Ten-man Bolton were denied victory by a late equaliser in their opening game of the Peace Cup in Seoul.

Manager Sammy Lee, who gave debuts to five of his summer signings, saw his side go down to 10 men in the 54th minute in the National Stadium in Seoul.

Defender Nicky Hunt was shown a straight red card after clashing with Seongnam's Brazilian striker Itamar.

After Ricardo Gardner was then stretchered off with a knee injury 15 minutes later, Bolton grabbed the lead against the Korean champions in the 79th minute

Skipper Kevin Nolan, who had missed two great first-half chances, rifled home a half volley after Kevin Davies had flicked on an Ivan Campo free-kick.

But two minutes from time a tired-looking Bolton were caught when two of Seongnam's substitutes combined, with Kwang-Min setting up Gil-Il for a close-range equaliser.