138. No medal or bronze medal? (2)
Korea's first goal that no one expected.
Still, everyone said in unison that if something like that were to happen, the main character would definitely be Woo Ho-young.
But that actually happened.
[Gooooooooooo! Woo Ho-young's fantastic goal! Korea scores the first goal!!]
Ho-Young Woo scored his 5th Olympic goal, moving up to joint first place with Pato, who was the sole leader.
The Republic of Korea was once again excited by the possibility of not only winning the Olympic bronze medal for the first time, but also achieving the title of top scorer.
Netizens who were watching the live online broadcast were literally brimming with excitement.
Comments were pouring in randomly.
[Ah, I bet on Robinho's first goal, but whatever that elementary school kid does, he falls down]
[Goosebumps on my forearms. Brothers, is this just me?]
[Ho↗Woo↘Ho↗Woo↘Young→Cha↘Young↗Cha]
[Cheer up, head of the household! Let's score one more goal and lock it in!!]
[If we keep doing this, aren't we really going to win a bronze medal?]
[Military exemption + top scorer = twice the price, right?]
[Huh? [The bread seller is on everyone's electronic screen]
While the comment window was plastered with Hoyoung's name, an uproar broke out once again when the image of the Brazilian bench was caught on a large electronic screen.
Ronaldinho suddenly got up from his seat.
[Fuck it. An alien woke up. 1 minute before the destruction of the Earth]
[Ha… Brother Jinyu… please sit down. I heard you hurt your ankle… Let's not overdo it, okay?]
[Uh-huh, I'm not interfering with humans' fight. Go ahead and sit down with your gums in.]
As a soccer fan, it was very unfortunate not to be able to see Ronaldinho play, but it was a great luck for Korea that he did not appear in the game.
If he had come out, there would have been no hope of winning.
Ronaldinho sat on the bench again, as if he recognized the feelings of Korean soccer fans.
Then he asked Ronaldo, who was sitting right next to him.
"Is that him? "Ronnie, the genius you mentioned."
"that's right. "Zidane and I were in charge of the tutoring."
Ronaldinho remembered Hoyoung's name.
This is because there are only a few players in the world whom Ronaldo personally recognizes as a 'genius.'
However, since he was not a player in the first division, there was not much interest.
Moreover, Ginyu had a favorite student, Messi.
But today, I couldn't not go without being interested.
Ronaldinho's eyes sparkled.
It was a desire for something.
"I told you not to play today's game."
"You're injured, so you shouldn't go out."
"But if it continues like this, I can't guarantee it. "Andersson, that guy was absolutely stunned."
"I can't help it. I'm also holding on tight. Until Director Dunga lets you go."
Ronaldo wasn't in very good shape, but he wanted to play in this game as long as his body allowed.
This is because there was a high probability that this Olympics would be his last international competition.
But it's only the first 15 minutes.
Coach Dunga didn't think it was time yet.
There is no answer if Ronaldo, who is not at his best, is brought in from the beginning and he gets injured in the middle.
He was the final card.
And Dunga was still confident.
'Beginner's luck ends here.'
It was good even if I couldn't stop Woo Ho-young.
Instead, scoring two or three goals was enough.
It was by no means unfounded confidence.
Because they were 'Brazil'.
Needless to say, it's nagging.
Soon thereafter, Dunga's predictions came true.
The offensive line consisting of Robinho, Pato, and Jo gradually began to show its power and eventually created a decisive chance.
36 minutes in the first half.
It was a breakthrough that started with Robinho.
[Rovinho penetrates from the left side to the center. Ki Sung-ryong! We have to stop Ki Seong-ryong in front!]
Tak.
"Ugh!"
However, Robinho knocked Ki Sung-ryong away with a missed move and immediately turned Kim Min-soo into a scarecrow with upper body paint.
It was right after that that I hit a mid-range shot.
Pow!
[Jeong Seong-yong's save! The ball flew out after hitting my hand! [We have to clear it quickly!!]
Pato's body on the right flew out like lightning and aimed for a loose ball.
Kwon Chang-soo tried to catch up, but he couldn't keep up with Pato's overwhelming speed.
