Just as the Chinese team and Chinese fans were celebrating their victory, the Japanese team filed a complaint with the Asian Football Confederation and FIFA, demanding an additional suspension for Lu Wenbin.
It turned out that Maya Yoshida was elbowed by Lu Wenbin during the game, and a rib was broken, which required several months of treatment.
They believed that Lu Wenbin's elbow was intentional in retaliation for Maya Yoshida's tackle.
According to them, Yoshida Maya's tackle was a normal one, while Lu Wenbin's elbow was a malicious one.
As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused anger and criticism from Chinese media and fans.
"Fuck, you still have the nerve to complain? It was clearly Maya Yoshida who shoved the guy from behind, right?"
"He deserves to have his bones broken. It hurts so much that he dares to tackle someone from behind!"
"The red card and injury are too easy for him. Yoshida Maya should be given additional punishment!"
Some pro-Japanese media in other countries also expressed doubts, claiming that Lu Wenbin's elbow to Maya Yoshida should be considered as deliberate retaliation and that he should be subject to additional penalties and suspension.
The Japanese are delighted, but the AFC and FIFA will not just listen to the Japanese complaints.
Lu Wenbin is currently the hottest Ballon d'Or winner, so any issue involving him must be handled with caution, otherwise it may become international news if not handled with care.
After careful analysis and judgment, the AFC finally announced that Lu Wenbin accidentally hit Yoshida Maya with his elbow while falling to the ground, and there was no intentional elbowing.
If you want to blame someone, just blame Maya Yoshida for trying to tackle Lu Wenbin, and then having the bad luck of being pinned down by Lu Wenbin!
When the final result came out, Chinese players and fans, as well as Lu Wenbin himself, all breathed a sigh of relief.
The Chinese team has two more games coming up, either the semifinals and finals, or the semifinals and third- and fourth-place finals. Both games are unavoidable.
If Lu Wenbin is really banned, it will be tantamount to the loss of the greatest player of the Chinese team. The Chinese team's dream of winning the Asian Cup will have to wait at least another four years.
Fortunately, the final result made the Chinese players and fans feel relieved.
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As the match day progressed, the other quarter-finals were also decided.
Qatar once again took advantage of its hosting position and defeated Jordan 2-1 at the Khalifa Stadium to advance to the semi-finals.
The final scores of the other two quarter-finals were both 1-0: Australia 1-0 Iraq and South Korea 1-0 Iran.
The semi-finalists of the 2011 Qatar Asian Cup are China, Qatar, Australia and South Korea.
The semi-final matchups are China vs. South Korea and Qatar vs. Australia.
This is a real battle between China and South Korea, and it is no longer just the second team of South Korea.
Of course, the Chinese team, which has Lu Wenbin, also fielded all its main players.
For the championship, both sides must use their main forces to fight with real swords and guns. The match date is January 25th.
On January 23, in the 21st round of Serie A, Udinese VS Inter Milan. Inter Milan lost 1-3 to Udinese away and the points remained at 51.
However, this point is still far ahead of the second place, and it sits firmly at the top of the Serie A standings.
Then, on January 25th, it will be the semi-final of the Asian Cup between China and South Korea.
In recent years, the South Korean team has had an advantage over the Japanese team and is slightly stronger than the Japanese team.
On the other hand, the Chinese team had players injured in the last game, and some players were suspended due to accumulated yellow cards, and three players were changed in the starting lineup of the Chinese team.
Moreover, even the starting players, except for Lu Wenbin who had an abnormal physique, were already running out of energy due to continuous fighting.
If Lu Wenbin had not been on the court, the South Korean team would probably have defeated the Chinese team by a large margin.
However, with the bug-like Lu Wenbin on the forward line, the outcome is hard to predict, and most people are optimistic that the Chinese team will win.
After the game started, the South Korean team was also cautious and did not dare to press forward: they were also afraid that their back line would be broken by Lu Wenbin like the Japanese team.
As for the Chinese team, they defended the goal and did not want to let the South Korean team score easily.
As a result of both teams focusing more on defense than offense, the first half of the game was a bit dull, with the score still 0-0 after 45 minutes of play.
Lu Wenbin's free kick missed, and he didn't have many shooting opportunities in open play, as they were all cleared by the heavily defended South Korean team.
Just when the audience was complaining that the semi-final was not exciting enough, after a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and the situation suddenly changed. The semi-final suddenly became intense again.
The South Korean team still had a grudge against the 0-3 loss to the Chinese team in the East Asian Four Finals last year and wanted to avenge it. In addition, the second half had just begun, and if the Chinese team was not focused, they might be able to sneak in and score a goal.
The Chinese team also had the same idea, wanting to launch a quick attack at the beginning of the second half.
No one wants to play overtime or even a penalty shootout.
This made the second half of the game more interesting.
In the 49th minute, Lu Wenbin dribbled past two players and suddenly took a long shot from outside the penalty area.
Everyone thought that Lu Wenbin was going to break into the penalty area, but unexpectedly Lu Wenbin suddenly took a long shot from outside the penalty area. Many people were caught off guard, including goalkeeper Zheng Chenglong.
Although Zheng Chenglong touched the ball due to the long distance, he was not able to completely block it because he was a little slow to react.
The ball finally stubbornly broke free from Zheng Chenglong's save, hit the inside post and bounced into the net.
Lu Wenbin scored the first goal, giving the Chinese team a 1-0 lead.
But the strength of the South Korean team should not be underestimated, and the Chinese team's defense is indeed much weaker.
In the 62nd minute, Park Ji-sung, who played for the South Korean team for the 100th time, received a wonderful pass from his teammate in the penalty area and turned to shoot. Goalkeeper Yang Zhi couldn't even make a save and could only watch Park Ji-sung's shot turn into a goal.
Park Ji-sung equalized the score for South Korea, with the score at 1-1.
In the 76th minute, Lu Wenbin dribbled the ball and broke through three players on the wing before cutting inside, attracting the attention of many defensive players of the South Korean team, and then passed the ball across the middle.
Zheng Zhi rushed forward and shot the ball. Although his shooting skills were usually not good, this ball hit the right angle, avoiding the save of goalkeeper Zheng Chenglong and going into the net.
Lu Wenbin assisted Zheng Zhi to score another goal, giving the Chinese team a 2-1 lead.
The Koreans are still very tenacious. Putting aside the refereeing scandals, South Korea in 2002 still showed some of their excellent qualities, that is, their tenacious fighting spirit.
Of course, there may be pressure from being the host country, but the Koreans’ unyielding character is still worthy of praise.
What's more, we are only one goal behind now. As long as we score one more goal, we can at least tie the score and drag the game into overtime.
Therefore, the South Korean team stepped up their offensive and successfully scored a goal in the 88th minute.
This was a free kick attack. Ji Sung-yueng took a corner kick and Che Du-ri headed the ball from the back post and headed it into the Chinese team's goal.
The South Korean team actually equalized the score, and the score between the two sides was 2-2.
At this time, the time has come to the 88th minute. Either someone scores a goal in the last few minutes, or it will be time for overtime. (Seeking monthly votes)