At the beginning of the second half, a player of the Chinese team was injured and could not continue the game, so he was replaced.

This is really not good news for the Chinese team.

Some superstitious people even think that this may be some kind of ominous omen.

Superstition is naturally untrustworthy, but it is not entirely unreasonable. After all, forced substitutions at the back can do have a number of undesirable effects.

The four people who were originally training together on the premise of a complete defensive line were suddenly injured in the game and were replaced, and the people who were temporarily replaced and the remaining three defenders were probably caught off guard.

The temporary substitution will have to re-settle with the other three, which could be an offensive opportunity for the opponent before the run-in is done.

Not to mention that before this Asian Cup, Perrin chose to be a central defender and gave up Feng Xiaoting, which caused some controversy. Many people are not optimistic about Ren Xing's performance in this position.

Because Ren Xing is too reckless, it is easy to eat cards and lose position.

In the group stage, Ren Xing was suspended in the third game because he received a yellow card in the first and second games. Fortunately, the Chinese team had already won the group at that time, so the result of the third game was not so important. Otherwise, if the Chinese team wants to fight North Korea in the third game to compete for the right to qualify from the group, Ren Xing's absence may make the Chinese team have hidden dangers in the defensive line.

In this game, Perrin asked Ren Xing to play fullback, probably because he was a little uneasy about him, and planned to put him on the side, so that even if Ren Xing made a mistake, he would not directly threaten the goal of the Chinese team.

Who thought that Mei Yuan's injury in the second half made Ren Xing return to the central defender position.

This has added to the worries of some who are already unhappy with Ren Xing's starting centre-back.

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The South Korean team also seemed to think that Mei Yuan's injury was an opportunity for them, so after the game restarted, the South Korean team strengthened the offensive on Ren Xing's side, hoping to open the Chinese team's defense through Ren Xing and directly threaten the Chinese team's goal.

Their offensive momentum finally paid off in the 55th minute.

In the 55th minute, the South Korean team launched an attack, and when Ren Xing was in the rush, he fouled Lee Geun-ho, and the referee awarded the South Korean team a free kick in front of the right side.

This free kick is very far away, and it is difficult to directly threaten the goal of the Chinese team, but it can be like a corner kick, pass the football to the goal, and then come to the top of the ball.

Ren Xing also defended himself routinely, saying that he only kicked the ball, but the referee did not believe him and insisted that the penalty for the foul was not changed.

South Korea, on the other hand, quickly completed preparations for the free-kick.

There were their men in the front, middle and back three points in the penalty area, and central defenders Kim Young-kwan and Guo Taihui hit the goal of the Chinese team.

"The South Korean team won a free kick, and the Chinese team should defend carefully and not give the other side a chance to ......," said the commentator He Ping, whose voice was a little small in the end, as if he was afraid of being hit by what he said, so he simply didn't say it.

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After the Chinese team also made defensive preparations in the penalty area, the referee blew the whistle for the kick-off.

South Korea's captain Ji Chengyong kicked the football in front of the Chinese team's goal.

Son Xingmin, who was originally in the middle, suddenly rushed forward to the front point, and then jumped up to head the ball!

Staying at the front of the post was Zheng Zhi, the captain of the Chinese team, who jumped up and prepared to clear the ball with a header.

He's got his position, and the ball is basically his.

But just as he almost hit the football, Son Xingmin rushed over from the air and joined him.

Sun Xingmin shook his head at the football, but the football had been pushed out by Zheng Zhi in advance, so his head happened to be on Zheng Zhi's temple.

Zheng Zhi, who was hit in the temple, covered his face and fell to the ground, and the football flew outside the penalty area.

After falling to the ground, Zheng Zhi didn't get up immediately, he just covered his face and curled up on the ground, looking very painful.

Wang Xiaolei, the goalkeeper of the Chinese team, witnessed the whole process, and he immediately raised his arm to signal to the referee.

