South Korea fall to Russia 4-2 in men's football friendly

 South Korea lost 4-2 to Russia in a men's football friendly match in Moscow on Saturday, adding another lethargic effort to a growing list of subpar results,Yonhap news reports.

Fyodor Smolov and Aleksei Miranchuk each scored a goal for the home side, and South Korean defender Kim Ju-young committed two own goals in the second half at the VEB Arena in the Russian capital. Defender Kwon Kyung-won and foward Ji Dong-won had a goal apiece for the visitors late in the match, though these weren't nearly enough.

Russia, the 2018 FIFA World Cup hosts, beat South Korea for the first time in their three meetings. South Korea, ranked 51st, had a win and a draw in the two previous games against 64th-ranked Russia.

This was South Korea's first international match since they qualified for the 2018 World Cup last month. The team will travel to Switzerland to take on Morocco in another friendly next Tuesday.