There were 16 teams in all, 4 in each group. All of the teams had mostly foreign players except for one, "the Korean team." One team dropped out last minute so they were allowed to enter to make up the numbers. Oh, and all their players are near professional.
Saturday was the group stages and we had the toughest group with the Koreans, Seoul and Won Shot Wanderers from Ulsan. Still we managed to finish 2nd, only losing to the Koreans.
Never play soccer against the Koreans, with a Korean ref. My word you've never seen such bias refereeing. Proper anti-waygook decisions. And the Koreans go down easier than Ronaldo. They're terrified of breaking a nail.
That night the organisers held a buffet for all the teams, then I went to watch the North London derby with the gaffer. "Gonna have an early one tonight gaffer, go home after the game." 3 am I was in KFC!
Next day was the knockouts. We got to the semi finals and were knocked out by Jeonju who went on to win the tournament without conceding a goal. They were quality.
Barry had to go to hospital. He clashed heads with their striker clearing a corner. He had to have staples in his head and half his tooth fell out.
But enough about how good they were, let's talk about how good Busan were.
3rd place playoff against the Koreans. Final score 1-1 and we beat them on penalties.
We won a big trophy in a glass case. It's sat in my room. Looks beautiful in the morning sun. Keep that quiet though, the gaffer doesn't know were it is.
Oh and Gaz scored a scissor kick. Had to mention that to stop him moaning.
ReplyDeleteNo joke good sir. I can't count the number of times I've been called for a "foul" after shouldering someone off off the ball. And don't forget put your foot on the ball and their momentum sends them catapulting over you.
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