Chapter 008: Historic Goal
Tang Zheng was also careful when he threw the ball to the Ivorian players, not to right-back Aurier, who was standing outside the touchline and ready to throw the ball, but to right winger Gervinho.
Gervinho obviously didn't expect Tang Zheng to throw the ball to him, but he reacted quickly, subconsciously raised his hands, caught them tightly, and then threw them to Aurier.
Ivory Coast coach Lamouci was very angry about Tang Zheng's small tactics, standing next to the fourth official and making colorful body movements, complaining that Tang Zheng was deliberately preventing his side from watching the sideline ball.
Referee Bruch looked at it and didn't say anything, because it was an act that was allowed by the rules.
"Whoa—"
The frenzied atmosphere of the Pernambuco State Arena is still the same, Jiang Zhipeng took a deep breath after tapping his chin, his brain was running vulgarly, and he substituted himself back into the Chinese Super League.
With the increase in investment in the current Chinese Super League, there are a lot of high-level foreign aid introduced by major groups, so as the main left-back of Shanghai Shenxing and Guangzhou Fuli in the past, they have faced countless African foreign aid opponents, so they have a lot of experience.
Aurier raised his hands above his head and threw the ball towards Gervinho, who was already stuck in position to receive the ball.
It stands to reason that Gervinho could easily receive the sideline ball thrown by Olije, but Jiang Zhipeng, who was stuck in the position, did not give up to interfere with Gervinho, his right foot stretched out and kicked the ball out of the sideline again.
Sideline Ball!
Tang Zheng, who was assisting in the defense in the ribs, saw Jiang Zhipeng take the initiative to destroy the ball in a rare physical confrontation, and tapped his head with satisfaction.
Although the action was not big, and he also gave Ivory Coast a sideline ball closer to the bottom line, in Tang Zheng's opinion, this is Jiang Zhipeng's correct attitude to the game.
You can't be presumptuous in my defensive turf!
Gervinho didn't notice the change in Jiang Zhipeng, because it was just a very normal offensive and defensive confrontation.
As a current Serie A giant, he is a player who looks down on the Chinese Super League from the bottom of his heart.
If he faced Tang Zheng, he would wake up his spirits......
In the 2011-2012 Champions League Group F, Gervinho, who used to play for Arsenal, had two direct confrontations with Tang Zheng, and Tang Zheng gave him the feeling that it was difficult to break through one-on-one, so he would deliberately bypass Tang Zheng to cover the defensive area in this World Cup group stage.
Aurier threw the touchline ball again, and instead of Gervinho, he was looking for Yaya Toure.
The ball was still in the air, and Yaya Toure caught a glimpse of a red figure flashing from the left.
Instinctively, he stepped forward with his left foot, but the figure that flashed out was too fast to get stuck in advance of it.
Yaya Toure is an experienced player who chose to push forward with his left hand when he realised he couldn't get his hands on the ball.
Tang Zheng originally wanted to take advantage of the situation to use the outside of his right foot to pick up the ball to Lu Liang, but his body was more forward than originally predicted.
In order to control the ball as much as possible, Tang Zheng used the arch of his right foot to push the ball back to one end when his body was almost unbalanced.
Referee Bruch held the whistle in his mouth and waited for the ball to be out of the control of the Chinese players before blowing the whistle for a foul on Yaya Toure.
The football changed direction and flew in the direction of Jiang Zhipeng and Gervinho, and it was only then that Yaya Toure could see who the red figure was.
It turned out to be ...... Tang Zheng!
Tang Zheng didn't look back at Yaya Toure, but quickly stood up with his hands on the turf and returned to where he should be.
Jiang Zhipeng and Gervinho reacted at the same time, Gervinho thought that he could easily get football as in the past, but the result was completely opposite to what he thought......
In the process of chasing the ball, Jiang Zhipeng sought physical confrontation for the first time, and Gervinho was explosive, and he wanted to use inertia to win physical confrontation after starting, but Jiang Zhipeng sought physical confrontation in advance, which means that Gervinho had to deal with Jiang Zhipeng's physical collision before he had time to get up.
Obviously, Jiang Zhipeng, who came prepared, was more advantageous, and Gervinho was hit by Jiang Zhipeng without psychological preparation, losing the opportunity.
Jiang Zhipeng, who seized the opportunity, stretched out his left foot, poked the ball forward in the run, and the football rolled along the left sideline to the feet of left defender Lu Liang.
Tang Zheng originally wanted to answer Jiang Zhipeng, but Jiang Zhipeng passed the ball to Lu Liang, and he ran forward diagonally and ran out of the receiving position.
Lu Liang is thin but has a very good ability to protect the ball at his feet, he uses his body to separate the football from Tiott, and then uses his peripheral vision to observe the movement of his teammates.
