The clash over the disputed sea boundary between the two Koreas left patrol vessels from both sides damaged and inflamed military tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
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Mr. Li's visit, his first overseas since becoming prime minister in March, comes less than two weeks after troops frombothsides withdrew on May 5 to positions held before mid-April, ending the standoff.
However, the match that followed belied his and Neil Lennon's fears about the safety of players - or the quality of football fromtwosides whose unbeaten records both stretched back to 10 November.