Chapter 190: Fighting the Host

Wang Shihan has returned to Dalian, and the last time she came back was during the National Day, several months after today. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

When they returned home after a few months, the parents were naturally very happy to see their daughter again. Especially her mother, Zhao Huizhen, shouted about the cold and asked for warmth, and said that her daughter had lost weight again.

Wang Shihan pouted, thinking to herself when she was fat since she was a child? A girl in the dormitory also said that she often ate supper at night, why can't she get fat, Wang Shihan's answer is that she can't get fat even if she wants to.

She didn't know that her unintentional words made her roommates envious and jealous.

Zhao Huizhen planned to cook something delicious for her daughter, Wang Shihan sat on the sofa, turned her head and asked her father: "Dad, have you watched this year's Asian Cup?"

Wang Qingzhe took a sip of water and said, "Well, I saw it." Recently, the company is about to go on vacation, so there is a little time. ”

"You must have watched the game of the Chinese team. ”

"2-0 win over Kuwait. ”

Wang Shihan threw himself to his father's side, opened his eyes wide and asked, "That'...... Dad, what do you think of Zhang Shujie?"

'It was good, a goal was scored. ”

Wang Shihan pursed her lips and smiled, but Wang Qingzhe asked her: "Why did you suddenly ask about Zhang Shujie?"

"No, no, he used to be from the same school as me, and they were all members of the team, so it's normal for me to ask. ”

"That Yan Tao is also an alumnus with you, why don't you ask?"

"Yan Tao hasn't hit the main force yet, so I only asked Zhang Shujie. Wang Shihan replied with a little weakness.

Wang Qingzhe looked at his daughter with a smile, and there was some inexplicable look in his eyes, which made Wang Shihan a little uncomfortable: "Oh, Dad, what are you looking at me for?

Zhao Huizhen came out of the kitchen and said to the two, "What are you two father and daughter doing?"

Wang Shihan said: "Oh, my father and I are talking about the Asian Cup." ”

Wang Qingzhe asked with a smile at this time: "Shihan, you said on the phone last time that you had a boyfriend at school?"

Wang Shihan was stunned for a moment, and Zhao Huizhen suddenly said: "Yes, your father didn't mention it, I almost forgot about it." Who's your boyfriend, where is you, what does your family do?"

"Mom, why do you ask so many ......?"

"Of course I have to ask, this kind of thing is no joke. ”

"I ......" Wang Shihan was hesitant to say it immediately, but after thinking about it for a while, he decided to say it, and he had to let his parents know anyway.

But Wang Qingzhe said: "Okay, seeing that you are a little embarrassed, we will not force you, and we will tell us after you have thought about it." ”

"Oh......" Wang Shihan felt a little strange in his heart, it was his father who asked about this at the beginning, why didn't he ask it now?

But she didn't think too much about it, as soon as she got home, and before she could catch her breath, her parents asked her about her boyfriend repeatedly. Originally, she began to ask her father what she thought of Zhang Shujie because she wanted to find out, but she was turned against the army.

Let's talk about it after we've rested.

"Dad, Mom, I'll go sleep for a while. Wang Shihan got up and walked upstairs. The moment she stood up, Wang Qingzhe seemed to see a necklace around her neck.

In Wang Qingzhe's impression, his daughter should not have such a necklace.

Zhao Huizhen didn't notice, but just shouted to Wang Shihan: "Aren't you going to eat something? ”

"I don't eat it, I lose weight. ”

"You're still losing weight? A gust of wind is going to blow you away. ”

Wang Shihan didn't seem to have heard of it, and turned back to his father halfway through and asked, "Dad, are you still watching the next game between the Chinese team and Qatar?"

"I probably won't be able to see it, I have something to do that day, I have to go out, and I will come back late. ”

"That's it...... Alright then, I'll go rest first. ”

After speaking, Wang Shihan walked into his bedroom.

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The match between China and Qatar was played at 0:15 Beijing time on January 13, and among the four teams in Group A, after the first round of competition, China and Uzbekistan both defeated their opponents, and the score was 2:0, so these two teams are tied for first place, Kuwait and Qatar are in the bottom two.

At the press conference before the game, Gao Hongbo said frankly that he would make a change to the team's main lineup and must win the host.

Generally speaking, if a team wins a game, it rarely rotates the main lineup for the next game, but Gao Hongbo said: "The adjustment of the starting lineup of the Chinese team does not mean that the level will decline, let alone that they will be afraid of the host." "Since the second round of matches is held on the same day, and the match between the Chinese team and Qatar is later than the match between Uzbekistan and Kuwait, as long as Uzbekistan, which played early, does not lose, then the Chinese team can win against Qatar and ensure that they will qualify early.

At the press conference, many reporters asked Gao Hongbo what the starting lineup of the Chinese team was in this round, and Cao Weilin asked directly: "Yan Tao, who came off the bench last time, played well and had a beautiful steal, will he appear as the main force in this game?"

Gao Hongbo did not answer positively, but said that he had nothing to comment on for the time being.

Gao Jiajun is looking forward to qualifying ahead of schedule, Qatar is also vowing to fight to the death, head coach Metsu said bluntly: "This year's Chinese team is very strong, but we will not be afraid, we lost the first game, if we want to qualify, we must defeat the Chinese team in this round." ”

Qatar is also paying attention to the victory or defeat of Uzbekistan, and unlike the Chinese team, the Chinese team only wants Uzbekistan not to lose, even if it is a draw, it doesn't matter, of course, this premise must be that the Chinese team must also win in the next game. Qatar, for their part, want Uzbekistan to lose the best in order to be in their favour for qualifying.

At 21:15 on the evening of January 12, Uzbekistan is Kuwait's game began, the two sides fought for an hour and a half, and finally Uzbekistan defeated Kuwait 2:1.

As a result, the remaining one place in Group A can only be born between China and Qatar, and the two sides are about to meet, and no one can afford to lose this game.

The venue of the match was the Khalifa Stadium, which is also where the opening ceremony was held. Two hours before the game, the Chinese team handed in the list of 11 starters, and the formation remained the same, still 4-3-3, which can also be seen as 4-3-2-1, but in that "2" position, Zhang Shujie is closer to Gao Lin than Li Mu, and closer to the penalty area. There are only two personnel changes on the list, the center has changed from Yang Xuri to Gao Lin, the left midfield has been replaced by Qu Bo to start in place of Yu Dahai, and the highly anticipated Xu Ziyi and Yan Tao are still sitting on the bench.

Qatar lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Bilal as the captain, and like the Chinese captain, he is also a central defender. There are two defenders to keep an eye out for in this list, striker Sebastian and forward midfielder Josef Ahmed, who could well be key players in changing the game.

In history, the Chinese team has played Qatar thirteen times, and the Chinese team has a slight upper hand with six wins, four draws and three losses, but the three games lost are the key battles for the national football team to enter the World Cup, including 1997 and 2008 in the world preliminaries, the national football team met Qatar, and the final result was that the Chinese team ended in failure, and also said goodbye to the World Cup in advance.

However, in the Asian Cup, the Chinese team and Qatar have won three duels, and the most impressive thing for domestic fans is the 2004 Asian Cup held in China, when the Chinese team defeated Qatar 1-0 with Xu Yunlong's goal and advanced to the quarterfinals. The Chinese team was runner-up in the Asian Cup, which was also the last glory of the national football team, and it has been sluggish since then, and it is only in the last year that there are a little signs of recovery.

Since this Asian Cup is held in Qatar, they will naturally have a unique advantage, and they are much more familiar with the weather and venue than the Chinese team, and they are more accustomed to it. There is another factor, and that is the referee. Historically, whether it is the Asian Cup, the European Cup or the World Cup, as long as it is the host, the referee will take care of it openly and secretly, and South Korea in 2002 is the best example. Even in the 2004 Asian Cup, the referee took care of China a lot, but it was not obvious, and the Chinese have strong self-esteem, so they ignored this detail.

The same is true of this Asian Cup, it is impossible for the referee not to take care of Qatar. There was no way in the first round of the game, there was no dispute about Uzbekistan's two goals, Qatar was not angry, the referee couldn't take care of it, and the host could only regrettably lose at home.

