Chapter 214: World Cup in South Africa (Part I)
After the coach's lecture, everyone went back to the bathroom to take a shower, changed into a formal suit, and returned to the court to take a group photo, which was the last thing before departure.
Early June
The national team departed from Incheon International Airport to South Africa with the warm welcome of the fans.
The staff of the three major broadcasts set off randomly, and some of the staff had already arrived in South Africa in advance, and the idols were also actively preparing for the work of supporting, and a stage for watching football and activities had been set up in the square of the Olympic Center.
Arrived at the destination for 2 days of rest, and the day before the game, after arriving at the stadium for acclimatization training, all the players returned to the hotel to rest early.
June 12th
South Korea are facing their first opponent in the group stage, Greece, who are the most variable and difficult team in the group, along with a strong champion Argentina and a strong African team Nigeria.
The hope of the Football Association is that the group will appear, and as long as this indicator is achieved, the task of this World Cup will be completed.
In the evening, all the players arrived at the back door of the stadium by bus
The reporters gathered around the place early, starting from the coach, one by one, and then getting off the bus, the seats in the car are not arranged according to the value of the players, but according to the seniors and seniors, although Bai Canhao is very famous, but he is a little senior in the national team, and he sits at the back.
When he got out of the car, all the flashing lights surrounded him, no one spoke, and only the flashing lights were left in the quiet, in fact, he had already explained that he couldn't burden the players, but Bai Canhao's attraction was too great. All the media want to see Baek Chan-ho.
Bring headphones. Listening to Kim Tae-yeon's songs. I was in a good mood, smiling at the media, and nodding with a smile after discovering the reporters and anchors of the three major broadcasting bureaus.
Entering the dressing room, the coach began to ask the players to change into training uniforms, and there was another chance to acclimatize 30 minutes before the start of the game.
By the time we arrived at the stadium, many of the fans had already entered early, in addition to the Red Devils fans from South Korea, there were also many local fans. Bai Canhao was somewhat uncomfortable with the way the local fans cheered, and before the game started, the musical instrument he was holding began to make noise.
A few kicks, a few passes, and 30 minutes passed.
Before the start of the official game, the coach began to deploy specific tactics according to the starting list, and the starting players all stared at the whiteboard carefully.
A few minutes later, the starting 11 entered the entrance gate, and next to them stood the players of the first opponent of the group stage, Greece, and Bai Canhao stood in the penultimate position. Next to him is Samaras, who is also the person who Bai Canhao is also keeping an eye on in this game.
Samaras was the first to smile. Bai Canhao immediately responded with a smile, and then the two shook hands.
began to enter, the captain Park Ji-sung was the first to walk up, out of the passage, cheers were overwhelming, the expressions of the team members were somewhat stiff, and Bai Chanhao also had a stern face.
Lined up, facing the main stand audience, Bai Canhao found the support team at a glance, in addition to the collective support, there was also the support team of captain Park Ji-sung and his own support group, each consciously cheering for the support.
At the end of the song, the captain picked the side, took a group photo, and began to gather in his own half, and the anchor on the broadcast station began to explain the starting list, in addition to Baek Chan-ho and Park Ji-sung, including Ji Seong-yong, Lee Qing-yong, forwards Park Joo-yong, Kim Jung-yong, Cha Du-ri, Lee Jung-so, Lee Young-pyo, Cho Young-hyung and goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong This is the starting 11-man list of the Korean team, and it is also the strongest list.
In the field
With the referee's whistle, the game officially began.
Soon, the two sides opened up and entered the offensive time, Bai Chanhao still appeared in the familiar right forward position, wearing the No. 11 jersey of the Korean team, and has been actively active, Park Ji-sung on the left side of the ball is the first thing he sees at Baek Chan-ho's position every time he takes the ball.
If there is a match, Park Ji-sung and Baek Chan-ho can be regarded as a combination, when they were at Manchester United, although they did not start at the same time, but in training, the two were often assigned to the first team.
The game has just been in the 5th minute, Park Ji-sung on the left side of the left side of the ball with a diagonal pass to Bai Canhao on the right side, Bai Canhao stopped the ball and turned around in one go, with the ball at high speed to the bottom line, the Greek defenders all think that Bai Canhao will choose to cut inside, even if he does not cut inside, the head coach also instructed 2 people to mark Bai Canhao before the game.
Although the speed passed a defender, the opponent's right central defender made up in time, looked up, Ji Chengyong outflanked the top of the arc of the penalty area, Bai Canhao wanted to pass the ball in, just raised his foot, and a sliding tackle flew over.
There were no fouls, a clean tackle and a corner was awarded.
Before kick-off, