A winning start for South Korea at the 2019 Asian Cup in the UAE. <br />Paulo Bento's men beating the Philippines one-nil in their tournament opener on Monday.<br />South Korea had a tough time breaking down a resilient Philippines defense,... but striker Hwang Ui-jo finally broke the deadlock in the 66th minute.<br />With China beating Kyrgyzstan two-one in the day's other Group C game,... China sit atop the group on goals score after the first round of games.<br />South Korea's next game is against Kyrgyzstan.<br />Kick-off for that one is 1AM, Korea time, on Saturday.<br />The hot favorites to win the tournament, Iran, thrashed Yemen five-nil to start their campaign with a bang. <br />