Penalty Savior! Oscar cried after the game and refused to talk about whether to renew his contract

Reporter Cheng Shan reported In the final game of 2024, facing Gwangju FC, a strong opponent in the AFC Champions League elite league group, Harbour failed to win the game due to the lack of personnel and the strength of the opponent. But judging from the scene, in the case of one less person, it is not easy to draw 1-1 with the opponent and get a valuable 1 point.

In this game, due to Jiang Guangtai's injury, Li Ang's red card was suspended, and there was a vacuum in the central defender position of the harbor, and the coaching staff had to arrange for the 35-year-old Wang Shenchao to partner Wei Zhen. In the starting line-up, Oscar, Gustavo, Vargas and Yusa all appeared. However, due to injuries, Wu Lei, Pope and Chitadini did not play.

Gwangju, who was ranked second before the game, came to Shanghai with a relatively relaxed performance this time, although Asani, Mikkeltadze and other foreign players were not available, and the all-Korean team played, they were full of confidence. In the last round of the AFC Champions League Elite League, they defeated Shenhua at home and got a place in the group almost certainly.

Although it was a weekday and the temperature dropped, because it was the last game of the year, more than 15,000 people poured into the SAIC Pudong Football Stadium to cheer for the harbor. Coach Muscat wanted to play attacking football to the end and play a good game, but due to the lack of personnel, especially the defensive line, he had to make more arrangements defensively.

After the opening, the home team was slow to get into the groove and not excited enough, while Gwangju launched frequent attacks, and the Harbour backline was tired of parrying. In the 9th minute, Gwangju scored a goal, but the offside position was ruled invalid, however, Gwangju was not affected and continued to attack. In the 38th minute, striker Xu Li scored the first goal in the panic of the harbor defense.

It can be said that the first half of the Harbour scene was extremely passive, with only 40% possession and only one of the three shots on target.

In the second half, Muscat stepped up his attack, but in the 56th minute, Wei Zhen was sent off with a red card for suspected additional actions during the scramble, but judging from the replay, this penalty was somewhat controversial.

10 people should fight, but Harbour has never been able to break the game, the game scene is becoming more and more hot, disputes continue, and the coaches of both sides also join in. In the 75th minute, Oscar was fouled in the penalty area, and after VAR intervened, it was determined that it was a penalty, and Oscar hit the penalty, and in the end, relying on this penalty, Harbour drew 1-1 with Gwangju.

Speaking after the game, Muscat said he played one less in the second half than when he was in a full line-up, "showing that we've played all season this year, everybody is making a difference." He specifically mentioned Wei Zhen's red card, "It's a pity, I think that action was an accident, we all support Wei Zhen, and I personally think that action should not be a red card." ”

Oscar said he was happy to equalise, "We knew it was a difficult game, the South Korean team was strong and good at possession, in the first half, we didn't have a good chance, in the second half we had one less, but we bit the game and finally equalised. Finally, he said that he was proud and happy with the team's achievements this year.

It is worth mentioning that after the game, in the stands on the side of the Harbour fans, the crowd shouted "Oscar stay", hoping that he would stay. Hearing the shouts of the fans in the stands, Oscar rarely hid his face in public and cried. But he didn't answer more, talking about the topic of parting and the tears he just shed, he said that this topic is difficult to talk about now, "In the next few weeks, I will make a final decision with my agent and family." ”

Oscar said that he was a little emotional after the game, after all, after so many years with the club, my teammates, coaching staff and staff are very good to my family, and my family also likes Shanghai, "Every year, I try to show my best side, and I am very happy here." ”