Gao Lin was always defended by Jokola and did not run out of the gap, Hao Junmin attracted the attention of Yaya Toure, which was also not a good passing point, Wu Sanshi at the far end was a good passing point, but Lu Liang's long pass footwork was not accurate enough, and he was worried about wasting opportunities.
At this moment, he suddenly heard Tang Zheng shouting: "Give it to me." ”
Between the lightning and flint, Lu Liang crossed the ball with his right foot to Tang Zheng's forward route.
And Lu Liang, who passed the football, was also kicked to the ground by Tiott, and the referee Bruch still did not sound the whistle, and his arms were naturally raised forward, indicating that it was beneficial to attack, and the game continued.
Tiot ignored Lu Liang, who fell to the ground, and pounced on Tang Zheng, who was taking the ball forward.
Yaya Toure, Sray and the three defenders at the back, excluding Aurier, were back in action, while also doing their part.
Gao Lin was very clever and ran between the two centre-backs Jokola and Bamba, forcing them to recover.
Lu Liang did not sit on the ground and complain about the reckless foul of defender Tiot, but quickly got up like Tang Zheng and stepped forward at high speed along the left side.
Because Aurier hasn't had time to return to his position, this is a defensive void that Lu Liang can take advantage of as a left wing-back.
"This is the chance of the Chinese team!"
He Wei, the commentator of Yang 5, looked at the broadcast screen, and his voice suddenly rose an octave.
Commentator Xu Yang shouted at the same time: "Tang Zheng accelerated the ball past Tiot, and Artemisia Junmin pulled out the offensive space of football for him......!
As soon as the words fell, Tang Zheng sent a kick from his right foot to the ground, and the football rolled against the turf from behind Jokola, Gao Lin and Bamba to attack the left side.
The fans at the scene had a wide field of vision, and the huge shouts subconsciously created by Chinese fans resounded over the stadium.
The on-site director immediately switched the camera, and the fans sitting in front of the TV could see that Tang Zheng's diagonal straight ball sent by the arc in the middle circle of the side was very accurate, which was exactly the same as Lu Liang's acceleration direction.
"Four to four!!"
The broadcast screen switched, and He Wei's voice became more and more excited.
Tang Zheng's pass was comfortable and in place, and considering Lu Liang's speed, the amount of advance he gave was enough, which means that Lu Liang didn't need to slow down at all.
Right-back Aurier was not in a defensive position, and Jokola, one of the two central defenders, signaled for Gao Lin to be close to the defense by his partner Bamba, and then pulled out to defend Lu Liang himself.
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The young Ivorian coach Lamucci looked very anxious, he stood on the sidelines shouting and shouting, and his body movements were quite rich, but the players on the field were very focused and did not have any extra thoughts on the sidelines......
Yaya Toure once played for Manchester City and played for Tang Zheng Dortmund, so he felt that Tang Zheng was the most threatening part of the Chinese team's rapid counterattack, but Hao Junmin's running position was quite smart, so that he did not dare to leave Hao Junmin and follow Tang Zheng who stepped forward after the football was defended.
There are still about thirty meters away from the bottom line, Lu Liang chased the exquisite oblique straight plug sent by Tang Zheng, and in the high-speed running, he took the ball and led it to the ribs.
Jokola didn't dare to slack off, knowing that Lu Liang's feet were fast and explosive, so he chose a defensive strategy of fighting and retreating.
Taking advantage of the distance of Jokola, Lu Liang passed the ball sideways with his left foot, and the football rolled towards Hao Junmin.
Yaya Toure, who was closely following Artemisia Junmin, temporarily forgot about Tang Zheng, and he continued to keep an eye on Artemisia Junmin, who ran to the top of the arc of the big penalty area.
After all, the most important player in football is the handler.
But what Yaya Toure never expected was that Hao Junmin, who was facing the football, stretched out his right foot but did not touch the football, allowing the football to leak under his feet.
Yaya Toure realised it was too late to stretch his leg to stop the ball, and the ball was moving very fast against the turf.
"Artemisia Junmin!!" At the same time, He Wei's voice changed: "He didn't catch the ball, and the football leaked!"
"Oh, oh, oh-"
The Ivorian fans, who occupy two percent of the seats, subconsciously create a burst of exclamations.
In stark contrast, the Chinese fans, who account for sixty percent, let out a deafening loud shout: "Whoa—"
Their vision is quite broad, and they saw the football rolling towards Tang Zheng, who was unmarked.
Yaya Toure, who turned his head to look as the football runs, also noticed the unmarked Tang Zheng, but he couldn't do anything because of his position!
Bamba was attracted to the defense by Gao Lin, Boca was taken away by Wu Sanshi who ran diagonally to the ribs from the right, and Tiot, who was supposed to defend was left behind by Tang Zheng......