Ma Junqiang had already considered these subtleties. After the start of the game, everything was normal, but the shouts of those home fans in the stands made Ma Junqiang uncomfortable. Although there are many fans of the Chinese team waving their flags and shouting, this is Qatar's territory after all, and the momentum is still not as good as that of the home team's fans.

In the first fifteen minutes, there was no big change in the offense and defense of both sides, Zhang Shujie and Li Mu were very active, Zhao Wenkang also frequently made killings on the right side, he almost helped Zhang Shujie score with a cross in the eighth minute, but unfortunately the opponent's goalkeeper Burhan was like a divine help, and Zhang Shujie's close header was saved.

Qatar were also on the offensive during this time, and Sebastian's powerful shot in the penalty area was also bagged by Ma Junqiang, and then in the twentieth minute, the situation changed.

It was Sebastian again, he received Ahmed's pass into the penalty area, Ma Junqiang attacked, but at this time Hu Xiaoning also rushed over to steal the ball at Sebastian's feet, the two had a physical contact, Sebastian was very smart and fell into the penalty area.

The referee's whistle sounded, stretched out his hand to the penalty spot, and took out a red card from his chest pocket and held it high in front of Hu Xiaoning.

Hu Xiaoning was dumbfounded, penalty kick and red card, this penalty is not light.

The Chinese fans were also stunned, and they all looked at the referee and Hu Xiaoning silently. Chen Hui, Shen Hao and a large group of people in the press gallery were a little confused, why did this Sebastian look like a fake fall?

It is true that he made contact with Hu Xiaoning's body, but Hu Xiaoning did not have an obvious foul in his hand, but this is a red card and a penalty, which makes people not understand.

Shen Hao scolded "the **** referee", and Chen Hui could only attribute the penalty to "Qatar's home advantage".

The Chinese players were pleading with the referee, Zhang Shujie and Li Mu were back in the box, and they hoped that the referee could change the decision, but the referee was indifferent. The Qatari players were already high-fived and celebrated, and the fans were even more ecstatic, the penalty was originally a big gift from the Chinese team, and the loss of a player was a super special package.

The big screen outside the venue was playing back the footage just now, Hu Xiaoning did not reach out to push Sebastian, but only hit it with his body, and Sebastian fell to the ground. Strictly speaking, this should be a reasonable collision, but the Chinese team suffered a big loss. All the Chinese fans who saw the replay at the scene gave the referee a boo.

Liu Jianhong couldn't help but say: "There is a big problem with the referee's decision, Hu Xiaoning didn't have any foul actions." ”

But the penalty has already been handed down, and the referee has no intention of changing it. Ma Junqiang shook his head and walked to the goal, he blamed the referee for being blind and did not forget to blame Hu Xiaoning, in fact, Hu Xiaoning didn't have to come back just now. Ma Junqiang and Sebastian, who have already attacked, each have half a chance, this is good, Hu Xiaoning came up to help, for the penalty, Ma Junqiang's grasp of the save is definitely less than a single knife.

Gao Hongbo also saw the crux of the problem, it is true that Sebastian was suspected of faking a fall, but he was more to avoid Ma Junqiang's save and Hu Xiaoning's supplemental defense, which caused his body to lose balance before falling to the ground, so Hu Xiaoning also has an unshirkable responsibility for defending this time. Because Ma Junqiang attacked first, Hu Xiaoning made up for the position later, if Hu Xiaoning went to fill the position first, and Ma Junqiang attacked again, then the responsibility lies with Ma Junqiang.

Any striker who loses his balance when he is blocked from front to back will inevitably fall to the ground, especially if he is still in the penalty area. Sometimes Chinese players should not blindly blame the other party, but it is more practical to find the reason in themselves.

Hu Xiaoning walked off the court helplessly and went to the locker room. Ma Junqiang stood on the goal line, twelve yards away, was Qatar's forward player Ahmed, and there was only one referee in the entire penalty area except for the two of them.

The whistle was in the referee's mouth.