Chapter 14 Playing Tiger (2) The first red card
The South Korean fans were very unhappy, and Lao Lei's smile made them feel that they were being underestimated, and the boos immediately rose to another level. But what they got was a bigger smile, and by this time they had reached their extreme, and the boos couldn't get louder. After a while, they could only helplessly reduce the boos, they needed to catch their breath. At this time, Lao Lei's smile was even bigger, and he suddenly waved his hands to Lu Shang, signaling to continue to shout, why didn't he come, it was too boring. At least that's what Korean fans think, and sure enough, the boos rang out again, and Lao Lei nodded with satisfaction, saying in his heart that he was really good.
If Korean fans knew Lao Lei's thoughts, it is estimated that many people would be so angry that they vomited blood. At this time, Sanchez, the Argentine referee on duty in this game, noticed the situation at the scene and came over to warn Lao Lei, asking him to stop provoking South Korean fans. Lao Lei skillfully said that he just showed a smile to show his friendliness and cheer for the fans of his national team.
Sanchez didn't bother to argue with Ray, and turned to leave after the warning. Lao Lei felt that he was going to play a full set of acts, and he shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands to the camera that was still facing him, adding a standard innocent expression. It was infuriating to the Korean fans, but there weren't loud boos because they were still gasping for breath.
"Roar, look at Reima, this is a bad boy. But I think we can look forward to this game because every time Reima gets such a 'warm' cheer from the away fans, he always does something that no one else can do. Journalists, gentlemen, don't blink from now on, or you may miss a shot that could get you promoted and raised. A word of advice to you, keep an eye on our number 13, Remayr. The Portuguese commentator was stunned for a moment before joking.
This time, Lao Lei finally showed his "bad" side in front of the world football world. Taking this as a starting point, Lao Lei's journey around the world to do "bad" began from here. There was a change in Portugal's main lineup in this game compared to the previous game, Oliveira replaced Xavier, who had been in poor form, with Beto. After a series of ceremonies such as playing the national anthem and exchanging team flags, the game will begin.
It was 7:30 p.m., which was the start time of the game. With the referee's whistle, the South Korean team kicked off first. The South Korean team, which has the home advantage, launched an active offensive amid the cheers of the home fans. The Portuguese team, according to Oliveira's strategy before the game, first had to stabilize the defense, win the ball and control the ball.
The Koreans have always prided themselves on their ability to run, and since the start of this race, they have seen people who can run better than themselves. After Lao Lei and Rui Costa started the game, they retracted slightly in the middle to form a large gate to stabilize the team's defense, waiting for the Korean team's initial momentum to pass. Lao Lei gave full play to his running advantages in the middle, and his figure was almost all over the middle. Every Korean player with the ball in the middle will be quickly targeted and entangled by Lao Lei, and then have to pass back.
However, Portugal did not immediately gain control of the midfield, after all, except for Lao Lei, Rui Costa is not such a player with strong running ability. This kind of clearing situation made the two sides basically form an entanglement and stalemate in the middle in the first few minutes of the opening game. In the 4th minute, there was the first shot on goal of the game.
Seeing that it was not easy for Portugal to guard the midfield on the ground through a good player of skill, the midfielders of the South Korean team immediately chose to pick up the pass over the top. South Korea's Lee Young-joo stopped the ball with his back to the goal chest, and before the Portuguese defenders came up, he didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground, and turned to volley. In the pity of the Korean fans in the whole stadium, the anti-aircraft gun was put on the goal. Although the shot did not pose a threat to Baia, it greatly boosted the morale of the South Korean team, and the applause and cheers of the fans played a role in boosting the morale of the South Korean team.
With such morale, the South Korean team launched a fierce attack. The running on the field suddenly accelerated, and Lao Lei seemed a little struggling alone. After all, Rui Costa has always been an attacking player, and his defensive ability is still limited. With an aggressive run, South Korea temporarily suppressed Portugal.
In the 10th minute, South Korea made a long diagonal pass from the wing, and Costa grabbed the first drop in the penalty area and pushed the ball out. However, the football did not go far, and near the edge of the penalty area, Kuto and South Korea's Xue Qixuan squeezed together to grab the position. The two jumped up towards the football, and Lao Lei clearly saw that Xue Qixuan's elbow was erected and hit Kuto directly in the face. After Kuto landed, he covered his face and fell directly on the court, screaming in pain, and did not get up for a while.
To Lao Lei's surprise, the referee Sanchez, who could see clearly in front of the two, didn't even say anything, and didn't even blow the whistle. After the game, the ball was kicked out of the sideline by Beto with a big kick in advance, and the game was suspended. At this time, Lao Lei rushed directly to Sanchez and asked loudly: "Why don't you whistle?" My teammate was elbowed to the ground. At this time, there were other Portuguese players who came around and asked for an explanation, but Sanchez was not indifferent at all. South Korean fans also booed at this time, apparently expressing their displeasure with the behaviour of the Portuguese players, who were firmly on the side of their players.
