Ji So-yeon, did you forget the murder tag? You're the last one. Hong Kong is really ugly
Jul 16, 2025
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China won 1-0 in the third match of the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) against Hong Kong at Mir Stadium in Yongin at 4 p.m. on the 15th. China, which lost to South Korea and Japan in a row, finished the tournament in third place by defeating Hong Kong. Hong Kong was unable to escape fourth place with three consecutive losses.
The game was so messy that the two teams even bench-clearing came out on that day. Chinese players in the first half and Hong Kong players in the second half stimulated their opponents through unnecessary movements. The scene where the war of nerves became the biggest came in the 10th minute of the second half.
Clement Benhadouche committed a foul by scratching Wang's face with his hands. Tan Chun-rok started a quarrel when he bumped into Wang-dong, while he was trying to calm his anger after he fell. An angry Wang Yu-dong rose from pushing Tan Chun-rok, and a war of nerves broke out between the two players. The anger that both teams' benches had endured also exploded, eventually leading to bench clearing.
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Then 'It was unexpected for some Hong Kong players to behave so insincerely. It is difficult for anyone to endure in a situation where they abandon the spirit of sports and commit foul play. If the opponent continues to do mean things while playing hard, there is a risk of injury at any time if he does not respond to the royal baby, and in severe cases, the player's life may be threatened. Such a thing is absolutely unacceptable. The reaction of the Chinese players in this match was not problematic, but rather the Hong Kong team's actions were too extreme and they could not admit that they had lost,' he said, raising criticism only for Hong Kong's actions.
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Although it is not an absolute defense of Hong Kong's wrongdoing, it is doubtful whether China deserves to criticize other countries with non-manner play just by looking at Ji So-yeon's situation. The player was offended just by the scene where he was beaten right away, but it was not a foul enough to injure him.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.