Chapter 503: The longest goal in the World Cup and the biggest loss in South Korea

Chapter 503: The longest goal in the World Cup and the biggest loss in South Korea

"aoaooaoaoooo——"

The Portuguese fans at the Education City Stadium were extremely excited, releasing all their energy and cheering for Leo who scored the first goal.

The South Korean fans in the audience were heartbroken. Any little hope they had was now completely shattered.

If it were another team, they would still have the confidence to make a comeback.

But their opponent is Portugal led by Martin.

Based on past cases, the probability of turning defeat into victory is zero.

Son Heung-min, who was absolutely responsible for the goal, held his head in pain, with tears streaming down his eyes.

No South Korean player took the initiative to comfort him. It was goalkeeper Diogo Costa, who had just celebrated a goal, who put his arm around his shoulders and consoled him: "Don't be too sad, you'll get used to it soon."

At first, Son Heung-min felt better because someone finally came to comfort him.

I didn't expect Diogo Costa to come here to deliver a critical hit.

What do you mean you'll get used to it soon?
Does that mean I will lose the ball and concede a goal?

Ashley!
The director gave slow-motion replays one after another.

The commentators from various TV stations also praised Martin for stealing the ball and then making a long pass to find Leo.

Park Ke-ho, a commentator for SBS Sports TV from South Korea, criticized Son Heung-min's personal behavior of sticking to the ball: "As the captain, Son Heung-min has an unshirkable responsibility for this goal. Everyone knows that Martin has strong defensive ability. You also knew it during your time at Tottenham Hotspur. Why did you humiliate yourself? And let the great South Korea once again ascend to the pillar of shame in history! It's so infuriating!"

Francisco, the commentator of Portugal's National Sports TV, said loudly: "It's a great goal! But I hope this goal is just the beginning. There will be more goals one after another, making this South Korean team pay for its dirty deeds 20 years ago!"

The game resumed and South Korea, which was behind in the score, seemed to calm down.

Perhaps it was because the players on the field were unhappy with Son Heung-min, and almost no players were willing to pass the ball to him.

Especially Lee Kang-in, who repeatedly ignored Son Heung-min's attempts to get the ball, even when he was in a dead end.

His behavior also angered Son Heung-min, who exploded when Lee Kang-in's forced breakthrough almost led to a counterattack.

Son Heung-min angrily shouted at Lee Kang-in: "Can't you see me?"

"I saw it, but I just didn't want to pass it, lest you cause us to lose another goal."

Li Gangren looked directly into Son Heung-min's eyes and said nonchalantly.

"you!"

Son Heung-min was so angry that he even grabbed Lee Kang-in's jersey with his left hand, but Cho Kyu-sung reacted quickly and pushed the two apart in time.

Lee Jae-sung and Jung You-young then pulled the two apart, fearing that they would repeat the scene in which Newcastle's 'Dragon and Phoenix' Bowyer and Dyer got into a fight and were both sent off with red cards.

By then, it will not only be Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in who will be embarrassed, but also their entire country.

Taking this issue into consideration, even if Son Heung-min is unhappy, he can only put the overall situation first.

Some of the Portuguese players who still wanted to watch the show and the Portuguese and neutral fans in the audience felt speechless. They wanted to see a real-life version of "Bowyer and Dyer" fighting each other.

The 'Crouching Dragon and Phoenix' at the World Cup arena are more entertaining to watch.

Although the conflict did not escalate, the two had a grudge against each other and had no contact during the subsequent game time and did not pass the ball to each other.

Head coach Paulo Bento was speechless, but there was nothing he could do.

After all, as a foreign head coach, he is only responsible for arranging the lineup and can bring positive factors to the locker room if conditions permit.

But the problem is that it is impossible to integrate, and most of the communication is done by translation.

South Korea is already far weaker than Portugal, and now with its two main stars not cooperating, it will be even more difficult for their offense to threaten Portugal's defense.

The offensive system led by Martin naturally took control of the overall situation of the game easily, while the defensive system led by Kim Young-Kwon and Kwon Kyung-won felt very exhausted despite their best efforts, and was in great pain.

The South Korean fans in the audience were sighing.

To them, this situation is so terrible that even a dog would shake his head.

The Dragon fans who were watching the live broadcast of the game were very excited and hoped that Portugal, led by Martin, could score goals one after another.

The Portuguese fans in front of the TV thought so too, because... now they have a chance to avenge themselves for the 2002 World Cup.

Twenty years later, aren't they the same group of people?

So what?

This team is called South Korea, and the team emblem on their chest is the Taegeuk Tiger.

Those fans didn't have long to wait.