Crash!
It was the equalizing goal and Pato's sixth goal of the season.
"Uuuuuuuu!"
Fatu runs to the front of the crowd and spreads his arms.
My whole body was telling me that this was the Olympic scoring leader.
Meanwhile, Robinho came up and stroked Pato's head.
"Next time, push it to me. "I can't hand over the second place top scorer spot to a guy like that."
"of course."
Both eyes turned to the halfway line.
I saw Woo Ho-young's sad back as he trudged back.
"Hehe. "I'm completely discouraged."
It was so embarrassing that Robinho couldn't stop laughing.
The joy was until then.
Beep!
Game resumes.
Korea calmly turned the ball around and took the flow slowly.
With Hoyoung at the center, they escaped pressure and gradually increased their possession.
It was a move to change the atmosphere.
[great. The spacing between players is very good. If you increase your pass success rate by making sharp passes like this, you can take the lead in the midfield.]
[That's right. The pressure is intense, but Woo Ho-young is busy moving around and protecting the ball. It is definitely a more flexible and creative move than the last match against Argentina.]
Growth.
After that day, Hoyoung, who had matured a step further, focused on interfering with Robinho's play by trapping the ball in the center, which should have been distributed to the left and right sides.
Robinho became frustrated and ended up blaming his teammates in his heart.
'What on earth is our attacking midfielder doing?'
Andersson.
The 20-year-old was completely overwhelmed by Hoyoung, despite the fact that he was a sub-member of Manchester United.
Robinho's thoughts were mistaken.
It was Andersson who was discouraged, not Hoyoung Woo.
He was too young.
There was plenty of talent, but not enough experience and skills.
The playmaking ability to lead a team alone like Ronaldinho was not yet possible.
Hoyoung aimed for that exact point.
And just before the end of the first half.
The moment Hoyoung, who caught the ball in front of the goal, shot, a rift in the game occurred.
Percussion!
The ball hit Alex Silva's body and went out.
Immediately, Hoyoung raised both his hands with a very resentful expression.
"handling!!"
[It hit my hand! Alex Silva intentionally touched it! Anyone can see that it was an intentional handling foul!]
Alex Silva, who was anxious, committed the atrocity of blocking Hoyoung's shot with his hand as if he were possessed by a handball player.
The field of vision was wide open, so there was no way the referee could have missed it.
just as expected.
Beep!
The referee takes out a yellow card.
And Woo Ho-young approaches the referee and whispers softly.
"The second sheet."
A red card appears immediately.
"oh my god!"
[Alex Silva! Expulsion due to accumulated warnings!]
The moment when a big hole appeared in Brazil's defense.
A free kick was then given to Korea, and Hoyoung volunteered to take the kicker.
No player opposed his decision.
About 18 meters.
While the Brazilian players were confused, Hoyoung boldly hit them as soon as he measured the distance.
It was immediately after that that the left corner of the goal net shook.
Crash!
[Gooooooooooo! Woo Hoyoung! A cannonball-like free kick creates a comeback goal! As expected, Woo Ho-young!]
In addition to that.
[Sharp free kick (A-)↑]
"Heavy rain!"
Hoyoung calmly scored the second goal and held a celebration with his fists clenched.
All you had to do was hold on 2-1 to win.
But the game is still in full swing.
As the second half began, the excitement became even hotter, as if it was just the beginning.
Coach Dunga brought Robinho and Andersson down to join the defense.
Instead, overlapping of the left and right fullbacks was ordered.
The operation returned to success.
In the 70th minute of the second half, Marcelo succeeded in overlapping and scored a goal.
This ties the score again.
Even though their attack power decreased significantly compared to the first half, Brazil was still strong.
The score is 2-2.
"Ooooooooo!"
"fun! "Someone score one more goal!"
The game turned over and over again, causing the audience to let out wild cheers.
It was a game worth paying for.
Then, 80 minutes into the second half.
The outline of the game has not yet been revealed.
It was so intense that if things continued like this, it would go all the way to a penalty shootout.
As the players' stamina slowly declined, the once exciting game became like taffy and turned into a muddy fight.
A mess.
