234. The best Korea-Japan battle (2)
[Hey! I went in! 16 seconds in the first half! South Korea scored in 16 seconds! This is being made!]
[Can you believe it, Korean viewers! Saitama, Japan’s sacred city, collapsed helplessly from Woo Ho-young’s single blow. And that’s with just one attack!]
The overheated audience suddenly had mixed feelings of joy and sorrow.
On one side, voices still erupted in support of the Republic of Korea, while on the other side, the group kept their mouths shut like dumb people.
Then at that moment.
Hoyoung walked the ground along the touchline with a very calm expression.
It was a walking ceremony that I promised to do with my seniors if anyone scored a goal today.
Other players, including Park Ji-seok and Ki Sung-ryong, followed Hoyoung without saying a word and joined the walk.
It was at that moment that the Japanese audience started booing.
“This is a foul! Foul! “Where can you go from the beginning?”
“Pagaya!”
“He must have been on drugs!”
“Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!”
As the booing continued, Hoyoung, who was doing a walk ceremony, stopped in front of the supporters’ seat behind the goal.
He then turned his back to the audience, raised both thumbs, and pointed to the ‘WOO’ written on his back.
That action caused an uproar not only among local people but also online.
Articles interpreting Woo Ho-young’s ceremony poured out like a waterfall.
[‘Woo’ Lee wins]
[‘Woo’ You’re like a bunch of people]
[Woo keup Woo keup Japan eats one meal]
[Woo+ㄹ+Don’t do it, Japan]
[Woo kkikki Woo kkikki]
[Okay. I am WOO. Okay, so stop barking.]
└I think this is the most correct hahaha
└It turns out that the Japanese audience was hiding their fandom?
└Those guys must have been embarrassed too haha.
The Japanese supporters who lowered their voices saying “Wooooh” eventually closed their mouths.
I hope so for a while.
“Weeeeeeeeeeeee!”
That was as much booing as they could get.
But I couldn’t say “Oh oh oh.”
Director Heo Seong-su could not hide his laughter at that sight.
“This is it.”
Having stayed up all night planning strategies, he felt relieved and relieved.
I was simply amazed at Woo Ho-young’s ability to make both teams’ tactics meaningless.
Although it had only been a few days since joining the national team and training, Hoyoung was showing off his skills to the fullest.
‘It was a good thing I gave Woo Ho-young a freeroll.’
Hoyoung is like a benefactor to Heo Seongsu.
He was a sign of a national team that had already surpassed the capabilities of its coach.
Even Shevchenko, who once led Ukraine’s revival, did not go to this extent.
Since Korea was a weak team, Hoyoung stood out and people’s expectations were very high.
It was natural that if the team did well, Hoyoung would be praised, and if the team did poorly, Hoyoung would be criticized.
Considering this, Hoyoung was a strong weapon and shield for coach Heo Seong-su.
Although Hoyoung was not used as a shield, it was an undeniable fact that the burden was greatly reduced.
Moreover, this World Cup.
‘The group formation is good.’
It was as good as the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup.
Once they defeat Nigeria and Greece, advancement to the round of 16 is almost guaranteed.
If luck is good here, they will face Uruguay or Mexico in the round of 16.
The team’s current goal, ‘the first round of 16 at the World Cup’, could have been reached in the quarterfinals.
Moreover, the current Korean national team squad was evaluated as being more brilliant than ever.
It felt good.
‘okay. Let’s destroy Japan and go to South Africa.’
Hot.
Heo Seong-su clenched his fists.
It may not have been a dream to become another great general following Guus Hiddink.
On the other hand, Director Okesh frowned.
It felt like I was having a nightmare.
‘Holy shit.’
Error in judgment.
I thought completely wrong.
Woo Ho-young is difficult to stop even with proven tactics, so they came up with an experimental tactic against him.
It was reckless, but it was too reckless.
About a month before the World Cup, what was supposed to be an attempt to boost the team’s momentum ended up turning into a bad handshake.
At least now they have come to their senses and changed their formation to 5-4-1 to strengthen their defense.
The promise to not be defeated at all costs has long since been broken.
It was good even without scoring.
There is only one goal.
‘We must prevent a large number of goals being conceded.’
1 to 0.
Even if the ball was turned for the remaining 89 minutes, a crushing defeat had to be prevented.
