Chapter 127: Half-time lead
"Whoa—"
In the face of Schmeichel, who abandoned the goal, Tang Zheng chose a very freehand but visually impactful long-distance lob shot, and the Chinese fans in the stands and the local Russian fans looked at it completely, until the football fell into the net and reacted, and broke out with a deafening huge chant.
Tang Zheng, who scored the goal, was particularly excited in the frenzied atmosphere of the scene, he opened his arms and ran wildly on the court, venting the huge pressure brought by the goal.
The plan made before the game was to beat Denmark, but what he didn't expect was that Denmark actually got off to a dream start early, leading the score and making no achievements for half an hour, which put Tang Zheng, who had high hopes from Chinese fans, under great pressure.
The close-up of the live broadcast was focused on Tang Zheng, and the fans sitting in front of the TV could see the emotional Tang Zheng celebrating the goal frantically.
1:1!
The reporters at the Samara Stadium kept pressing the shutter button in their hands, for fear that they would lose the wind and miss the wonderful shots if they were half a beat slower.
With Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo aging, Tang Zheng is already a veritable No. 1 star in world football, and he has stood up again when the Chinese team is behind and turned the tide.
Cristiano Ronaldo, sitting in front of the TV, frowned, yesterday's group stage with his goal team 1:0 against Morocco, the group qualification is bright, and he also expanded the advantage of the scorer list with the goal of this game, but Tang Zheng scored another goal in this game, and there is only one goal left between them, there is still nearly an hour left in this game, what if Tang Zheng, who is in hot form, scores another goal?
Thinking of this, Cristiano Ronaldo became a little frustrated.
He can be said to participate in the last World Cup of his career in the third Chinese New Year's Eve, if he can't seize the opportunity to prove that he is better than Tang Zheng, then he really has no chance......
Messi and Neymar were also depressed, and they sighed at the thought of the Waterloo that their respective national teams encountered.
Denmark beat Peru by one goal in the first round, so they only need to beat China in the second round to advance to the round of 16 of the World Cup, but ...... Tang Zheng equalized the score by himself!
Considering the final round seeding team, France, this match against China is not to be lost, and in the event of a draw, the result will be very unfavorable.
If the game ends in a draw, Denmark points up to four points, no surprise, the French team can beat the Peruvian team, or even win by two or more goals, then France can rank first in the group by virtue of goal difference, although the second round of the draw of the Chinese team ranks third in the group with two points, but the last round is facing Peru in advance, it is very likely to win a big victory, and Denmark will face the French team will definitely do its best for the first place in the group, unless there is an accident, it is difficult to score points on the French team.
Even if it draws with France, it may not be able to qualify from the group, after all, the Chinese team will face Peru in the last round, which is out of the tournament early, and it is very possible to play a high goal difference.
To sum up, if the Danish team wants to grasp the initiative to qualify, it must beat the Chinese team in this game.
A draw is not considered unless absolutely necessary.
But it was such a game that had to be won and was equalized by Tang Zheng by walking thousands of miles alone, which was a very big blow to morale.
The Danish number one star Eriksen who appeared on the broadcast screen was almost twisted into a twisted rope, which was very ugly, and the same was true of Schmeichel, who conceded the goal.
Of course, the other Danish players are no better.
Conceding goals is never the responsibility of one person, it's the whole team.
The Chinese players who celebrated the goal did not celebrate for too long under Tang Zheng's reminder, because of the draw with France in the first round, Denmark must be won in the second round, so they must hurry up and score as early as possible to overtake the score.
Head coach Lippi tapped his head and was very satisfied with Tang Zheng's approach, what the Chinese team needed in the first round of the draw was a victory!
Instead of pinning your hopes on the final round, you should take your chances firmly into your own hands.
Yang 5 commentator Liu Jiayuan's passionate mood did not decline with the passage of time, but became more and more excited, his high voice continued to impact the Chinese fans in front of the TV: "Tang Zheng's goal not only helped the Chinese team equalize, but also improved the overall morale very obviously, the Chinese team that drew in the first round must beat Denmark in this game and occupy the initiative to qualify, so Tang Zheng's goal is of great significance, I think it is a matter of time before the score is overtaken, but I don't know if it will be completed before the end of the first half!"
Countless Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV are silently whispering: It must be possible!
When the game resumed, the Danish players were eager to exceed the score again and intensify the attack, and the attacking players led by Eriksen played aggressively, with fewer transitional passes to the two wings, and more direct passes to the two ribs and the Chinese team's penalty area.
