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| '2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Window, the Beginning of Counterattack' was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 14th. Shield United Park Joo-ho is cheering after scoring the come-from-behind winning goal. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.14/ |
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| '2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Window, the Beginning of Counterattack' was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 14th. Captain Ferdinand is cheering when Shield United Park Joo-ho scored the come-from-behind winning goal. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.14/ |
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| '2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Window, the Beginning of Counterattack' was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 14th. FC Spear Park Ji-sung and Shield United Lee Young-pyo are facing off. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.14/ |
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| '2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Window, the Beginning of Counterattack' was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 14th. FC Spear team Kaka is penetrating the door. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.14/ |
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| '2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Window, the Beginning of Counterattack' was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 14th. FC Spear team Ronaldinho is digging into the side. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.14/ |
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The shield didn't break through the window again.
The winner of the "2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Window, the Beginning of the Counterattack" held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 14th was Shield United.
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 to play unique games. The icon match, which debuted in 2024, already sold out 16,000 pre-booking seats for participants in the 'FC Online' event in 10 minutes, and 48,000 tickets for general visitors were also sold out in an hour. The heat was hotter this time. This year, in the case of pre-booking for participants in the 'FC Online' icon 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.
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| '2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Window, the Beginning of Counterattack' was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 14th. Spear Team Wenger is staring at the ground. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.14/ |
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| '2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Window, the Beginning of Counterattack' was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 14th. Shield team manager Benitez is smiling. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.14/ |
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Bastian Schweinsteiger, Kaka, Thierry Henry, Park Ji-sung, Gareth Bale, Didier Drogba, Wayne Rooney, Ronaldinho, Clarence Seidorf, Steven Gerrard and Gianluigi Buffon started in the FC Spear led by head coach Arsen Wenger. Koo Ja-cheol, Eden Hazard, Seol Ki-hyun, Robert Pires, and Lee Bum-young stayed on the bench.
Michael Carrick, Nemanja Vidic, Alexandro Nesta, Mycon, Claudio Marcicio, Jon Arne Lisse, Carles Puyol, Rio Ferdinand, Claude Makelelele, Ashley Cole and Iker Casillas played first for Shield United under Rafael Benitez. Sol Campbell, Dilberto Silva, Lee Young-pyo, Park Joo-ho and Kim Young-kwang were named on the bench.
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| '2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Window, the Beginning of Counterattack' was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 14th. Former coach Cha Bum-keun is entering with a spear, the symbol of the Spear team. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.14/ |
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The battle between the spear and the shield, which Cha Bum-keun finished with the trophy. Players entered with a 'Guard of Honor' for last year's winning team Shield United. The spectators applauded and admired the appearance of the players on the ground. Players also played in the game as if they were about to play when they were active.
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| '2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Window, the Beginning of Counterattack' was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 14th. FC Spear Bale and Shield United Vidic are facing off. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.14/ |
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| '2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Window, the Beginning of Counterattack' was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 14th. Shield United Ashley Cole is blocking FC Spear Ronaldinho's attack. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.14/ |
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| '2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Window, the Beginning of Counterattack' was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 14th. Shield United Team Puyol is blocking FC Spear Team Henry's attack. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.14/ |
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| '2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Window, the Beginning of Counterattack' was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 14th. FC Spear Drogba is disappointed after missing the goal chance. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.14/ |
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From the beginning of the first half, cheers poured out over each of the players' plays. When Drogba's first shot went off the goal in the third minute of the first half, the exclamation of regret filled the stadium. Shield United manager Benitez also showed enthusiasm beyond the friendly match, getting up from his seat from the beginning of the game and actively giving tactical instructions in the technical area. Wenger also stood up and calmly watched the players' play and gave instructions.
F.C. Spear's aggression stood out. In the 14th minute of the first half, when Henri, who led the attack from the left, scored an acrobatic cross, Kaka, who received it, attempted a bicycle kick without hesitation. However, it did not impact properly and was put in Casillas' arms. In the 19th minute of the first half, Ronaldinho drove the ball himself and advanced near the box and hit the top net. The shield was also not pushed back. Marcicio, who received a penetration pass in the 22nd minute of the first half, caught the ball deep in the box and tried to shoot it, hitting the side net.
The wit of the legends also caught the eye. Henri also strongly expressed his unfairness when he was knocked down by an opponent's rough tackle and was not fouled, and Lisse showed frustration with his hands on his head when his teammates did not come to receive the ball on the left. Pires, who collided with Puyol, was rolling around on the ground, and Puyol looked unfair. The audience laughed at each scene.
However, the two teams failed to score even in the midst of the battle and finished 0-0 in the first half.
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| '2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Window, the Beginning of Counterattack' was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 14th. FC Spear Gerrard is passing. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.14/ |
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| '2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Window, the Beginning of Counterattack' was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 14th. FC Spear Pires falls on a foul by Shield United Puyol. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.14/ |
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| '2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Window, the Beginning of Counterattack' was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 14th. FC Spear Kaka shoots past Shield United Puyol. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.14/ |
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| '2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Window, the Beginning of Counterattack' was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 14th. FC Spear Ronaldinho is attacking. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.14/ |
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| '2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Window, the Beginning of Counterattack' was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 14th. FC Spear Buffon and Shield United Mycon shake hands during the match. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.14/ |
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In the second half, FC Spear also gained momentum first. In the second minute of the second half, Pires broke through to break through the defense. Sol Campbell then stopped it with a tackle. After that, a playful scene came out. Even though it was a clear Shield United foul, referee Pierre-Louge Collina rather warned Pires and made him laugh.
The goalkeepers of both teams also showed good defense. In the 10th minute of the second half, Kaka's sharp shot was saved by Casillas. Casillas also overcame the crisis in the 11th minute of the second half by blocking an opponent's mid-range shot. In the 15th minute of the second half, when Gilberto Silva finished the ball flowing from the corner with a shot, Buffon caught it with one hand.
Rooney scored the first goal after breaking the "zero" trend. In the 27th minute of the second half, Rooney aimed for the corner of the goal with a calm right-footed mid-range shot as the ball flowed in front of the box. Casillas blew himself up, but it wasn't enough.
But Shield United did not fall apart. In the 38th minute of the second half, Mycon turned to the header of Lee Young-pyo's cross from the side and shook the net. He immediately turned the game around. In the 44th minute of the second half, Park Joo-ho shook FC Spear's net with a calm finish at the gate.
In the end, the game ended with a 2-1 victory for Shield United.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
