The vanishing spray canister that fell from the South Korean referee, Jong Kyuk Kim, in the third minute of the national football team’s match against its Iranian counterpart, the day before yesterday, took 40 minutes to reach him again. It is worth noting that the referee needed to use it once during the 40 minutes, but he replaced it with the old method that was used before the International Federation (FIFA) adopted the vanishing spray canister in 2013, as he drew the imaginary line by pointing with his hand.
Al-Emarat Al-Youm followed the journey of the disappearing spray can that had been accidentally dropped by the South Korean referee near the penalty area of the “Whites”, and was found by goalkeeper Khaled Eisa by chance. The referee did not have the opportunity to retrieve it, and it remained in the goalkeeper’s hands for a long time, before he passed it to his colleague on the bench, Ali Khaseif, who later handed it over to the fourth referee, Sang Hyeop Chae.
Although the match was stopped more than once due to the many violations, due to the violent interventions by the Iranian team players, the speed of the resumption of play directly caused the delay in the arrival of the bottle to the match referee until the 42nd minute, when the match was stopped this time for a longer period to treat one of the players.
Goalkeeper Khaled Issa explained to “Emarat Al Youm” after the end of the match that he found the package by chance near his area, and quickly recognized it as belonging to the match referee. When he tried to return it to him, the referee asked him to keep it on the field, but he sent it to his colleague on the substitutes’ bench, Ali Khaseif, who in turn gave it to the fourth referee.
On another level, the international goalkeeper confirmed the team’s ability to qualify directly for the 2026 World Cup, and that the current generation of the team has distinguished players, and enjoys great support from the fans who stand behind it in the matches, while at the same time apologizing for the loss they suffered against Iran, stressing that they are able to compensate for it in the upcoming rounds.
He said in media statements after the match: “Getting three points from the two matches is a good thing, and no one expected us to present this strong performance. The Iran match is a closed chapter, and now we are thinking about the matches against North Korea and Uzbekistan.”
He added: “Iranian players were wasting time in the last 10 minutes, even though they play in European leagues.”
• The speed of the resumption of play caused the package to be delayed reaching the match referee until the 42nd minute.
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