After Cha Duri scored the goal, all Koreans, whether they were the players on the field or the fans in the stands, celebrated wildly.
The 90-minute game time was almost over and many Koreans already thought they were going to lose.
Unexpectedly, Cha Duri's header pulled South Korea back from the edge of the cliff.
In contrast, the Chinese team seemed a little depressed.
Victory was about to be achieved, but it turned into a draw. Anyone would be very depressed.
However, Lu Wenbin will not give up. He is good at scoring the winning goal in extra time.
Therefore, when the Koreans were celebrating, Lu Wenbin ran back to the goal, picked up the ball, ran towards the center circle while calling on his teammates to cheer up and prepare for the kick-off, and complained to the referee asking the Koreans not to celebrate too long.
The Koreans did not celebrate for too long. After all, they had only equalized the game and were not leading. They had not won yet, so there was no need to waste time.
The game resumed after both sides returned to their own half.
Lu Wenbin's strength is of course well known. After the game resumed, the Koreans guarded Lu Wenbin more closely.
In the 90th minute, the Chinese team launched a high-quality attack. Zheng Zhi finally made a good pass that penetrated the Korean defense. Lu Wenbin received the ball in the penalty area despite the shove of two Korean defenders.
If Lu Wenbin gets the ball in the penalty area and turns around to shoot, there is a high chance that he will score.
The Chinese fans in the stands all stood up, ready to celebrate, while the Korean fans kept booing and cursing, trying to disturb Lu Wenbin.
It was natural that Lu Wenbin could not be disturbed by anything. He was fully focused and was ready to complete the attack before other Korean defenders surrounded him!
At this moment, just as Lu Wenbin was protecting the ball and positioning himself to wait for an opportunity to turn around and complete the shot, he suddenly felt the pressure behind him ease. Then Lu Wenbin heard a whistle and the referee ran over.
Lu Wenbin turned around and saw that the Korean defender Zhao Rongheng, who had been pushing him from behind, fell to the ground, covering his face and rolling over, looking seriously injured.
Lu Wenbin spread his hands to the referee, looking confused, not knowing what was going on.
As a result, the referee rushed up and showed Lu Wenbin a yellow card, indicating that he had committed a foul by elbowing his opponent.
Lu Wenbin was immediately furious and rushed to the referee and shouted: "Which eye of yours saw me elbow him? He fell down by himself, it was a fake fall!"
Lu Wenbin naturally had reasons to be angry. Didn't he know whether he hit anyone with his elbow
Just now he was ready to use his heel to knock the ball past Zhao Rongheng and complete the shot. This was a good opportunity and it was really possible to complete the winning goal.
Unexpectedly, the game was interrupted by Zhao Rongheng's fake fall, and the referee also showed him a yellow card. It was simply a confusion of right and wrong!
Other teammates of the Chinese team also came up to show their support and put pressure on the referee.
The referee backed away and pushed Lu Wenbin, who kept approaching, and said, "Please calm down, Lu Wenbin. I saw clearly that you did elbow Zhao Rongheng. If you continue to make trouble and interfere with my judgment, I will exercise my right as the referee and expel you from the court!"
The implication was that if Lu Wenbin protested again, he would send Lu Wenbin off with a red card.
Before Lu Wenbin could say anything, the more mature players, such as Du Wei and Zhao Peng, quickly pulled him away.
"Stop talking, Lu Wenbin. This referee is Singaporean. If you continue to argue, you will probably get a red card," Zhao Peng advised.
Lu Wenbin glanced at Zhao Rongheng who had already stood up and cursed in a low voice: "Fuck, two bastards!"
Obviously, Lu Wenbin scolded both Zhao Rongheng who dived and the referee who blew the whistle.
Of course, it is not true to say that the Singaporean referee made any big mistakes in his whistle, but he did favor the Koreans in the game, and this time was the most serious, as he interrupted Lu Wenbin's attack in the penalty area.
The Koreans, on the other hand, played very dirty, committing fouls and diving. In order to stop Lu Wenbin, the Koreans have received four yellow cards.
If Lu Wenbin hadn't had a zero injury tendency, he might have been injured and left the field.
The Koreans have taken the means by which they reached the semi-finals in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup and used them over and over again as a formula for success.
Although this is not South Korea's home court, it does not prevent them from using foul tactics. The only difference is that the profit is less than that in the Korea-Japan World Cup.
But now the referee was Singaporean and it was the final stage of the game. Lu Wenbin got a good chance in the penalty area. Zhao Rongheng was afraid that Lu Wenbin would turn around and shoot to kill South Korea, so he took the risk of faking a fall and pretended to be hit by Lu Wenbin's elbow.
Unexpectedly, he actually got the support of the referee. Regardless of whether the referee made a real misjudgment or a false misjudgment, Zhao Rongheng successfully disrupted Lu Wenbin's attack and caused Lu Wenbin to receive a yellow card.
In the eyes of Koreans, this was a very successful defense.
While Chinese fans in the stands kept cursing about diving and unfair calls, Korean fans kept applauding and cheering for Cho Young-hyung, shouting that it was a beautiful defensive move.
However, fans at the scene cannot watch the replay, but fans in front of the TV can.
Then, everyone can see in the replay that Lu Wenbin did block the ball and raised his hand to stop Zhao Rongheng from grabbing the ball, but his elbow was still several centimeters away from Zhao Rongheng, and Zhao Rongheng suddenly covered his face and fell down.
Very obvious fake fall.
Therefore, the referee's decision was undoubtedly a black whistle in the eyes of Chinese fans, and he was scolded by Chinese fans just like Zhao Rongheng.
Of course, according to the official statement, this kind of penalty was a misjudgment. At most it would spark some media discussion after the game, but the official would not pay any attention to it.
If the Chinese team wants to win, they still have to implement it in the game.
However, Chinese players including Lu Wenbin were affected in the next few minutes, and with little time left for them, the Chinese team failed to score the winning goal against South Korea.
The South Korean team also failed to score in the final few minutes.
After 4 minutes of stoppage time, the 90-minute regular game time ended and the match between China and South Korea had to enter overtime.
While taking a break to rehydrate, Gao Hongbo, in addition to arranging tactics, also mentioned Zhao Rongheng's dive, asking everyone not to be affected and to strive to score a goal in overtime and eliminate South Korea, which would be the best revenge for Zhao Rongheng's dive and the referee's misjudgment.
Lu Wenbin calmed down and nodded.
It is indeed as Gao Hongbo said, diving, misjudgment, biased whistles, and even black whistles are commonplace during games.
As long as they beat South Korea in overtime and advance to the finals, it will be the biggest punishment for Zhao Rongheng and the South Korean team. (Seeking monthly votes)