Korea hardly on fire against Hong Kong Tokyo - A full strength Korea Republic side failed to live up to their status as one of Asia’s premier international sides, a 3-1 win over Hong Kong hardly exuberates the pedigree they’ve achieved at the last World Cup Finlas. A host of star names such as Ahn Jung-hwan, Yoo Shang-chul, Choi Yong-soo and Lee Eul-yong failed to impose their usual combative game against Hong Kong, one of the weakest sides not just in East Asia but in Asia in general. With all credit to the Hong Kong side, the tactic to pack the men behind the ball worked to a certain extent but with Korea delivering a rugged approach to punch the Hong Kong goal mouth, the fervent approach to commit to attack finally reaped its just rewards. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma striker Kim Do-hoon, despite closing in on the twilight of his career, has shown he has none lost of his pace and positioning that is vital for a forward. Kim scored his second of the day five minutes after the restart, a two-goal advantage that at that point, gave Hong Kong the faintest of hopes to salvage the contest. Then in the 57th minute, Shimizu S-Pulse striker An Jung-hwan effectively killed the tie with Korea’s third goal, a result that sent the Korea side straight to the top of the league with Japan having only managed to win 2-1 over China in another match.