In the 13th minute, Martin received the pass from Vitinha at the front of the penalty area and stopped and kicked the ball, which was close to the ground. Kim Young-Kwon subconsciously fell to the ground to block it, but was half a beat slow and also interfered with the vision of goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu. By the time he saw the ball and made a save, it was too late.

"The ball is in!"

"Martin!"

"He scored a long shot at 13 minutes and 28 seconds into the game!"

CCTV5 commentator He Wei said loudly: "This goal is also his fifth goal in this World Cup! If nothing unexpected happens, he has already booked the Golden Boot Award of this World Cup! And... the Golden Ball Award!"

"Although the Qatar World Cup has only reached the third round of the group stage, I believe Martin will successfully defend the Golden Boot Award!"

Commentator Xu Yang nodded slightly.

"aoaooaooaooo——"

The entire Education City Stadium once again became a sea of ​​joy for Portuguese fans, with their cheers coming one after another.

The South Korean fans in the audience sighed and some even wondered whether they should leave early.

Not only the Portuguese and Dragon fans in front of the TV were secretly happy, but also the national team fans who suffered from the black whistle of South Korea in 2002 were cheering loudly, and hoped that Portugal led by Martin would continue to score goals, the more the better.

The game starts again.

Trailing by two goals, South Korea had no choice but to intensify its attack.

However, Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in, who were in internal conflict, were unwilling to submit to each other and had no intention of cooperating. Both wanted to use their superior personal abilities to threaten Diogo Costa guarding the goal.

It's a pity that neither of them is a superstar who can secretly resolve the battle by himself.

If Portugal had not sent out half of its main players in this game, South Korea, which had no coordination at all, would probably have fallen behind by a large margin.

However, the substitute players also wanted to show themselves well, so they were very serious and 100% committed when switching from defense to offense, and firmly supported the tactical style of play with Martin as the core.

Li Gangren broke through the right side of the attack and caused Nunes to foul. The referee on duty decisively awarded a free kick.

If it were in the past, the free kick would definitely be taken by captain Son Heung-min.

But today, Lee Kang-in just wanted to make things difficult for Son Heung-min, saying that he created the free kick, so he must take the penalty.

Son Heung-min will definitely not let him.

Then, another interesting scene appeared on the field.

Li Gangren, who seemed to have compromised, took a run-up after hearing the referee's whistle and kicked the football at the foul spot towards the goal.

The football that rose from the ground did not pass through the human wall and was blocked by Ruben Dias' chest.

Li Gangren reacted very quickly and planned to kick the bouncing football towards the goal again.

I didn't expect someone to be faster than him.

"Martin!!"

Accompanied by a loud shout from Sky TV commentator Andy Gray.

Martin, who had already started, poked the ball out with the toe of his right foot at a speed visible to the naked eye before Li Gangren swung his left foot to kick the ball.

In order to narrow the gap, South Korea sent a large number of people to attack, leaving almost no one behind.

The left back Jin Zhenzhu, who was lagging behind, rushed to Martin, thinking that he would not hesitate to commit a foul. But would Martin give him a chance?
The answer is obviously no.

Martin had a wide field of vision, and he noticed with his peripheral vision that goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu was standing very forward, so the first thing he did after stealing the ball was to adjust his steps accordingly.

He supported his body with his right foot and kicked the lower middle part of the football with the inside of his left foot like a whip.

The football took off from the left side of Portugal's defense, about 20 meters away from the center line, and flew diagonally towards the South Korean goal.

The football flew into the sky quickly and sharply.

Kim Seung-gyu was retreating quickly and just ran to the top circle of the penalty area. He saw the football kicked by Martin begin to fall above the penalty area line, so he stopped in pain.

Based on our understanding of Martin, there is a high probability that no accidents will occur.

as predicted!

The falling football landed in front of the penalty spot, then bounced off the ground and smashed into the snow-white net.

The score on the scoreboard also changed from 2:0 to 3:0.

Martin's personal goal tally in this World Cup also increased to 6 goals.

"Nice long-range lob shot!"

CCTV5 commentator He Wei said passionately: "Martin's kick was so beautiful. He grabbed the ball, stopped the ball and shot it in one go. No action was superfluous. The key is that the ball was kicked out quickly, accurately and fiercely!"

At this point, he suddenly thought of something: "Martin's goal also set a record for the longest goal in the World Cup!"

"Thank you, South Korean guy, for the goal-scoring opportunity."

Martin, who was celebrating the goal, looked at Lee Kang-in who had another conflict with Son Heung-min with a slight smile on his face.

South Korea head coach Paulo Bento realized that allowing the game to continue would definitely be a tragedy and could also bring a devastating blow to South Korea.

