The Portuguese Benfica and Auckland City match in the second round of the group stage of the Club World Cup in a funny stance, his Chinese champion Tong Chu, Auckland player.
Tong Zhou was subjected to a possible concussion in the brain during the first half of the confrontation when the ball hit his face, and then he suffered a preliminary treatment from the team doctor on the field, who indicated to the coach that the player should be replaced for fear of any complications.
But the Chinese player pleaded with the medical staff to stay in the match, and it seemed very angry at the idea of replacing him and seen screaming at the doctor’s face.
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It seems that the coach of the team complied with the player’s desire and allowed him to return to the field moments later, to complete the match with his team, who lost 6-0, knowing that the result was indicating a negative tie at the time of the crisis between Chu and his doctor.
Auckland City Mona with a severe loss in the championship after the first 10-0 against Bayern Munich, for the fourth group, to become the first official leaving the Club World Cup before its third match against the Argentine Boca Juniors.
Veteran Angel De Maria scored the goal in the seventh minute of the lost time instead of the first half of a penalty kick to end the first half ahead.
Because of the rain, the match was delayed for more than two hours.
The Greek Vangelis Pavlides scored the second goal in the 52nd minute with a shot from inside the penalty area after he skillfully elaborated on the edge of the area.
In the 63rd minute, Renneso Sanchez scored the third goal with a shot from outside the penalty area that collided with one of the Auckland City players and changed her direction to the net.
Pariro scored a double in the 76th and 78th minutes before De Maria concluded the registration from a second penalty kick in the eighth minute of the stoppage time.