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Do you all remember the scene at the end of yesterday’s game?
It was probably the most absurd and incomprehensible scene in the entire tournament.
Coach Bento protested and was sent off, watching the Portugal match from the stands.
Referee Anthony Taylor, who had sent off Son Heung-min in the Premier League three years ago, this time brought out a red card to coach Bento, continuing his bad relationship with us.
This is reporter Cha Hyun-jin.
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At the end of the second half, behind by one goal.
In the 55th minute of the second half, Kwon Kyung-won’s shot hit the Ghana player’s back and went off the goal line, and our players prepared for a corner kick.
However, referee Anthony Taylor immediately blew the whistle to end the match.
At this time, the time was 55 minutes and 53 seconds in the second half.
Considering that it took more than one minute for the game to resume following the Ghana player fell in the 51st minute of the second half earlier, it was an extra time calculation that was not convincing.
[문진희 / 대한축구협회 심판위원장]
“It’s a bit unfortunate to operate like that because it’s a corner kick… It would be nice to have a corner kick as well, but as the referee, I think he saw that he applied all the time he applied extra to extra…”
The players who were looking for a last chance went to the referee and protested, and even coach Bento ran out to the ground and protested strongly.
Then, this time, referee Taylor pulled out a red card to manager Bento.
[코스타 / 한국대표팀 수석 코치]
“We felt the situation was unfair. Bento is a man who puts all his energy into defending his players.”
British referee Taylor is already infamous with Premier League fans, having given Son Heung-min a controversial red card three years ago.
Clinton Morrison, a former Irish national team member, said, “I might feel Bento’s dissatisfaction,” and “I feel the same way.” I am delighted that his notoriety has spread to the world.”
Bento, who was the first Korean national team coach to be sent off at the World Cup, was unable to sit on the bench in the last game once morest Portugal according to FIFA rules and watched the game from the stands.
You are not allowed to enter the locker room and talk to the players or give instructions on a walkie-talkie or mobile phone.
This is MBC News Cha Hyun-jin.
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Video Editing: Dongjun Jang
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