On February 8, the football match between the Crossing and the British Navy officially began at 9 a.m. Of course www.biquge.info the time-traveler is participating in this game in the name of the Chinese football team.

Because the game has been rendered, publicized, and hyped in many ways, it has reached its peak, and now the tickets for the ball game have been hyped up to 30 taels of silver, but it is still difficult to find a ticket, and now the audience watching the game has reached more than 15,000 people, and the original stands of the racecourse and the temporary stands are full, and the public concession has also mobilized a large number of police, and 500 troops have been transferred to maintain the current order.

The Chinese accounted for more than eighty percent of the audience, after all, there were still many Chinese in the concession, and there were more than a dozen big drums, dozens of key gongs, hundreds of gong and drummers, as well as several lion and dragon dance teams, of course, they were all ready to cheer for the traversers, and a large number of Chinese gathered outside the game, waiting for the news of the game to come.

Of course, the entry of these teams was also recognized by the Ministry of Industry of the Public Concession, and Huo Bilan also played a major role in this, because after watching the training of both sides, Huo Bilan had already decided that the British team would inevitably win this game, so the higher the expectations of the Chinese in the concession for the overseas Chinese, the more grand the event, and the greater the blow after the game.

Of course, the negotiation group of the traversers was invited to watch in the stands as VIPs, Qin Zheng and Li Sanjie were even more with the consuls of various countries, officials of the Ministry of Industry, as well as Li Hongzhang, Yu Lianyuan, Zhou Fu, Sheng Xuanhuai, Zhang Peilun, Li Jingfang and other Qing court officials, sitting on the VIP platform, where not only the position is spacious, but also snacks and drinks are served, which is much more comfortable than other positions.

At this time, it was nine o'clock in the morning, and with the ringing of a bell, the audience at the scene was quiet, Huo Bilan got up and officially announced the start of the game, and the players from both sides entered the field. The Traveler is wearing a white jersey with red trim, while the British team is wearing a red shirt and white shorts.

Wang Hailong brought the assistant coach and players into the stadium, waving like the audience, which also caused a burst of enthusiastic cheers and cheers in the stands, and the gong and drum teams on the sidelines beat gongs and drums, lion dances, and dragon dances on the sidelines, and the atmosphere was also very lively.

In contrast, the appearance of the British team is much more deserted, after all, there are only more than 2,000 foreign spectators present, and the cheers and applause are of course much inferior, although there are also bands to help, but compared with the sound of gongs and drums, it is naturally much inferior, not to mention that there are lion dances and dragon dances to help out, so from the perspective of the momentum of the two sides, the traverser is obviously completely crushed the British team.

And on the VIP stage, Qin Zheng, Li Hongzhang, Yu Lianyuan and others looked at ease, but the consuls of various countries and the officials of the Ministry of Industry and Bureau did not look very good, and some people even complained, should not let so many Chinese come to the ball, or should not let the Chinese bring gongs and drums into the field, only Huo Bilan does not care too much, after all, what is the use of making a lively scene now, in the end it depends on the results of the competition on the court, so Huo Bilan constantly reassures others, only saying that Chinese like to be lively, which is also harmless, and watch the game.

However, after the starters of both sides appeared, the consuls of various countries and officials of the Ministry of Industry were also much more relieved, because the players of the British team were tall and big, and they were obviously higher than the players who participated in the competition.

The 11 players in the British team are all over 1.80 meters tall, of which 4 players are over 1.90 meters, namely goalkeeper Hilton 1.93 meters, defender Taylor 1.90 meters, striker Charman 1.95 meters, striker Rosenberg 1.91 meters, in addition to striker McMaraman, 1.89 meters, striker Kolbeck 1.88 meters, all of them are close to 1.90 meters of big men, and on the bench, there are two players over 1.90 meters.

On the traverser's side, among the 11 players, only 7 players are more than 1.80 meters tall, namely goalkeeper Chen Heng, 1.87 meters, central defender Lu Ling, 1.86 meters, central defender Yang Fei, 1.84 meters, left back Chen Xiao, 1.80 meters, back Jiang Hongtao, 1.85 meters, forward Xie Mingfeng, 1.82 meters, and forward Huang Taisong, 1.83 meters.

The two sides stood in a row, and the traverser was obviously half a head shorter. Many of the consuls and officials of the Ministry of Industry and Bureaus of various countries are football enthusiasts, and they all know a little bit about it, so they are also a lot relieved when they see this frame. On the contrary, Li Hongzhang and Yu Lianyuan are worried about every Qing court official, and in their hearts, they naturally hope that the traverser can win, after all, the traverser is actually participating on behalf of Dachun now, which is a major event related to the national body, but they don't understand modern football, and the concept of football basically comes from [Water Margin], but seeing that the British side in the field is obviously tall and big, and it seems to be much stronger than overseas Chinese, they can't help but worry in their hearts.

Zhang Peilun leaned over to Qin Zheng's side and said in a low voice: "Political Commissar Qin, are you sure of this game, I don't understand football, but I also think that the British are not good." "He has visited Tianjin several times, and he is more familiar with the traveler, and it is not easy for others to ask questions, so it is most appropriate for him to come forward.

