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Ronaldo scores twice as Brazil earn last-gasp victory

Two goals from Ronaldo and a late Ronaldinho penalty earned world champions Brazil a 3-2 victory against South Korea on Wednesday.

Two goals from Ronaldo and a late Ronaldinho penalty earned world champions Brazil a 3-2 victory against South Korea on Wednesday.

Ronaldinho converted the 90th minute spot kick after Ronaldo had been brought down.

South Korea, semi-finalists at this year's World Cup, led twice. Striker Seol Ki-hyeon got in between the Brazilian defenders to head in from a Ahn Jung-hwan free kick in the seventh minute after Brazilian goalkeeper Dida had picked up a back pass.

Brazil gradually took control and after going clean through on a number of occasions Ronaldo struck in the 16th minute after Ze Roberto had threaded the ball through the middle.

South Korea came back strongly in the second half and Ahn Jung-hwan put them ahead in the 58th minute before Ronaldo scored his second nine minutes later.