A moment was captured when the Bolivia national team goalkeeper quickly reached out a hand to keep Lee Jae-sung of the Korea national team from hitting his head on the goalpost as he attempted a header.
On the 16th, online communities circulated clips titled "Bolivia keeper who prevented Lee Jae-sung's injury," showing Lee's header attempt from the Korea-Bolivia friendly held on the 14th at Daejeon World Cup Stadium.
In the 9th minute of the first half, Lee Jae-sung dove to head a corner kick sent in by Son Heung-min. The ball headed toward the goal, and Bolivia goalkeeper Guillermo Viscarra got his fingertips to it. Lee then slid and stuck his head out again to tap in the loose ball.
In the process, Lee nearly crashed his head into the post, but Viscarra pushed Lee's head away with his hand, avoiding a collision. At the same time, Viscarra cleared the goal-bound ball with his foot.
Some noted that Viscarra may have reached out to stop the ball and his hand happened to touch Lee's head by chance. Still, there was no disagreement that Lee avoided a serious injury thanks to Viscarra's action.
Meanwhile, Korea won 2-0 on a opener by Son Heung-min and an insurance goal by Cho Gyu-sung. The Korea national team is set to play a friendly against Ghana at 8 p.m. on the 18th at Seoul World Cup Stadium.