Replacing one of the players becomes a top priority.

Son Heung-min is the captain and the top star of South Korea, so he naturally cannot be substituted.

Then... there can only be Li Gangren, a young and ignorant post-00 youth who plans to transform the workplace.

After the Portuguese players celebrated their lead with the third goal, the conflict between Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in was resolved again by their teammates.

Whether it was the commentator in front of the TV or the fans watching the live broadcast of the game, they all shook their heads and were speechless about the contradictions in South Korea.

SBS Sports TV commentator Park Ke-ho looked at the camera directed at the South Korean coaching booth and frowned, saying, "It feels like a disgrace to the grandmother's house. Paulo Bento, why don't you replace one of them!"

Then, the director restored the entire process of Martin's goal.

The broadcaster also gave the distance between Martin's long-range lob and the goal.

76.3m.

"A new World Cup record for the longest goal!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei said impassionedly.

South Korean fans who watched the live broadcast of the game were particularly distressed.

Not only did their national team concede the fastest goal in this World Cup, but they also conceded the third fastest goal since the founding of the World Cup. Together with the 2002-second fastest goal conceded record set in the 11 World Cup, this means that they accounted for two of the top three.

Such a record is certainly a great honor for Portugal, but it is an absolute shame for South Korea.

I never expected that before the game had even started for 20 minutes, the longest lost ball record was set...

Looking at Martin on the broadcast screen again, they hated him!

Before the game resumed, South Korea took the lead in making personnel adjustments.

18↓

11↑

When Li Gangren saw that the number displayed was the number [18] he was wearing, he felt bad.

However, we have to obey the head coach's substitutions.

If he refuses to leave the field, not only will he be unable to survive in South Korea, he will also be targeted in the entire world of football.

No head coach will tolerate a player who disrespects the coach's substitutions.

Football coaches around the world have reached a tacit understanding in this regard.

If he refused to be substituted today, Li Gangren would not have a place in any team.

Because... no coach would use him.

Although he was unhappy, he had to respect the arrangements of head coach Paulo Bento.

With Li Gangren being substituted, South Korea, which was three goals behind, was not as embarrassed as before. There was a lot of cooperation between the players, but it was not so easy to tear through Portugal's defense.

The attack did not pose a threat to Diogo Costa guarding the goal, so the defense was naturally in danger.

In the 33rd minute, Portugal scored another goal.

Martin made wonderful passes in succession with Cancelo, Vitinha and Andre Silva on the right, and then made a cross near the right baseline. The flying football accurately found Leo who was running at high speed at the far end of the goal.

With no one guarding him, he first stopped the ball with his chest, and then shot the ball into the goal guarded by Kim Seung-gyu from the front of the small penalty area on the left.

The score displayed on the scoreboard became 4:0.

The first half of the game had not yet ended and South Korea was trailing by four goals.

A look of pain was on the face of every South Korean player on the field.

South Korean fans in the audience also began to leave in groups to express their extreme dissatisfaction with the team's performance.

Before the end of the first half, Leo broke through at the edge of the penalty area on the left and won a set piece.

Martin sent the ball into the upper left corner of the goal as if he was taking a penalty kick.

The score displayed on the scoreboard changed again.

5: 0.

"I think... today will most likely be a disaster day for South Korean football!"

CCTV5 commentator He Weiqiang suppressed his ecstasy and said seriously: "It is really sad! I hope the South Korean players can perform well in the next game and stop losing the ball..."

After a 15-minute intermission, the game changed sides again in the second half.

Paulo Bento directly used up all the remaining four substitutions, hoping to use fresh blood to bring different changes to the game.

There are indeed changes, but... not much.

Portugal, leading by five goals, did not give up the attack, but chose to avenge the national team 20 years ago.

When the game was over, the scoreboard showed 11:0, which is difficult to achieve even in a table tennis match.

Even Cristiano Ronaldo, who came on as a substitute, scored a hat trick.

When the full-time whistle sounded, the South Korean players obviously knew they were too ashamed to face the whole world. One by one they walked towards the player tunnel and returned to their respective locker rooms, closing their eyes and ears to avoid the bombardment and ridicule from all over the world.

Walking towards the player tunnel, Son Heung-min cried like a tearful man...

The Portuguese players smiled and calmly hugged each other to express their victory.

"competition is over!"

"competition is over!!"

CCTV5 commentator He Wei said loudly: "South Korea has set another shameful record. They surpassed the biggest score of 1982:10 set by Hungary in the 1 World Cup in Spain, becoming the new biggest score difference!"

(End of this chapter)