Han S.
31' - Han S.
59' - D. Mahler
63' - Han S.
Hoenn and Merenolitovina's hastily-arranged match brought a close to the World Cup warm-up friendlies, with Han Seung-eun's perfect hat-trick something to get the Rayquaza fans excited about. If the qualification play-offs had gone another way, these two could have been facing-off in Group A later this month, but Merenolitovina fell at the final hurdle to allow Talenore, who play Hoenn on the 20th, to seal their place. Hoenn will hope the Talenoreans give them as much of a challenge then as Merenolitovina did here, with a comfortable victory only sullied by a consolation in the second half. Han Seung-eun's man of the match performance included a hat-trick; one from each foot in the first half with the striker's pace taking him past challenges before rifling home from opposite sides of the area. The third came shortly after Dovid Mahler had tapped in for a short-lived comeback attempt, with Han being found after some quick movement into space for a glancing header to direct Ochi Fujio's cross into the goal despite Szhmuel's flapping on the line. Hoenn should be buoyed by a good victory from their only summer friendly ahead of a very winnable match against Lamantia on the opening night of the 2019 FMF World Cup on Friday.
Hoenn 3-1 Merenolitovina
14' - Han S.
31' - Han S.
59' - D. Mahler
63' - Han S.
Hoenn and Merenolitovina's hastily-arranged match brought a close to the World Cup warm-up friendlies, with Han Seung-eun's perfect hat-trick something to get the Rayquaza fans excited about. If the qualification play-offs had gone another way, these two could have been facing-off in Group A later this month, but Merenolitovina fell at the final hurdle to allow Talenore, who play Hoenn on the 20th, to seal their place. Hoenn will hope the Talenoreans give them as much of a challenge then as Merenolitovina did here, with a comfortable victory only sullied by a consolation in the second half. Han Seung-eun's man of the match performance included a hat-trick; one from each foot in the first half with the striker's pace taking him past challenges before rifling home from opposite sides of the area. The third came shortly after Dovid Mahler had tapped in for a short-lived comeback attempt, with Han being found after some quick movement into space for a glancing header to direct Ochi Fujio's cross into the goal despite Szhmuel's flapping on the line. Hoenn should be buoyed by a good victory from their only summer friendly ahead of a very winnable match against Lamantia on the opening night of the 2019 FMF World Cup on Friday.