Breath of The Interferer - Chapter 155



Only Noblemtl

#155 – Breath of the Interferer_Key – 1713469

#

Showdown outside the stadium

The 10th round match will be held on May 7th. The Chinese team will play against the Hong Kong team at the same time. The day before the match, the referee for the match between Korea and Qatar was suddenly changed. The original referee was replaced due to health issues.

“The Chinese side says there is no way to contact the new referee. There is a high probability that the referee will side with Qatar in tomorrow’s match.”

The manager’s words gave Ki-shin a headache. He doesn’t really want to help China. He just wants to give Qatar and the AFC a shot. He’s not a person with a strong sense of justice, but now he doesn’t want maggots to get in the way of the football he truly loves.

‘If the Chinese team is talking so confidently, does that mean they can beat the Hong Kong team by at least 9:0? It’s the same dirty everywhere.’

Of course, Kishin has no intention of worrying about the icicles on other people’s roofs. He just wants to shake off the snow on his own roof. Qatar will likely hope for a draw tomorrow. If China scores 12:0 with Hong Kong, Qatar will lose third place to China even if they lose 1:0.

The referees for China and Hong Kong also changed on the morning of the match. After checking the starting lineup announced in the afternoon, Kisin could see why the Chinese team was so confident. Hong Kong had nine new players in the starting lineup.

On the other hand, Kishin’s starting lineup raised many people’s questions. They fielded three central defenders, Park Dong-chun, Jeong Gyeong-su, and Gil Seo-jun. It was hard to understand the intention of fielding three defenders, considering that it was home and the team had a clear advantage in skill.

Less than five minutes into the match, a Qatari player was lying on the ground, crying out in pain. In slow motion, he didn’t even brush up against Park Jung-hyun. But he was clutching his ribs and struggling.

The referee first called the medical team. After the medical team took some measures, they called a stretcher and carried the player out. The Qatari defender who had gone out of the field immediately raised his hand and asked to enter. The referee allowed the defender to enter and resumed the game.

Gil Seo-jun, who aroused people’s curiosity, played as a central striker. Ki-shin used crosses and headers and mid-range shots from the arc area as his attacking means in this match. If the referee takes Qatar’s side, it will be difficult to get a free kick in the danger zone. Gil Seo-jun was put in as an attacker to take advantage of the power of corner kicks and crosses.

Meanwhile, in the match between China and Hong Kong, China scored 3:0 after 10 minutes of play. The referee called in the Hong Kong players and coach and warned them that if they showed a passive attitude, the game would be stopped. If the game was stopped, it could be replayed or China could be declared to have won 3:0.

The Hong Kong team coach demanded that the players play actively. The Hong Kong players faithfully followed the coach’s instructions. They were so active that even the central defenders crossed the center line and stepped into the Chinese team’s territory.

The Hong Kong goalkeeper tripped a Chinese striker in the penalty area, but the referee did not call a foul. Instead, he warned the Chinese striker that he would be given a card if he dived one more time. The Chinese players, who had been thoroughly trained in advance, did not question the referee.

Gong Min-hoo succeeded in breaking through despite the foul by the Qatari defender. He crossed the ball, but the referee blew his whistle. Qatar was given a foul and a free kick was awarded. Gil Seo-jun and Park Jeong-hyeon were already in a favorable position. In a situation where the offense is in a favorable position, a foul is not called. If a foul is called, the player who committed the foul should be given a card. However, the referee stopped at a verbal warning.

“I gave you three verbal warnings, but you still won’t take out your card. Isn’t that against the rules?”

I protested to the referee, but he just kept repeating that it was the referee’s responsibility. Since I wasn’t sure about this part of the rule, I didn’t insist on it any more.

The medical team was sent in again to treat the defender who fouled Gong Min-hoon. After the treatment was over, the player got up and headed to the defensive position. Gong Min-hoon and Cha Beom-soo stood in front of the ball.

Cha Beom-soo usually took free kicks and shots with his right foot. However, he kicked free kicks close to corner kicks from the right with his left foot. He did not cross the ball, but shot it. The ball went into the far post without anyone touching it.

The Korean players who received Cha Bum-soo’s signal in advance ran out of the penalty area before Cha Bum-soo kicked the free kick. So the referee had no chance to call a foul and nullify the goal. The referee’s whistle, which he blew reluctantly, had no power.

The Qatari players’ osteoporosis has not improved much in the past six months, and they often lie down. If you cover up the scoreboard, you might misunderstand that Qatar scored first. The commentators repeatedly emphasized that the team currently leading 1:0 is the Korean team while the Qatari players are receiving treatment.

Han Yoon’s cross was headed by Gil Seo-jun at the near post. The referee couldn’t hide his displeasure at the goal, which was so flawless. The Korean team’s offensive flow was often interrupted by the Qatari players’ bed football and the referee’s intentional interference.

A whopping 6 minutes of extra time were given in the first half. Even if the Qatari players were lying down often, the extra time was too long. At first glance, Kishin couldn’t understand it.

“China and Hong Kong say they have one minute of extra time. This means the game starts five minutes late.”

Only then did Kishin realize their trick. They were going to play around with the intention of getting cursed at by this side while watching the situation on the other side. The other side already had a score of 7:0 in the first half. They shot 29 times and had 9 effective shots, scoring 7 goals. On the other hand, the Hong Kong team shot 13 times and had 2 effective shots.

It feels like watching a farce. It has nothing to do with the gods, but it makes me feel dirty. Most Chinese fans who don’t know anything about the world are probably just purely happy about their team’s good performance.

