[골닷컴] Correspondent Kang Dong-hoon = Bentuho collapsed miserably as he conceded 4 goals in the first half alone. In the process, he became a victim of the Brazilian team’s celebration party. Notably, director Chi Chi (61, Brazil) also joined the celebrations and was truly ‘humbled’.
The Korea national football team, led by coach Paulo Bento (53, Portugal), is playing the round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar against Brazil at the 974 stadium in Doha, Qatar at 4 am ( Korean time) by 6. At halftime they were down 0-4.
It is truly a ‘catastrophe’. Bentuho seemed to hold up well into the first five minutes. While they failed to fully take possession, they slowly released the slack through rearguard buildup. Even when Brazil pressed hard, he depressed flexibly and continued to play.
But that was it. In the 7th minute of the first half, Vinicius Jr. (22, Real Madrid) lost the lead and collapsed. He has given consecutive points to Neymar (30, Paris Saint-Germain), Richarlison (25, Tottenham Hotspur) and Lucas Paqueta (25, West Ham United).
Every time he conceded a goal, Bentuho bitterly had to watch the Brazilian players celebrate. After scoring, the Brazilian players would approach the corner flag or the crowd and perform a “samba dance”. Notably, after Richarlison scored, he ran to the dugout and danced with the substitutes and coach Chichi. It was a humbling moment for Bentuho.
Meanwhile, it has been 68 years since the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland that Korea have conceded four goals in the first half of World Cup history. At that time, in the first half of the group stage against Hungary (0-9 loss), he gave up 5 points, and in the second match against Turkey (0-7 loss), he gave up 4 points.
