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| '2025 Icon Match: Return of the Window, Start of Counterattack" event match was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 13th. Buffon is blocking the goal in a one-on-one match. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.13/ |
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| '2025 Icon Match: Return of the Window, Start of Counterattack" event match was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 13th. Casillas is making a shot to Buffon's right in a one-on-one finish. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.13/ |
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FC Spear recorded a disappointing event match loss due to Eden Hazard's miss. The goalkeepers' efforts were outstanding.
Shield United won the final match of the '2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Window, the Beginning of the Counterattack' event match held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 13th after a penalty shootout.
The Icon Match is a super-large soccer event hosted by Nexon, which serves 'FC Online' and 'FC Mobile', and it is an event match in which legendary soccer players gather in one place to play unusual games. The icon match, which debuted in 2024, boasted a hotter heat this year. 'FC Online' Icon In the case of pre-booking for participants in the match event, the number of pre-booking tickets for the main match was sold out in 10 minutes. General reservations for general visitors were also sold out in 20 minutes, confirming the heated interest.
The faces of the legends gathered were colorful enough to capture the attention of fans. FC Spear (striker team) led by head coach Arsen Wenger included players representing the attack, including Didier Drogba, Thierry Henry and Park Ji-sung. Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Lee Young-pyo were also named in the Shield United (defensive team) led by head coach Rafael Benitez.
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| '2025 Icon Match: Return of the Window, Start of Counterattack" event match was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 13th. Kaka is scoring a goal by beating Casillas in a one-on-one match. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.13/ |
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| '2025 Icon Match: Return of the Window, Start of Counterattack" event match was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 13th. Seol Ki-hyun and Lee Young-pyo are competing in a one-on-one match. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.13/ |
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A one-on-one, two-on-two, three-on-three match. The first match was between Brazil's representative striker and defender, Kaka and Maikon. Kaka shook the net with a powerful shot at the start. Mycon tried to shoot after the breakthrough but was blocked by Buffon's good defense. Kakka scored the second point by beating Maikon lightly in the second attack. Maikon's shot was twice blocked by Buffon, while Kaka pushed all three shots into the net. FC Spear laughed in the first match as Mycon hit the post until the last shot.
In the second face-off, a face-off between Korean players was made. Seol Ki-hyun and Lee Young-pyo were attached. Seol Ki-hyun scored a goal with a shot after breaking through a false leg in front of Lee Young-pyo. Lee Young-pyo also fought back by scoring without losing. Lee Young-pyo also blocked Seol Ki-hyun's subsequent attack, showing the pride of the shield. However, the ensuing shot was blocked by Buffon. Lee Young-pyo did not give up and shook the net by penetrating Seol Ki-hyun from the side and aiming for a corner. In the second face-off, Lee Young-pyo's good fight led to Shield's victory.
The third was faced by two players representing the English Premier League. Eden Hazard and Ashley Cole played. Cole showed off his relentless defense by blocking Hazard's first attack, but Hazard calmly stole the timing in the second attack and stabbed the corner of the goal. Cole's shot on the counterattack rose above the net. Cole balanced the game by drilling Buffon with a sensational lobbing shot in the attack that followed, but Hazard immediately added another goal and won.
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| '2025 Icon Match: Return of the Window, Start of Counterattack" event match was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 13th. Ashley Cole and Buffon are facing off in a one-on-one matchup. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.13/ |
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The 2-2 face-off was even hotter. Thierry Henry and Robert Pirer played for FC Spear, while Nemanja Vidic and Claude Makelelele played for Shield United. From the beginning, Henri and Vidic competed and got hot. Casillas stepped up from the shield. Casillas drove the ball all the way to the center and tried to shoot himself, and the ball headed into the goal. Shield, who fought a battle but gained the upper hand with Casillas' score, won again.
In the 3-on-3 face-off, Henri, Kaka, Hazard, Vidic, Cole, and Micon clashed. Henry and Hazard were so passionate that they even had separate operational meetings before the game. Shield confronted with enthusiasm. Vidic and Maikon advanced and threatened. The main character who gave the lead first was Buffon. As the ball flowed, Buffon shook the net with a mid-range shot without hesitation. Casillas didn't lose either. Casillas took a pass from Maikon and poked it right into the top corner of the goal.
The fate was divided in each team's first kicker, which led to a sudden death penalty shootout. While Shield United's call shook the net, FC Spear's first kicker Hazard laughed in the face-off as the ball headed out of goal.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