You must know that the defense of the two ribs and the penalty area is the top priority of every team's defense, how can such a direct offensive method knock on the defense of the Chinese team that retreated to the half-court defense?
Even because of the risky pass and the Chinese team played a quick counterattack, if it weren't for Zhang Yuzhan's mid-field outflanking and stabbing crosshairs, the Chinese team would really score two goals in a short period of time to overtake the score!
Despite not scoring a goal, the Chinese fans in the stands still have confidence in the national team.
Overtaking the score?
It's just a matter of time!
After a while, the live director was given to Lippi, the head coach of the Chinese team who is now directing the game on the sidelines.
Lippi made a very obvious tactical gesture towards captain Tang Zheng, and Liu Jiayuan, the commentator of the Central 5, was interested and emotional: "The game came to forty minutes, and Lippi adjusted the game tactics again, did he want to overtake the score before the end of the first half?"
After several direct attacks by the Danish team, the Chinese team's defensive system gradually adapted, and took advantage of the Danish team's defensive deficiencies exposed by the offensive to defensive to play two quick counterattacks, but failed to score a goal because of luck and Schmeichel's excellent performance.
At the end of the first half, Danish coach Erled Hared realised that it would be difficult to beat the score again before the end of the first half, so he had the idea of quitting.
The Chinese team's defensive system is solid, and the counterattack tactics are impressive, if it weren't for luck, the score would have fallen behind now.
A draw is not a bad thing for the team I coach, it's just that the time comes to fight for France, and the game is not over yet, everything is possible.
In addition to scoring goals, the most important thing to win is to defend first and not concede goals.
Hared, who had figured out the key points, planned to take advantage of the dead-ball opportunity to convey the latest tactical changes to the players on the field, but at that moment, Eriksen's pass was intercepted by the defender Li Kui.
The next moment, the football came to the feet of Tang Zheng, and the Chinese team switched from defense to offense.
Eriksen and full-back Poolsen pounced on Tang Zheng for the first time, forming a double bag, even if they couldn't break the football, they had to form a dead ball.
But Tang Zheng was in excellent condition in this game and had a wide field of vision, and he did not mean to show off his skills at his feet.
Tang Zheng who appeared in the broadcast screen directly picked up his right foot and made a long pass to attack the left side, and the football flew from the right rib of the Chinese team's defense 35 meters away from the baseline to the Chinese team's attack on the left rib 40 meters away from the bottom line, which is equivalent to saying that Tang Zheng passed a kick across most of the stadium.
Tang Zheng's long pass, which has outstanding footwork, is very accurate, and the football is like being loaded with a positioning system, directly finding Lu Liang who is plugged in at high speed.
Since the Danish right-back Darsgaard has not had time to return to the defense, Zhang Yuzhan who followed up in the middle attracted Christensen's attention, which is equivalent to Lu Liang, who said that the ball got a one-on-one opportunity with Kjaer.
This is a great opportunity for Lu Liang, who has performed well in the past 2017-2018 season, so Liu Jiayuan, a commentator of the Central 5, subconsciously shouted: "Lu Liang has a chance to get one-on-one......?
Before the words fell, Lu Liang made an illusion that he was going to go inside, and Kjaer, who was deceived and retreated, had a foot to move in.
Lu Liang made a quick decision, taking advantage of the opportunity exposed by Kjaer, he used the instep of his right foot to slam the ball to the left front, and then used the advantage of strong explosiveness and speed to go outside.
Kjaer is 1.89 meters tall and weighs 82 kilograms, and has super aerial dominance and header skills, but what restricts him from becoming a first-class centre-back is his lack of speed and technical ability.
At this time, Kjaer's shortcomings were used by Lu Liang to the fullest, and Lu Liang, who was on the outside, widened the distance between Kjaer and Kjaer, and then accelerated in a straight line!
"Whoa—"
Suddenly, a burst of shouts rang out over the Samara Stadium.
I saw Lu Liang, who was wearing a red jersey, overtaking from the outside at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then swiped the football inside with the outside of his right foot, flashing in front of Kjaer, and the speed of the whole person was fully reflected.
Liu Jiayuan, the commentator of the Central 5, changed his voice, and his passionate voice continued to impact the Chinese fans in front of the TV: "Lu Liang first overtook from the outside line by changing direction! Then flashed in front of Kjaer, who turned around and chose a position! This is a great opportunity for the Chinese team!!"
