Seoul: Korea Republic trounced Honduras 4-0 on Friday to win their first home friendly this year. The Koreans dominated the first half at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, watched by some 30,000 fans, and defender Lee Jung-soo kicked in a loose ball to open the scoring in the 28th minute.
Two minutes before half-time, midfielder Kim Jung-woo doubled the lead, converting a pass from Monaco striker Park Chu-young, the home side's new captain, past Honduras' diving keeper Noel Valladares.
Park headed in a cross in the 83rd minute, and Lee Keun-ho rounded out the scoring with a header in the final seconds.
"I am very gratified that we're growing into a relentless team that can play hard until the final whistle," coach Cho Kwang-rae said, according to Yonhap news agency.
He praised a good combination of starting midfielders -- Ki Sung-Yueng of Scottish giants Celtic, Kim Jung-woo and Lee Yong-rae -- for establishing control of the match early on.
"I've long been concerned about our touch around the net. But we've made big strides in our shooting and movements around the goal," Cho said.
Honduras coach Jose Reynaldo Clavasquin admitted his defence broke down after the second goal.
"After giving up two goals, we stopped playing the dynamic football that we're capable of playing," Clavasquin said through an interpreter.
"The Koreans were always a step ahead of us and pressured us to intercept the ball. They were a well-organised team for the whole 90 minutes."
Honduras had their first chance in the 14th minute, when Walter Martinez's floating pass found charging forward Georgie Welcome, but Korean keeper Jung Sung-ryong made a diving save.
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