[스포츠한국 허행운 기자] It was a confrontation between the Al-Nasr-Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia combined team and Paris Saint-Germain (hereinfollowing referred to as PSG), which attracted attention as the ‘Last Meho Match’. While Korean fans watched with great interest, Korean defender Jang Hyun-soo (32, Al-Hilal) took himself as a scene-stealer.
Al-Nasr-Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia, where Ronaldo belongs, and PSG, where Messi belongs, played a friendly match at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at 2:00 am on the 20th (herefollowing Korean time). The match was a 5-4 victory for PSG.
It was a match that drew a lot of interest from football fans because it was a meeting between Ronaldo and Messi, who had built a rivalry that would go down in history in world football. In fact, as Ronaldo moved to the Saudi league due to deterioration in his skills due to aging, it seemed that he would virtually never meet Messi, but as a friendly match with PSG was concluded, the ‘Meho War’ stimulating nostalgia in the past unfolded once more.
The two players met the expectations of the fans by exchanging goals amicably that day. When Messi opened the scoring in the 3rd minute of the first half, Ronaldo scored an equalizer in the 34th minute of the first half with a penalty kick. Ronaldo made a big success by scoring another equalizer in the 5th minute of added time in the first half following his team was pushed back by Marquinhos’ goal in the 43rd minute of the first half. Ronaldo was also named Man of the Match (MOM) for the match.
On the other hand, there was also a scene stealer from ‘Meho Daejeon’ that day. The main character is Jang Hyun-soo, a defender who plays for Al Hilal. After graduating from Kyung Hee Middle School and Kyung Hee High School, Jang Hyeon-soo went to Yonsei University and started his professional career at FC Tokyo in the J-League thanks to his performances in the university stage and youth national team. After that, he went through Guangzhou Puri and FC Tokyo once more, then nested at Al Hilal in 2019.
Jang Hyun-soo, who received a lot of criticism for notable mistakes and sluggishness at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, was later punished for permanent expulsion from the national team for an unfortunate incident and made his name known to Korean fans for bad things.
That’s how he showed his face in the ‘Last Meho War’ that day. He even reported a goal with a header from a corner kick set-piece in the 11th minute of the second half when the team was behind 2-3. In addition, PSG’s proud defense, Sergio Ramos, showed a ball competition that did not fall behind and blocked a decisive conceding situation with a good tackle, showing compliant performance.
