North Korea holds Greece to disappointing 2-2 draw in friendly

Another dismal display against a football minow has left Greece pondering what lies ahead as the road to South Africa draws near. Greece took the lead twice but couldn't hang on for the final result. Kostas Katsouranis gave the greeks the perfect start with a second-minute strike from close range. Although they had an early lead Greece looked flat and almost like pedestrians allowing the North Koreans to dictate the play without much of a response. The first half was dominated by the Koreans, skipper Hong Yong-Jo twice rattled the crossbar and on 23 minutes Jong Tae-Se equalised with a superb long range effort that went in off the underside of the crossbar. I feared that this type of one-dimensional play would creap back into Rehhagel's system. Once again the only time Greece looked like a threat was during set piece's. Angelos Charisteas's volley from another Karagounis free-kick once again gave the Greeks the lead. But again the Koreans levelled the score by a great show of class by Jong with a clinical finish moments later. After losing to Senegal in their last friendly Rehhagel's men again struggled to make an impression against a relatively weaker opponent. With one more warm-up match against Paraguay on June 2nd, the Greeks need a strong showing to boost their confidence before the tournament begins. If they struggled with the North, the South Koreans are a much stronger team with many international stars playing abroad that are able to exploit the flaws we see in Rehhagel's system. Greece open up their World Cup campaign against South Korea on June 12th.