"Damn it!"
Ivory Coast coach Ramucci watched Tang Haizeng stop the football with his right foot during the run, and then took a step forward with his left foot, and couldn't help but curse in his heart.
Tang Zheng, who was on the right side of the arc at the top of the penalty area, stopped the ball at an appropriate distance, and then felt very good, picking up his right foot.
It was obviously too late for central defender Bambal to come out to defend Tang Zheng, and it was too late for Tiott to chase back, so they could only watch Tang Zheng pick up his right foot.
You must know that Tang Zheng is known for his long-range shots in Dortmund and Real Madrid, and there is a chance that he will start in this position when no one is marked.
Therefore, He Wei, the central 5 commentator, subconsciously stood up from his seat and raised the volume: "Tang Zheng——"
Tiot saw Tang Zheng pick up his right foot, and the pace of chasing back stopped, only central defender Bamba put his hands behind his back, trying to block Tang Zheng's long-range shot with flesh and blood.
Goalkeeper Barry stood in front of the small penalty line, full of attention, staring at Tang Zheng's right foot and the football.
Half a second later, Tang Zheng's right foot hit the middle and lower part of the football with the instep of his right foot, making a crisp muffled sound: "Boom~"
The trajectory of the football was very different from Bamba's imagination, and the football shot by Tang Zheng did not rise into the air, but clinged to the turf.
Bamba, who was behind his back with both hands, deliberately picked up in order to increase the area of defensive blocking, but the ball that flew towards the goal rolled quickly against the turf......
Goalkeeper Barry stood in the near corner of Tang Zheng's shot, he saw the football rolling against the turf to the far end of the goal, and he subconsciously exerted his right foot, and the whole person jumped out sideways, and at the same time stretched out his right arm, waist and abdomen, hoping to use his extended right arm to keep the ball out.
But......
Tang Zheng's shot on the right side of the arc of the big penalty area is very powerful, and it is attached to the turf, you must know that it is less than ten minutes before the start of the game, and the field sprayed with a lot of water before the game has not yet dried, which means that the football has a significant acceleration on the wet grass.
Attentive and responsive, Barry did everything he could, but his outstretched right arm still didn't touch the football.
The football continued to roll towards the goal on the turf, and the Chinese fans at the Pernambuco State Arena all widened their eyes and naturally raised their arms to watch the football rolling towards the goal.
Head coach Lippi, who was standing in the area of the visitors' coach's command, had an expectation that he didn't even realize when he reached across the touchline with his upper body......
"The ball has scored!!" He Wei, who was standing in front of the commentary seat, watched the football grub the left inner edge of the goal and hit the snow-white net, and shouted hoarsely: "Tang Zheng helped the Chinese team take the lead with a shocking long-range shot in the eighth minute of the game! Now we are leading Ivory Coast 1:0!"
As soon as the words fell, the commentator Xu Yang was passionately indignant, and added: "Fans in front of the TV, please remember this moment! Certainly! Because Tang Zheng scored the first goal of the Chinese men's football team in the history of the World Cup! Please remember this man in the picture! His name is Tang Zheng! We are China's number one star! The Chinese team's absolute hero to the World Cup in Brazil! Long live !!"
"Whoa—"
Most of the Chinese fans at the Pernambuco Arena instantly lost control, many of them came to the scene to cheer for the Chinese team not to rub the heat, but to be real Chinese fans, and the Dragon Team fans will be the fan group with the highest quality and tacit understanding in China, but it is still difficult to control the excitement in their hearts when Tang Zheng scored China's first goal in the World Cup.
This shows how important this goal is.
Tang Zheng, who scored the goal, was not as excited as he imagined, he stood in place, listening to the shouts in his face, indifferent.
It wasn't until Hao Junmin dragged him to the ground and was pressed against him by other teammates that he realized that he had made history!
In front of the away team's coach's box, head coach Lippi and his assistants high-fived and celebrated, and the players on the bench cheered and danced!
Although this goal does not guarantee that the Chinese team will win the game in the end, this is the first goal of the Chinese men's football team in the history of the World Cup, and it must be carnival!
Those Chinese fans thousands of miles away ignored the incomprehension of the people around them, they clenched their fists and kept hitting, as if it was not Tang Zheng who scored the goal, but themselves.
Twelve years ago, the Chinese team entered the World Cup, but scored zero goals and conceded nine goals, ranking 31st in the World Cup in South Korea and Japan.
Therefore, many media said that the Chinese team was able to enter the South Korea-Japan World Cup entirely because the hosts were South Korea and Japan, and it was impossible to qualify for the regular World Cup qualifiers......
So, twelve years later, the Chinese team once again entered the World Cup, and even defeated the South Korean team, and now has scored the first goal in team history.
Tang Zheng was excited, and the fans were even more excited!