There was no way the momentum could be lost before the World Cup even started.
Beep –
the game resumed again.
[In the end, Japan’s formation is changing. Close the gap between players and lower the line.]
[This probably means that we will prevent a large number of goals being conceded. The intention is to spend time using only half a coat. And I think they will probably launch a counterattack when they get a clear opportunity.]
The entire defensive line was lowered and the ball was centered around the penalty box.
It was almost like a ten-back defense.
However, Hoyoung was actually welcoming this change in Japan.
‘Sounds like fun.’
Isn’t it a situation where we are winning 1-0 anyway?
It also meant that you could just attack without engaging in defense.
‘From now on, all we have to do is apply forward pressure and induce mistakes to open up defensive space.’
Just then, Director Heo Seong-su’s operational instructions followed suit.
It was a signal to use aggressive and quick movements while applying tight pressure.
‘Good.’
It was from then on that Hoyoung began to advance to the front.
I felt tired because I didn’t sleep well last night, but my physical condition was still good.
Preparations to destroy Japan had already been completed.
[Japan’s ball rolling continues in the 24th minute of the first half.]
[I don’t know how to explain this. I think he came out to practice passing. This is not true.]
Commentator Park Moon-seok, who was in charge of local commentary, tilted his head.
Japan’s current play was at that serious level.
After moving down the line, the defenders passed the ball among themselves, using only half the court.
At first, I thought there was a slow build-up, but after 20 minutes there wasn’t much progress.
At the same time, the voices of the Japanese audience were gradually becoming quieter.
Still, they were rooting for their team, but even they felt it was a game they couldn’t watch.
But what do Koreans think?
[It gives me goosebumps. Is this soccer?]
[I was completely scared after getting hit by Woo Ho-young haha] [If this continues,
Japan’s pass success rate will soon hit 100%]
But it was that moment.
As if they would not tolerate even that, the Republic of Korea’s offensive line began to apply intense pressure.
There was no need to do so in a situation where the team was winning 1-0, but the intention was to boost the team’s momentum by taking advantage of the opportunity to achieve a big win.
“Press and induce long balls!”
It was captain Park Ji-seok’s shout.
At the same time, Park Ji-seok, Ki Sung-ryong, Kim Jeong-hu, and Lee Cheong-ryong, who are in charge of the midfield of the 4-4-1-1 formation, raised the line and applied tight pressure.
At the same time, Lee Hyeong-pyo and Cha Doo-rim, who were appointed as left and right fullbacks, utilized their fast speed to thoroughly prepare for Japan’s counterattack.
[At the front line, Woo Ho-young and Lee Geun-oh apply very strong pressure. The game is going fast. Japan’s defensive formation is gradually collapsing.]
[Lee Geun-oh’s pass is blocked! Oh, I couldn’t steal it, but it was a good attempt.]
Korea’s pressure play did not stop.
As Woo Ho-young became more active, the ball flow became faster and the tempo of the game increased.
Japan’s defense became increasingly intimidated and was busy pulling the ball back.
Then, the accuracy of the passes clearly decreased, and the frequency of the ball passing to goalkeeper Narazaki began to increase.
[Our players’ lively movements are suffocating Japan.]
[Can this also be called playmaking?]
[Of course. Playmaking is something you can do even when the ball is passed to your opponent. Anyway, wouldn’t the meaning of making a play be the same?]
[I see. Dear viewers, Woo Ho-young’s playmaking is beginning like this. It looks like Japan’s defensive line is showing signs of nervousness!]
It wasn’t exactly true, but commentator Park Moon-seok, who was extremely excited, threw it away and watched.
This is because, in his opinion, Woo Ho-young’s current movements are that interesting.
Hoyoung’s pressure showed no signs of abating.
As it gained momentum again, it only became stronger.
[I think something might happen like that. Although this may not seem like a big deal, it really bothers the defenders who are playing the game. When you’re under pressure, you feel a tremendous amount of pressure and even make mistakes that you wouldn’t normally make…]
[Aaaah! The moment you said!]
Tak.
Left front.
Park Ji-seok’s surprise pressure led to a mistake by right fullback Nakatomo.
Nakatomo hurriedly tried to kick the ball back, but the pass was inaccurate and ended up in an empty space in the right corner.
Fortunately, left fullback Yuki Abe was very close by.
