"The South Korean team still adopted their physical characteristics and firmly suppressed the Spanish team. Spain played cautiously and used their possession advantage to play with South Korea. ”

That's how the first half went.

The South Korean team is really full of energy. They both played extra time with the Italian team, but they still had plenty of energy in this game, pressing the Spanish national team in the midfield. In the battle for midfield, the Spanish players avoided physical contact with the South Korean players.

Of course, the individual quality of the Spanish players is much higher than that of the Korean players, and their skills are excellent. Not to mention that compared with South Korean players, even in European football, the individual skills of Spanish players are quite good. Each of them has a solid football foundation and excellent ball control.

Therefore, they used possession and passing to compete with the South Korean team.

Both sides were constantly tangling in midfield. The South Korean team won because of its good physical strength, ability to run and grab, while Spain won because of good technique, strong ball control and strong passing ability. Spain started with a little caution and did not push forward, while South Korea were not capable of pushing.

As a result, the ball is in the middle of the field and cannot enter the opponent's danger zone. The two sides are constantly grabbing the ball and constantly destroying other people's attacks.

It wasn't until 18 minutes into the first half that Baraja had a chance to shoot from distance. It was the first shot on goal for both sides of the game. There was only one shot on goal in the first half of a game, and you can see that this game is not as good as you imagined. It's very dull, and everyone's energy is focused on the battle for midfield.

I don't know if it's because of Jack's strict enforcement, or because Spain passes the ball too quickly, anyway, after the game starts. The Korean team's movements are slowly not as big as before.

But it's okay when the action is too big, but it's when the action is not big. Kim Nam-il, who had just been warned by Jack's yellow card, sprained his ankle during a rush to the ball.

Hiddink brought on Lee E-yong instead of Kim Nam-il.

Compared to Kim Nam-il. Li Yirong's physical fitness is even worse. Li Yirong is far worse than Jin Nanyi in terms of height and weight. However, Li Yirong also has his own strengths.

He has a wide field of vision, good passing, and is not bad at defending one-on-one. And Lee E-yong, like other Korean players, has physical strength as his strength. I can still run after I come up.

However, because of his poor physical ability, he is still not as good as Kim Nam-il in defense.

"Baraja, pass the ball to Joaquin...... Joaquín was fast, Lee made a tackle, and Joaquín jumped. Joaquin, Joaquín is doing so well. Joaquin. Cross! ”

"Morientes, header...... Li Yun was there, dragging the ball out. ”

South Korea's physical strength is strong, but Korean players are not superhuman after all. They can't really be running for 90 minutes. When they couldn't keep their run, the Spanish team's technical advantage came out. And after Lee Yi-yong replaced Kim Nam-il, it was obvious that the pressure on the Spanish team in the midfield was not as strong as it was at the beginning. As a result, the Spanish team slowly controlled the tempo of the game.

Joaquin, in particular, on the right flank, suddenly became active.

Speaking of South Korea's left-back Lee Young-pyo is also a powerful player, he is definitely the top left-back in Asia. There are even European teams that are paying attention to Lee's performance.

But compared with the top talent in European football at present, Li Rongpyo is still not enough. Joaquín is currently one of the top talents in the entire European football scene. In Spain, he is known as the successor of Figo. Real Madrid are very interested in Joaquin. Joaquin's speed and breakthrough made Li Rongping dizzy.

"Joaquin, Joaquin broke through Li Rongpyo again. Spain's attack was entirely focused on Joaquin's side, who played the ball down the middle...... Belleron. Long shot! ”

"The ball is high."

Spain's advantage slowly emerged, but there was not much time left for Spain in the first half. No sooner had they started the offensive than Jack blew the whistle for the end of the first half. But the time of the intermission. And didn't give Spain any problems with their offense.

After the start of the second half, Spain's attack continued.

Or Joaquín.

There are currently two wings of the Spanish national team. Joaquín on the right and DePedro on the left. Joaquín is a very traditional Spanish winger who plays high-speed breaks. Then cross the route.

Joaquin has the skill, the pace, the quality of his crosses, and he is really fast to break down the wings. Coupled with his excellent technique, few full-backs can defend against him.

And De Pedro and Joaquín are slightly different.

Although he is a left winger, De Pedro has no speed, average passing ability, and mediocre breakthrough ability. It should be said that De Pedro is a player with mediocre technical ability in all aspects.

But since he can become Spain's main left winger, there must be something he can excel in.

The best thing is that he has a golden left foot.

He is actually somewhat similar to Beckham in style, but not as good as Beckham in strength. De Pedro's greatest thing is his ability to cross with his left foot, he doesn't need to break through, he doesn't need to pass, as long as he is given a small space he can get a beautiful 45-degree cross. It's the same with David Beckham.

But it was precisely because of this that the Spanish attack was concentrated on Joaquin's side. After all, South Korean players are close defenders, and it is difficult for players like De Pedro to get rid of Korean players. Joaquín, on the other hand, is a casual breakaway wide player.

It was the same in the second half.

"Hierro, Hierro long pass. Joaquín, Joaquín nice unloading. Joaquin, Joaquin passed...... Oops, Joaquín fell. Lee Young-pyo This is a foul, an obvious foul. ”

"I think I can understand Lee's thoughts. This game was so broken by Joaquin, there must be anger in the psychology. Hahaha. ”

The narrator laughed.

Li Rongpyo is indeed very depressed. He has been in Asian football for many years, when has he ever been broken through like this. Even when he played against Portugal in this World Cup, Figo did not humiliate Li Rongpyo like this.

Therefore, Li Rongbi was depressed and couldn't help but be depressed. This young player of the Spanish team. It's amazing. Therefore, he can only stop Joaquin with fouls this time.

The referee awarded a free kick and gave Lee a yellow card. It was De Pedro who was going to make a free throw. De Pedro, pass! ”

Spain's free-kicks in front were handled by De Pedro. Because he has a golden left foot. It's the same as David Beckham's golden right foot. De Pedro's left-footed free-kick, with its arc and speed, makes it difficult for goalkeepers to judge. So whether Spain is a direct free kick or an indirect free kick, plus a corner kick, De Pedro is responsible.

"Ball, this ball ......"

"This goal is in, this goal is in. We didn't know exactly who scored the goal, but it did. It looks like Elgra's header, and it looks like an own goal. We'll take a look at the replay footage later. ”

"But that doesn't seem right. The assistant referee raised the flag. ”

The Spanish players were cheering for the goal, but not yet happy. The assistant referee next to him was already raising the flag. Jack frowned because Jack didn't understand what the assistant referee meant by raising the flag.

It seems that he does not mean offside.

But since the assistant referee raised the flag and then waved the flag at Jack, Jack of course came to the assistant referee. The man who waved the flag was Lagunas, an assistant referee from Trinidad and Tobago. Jack had to agree with the assistant referee at this time, so he came in person.

"Jack. Referee Lee, Elgra has a move in his hand. It's a foul. ”

Seeing Jack coming, Lagunas expressed his opinion to Jack. Lagunas raised the flag meant that Elgra had committed a foul, so the goal was invalidated.

"Movement in your hands? It's a very ordinary action, not enough to foul. And it's just that there was some tugging at the beginning. There was no pull after the ball was passed. ”

Jack's eyes never took his eyes off the player.

Before passing the ball, Elgra and Kim Tae-young pulled each other. But after the ball was passed, the two of them quickly separated. De Pedro had a pretty good pass of the ball, plus Elgra bouncing in front.

So that Kim Tae-young in the back couldn't react. The ball smashed into Kim Tae-young's shoulder. Bounced into the goal. There is nothing wrong with this ball. And even if two people have a pull on their hands, both sides have a pulling action, which is not a foul. At the time of a free kick, a corner. This level of tugging is commonplace.

"No, Jack. Referee Lee. It's a foul. Elgra pulled his opponent with his hand and pressed the defender again. The goal should have been nullified. ”

Lagunas continues to hold on to his views.

But Jack shook his head. "Referee Lagunas, I said it wasn't a foul. It's a good shot. ”

Jack was a little irritated. As the referee, he has already told him his opinion, but I didn't expect him to insist. That's when Jack remembered his first game.

I've always blamed the referee who sent me off, but now that I think about it, I did a very bad job.

An assistant referee is an assistant referee, and the referee on the field is everything. When the referee decides a decision, the assistant referee can do to express his point of view rather than stick to his opinion. If the referee does not adopt his own point of view, then the assistant referee should not insist, but obey the referee's decision.

Looking at this assistant referee, even Jack had the urge to send him off with a red card. Of course, Jack is not so impulsive, if he really sends his assistant referee off in the World Cup, then Jack, the referee, will also be banned by FIFA.

When Jack was talking to the assistant referee, the Gwangju World Cup Stadium, which was already very noisy, became very quiet. Everyone held their breath and watched Jack and the assistant referee.

If cheers and boos put pressure on the referee, then when the stadium is quiet and you can hear everyone's breathing and your heart beating, the silent pressure is even more breathless. Still, stillness puts more pressure on Jack.

All the fans are waiting for the result, all the players are waiting for the result. All eyes were on Jack and the assistant referee. Although Jack couldn't see the back, he could feel the eyes of tens of thousands of people watching him from behind.

After Jack finally finished talking to Lagunas, he didn't continue to talk to him. Instead, he immediately ran back. While running, the whistle on his mouth was already sounding. The gesture is already clear, and it is a gesture that is valid for a goal.

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！”

'We don't know why the assistant referee raised the flag, but after the referee spoke to the assistant referee, the referee ruled that the goal was valid. We can see from the replay footage that there is really nothing wrong with the ball. I really don't understand the assistant referee's intention to raise the flag. ”

Seeing Jack's gesture, the Spanish players cheered. And the Korean players are very annoyed. But they didn't complain because they really didn't know how to complain.

Even they don't know what to complain about. Offside, as if there was none. foul, it doesn't seem to be. The assistant referees raised the flag, and they themselves did not understand.

"Shhh

The Korean players don't know how to complain, but the Korean fans don't care about that. They had just seen the assistant referee raise the flag, but the referee ruled that the ball was valid, so they booed to express their dissatisfaction. (To be continued......)