Yang Yang's goal quickly changed the atmosphere inside the stadium.
Especially when he scored, many fans in the Korean supporters' section actually cheered and applauded him, leaving the Korean players on the field incredibly frustrated.
Was this really their home ground?
Their hated rival had clearly scored, so why were their own fans cheering for him?
Although Yang Yang's goal had indeed been beautiful, the fans' cheers and applause left the Korean players furious and unable to accept it. Some of them were even dealt a heavy blow.
Had this group of fans become such starstruck supporters that they had forgotten their own nationality?
Korea's mentality began to lose its unity. Some wanted to keep pushing forward and try to score, but others realized that the situation had changed. With or without Yang Yang, these were two completely different China Teams.
Just now, Yang Yang had seized the only opportunity they gave him. If they recklessly pushed forward again, wouldn't that be like exposing their defense and goal directly to him?
Once their mentality lost its unity, the team naturally split apart on the field.
This became apparent in the seventy-fourth minute. China Team attacked into the front third, and Gao Lin received the ball with his back to goal, trying to pass it to Yang Yang again. However, the pass never got through and was intercepted midway.
Gao Lin had one defining trait: he was hardworking. In the Premier League, he had been a tactical center forward and had received training from Pochettino and Ronald Koeman at Southampton. His counter-pressing instincts were exceptionally strong. The moment he lost the ball, he immediately joined the press, chasing all the way to the left flank and tightly hounding Korea's right back, Zhang Xianxiu.
Unable to shake Gao Lin off, Zhang Xianxiu