Chapter 89: The Bat Girl's Thoughts

Two girls sat in the seats closest to the corner flag area.

The older girl exclaimed angrily, "That brat actually refused Yu-jeong! How hateful! Our players will definitely give him a good lesson!"

"Yu-jeong, you're so shallow... what's the use of being good-looking?"

The girl beside her quickly shook her head: "That's a misunderstanding..."

She was the sweet girl who had asked Li Kang for an autograph at the airport.

She had been a nationally known star in Korea since childhood, had never dated at this point, and didn't like heavy makeup.

As Lewokusen marched on this season, Yu-jeong became a die-hard fan of Li Kang, especially after the Camp Nou match; she dreamed of his figure every night.

In her spare time she frantically studied Chinese.

When she learned the Spanish national team would come to Seoul, the girl couldn't sleep all night, waiting desperately at Incheon Airport for five hours...

When she saw that haunting figure, she fell completely under its spell.

Ah, which girl doesn't harbor a springtime longing...

At sixteen, Yu-jeong loved sports; her development far outpaced her peers, her figure was graceful, and even loose jerseys couldn't hide her alluring curves.

That's why she's been stuck in a bottleneck in her entertainment career these past two years.

Continue as a child star? Her voluptuous figure would get reported by parents.

Do romance films? Her youthful sweet face is too....

The news of Li Kang refusing Yu-jeong's autograph request spread across Seoul; fans were outraged, seeing the Spanish-Chinese player's behavior as disrespect to Korea.

Dragon Kingdom's football media also reported the story.

The comment section, however, had nothing good to say:

-【Have you seen the news? Li Kang's attitude toward Korean fans is terrible, plus he refused to sign autographs; he's a Spanish-Chinese, not one of our Dragon Kingdom people—doesn't that seem off? It feels a bit pretentious.】

-【Exactly, playing football isn't pure at all—why mess with all that junk? National sentiment and nationalism have no place in sports!】

-【This news just proves Li Kang's rumored girlfriend isn't Korean.】

The guessing segment ended.

The players from both sides walked to their positions.

Little Dennis suddenly said, "Li! Those guys across from us have shown their true colors; they're staring at you with vicious eyes."

Li Kang's expression remained calm; he seemed unfazed.

With the referee's whistle,

the match officially began!

"Now let's introduce the starting lineups for both sides!"

"Attacking from left to right in purple jerseys is the Korea team, lining up in a 4-2-3-1 formation!"

"Goalkeeper: Jung Sung-ryong!"

"Left back: Park Ju-ho!"

"Center backs: Hong Jeong-ho, Kim Young-gwon!"

"Right back: Lee Yong!"

"Double defensive midfielders: Ki Sung-yueng, Ha Dae-sung!"

"Central midfielders: Gu Ja-cheol, Lee Chung-yong, Son Heung-min!"

"Forward: Kim Shin-wook!"

"The Spain team today wears white away jerseys, mainly using a 4-4-2 formation, goalkeeper:..."

"Morata kicks off with his weaker foot... I heard he's two-footed!"

Li Kang touched the ball once and passed it to Little Dennis.

The green-haired Kim Shin-wook couldn't stop his momentum, still charging wildly at Spain's number 8.

He stands 198 cm tall, strong-built, and extremely confident in his physical ability!

Thud!

The close-range audio equipment transmitted a fierce clash of bodies.

The onsite fans couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

But they discovered the fallen person... was Kim Shin-wook?

And Li Kang?

How is this kid completely unharmed?

Foul!

It must be a foul!

The boos at Incheon Stadium, just beginning to rise, were cut off by a whistle!

Beep!

The referee ran up to Kim Shin-wook and held up a yellow card!

"Just 40 seconds into the match, the Korea team already earned a yellow card!"

"The 39-year-old Italian famed referee Osato has a notable detail: he had the yellow pinched in his hand from the very start of the match!"

At the edge of the field.

Mininano raised his fist: "This level of physical confrontation... is just a small side dish!"

Bosque half-asleep murmured, "Well, reasonable physical contact."

On the other side.

Korea's head coach Stielike, expressionless.

Kim Shin-wook struggled to his feet, face twisted in pain.

His shoulder felt like it no longer belonged to him.

Just as he got close to Li Kang for a moment, he felt like he had collided with a huge beast!

The Korean team players swarmed the head referee, all protesting.

Beep!

The head referee showed a yellow card to Li Qinglong, who was spraying saliva the most.

"Less than two minutes into the match, the Korean team already has two yellow cards!"

"Osato's refereeing standards have never been this strict!"

EPSN live stream.

The netizens went crazy.

-【The head referee is applying debuffs to the Korean players in turn!】

-【Is he really a referee? A perfectly good match has been torn apart, but I like it.】

-【What is Diego Costa doing? Why is he comforting the Korean players?】

The chaos at Incheon Stadium quickly subsided.

Diego Costa gently patted the backs of Kim Young-gwon and Li Qinglong's heads, comforting them in English not to act impulsively.

The two Korean players felt a warm feeling in their hearts.

The match continued.

Li Kang took a free kick from the backfield.

Xiao Dennis was preparing to organize the advance.

A tragic cry rang out near the midfield.

Li Qinglong clutched his groin and fell painfully onto the grass.

"Oh no, Li Qinglong was tightly marking Diego Costa, so how did he suddenly collapse on the grass!"

"All the little tricks cannot escape the eyes of the renowned referee Osato; a top‑level referee masters the balance of the match."

"According to the officiating intensity of this match, Diego Costa is very likely to receive.... No problem! The match continues!"

Xiao Dennis launched a long pass directly.

The ball crossed the midfield line.

Bellerin sped down the right flank and took the ball in stride.

He started a burst forward!

Spain's midfield‑forward players surged forward madly!

The Korean team's formation quickly fell back.

Schuttler is a strict German coach; he did not make major changes to the Korean team's tactical system, merely making the team's style more conservative.

During the Korean team's withdrawal, its formation underwent a subtle change.

They gave up intercepting on both flanks.

They increased the number of defenders in the central zone.

This is their usual tactic against possession‑based teams: widen the team's aerial advantage, then use numerical superiority in the middle to execute a crushing tackle and launch a counter‑attack.

By the sideline.

A glint of wisdom flashed in Schuttler's eyes:

The young Spanish second team is just a stripped‑down Barcelona without Messi!

Exactly, they lack a breakout star!

As long as we contain Morata and Diego Costa, the two aerial threats, they cannot possibly endanger our goal?

What about flank‑central ground penetration?

Such an outdated tactic is useless against a local numerical advantage!