A sea of red gathers to watch the match on a giant video screen outside Seoul City Hall in South Korea Meanwhile in Germany, supporters lap up the atmosphere as their team kick off their sixth consecutive cup tournament Early into the game Togalese forward Adebayor shows evidence of his strength and attacking skills Midway through the half Graham Poll books two players in as many minutes - Togo's Jean-Paul Abalo and Alaixys Roao However, after 31 minutes Togo's Mohammed Kader breaks through and fires in a shot to score the opening goal He celebrates his goal by leading his team-mates into a bunny-hopping routine across the pitch In the second half, Poll has no option but to send off Jean-Paul Abalo for pulling down Park Ji-Sung This leaves Lee Chun-Soo to curl a fantastic free-kick over the Togo wall and into the net They completely turn the game when substitute Ahn Jung-Hwan fires a deflected shot past a shocked Kossi Agassa The goal 18 minutes from time makes the task of 10-man Togo all the harder as the Koreans continue to stretch them The whistle blows and the South Korean prime minister Han Myung-Sook congratulates the team on their 2-1 win
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