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Soccer-No slip-ups in Korean defence leaves Stielike satisfied

SEOUL, June 17 (Reuters) - South Korea were never on thin ice against Myanmar during their 2-0 World Cup qualifying win, but while coach Uli Stielike gave his side high marks for technical merit he thought they lacked something in artistic impression.

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The Koreans, bidding to appear at a ninth straight World Cup finals, kicked off their Group G campaign with a comfortable victory in Bangkok on Tuesday.