Yellow cards were constantly coming out as fierce fights broke out everywhere.
Both teams had no place to retreat.
In particular, Korean players who were on the verge of being exempted from military service showed fighting spirit and even threw their bodies on the line, firmly maintaining their positions even when their faces were covered in blood.
But limitations are starting to become visible.
No matter how much fighting spirit they had, it was not enough to cover their skills.
Lack of competency.
The world's walls were high and far from being enough to stop Brazil's samba soccer.
Despite their numerical superiority, they fell behind in terms of game content.
However, the balance was still maintained as Robinho, who was obsessed with being the top scorer, was greedy for goals and wasted scoring opportunities.
The British commentator in the special studio said this about it.
[If Woo Ho-young had been in Robinho's place, he would have scored at least one more goal.]
[There is no doubt.]
In the end, in the 83rd minute of the second half.
Coach Dunga removed Robinho and brought in Ronaldo.
"You can still do it!"
"Don't be stubborn and stay in."
"Ah…."
With this, the top scorer was eliminated.
All Robinho could do was pray to God that Brazil would win.
I had to win at least a bronze medal to save face.
Beep –
As soon as the game resumed, the atmosphere changed once again.
At the center was Ronaldo.
Despite being 31 years old, he scored 14 goals in the Italian first division (Serie) last season.
He showed his skill and devastated the Korean defense.
The human weapon itself.
Korea overcame the risk of conceding a goal thanks to Ki Sung-ryong's tackle at the last minute, but Ki Sung-ryong could not avoid being sent off.
As a result, the advantage of numerical superiority disappeared.
[You must stay alert! Not long left! Everyone needs to do a little more!]
[That's right. I hope you can hold on just a little longer.]
One minute, like a year, continued to pass by.
And before we knew it, it was already 90 minutes into the second half.
While everyone was exhausted, Korea showed strength once more.
The attack started with Hoyoung's two feet.
[Last counterattack chance! Ho-young Woo flips Lucas and runs after hitting Ho-young Woo. Ho-young Woo opens space on the right! Woo Hoyoung! Let's run!]
Taaagh!
Counterattack of counterattack.
Hoyoung caught the ball, kicked the ground, and jumped out.
I hit and ran with all my strength.
The solo continued for over 40 meters.
Then, the point where the ball speed decreased was about 30 meters away from the goal.
This was a purely intentional movement, not a ball control loss.
This is because many of the opposing goalkeepers were forward.
And at that very moment, Hoyoung's eyes turned fiercely.
[Woo Ho-young! Break it once!]
The shooting angle is wide open with a dizzying change of direction.
Hoyoung, who created the angle he was most confident in, clenched his teeth.
A perfect shooting opportunity.
Whoops.
I exhaled once and stayed calm.
I gently tapped the ball to the right and hit it hard below the center of the ball.
It feels like putting all the strength in your body into your ankles.
Bang!
Brenu, who was standing in front, tried to launch a hand-to-hand defense, but instead it ended up being a handshake that blocked the goalkeeper's vision.
As it was, Hoyoung's mid-distance shooting shot out like a cannonball.
The destination was an empty spot in the corner of the left goal post.
Grumble!
Right at that moment.
"Ooooooooo!!"
There was an uproar.
At 15 years and 37 days old, he became the youngest person to score a hat trick in the Olympics.
7th Olympic goal.
And the wedge goal.
Hot shouts erupted from all directions, soaking Hoyoung's body.
But actually, Hoyoung could not hear anything in his ears.
My heart was pounding like it was going to explode, pounding my eardrums.
'at las.'
[The talent vessel is currently full. The elastic muscles of the black leopard (10 days) are waiting. The amazing ball keeping (13 days) is waiting.] [
23 days later, I want Chaboom's thighs (L).]
It's over.
But it was not yet time to rejoice.
Tick.
91st minute of the second half.
The second hand kept moving.
Hoyoung calmed his pounding heart and returned to the halfway line.
The time watch on the electronic display board was approaching 92 minutes.
Time continued to pass.
and.
Beep –
game over.
Joy bloomed on Hoyoung's face.
It was also the moment when Robinho's face collapsed in front of the bench.
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