[Yuki Abe runs to the left corner to catch the ball.]
[Ah ah! But in the back! It’s behind it! Woo Ho-young is on his way!]
Behind Yuki Abe.
There was a player running like crazy from about 20 meters away.
As expected, it was Woo Ho-young.
He ran furiously as if he were the only one fast-forwarding, and overtook Yuki Abe by a narrow margin.
It took less than 2 seconds to get there.
And it was right after that.
widely!
[Woo Ho-young catches the ball!]
[Yuki Abe stretches his foot!]
Slurp.
Yuki Abe ran over with an urgent look on his face and made a sliding tackle and passed by while sweeping the grass.
This was because Hoyoung quickly dodged Abe’s tackle by taking a quick kick of the ball.
[Yuki Abe passes by smoothly! It’s like going down a slide! I need to come to my senses quickly!]
[Ah, Woo Ho-young, who catches the perfect chance!]
Ho-young, who was completely free from the pressure, calmly raised the ball and kicked it as soon as he saw goalkeeper Narazaki outside.
‘no!’
Narazaki hurriedly returned to the goal, but the ball had already gone over his head and into the goal.
And then there was an uproar.
[Gooooooooooo! Hoyoung Woo’s second goal was scored! They’re dropping a bomb on Saitama Stadium!]
Yuki Abe, the main culprit for conceding the goal, looked devastated.
Even now, boos were pouring in criticizing the two.
It was a ridiculous mistake no matter who saw it.
But the person who was more absurd than anyone else was none other than Yuki Abe.
‘What should I do about it being so fast?’
Never let down your guard.
I tried my best to survive, but my body and skills just didn’t keep up.
[LOL Who is faster, Abe with four legs or Hoyoung Woo?]
└A centaur ㅋㅋㅋ
└Anyway, that’s true…. Hoyoung Woo seems to be faster
└Am. That’s right
, regardless of whether it was online or offline, the people of Korea were enjoying the best moment.
But I was a little disappointed to end it here.
In fact, this is a satisfactory result, but the time was still only 40 minutes in the first half.
We could have scored one more goal.
Sure enough, the opportunity came in just 5 minutes.
[Ki Sung-ryong preparing for a corner kick. Signals are exchanged.]
[Japan’s defense has been shaken, but it is still steadfastly escaping from the crisis. But I don’t know what will happen this time.]
A corner kick situation that Park Ji-seok took just before the end of the first half.
Central defenders Lee Jong-soo and Kwak Tae-hee also entered the box and took their positions.
Woo Ho-young also went inside the box and was located near the opposite side of the goal post.
It was at that time that Ki Sung-ryong’s corner kick came.
[Corner kick outside the box!]
[Woo Ho-young runs out! Do you hit me right away?!]
A surprise tactic prepared in advance.
Hoyoung ran out of the box at the right time and made a shooting motion before catching the ball.
Turning shot.
The chances of success in such a densely defended area were very low, but Hoyoung, who often scores acrobatic goals, could have given it a try.
The reason Japan’s defenders jumped was to block Hoyoung’s shot.
but.
“…!!”
The Japanese players’ eyes widened as they jumped one step faster.
Hoyoung’s shot was fired while sticking to the floor, not in the air.
And then.
Crash!
It went into the left corner and violently shook the net.
It was a ground ball shot that took advantage of the psychology of the opposing defenders.
“downpour!”
[Oh oh! I went in! This is happening again! It’s a hat trick!]
[That’s amazing. Following Cha Bum-gon in 1975 and Park Seong-ho in 1979, Woo Ho-young became the third player to score a hat trick in a match between Korea and Japan.]
3-0 win.
But there were still 45 minutes left in the game.
The Japanese players felt like they would rather have a meteorite fall on the stadium.
It was that cruel.
However, the second half went off without a hitch, and the Korean national team gained momentum and beat Japan like crazy.
And Hoyoung was replaced around the 55th minute to improve his condition.
The result was, of course, a great victory for Korea.
Beep-
[With Woo Ho-young’s hat trick, South Korea sinks Japan with an overall score of 5-0. This is the best result since beating Japan 5-1 in 1956.]
[It was definitely the best Korea-Japan match ever. I hope our players can carry this momentum all the way to the World Cup.]
The journey to the World Cup.
Japan was truly the best sacrifice.
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