The shield broke the spear in front of 64,000 fans.
Shield United, composed of legendary defenders, won 4-1 in the 2024 Nexon Icon’s Match against FC Spear, a “legendary set of strikers” at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 20th.
The game is an event designed to allow users who use soccer games “FC Online” and “FC Mobile” to enjoy the “actual live match” of legendary players on the ground with their own eyes.
In particular, it brought together legendary players who shook the world of soccer under the concept of “all strikers vs all defenders” that soccer game users had tried at least once. It was a “dream competition” with six Ballon d’Or winners.
The FC Spear, which represents the striker’s “window,” is a former top scorer in the English Premier League (EPL) with a unique 4-2-3-1 lineup that has formed a four-back line,
“The Count of Bulgaria” Dimitar Berbatov and Didier Drogba matched the central defender combination, while Thierry Henry and Carlos Tevez were deployed at left and right fullbacks.
Marouane Fellaini played defensive midfielder, with Rivaldo and Kaka’s “Brazil Legend Duo” playing central midfielder.
Eden Hazard and Luis Figo lurked on the left and right wings with Del Piero as one-top strikers at the front line.
Kim Byung-ji, the goalkeeper who scores goals, stepped up as the goalkeeper of FC Spears.
In response, Shield United, which consists of only defenders, placed Clarence Seidorf as the front-line striker based on a 3-4-3 formation and set up Jon Arne Lisse and Yaya Toure on the left and right sides.
With Javier Mascherano and Carles Puyol at left and right wing backs, Andrea Pirlo and Leandro Bonucci were in charge of the midfield.
The “iron wall three-back” was joined by Rio Ferdinand and Nemanya Vidic, who worked with Manchester United (England), and Fabio Cannavaro, Manchester United’s legendary goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.
Fans who filled the stands with the legendary players’ “Best 11” combination, which could only be realized in the game, cheered and cheered whenever the players touched the ball.
Although he had the highest level of ability during his active career, the movements of “legends” who are well over their 40s seemed to be looking at the screen of the soccer game “first-timers.”
Shield United, which has watched the striker’s movements all its life, began to lead the attack from the beginning of the game, and the shield hit the spear first in the 13th minute of the first half.
Seidorf, who received Mascherano’s stabbing pass, dug to the left of the penalty area and handed the ball over to Yaya Toure on the other side, and Toure finished with a score.
In the 21st minute of the first half, Seidorf, who saw goalkeeper Kim Byung-ji advance, scored an additional goal with a long-range shot from the right midfield, drawing loud applause from fans. 안전놀이터
Shield United, which is good at systematic movements, continued its offensive, and in the 27th minute of the first half, Mascherano’s mid-range shot was blocked by a super save that blew Kim Byung-ji’s body.
As the middle of the first half passed, the players’ physical strength declined sharply, and in the 28th minute of the first half, Shield United excluded Del Piero and put in Andriy Seuchenko, the president of the Ukrainian Football Association.
In the 30th minute of the first half, “41-year-old” Yaya Toure felt pain in her thigh and was replaced by Hikardo Carvalho, making her feel the weight of time.