South Korea have just clinched the third place in the Asian Cup 2007 despite being down to 10 men and being on the backfoot most of the time. In addition, South Korea also escaped 3 certain goals with a huge stroke of luck.
As a football fan, I am not very happy with the defeat of Japan. The reason is simply because throughout this tournament, South Korea have not been playing in accordance to Fair Play. They are very rough and they fall down by the slightest touch to win free kicks and even penalties.
Too bad USA prevented North Korea from entering Asian Cup 2007. Otherwise, the South Koreans would be ashamed with themselves especially if North Korea can end the tournament in a better note than them. I am confident North Korea can play in a fair play manner. I have witnessed this last year in the AFC Youth Championship in India where North Korea U-19 team clinched the title in a scintillating fashion and with fair play manner.
Tomorrow will be the match to determine the winner of Asian Cup 2007 between Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Let's hope there will be fair play throughout the game and let us all forget about the third place game. South Korea have been sending a very wrong message to the world. The message from them is simply, "Cheat and you will win the game".
This is wrong. Please play fairly. This message is directed to all aspiring footballers out there.
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