"Woooooooo
Not to be outdone, the Danish fans created a huge wave of boos as the Chinese fans created a huge wave of boos, hoping to disrupt Lu Liang in this way and benefit the team.
Facts have proved that Lu Liang, who had an amazing performance in the Champions League final, has a big heart, and he took advantage of Kjaer's lack of fouling behind him to burst into the left rib of the penalty area and face goalkeeper Schmeichel directly.
In the 2017-2018 Premier League season, Lu Liang, who played for Liverpool, played twice with Schmeichel who played for Leicester City, and also scored a goal, so it is very good to face Schmeichel again.
Schmeichel was worried that Lu Liang would learn from Tang Zheng's hanging shot and did not abandon the attack, and held the near corner like Tarzan.
Lu Liang, who burst into the penalty area, ignored the loud noise coming to his face, and while running, he first glanced at the position of goalkeeper Schmeichel, and then adjusted his pace and picked up his left foot!
"Shot !!"
Liu Jiayuan stretched out his voice.
The ball rolled against the turf from Kjaer's outstretched right foot on tiptoe towards the far corner.
The concentrated Schmeichel subconsciously pushed the ground with his left foot, like a dragon out of the sea, and the whole person sank to the left side of the body, pressed down with his left palm, and pressed against the grass.
However, Lu Liang's low left-footed shot is very powerful, and it takes time for Schmeichel's body to sink, and it is too late to wait for Schmeichel's extended left hand to get close to the grass......
Fans sitting in front of the TV could clearly see the ball clinging to the turf and scrambling past Schmeichel before grazing the inside edge of the right-hand post and crashing into the snow-white net.
“Gooooooooooooooooooooal——”
"The ball is in! The ball is in! Lu Liang rode through the pass alone to help the Chinese team overtake the score!"
"Incredible outside overtaking, not at all in a speed contest!Don's pass and Lu's speed are perfectly reflected in this goal!!"
"Wonderful goal!Lu helped the Chinese team score another goal in the first half!2:1!!
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At the same time, the on-site commentators were full of passion and witty words.
Lu Liang, who scored the goal, took advantage of the situation to make a turn to the left, spread his arms, and ran all the way to the Chinese fans who attacked the corner flag area on the left side and raised his arms and shouted.
"Lu Liang!Lu Liang!Lu Liang!!"
The Chinese fans, who were passionate about catharsis, were very cooperative, chanting Lu Liang's name.
The Chinese players on the pitch ran to Lu Liang, and goalkeeper Yan Junling did not go because it was too far away, but he rarely did a somersault in front of his own penalty area.
The head coach of the Chinese team, Lippi, danced with his hands and hugged his assistants Madaroni and Li Tie passionately to celebrate the goal before the end of the first half!
Not far away, Denmark coach Harred shook his head and smiled wryly, he was aware of the team's problems and was waiting for a dead-ball opportunity......
But football games change rapidly, that is, a little bit late, the team is dealt a fatal blow.
"Hey~"
In addition to Hared, countless Danish fans sitting in front of the TV are also sighing.
From leading to lagging behind, this is undoubtedly torturous for the Danish players on the field, so many Danish players who appeared on the broadcast screen had a calm face, with their hands on their waists, and a helpless face.
Tang Zheng, who celebrated the goal with Lu Liang, turned around and made a gesture of waving his hands up and down after turning around, and the fans of the "Dragon Team" fan club made a gesture of waving their hands up and down, inciting the frenzied atmosphere of Chinese fans.
"Whoa—"
The Chinese fans at the Samara Stadium understood very well, and they tacitly let out a loud shout.
When the Chinese fans were selfless and excited, the Danish fans were very disappointed, after all...... Leading to falling behind is torment, torture, and pain.
The game restarted with the Danes attacking more desperately hoping to equalise before half-time.
Danish coach Harred did not stop the players on the pitch and signaled his players to attack boldly.
The score is already behind, it is useless to defend, the team needs to attack!
If an equaliser can be equalised before the end of the first half, it will be very beneficial for the second half.
On the contrary, the game is difficult to play.
However, the Chinese team, who led the score, were united and did not leave any chances for the Danish players, and the defense was solid.
In addition, the Chinese team did not retreat completely, Lu Liang and Sun Jingbo, who were extremely fast, were waiting for the opportunity to expand the score, and the fearful Danish team failed to score until the end of the first half.