Qin Zheng didn't deliberately lower his voice, and said: "Although Mr. Youqiao can rest assured, the football game is not high, but kicked with his feet, so it is not that the taller the figure of the other side will definitely win, Mr. Youqiao might as well wait and see, and he will know soon." ”

Zhang Peilun and others were also a little relieved when they heard this, but the consuls of various countries and officials from the Ministry of Industry on the VIP stage naturally heard it, Huo Bilan naturally disagreed, thinking that Qin Zheng was just pretending to be himself, so he also used a voice that everyone else could hear, and said: "Everyone, the game is about to start, and the results will be known soon, let's watch." ”

In fact, not only Li Hongzhang and others are worried, but also the other Chinese viewers in the stands, after all, the difference in body shape between the two sides is too great, so many people's hearts are half cold. Even the gong and drum team, lion dance, and dragon dance team lost their spirits and all stopped.

And at this moment, with the referee's whistle, the game officially began. The referee from China and the United Kingdom each has one person to preside over the opponent's half, and the British referee will open the whistle in the first half, and the referee of the crosser will finish the whistle, and the vice versa will be in the second half.

The traverser is the first to discharge the 451 formation, five midfielders set up two backs, namely No. 10 Wang Xiaoyu and No. 16 Jiang Hongtao, this is a relatively stable and balanced formation, not only to strengthen the control of the midfield, but also to strengthen the protection of the back line, although Wang Hailong has full confidence in this game, but also knows the strategic contempt, tactical importance of the truth, in the beginning, or to stabilize the mainstay. However, No. 10 Wang Xiaoyu's personal ability is very strong, and he can play in the front and back waists, so according to the changes on the court, he can be plugged in at any time, and No. 8 Xie Mingfeng forms a double front waist, so that the formation has changed from 451 to 4321 Christmas tree formation, this formation is very popular in the early 10 years of the 21st century in the old time and space, and many world-class teams have used this formation, but this formation has high requirements for the ability of players, but Wang Hailong is confident that the personal ability of his players is absolutely top in this era.

The formation of the British team is much simpler, that is, 46 formations, 4 defenders, 6 forwards, and two of the forwards are over 1.90 meters tall, and the other four are also above 1.85 meters.

The match starts with the British team kicking off. I saw that the kick-off player of the British team pulled the ball to his own backfield first, and the six forwards standing around the center circle went together and quickly ran to the backcourt on the side of the crosser. After the ball was guided twice at the feet of the defenders of the British team, defender Taylor kicked the ball directly through the midfield and towards the backfield of the crosser.

At this time, two British players approached the top of the crosser's penalty area, trying to compete for the landing point of the football, but saw the crosser's central defender Lu Lingji quickly grab it, jump high, take the first step to the falling football, and push the ball to the left near the center line.

On the left, English striker McMahon chased the flying football, while the crosser's left midfielder Tong Qufei also rushed back from the opponent's half, and the two ran opposite each other, rushing to the landing position of the football at the same time. However, McMahon is 1.89 meters tall, and Tang Qufei's height is only 1.77 meters, and the difference between the two is more than half a head, so whether it is in the VIP stage or other stands, the Chinese can't help but pinch for the traverser, after all, this one, this head is too much different, and the consuls of various countries and officials of the Ministry of Industry have a mocking smile on their faces, just waiting for the two to jump up and compete with each other, watching the overseas Chinese being knocked away.

Sure enough, the two rushed to the landing point of the football almost at the same time, McMahon took advantage of the run, jumped high and jumped high, and pushed the football in the air, and Tang Qufei seemed to be shocked by McMahon's momentum, and when he ran to the landing position of the football, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to jump and compete with McMahon, but turned his body, shrunk his head, shrugged his shoulders, and bent his waist, as if to avoid McMahon who jumped up, but he couldn't dodge, so he turned around and faced McMahon with his back to protect his front.

The consuls of various countries and the officials of the Ministry of Industry and the Bureau of Industry had already laughed out loud at this time, and the game had just begun, and some overseas Chinese were so frightened that they did not dare to come up to fight for the ball, and it seemed that there was really no suspense in this game.

But before the laughing person finished laughing, McMahon, who had already jumped up, suddenly tilted his body, and the whole person turned over from Tang Qufei's shoulder, and an upside-down green onion fell to the ground, and Tang Qufei was also carried down by McMahon's body and fell to the ground, as if he was pressed by McMahon who fell from the air, and rolled twice on the ground in pain. And after the football landed, it rolled directly out of the sideline.

This time, the audience was worried again, it is estimated that this fall is not light, and some people are worried, there are no foreigners who are strong, and now they are injured again, this ball is not very kicked. Only the foreigners watching the football were excited, and some people shouted loudly.

Although the game has just started and the score is still 0:0, this momentum is no longer a question of whether to win or not, but how many will be won.

However, Huo Bilan peeked at it, and saw that Qin Zheng's face actually showed a knowing smile, and Huo Bilan's heart was stunned, and he actually had a bad premonition.