Summary
Amidst the sprawling sandstorm that tore through the country Tuesday the Cedars were blown away by an altogether different force in the shape of Uli Steiklike's imperious South Korea.
In truth Lebanon lost this match long before they had trudged onto the pitch.
Mohammad Haidar, playing on the right wing in Lebanon's inscrutable formation, had the first sniff on goal but his rushed effort ballooned high and wide of the Korean goal.
Radulovic's dubious decisions filtered into the second half as Ahmad Moghrabi replaced the ineffectual Abbas Atwi while Mohammad Zein Tahan, a left-back, was drafted in for the woeful Haitham Faour to man the right side of Lebanon's attack.
They fared little better despite the changes, and it wasn't until Hasan Chaito's introduction in the 58th minute for Antar that Lebanon finally troubled the Korean rearguard.
Lebanon almost managed a consolation goal toward the end after Hasan Maatouk's reverse pass found Chaito who was denied by the feet of Kim.
The Cedars will have two more qualifiers next month, although the harsh reality is that they represent nothing more than dead rubbers with Lebanon trailing Group G rivals South Korea and Kuwait by six points.
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