The Korean national soccer team, led by Jürgen Klinsmann, will advance to the quarterfinals by winning 4-2 after a penalty shootout, although it failed to decide the match 1-1 in the round of 16 at the 2023 Asian Football Confederation Qatar Asian Cup against Saudi Arabia held at Education City Stadium in Alayyan, Qatar, at 1 a.m. on Saturday (Korea time). Korea will face Australia in the quarterfinals.
After the game was over, it was director Mancini, not Cho Kyu-sung, the protagonist of the theater equalizer, nor Cho Hyun-woo, the protagonist of the penalty shootout show. After a tight 1-1 match, both teams succeeded in the penalty shootout, and the tension on the ice continued.
The balance of penalty shootouts was divided from the third kicker. Sami Al-Nahei's shot was blocked by Cho Hyun-woo's defense, and Cho Kyu-sung calmly succeeded. The pressure that Al-Nahei missed was directly transmitted to Abdulrahman Gharib, and Garib's shot was also caught at Cho's fingertips. Now, Korea can advance to the quarterfinals if only the fourth kicker, Hwang Hee-chan, succeeds.
At this time, Mancini left the stadium without even looking at Hwang Hee-chan's shot. If Hwang Hee-chan missed, he had to watch until the 5th kicker, so he should never give up the game. However, Mancini committed atrocities and prevented viewers from closing their mouths.
Mancini's actions after the match are making headlines all over the world. Britain's Daily Mail reported that Mancini couldn't bear to see the team lose to South Korea in the Asian Cup in a shootout. Mancini was seen walking down the tunnel with frustration.
Italy's "Football Italy" also said, "Coach Mancini went out in anger during the penalty shootout when Saudi Arabia lost to manager Jurgen Klinsmann's South Korea at the Asian Cup."
"I apologize. I thought it was over," Mancini said at a press conference after the game.
Mancini is said to be paid 25 million euros per year in Saudi Arabia. He is the highest paid coach in Asian countries.
BY: 토토