At this time, the Portuguese team doctor had already entered the field and gave Coutto a simple treatment. It wasn't a big problem, and Kuto got up and continued to play in. However, Lao Lei felt that something was wrong, and Sanchez's penalty just now seemed to him to be completely substandard. Is it the home whistle? Lao Lei is not sure in his heart, the home whistle has always existed, and the referee is biased towards the home team in some fouls that can be judged or not, which has become everyone's default unspoken rule in private. But Lao Lei's heart faintly felt that this did not seem to be a normal range of home whistles, he could only hope that this was not true, otherwise Portugal would be difficult to play in this game.
After the resumption of the game, the South Korean team continued its previous strong offensive stance. In such an intense scramble, neither team was able to control the football well, with errors on both sides and a quick transition of possession. Although Portugal stabilized the situation slightly, in the face of the current situation on the field, Lao Lei and Rui Costa also had to temporarily use more long passes to support the front. The gorgeous cooperation of the last game was not played for a while in front of the Korean team that was running desperately with sufficient physical strength at this time.
With the midfield difficult to control, the two sides invariably played long passes, and each other had several attacks but was not much of a threat. Lao Lei felt more and more uneasy in his heart, because South Korea's actions have been not small, but Sanchez did not even give the Korean team a few verbal warnings. Figo and Joao were so annoyed by the frontcourt players that he could feel the anger of his teammates slowly rising. Old Ray thought of the mask card he had obtained at the end of the season, and felt that he might have to use it in this game.
In the 22nd minute, Beto tackled Xue Qixuan, who broke through with the ball, on the left side. In Lao Lei's opinion, if you want to follow the referee's previous law enforcement, you should not be able to take a card, at most it should be a verbal warning. However, Lao Lei vaguely felt that it would not be so simple, and sure enough, referee Sanchez did not hesitate to take out a yellow card and give it to Beto. This time, Lao Lei is sure that the referee's law enforcement in this field is going to be very biased towards South Korea, or to blow the black whistle.
Lao Lei has the heart to communicate with his teammates, so that his teammates can pay attention, control their emotions, and not be caught by the referee, especially the players in the front court. However, due to the fast pace of the game, Lao Lei never seized the opportunity to remind his teammates.
In the 24th minute, after Beto got a pass from Lao Lei on the right side, he quickly dribbled the ball and wanted to launch a counterattack. After passing through the midfield, he played the ball straight to Joao in the middle, and as long as Joao took the ball down, it could form a situation of more and less play. South Korea's midfielder Kim Tae-yeong was behind Joao and kicked him down directly, which was very vicious. It was a move that was enough to warrant a red card, and Sanchez finally gave South Korea a card, albeit with a yellow card.
This caused a great deal of displeasure among Joao and the Portuguese players. And the Portuguese commentator also bluntly expressed his dissatisfaction: "From the start of the game to the present, the Argentine referee has used two more standards to enforce the law against South Korea and Portugal. The enforcement of the shit and the penalty, this is my deepest impression of this game so far, and it seems that the referee wants to be the protagonist on the field. “
Joao excitedly expressed his displeasure when he got up, and he yelled at Sanchez, looking a little out of control. At this time, Lao Lei hurriedly pulled him away, and at this time, he couldn't give the referee another reason to play the card. He said: "Joao, control your emotions. You're like this, that's what they want. However, looking at Joao, whose cheeks were flushed with anger, Lao Lei didn't know if he had listened to it, and his uneasy premonition became stronger and stronger.
And in the 27th minute, Lao Lei's uneasy premonition became a reality. Figo broke through with the ball on the left and was caught by South Korea and cut off the football. South Korea's No. 21 Park Ji-sung was preparing to launch a counterattack after receiving the ball. At this time, Joao, who was a little out of control, directly put down Park Ji-sung with a scissor kick.
With a "beep", Sanchez ran in front of Joao and showed a red card directly. Joao stayed for a while, and he completely lost his mind when he was enraged by the unfair treatment, he rushed at Sanchez frantically, pushed his hands forward, pushed Sanchez a few steps backwards, and then followed reluctantly. At this time, Couto also ran wildly, because he was already dissatisfied with the elbow in the 10th minute, and he also pressed against Sanchez's chest with Joao.
At this time, Lao Lei and Rui Costa quickly pulled away two people, as well as other Portuguese players who wanted to rush up. At this time, the situation on the field has become even worse, knowing that Joao has been sent off, which is irreversible, and it would be terrible for anyone to get a red card.
In addition to Joao's red card, the riot was accompanied by yellow cards from Couto and Oliveira. Oliveira, who was on the sidelines, angrily rushed to the fourth official because of Sanchez's penalty, and even burst into foul language in excitement. As a result, he also received a yellow card.
At this point, less than 30 minutes into the game, Portugal had to fight with 10.