‘They’re both maggots, so I don’t feel like helping either of them. Let’s just do our best in today’s game. You guys can do whatever you want.’

In the second half, Ki-shin took down Gil Seo-jun and brought in Hyun Ki-cheol. Hyun Ki-cheol is not as fast as Kim Cheol-beom, but his counterattack efficiency is actually higher. Kim Cheol-beom still lacks the fundamentals, so he sometimes misses counterattack opportunities due to his own mistakes.

However, the referee and the substitute referee did not start the game while talking. The team doctor, who had a few words on the walkie-talkie, informed Kishin of the situation.

“They say the second half of the match between China and Hong Kong hasn’t even started yet. They say the Hong Kong team’s keeper hasn’t come out of the bathroom.”

The Chinese team, who found out that the game was over 5 minutes late, came up with a new trick. The Hong Kong goalkeeper did not come out of the bathroom. The Hong Kong goalkeeper, who came out late, was warned by the referee. Normally, he should have been given a yellow card, but the referee ended it with a warning.

Kishin did not protest that the game was not started early. After all, the Korean team was in the position of a bystander. There was no need to get involved in their tricks. I just thought it was fortunate that the Korean team did not encounter this situation. And I felt the need to improve the Korean team’s skills even more. I cannot guarantee that the Korean team will not be the target of such tricks in the World Cup.

At 55 minutes into the second half, the Qatari players’ osteoporosis was treated as a group. The Chinese team was ahead of the Hong Kong team by 10:0. If this continues, Qatar will lose the third place to China on goal difference.

When Qatar came out aggressively, Park Jung-hyun was replaced with Kim Chul-beom. Kim Chul-beom is not very effective when he plays alone as an attacker. He can only fully display his skills when he plays with other attackers. There are psychological issues and his lack of fundamentals is a big part of it. Up until now, he has only trained physically, positioning, movement, and developing a sense of ball handling. His body has been fully developed, so he recently started basic and shooting training, but he has not yet seen any results.

In the 75th minute of the game, Kim Chul-beom scored a goal on a counterattack opportunity, putting the Korean team ahead 3:0. Then, China surpassed Hong Kong with a score of 13:0. When the Qatari players heard the news, they gave up the game. They just passed the ball safely without much motivation.

This problem occurs because most of the players are naturalized players. If they advance to the World Cup, they can receive high prize money. When the hope of receiving that prize money disappeared, they lost the motivation to play. There was no other motivation other than money.

Hyun Ki-chul scored two goals in the remaining time, and Korea eventually won 5-0. China won with a final score of 15-0, taking third place. China’s opponent was North Korea, which finished third in Group D.

In June, an article was published that the number of Chinese tourists visiting Hong Kong had tripled, but it did not receive much attention and disappeared. In July, an article was published that North Korea was opening three ports. Soon after, another article was published that Chinese funds were invested in three ports and that China and North Korea would jointly operate the ports.

In August, China beat North Korea and faced Paraguay, ranked 8th in South America. Paraguay lost 0:3 in their first away game, but won 5:1 at home to advance to the World Cup.

– The Korean team’s 5 consecutive losses in friendly matches leave Cha Beom-soo feeling the void.

– Gil Seo-jun signs 3-year contract with Bundesliga’s Borussia Dortmund, dream comes true.

– Kim Chul-beom acquires a professional contract and wants to become the Blue Wings of Suwon.

– Cha Beom-soo extends contract with Notts County, expected to earn £160,000 a week.

– Cha Beom-soo, I will think about marriage after retirement. The heart is more important than looks.

Kishin did not call up Cha Beom-soo for the friendly match. This was to devise a strategy in case Cha Beom-soo could not play due to accumulated cards or was in poor condition. Without Cha Beom-soo, not only the defense but also the offense did not run smoothly. In the end, they only confirmed the importance of Cha Beom-soo and failed to find a useful strategy.

However, Kishin continued to hold friendly matches without sending Cha Beom-soo out. He hoped that the players would grow through the matches. He hoped that they would not rely solely on Cha Beom-soo, but would think a lot about themselves and grow mentally.

One day, I met Shin-gi in a dream. But when I woke up, I couldn’t remember the conversation at all. I really had a dream. As the World Cup finals approached, I became increasingly anxious and had more dreams.

In May 2026, the Korean team departed for Canada after a short recovery training in Korea. It is the first World Cup with 48 teams. In the 1994 World Cup in the United States, 24 teams participated. 32 years later, 48 national teams visited the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Hwang Dong-geun, who officially transferred to Dortmund and took over as a starting player, Gil Seo-jun, who took over as a starting player in Dortmund from the latter half of the season, Hyun Ki-chul, who has grown into a key rotation player for Atletico, Han Yoon, who dominates the left side of Hamburg, Gong Min-hoon, the unshakable starting fullback for Notts County, Cha Bum-soo, the core of Notts County’s defense, and Kim Si-woong, who shows stable defense as both a fullback and defensive midfielder.

Park Jung-hyun is the most threatening striker in the Korean team, although he has not been able to advance overseas due to his playing style. Hwang Hee has become a more threatening player after changing his playing style. Park Yo-hwan has not been able to overcome his weakness of not being active in defense, and has lost his starting position to Choi Gil-soo.

“I’ll tell you again, my goal is to win the World Cup. If anyone is letting their guard down because we’ve barely made it to the semifinals, I’ll send them home right away. Let’s all fight together and not let our guard down until the last game to win the championship.”

A loud cheer erupted on the private plane heading to Canada.

#