It's been a while since the penalty shootout in the AFC Champions League final ended.

However, the Jeonbuk Hyundai players on the scene were still unwilling to accept their previous failures, and they were still squatting or lying on the ground one by one, with regretful expressions and low moods.

As for more Goryeo fans on the scene, it was also a similar look of disappointment, a look of sadness and regret, which filled everyone's faces!

Their sad state seems to further set off the happiness and excitement of the Al Sadd players who are celebrating passionately!

The rare contrasting scene on the football field is clearly presented to the public, and it secretly exudes a strong charm that touches the soul of the football game.

It's just that Li Xuan is no longer on the court at this time.

After having a polite exchange with the players on both sides, he was ready to lead several referees of the game to walk to the center of the stand step by step to accept another final award ceremony of the AFC Champions League!

Although there is no difference between victory and defeat among football referees, the commemorative medal of the final is also the best proof and reward for their work in the final, and it is still a very important honor.

"Li Xuan, thank you!"

A middle-aged Korean fan, standing next to the entrance of the passage, suddenly took the initiative to reach out and express his sincere thanks to Li Xuan who came over.

Li Xuan didn't know exactly what the other party's thanks were pointing to, but he still took the initiative to subconsciously stretch out his palm and high-five the other party.

Li Xuan, who had just said goodbye to the enthusiastic Goryeo fan closest to the entrance of the passage, took another step and followed closely. But there are continuous Korean fans who take the initiative to reach out from both sides. They all want to high-five him!

"You're a great referee!"

"Through tonight. We recognise your help to our Korean football!"

"In the past, we had a misunderstanding of you, and now, we finally understand that we were stupid, thank you for your friendly decision on the field today!"

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It was like queuing up for review, and this group of Goryeo fans, who were rare and still had a somewhat enthusiastic attitude, actually crowded to both sides of the passage in one go, and kept stretching out their palms to Li Xuan. He kept saying words similar to thanks or praise on his lips, and emotionally seemed to be very grateful and recognized to Li Xuan.

Such a situation made Li Xuan a little suspicious.

It's understandable to praise me, but what to thank me for, Jeonbuk Hyundai didn't win today?

Could it be thanks to the two crucial decisions in my shoot-out that I put the Al Sadd goalkeeper back and then ruled that their last penalty taker needed to be heavily punished, which may have been deliberately helped by these Korean fans. Is it a biased decision?

Alas, this is probably really a habitual mentality of Korean fans.

It seems that the Korean football official in the 2002 World Cup went too far. In the eyes of their group of Korean fans, it is nothing more than home advantage. Therefore, in today's game, when he bravely punished Al-Sadd for the more important and crucial two-goal violation, he naturally took the initiative to think that it should also be a home whistle situation that should also help the Goryeo team privately.

Li Xuan shook his head, as if he confirmed that there was only this possibility, and naturally expressed a little amusement to the overly self-mindedness of this group of Korean fans.

Of course, at this time, he will not take the initiative to break it. If it is better for Goryeo fans to associate it in this way, then his reputation in Goryeo can at least be better, so that some fans can change the seemingly hostile gaze towards him before.

As for Al Sadd, who "seems to have suffered a loss", I believe they all understand that there is no problem with the penalty on the field, and they have now successfully won the final, and they will not care about these small problems!

In addition, Li Xuan's current reputation as a referee will not be seriously affected, after all, these possible "home whistles" in the eyes of Korean fans are actually not biased at all, and the punishment standards are traceable.

So, Li Xuan held his head high, behaved more confidently and calmly, and confidently accepted this kind of active misunderstanding of thanks from the Goryeo fans.

"Li Xuan, from today onwards, I will support you better!"

"Thank you very much, it's us who don't fight for it, and your penalty has been done very well!"

"He's really a smart and handsome referee, why isn't it our Great Korean?"

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Li Xuan continued to listen to the compliments from the Korean fans with regret, and felt more and more that they had lived in a world of false prosperity in the 2002 World Cup for a long time, and that they obviously did not attach much importance to the impartiality of the referees in their bones.

Of course, Li Xuan still doesn't pay attention to the abnormal mentality of Goryeo fans. As long as he finishes the AFC Champions League final match related to Korea, he will not be hacked by more people, but can still be accepted by the Koreans, then he is actually satisfied, and he doesn't need to think about all kinds of irrelevant things.

After a long period of high-fives and thanks, Li Xuan appeared in front of the AFC officials almost with a somewhat sore palm.

And several official bigwigs from the AFC are about to award medals to Li Xuan and the referee team behind him.

"Congratulations, Li Xuan, really well done! Come on, I hope to see you in the law enforcement finals next year!"

When the handshake ceremony was completed in a row and came to the last big man, this was obviously Zhang Jinlong, who had been acting as the president of the AFC for a period of time, but he congratulated and praised Li Xuan for the first time.

"Thank you, Mr. President!" Li Xuan bent his neck and asked Zhang Jinlong to help him bring the medal smoothly, and then took the souvenir, then subconsciously continued, "However, Mr. President, I hope that I will not have to continue to enforce the finals next time." I'm looking forward to seeing the club reach the AFC Champions League final as well. I want to be like the fans on the sidelines and see my club team in such a lively and exciting stadium!"

"Hahaha, I also hope that this situation can be realized as soon as possible. But if that's the case, I look forward to you appearing in the Champions League final, and you will continue to win glory for our Chinese. At such a young age and with great ability, he should appear on the right stage. Don't worry, I will give you a high score for this season's referee assessment!"

Zhang Jinlong patted Li Xuan on the shoulder, and had a rare happy chat with Li Xuan.

"Thank you, so I'm relieved!"

Then, such a scene was recorded by other senior AFC officials next to him, as well as more cameras, proving that there is really a simple friendship between Li Xuan and Zhang Jinlong. (To be continued.) )