'ACL 0-7 humiliating defeat' Korea Hyun-soo expelled from the Korean national team, rated 3.9 'lowest'

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Jang Hyun-soo (35, Algarapa), a former member of the South Korean national team, played a humiliating game on the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite (ACLE) stage.

Jang Hyun-soo's team, Algarapa, suffered a crushing 0-7 defeat to RTHAD in Game 7 of the 2025-2026 ACLE West Asia League Stage at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 11th (Korea time).

Algarapa, who lost the first goal to Youssef Ennesiri in the third minute of the first half, then conceded one more goal in the first half and five more goals in the second half, before avoiding a "seven-run disaster." The ball possession rate was 40.7%-59.3% and the number of shots was 11-16.

Jang Hyun-soo, who started, was on the left side of the three-back and played full time. However, it was only a somewhat lethargic game throughout the game, with the last pass miss leading to the team's second run or missing the drop point of the air ball, providing an excuse for additional runs.

Jang Hyun-soo had a 96% pass success rate, two tackles and two clearings, but his Potmob rating was only 3.9 points. It is the lowest rating in the team, along with goalkeeper Khalifa Ndiaye, who allowed seven runs out of nine effective shots. Potmob also pointed out the decisive mistake, saying, "Jang Hyun-soo's mistake led to the loss."

The defeat pushed Algarapa to the brink of elimination from the league stage, ranking 10th out of 12 teams in West Asia with 6 points (2 wins and 5 losses). ACLE will be divided into 12 teams in East and West Asia to play the league stage, and the first to eighth places will reach the round of 16 tournaments.

On the other hand, Al-Etihad, who recently broke up with Karim Benzema (Al-Hilal), secured a 7-0 victory with a hat trick from Algeria's national team Hussem Aouar and multiple goals from Roger Fernandez to advance to the round of 16 at the tournament.

Meanwhile, Jang Hyun-soo played in 58 A matches (three goals) from 2013 to 2018 and once played as a key resource for the national team, including the 2018 FIFA Russia World Cup. However, he was permanently deprived of his national team status and fined 30 million won by the Korea Football Association after being found to have manipulated volunteer work documents after receiving a special military service exemption for the 2014 Incheon Asian Games gold medal.

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