Jung-hwan’s Golden Purpose
Southern area Korean obtained social help using their neighbors towards north through to the last-16 clash, since the admirers one to descended up on Daejeon into the revelled into the reminding brand new Azzurri of a single of its most humiliating Industry Cup beats.
‘Again 1966′ try the content throughout the stands, a regard to Italy’s loss to Northern Korea from the Goodison Playground 38 ages in past times.
not, Giovanni Trapattoni’s pragmatic Italy side was in fact penalized for seeking to select out the games whenever Seol Ki-Hyeon equalised in just 5 minutes to experience.
Francesco Totti ended up being controversially delivered out of for a moment red-colored credit for simulator, much with the outrage of Azzurri.
Penalties looked inevitable because the Italians retreated subsequent toward defence but, in just three full minutes normal big date remaining, stops getting his prior to place-kick incapacity by the overcoming Paolo Maldini in order to cross and you can going household good ‘Golden Goal’.
Indeed, referee Byron Moreno immediately turned into probably one of the most well known letters when you look at the Italian recreations records given that notoriously erratic Perugia president Luciano Gaucci said you to definitely Jung-hwan would never wager the fresh bar once again, advising the brand new Gazzetta dello Athletics: «We have no intention of expenses a paycheck to a person who has actually ruined Italian activities.»