It was more than “Shaolin soccer,” it was “killer soccer.
The Under-24 (U-24) National Team Korea-China match on Sept. 19 was a day when the Taeguk Warriors were knocked down and injured by Chinese fouls in a way that was hard to watch for Korean viewers. Four days earlier, South Korean ace Uhm Won-sang was sent home with ligament damage in a match between the two teams, but that was nothing compared to what happened on the 19th 먹튀검증.
The Taeguk Warriors’ woes came early in the first half, when last year’s Qatar World Cup member Jung Woo-young, who plays for Freiburg in Germany, was targeted by Chinese players in the 15th minute.
China’s Zhu Tianjie saw Jung Woo-young’s right ankle as he was handling the ball and tackled him, and when Jung Woo-young dodged, he hit him in the left ankle, knocking him to the ground. Zhu Tianjie then raised the balls of his feet high, as if he was going to make sure he killed Jung Woo-young. Jung rolled around and barely got up after about two minutes.
Three minutes later, Cho Young-wook was unable to avoid the Chinese player’s aggressive move. He collided with China’s Wang Haijian during an aerial ball contest and fell to the ground, crying out in pain in his left arm. Soon after, the substitution sign went up on the bench, and Cho Young-wook was eventually taken off and replaced by Park Jae-yong.
It didn’t end there. Nine minutes later, in the 27th minute of the first half, Wang Hai-ien tackled Ko Jae-hyun with almost his entire lower body on his right leg. It was no surprise that Ko fell to the ground. Wang Haijian even laughed hysterically after committing the foul. The Chinese referee decided it was serious enough and pulled out his yellow card.
China’s killer soccer didn’t stop in the second half.
메이저놀이터추천 In the 10th minute of the second half, Wu Xiaochong made a turn on the right side of the penalty area and pushed down Ko Young-joon, who had a no-mark chance. Wu used his entire lower body to crush Ko’s right leg. A penalty was awarded, but the Chinese referee turned a blind eye. Go limped off and was unfortunately sent off.
It was a game that left Korean soccer fans speechless. South Korea conceded a goal in the last minute of the first half to lose 0-1, but it didn’t matter in the face of the killer soccer played by the Taegeuk Warriors. If China wasn’t hosting the Asian Games in September, this was the kind of game that would have left domestic fans asking, “Why are we playing this?”
“It’s unfortunate that there were injuries,” said Hwang Sun-hong, head coach of the U-24 national team, after the game, but he reassured us that “time delays, rough play, and defensive situations can happen in soccer, and they can happen in the Asian Games, so it’s a positive thing to adapt to them.”
After enduring life-threatening fouls from Chinese players, one wonders if Hwang Sun-hong will be rewarded for his two games against South Korea with a third consecutive Asian Games title.