A look at the rosters of both teams shows a variety of talents.
China's Olympic Legion started the game with the following lineup: goalkeeper Chen Dong; backline Zheng Zhi, Sun Jihai, Li Wei Feng, Tao Wei; midfielders Sui Dongliang, Li Tie, Huang Yong (replaced in the 73rd minute), Zhao Junzhe; strikers Li Jinyu (replaced in the 79th minute by Wang Peng), Zhang Yuning.
South Korea's Olympic debut: goalkeeper Kim Yong Dae; defenders Nam Ki Sung, Park Dong Hyuk, Park Jae; midfielders Lee Young Soo, Kim Do Kyun, Lee Gwan Woo, Jung Dae Hoon; forwards Ahn Hyo Nyun, Lee Tong Guk, Shin Byung Ho.
Throughout the match, both sides were fighting back and forth, and the competition was intense. Our Olympic athletes had a slight advantage in shots, corner kicks and free kicks. However, in the face of South Korea's stubborn resistance, our country failed to break through the opponent's goal. In the 64th minute, a controversial scene occurred on the field: Shin Byung-ho jumped up to head the ball, which hit the crossbar and bounced out near the goal line, but the referee ruled that it was offside. The goal became the only concern of the audience, and our country finally lost 0-1 to South Korea.
The slow-motion camera showed that the ball did not cross the goal line, and our Olympic team became the victim of this goal line case. After the match, Dalian Wanda player Sun Jihai was agitated and questioned the referee, and the scene was once chaotic.
After the match, Sun Jihai was banned for a year. He was originally at a disadvantage in the competition for the lineup, but now he even lost his star player. Our Olympic team struggled to regain their glory in the next games and eventually missed the Sydney Olympics.
As time passes, where are those 13 players who have represented our National Olympics today? Most have gone on to coaching positions.
Zheng Zhi was the last player to announce his retirement. He left the Guangzhou team in dire straits after parent company Evergrande allegedly cheated them out of money. Now, he serves as an assistant coach for the national soccer team and has recently been in the spotlight for his attention to the fans.
Chen Dong, general manager and first-team leader of Dalian Zhixing Football Club, led his team to the Central League.
Li Tie stepped down from his position as head coach of the national soccer team in disgrace to be investigated.
Sun Jihai was on the coaching staff of the national soccer team and was engaged in soccer youth training between Guizhou and his hometown of Dalian. Meanwhile, Wang Peng was also engaged in youth training in Dalian.
Li Wei Feng and Zhang Xiaorui are temporarily idle, Zhao Junzhe became the Cangzhou Super League Lion coach. Sui Dongliang, Tao Wei and Dalian, became assistant coaches of Beijing Guoan.
Li Jinyu is the head coach of Yunnan Yukun, a China B team.
There is no update on Huang Yong, who was the head coach of Jiangxi Liansheng in China B, and Zhang Yuning, who coaches Qingdao's ladder team.