But the referee's whistle didn't blow and his eyes seemed to move with the ball outside the box.

After the football was pushed out by Zheng Zhi, it happened to fall back to Ji Chengyong's side, he raised his foot again and brought the football back to the front of the penalty area, and he deliberately passed it towards the place where Zheng Zhi fell to the ground.

Sure enough, when the football passed, Zheng Zhi still didn't get up from the ground.

At this time, many Chinese players also noticed this scene, and they raised their arms to signal to the referee that a player was injured and the game should be stopped. At the same time, they also expect the South Korean team to be a little more sportsmanlike and take the initiative to give up this attacking opportunity......

But perhaps it should be said that the players of the Chinese team are too naïve, and the arrows are all on the string, how can the Koreans give up?

Gao Zheng, who was defending at the back of the penalty area, saw this scene and shouted anxiously: "Leave the referee alone!" Defend!! ”

Before he finished speaking, he saw Sun Xingmin, who stayed in place after the battle, first looked down at Zheng Zhi who was still lying on the ground, and then faced the flying football, and his body began to lean back.

The height of the ball passed by Ji Chengyong was not very high when it flew to him, and he could have stopped the ball with his chest, but since then, he is worried that he will be caught by the defenders of the Chinese team, and he will not even be able to turn around at that time, and he will talk about shooting.

So he chose to take the risk of a direct barb!

Sun Xingmin, who leaned back, lifted his right leg up with his strength and kicked the flying football!

Wang Xiaolei, who was still raising his hand and shouting at the referee, saw the football flying over, and it was too late to make a save, and his save was only half done, and he didn't do it completely.

The football flew past him and into the goal!

Wang Xiaolei didn't finish the save, maybe because he felt that the referee would blow the ball out, or maybe he didn't react...... But none of these reasons are important.

The football flew into the goal, and the referee's whistle sounded, but instead of blowing the whistle for the goal, it was the whistle that pointed to the center circle to score an effective whistle!

"The ball is in!" He Ping shouted in disappointment: "Our players made a big mistake in this defense - when the referee didn't stop the game, the game was still over, everyone should focus on the game, not foul the referee!" South Korea seized the opportunity and scored the equalizer! Maybe Son Heung-min did foul when he was fighting for the top, but that should be something to talk about after we can prevent this attack! ”

Xu Yang sighed heavily: "Our players are once again planted on lack of experience!" If a player is injured, the attacking party with the ball can choose to kick the ball out of the game and stop the game, but they can also continue to attack, and the rules do not mandate them to stop the game, the decision is in the hands of the referee. If the referee doesn't blow the whistle, the game should continue...... You can accuse the South Korean team of not being sportsmanlike, but they didn't break the rules! ”

The South Korean commentator excitedly shouted in the commentary seat: "Son Heung-min!! He equalised for South Korea with a brilliant barb ball!! This goal is a strong contender for the best goal in this Asian Cup! Hit the Chinese team's backline by surprise with a barb goal, this is really a genius idea!! Convincing! The Chinese team made a mistake in defense, they mistakenly thought that Sun Xingmin had committed a foul when he was fighting for the top, but it was just a normal physical collision, and the referee did not say anything, and they gave up the game early...... Son Xingmin's goal is also thanks to the help of the Chinese defenders, haha! ”

The commentator of the Korean TV station also laughed next to him: "I doubt that the players of the Chinese team really understand the rules of football, do they think that if someone falls to the ground, the attacking side with the ball must kick the football out of the field?" As we said before, even if Gao Zheng is present in this Chinese team, the overall strength is still far inferior to that of the South Korean team, just because of these players...... I suddenly felt sad for Gao Zheng, his ability is really strong, but in China, with such a group of teammates, no matter how strong the ability is, it is meaningless......"

In the TV broadcast screen, behind the Korean team players who were excitedly celebrating, were the Chinese team players with a confused face.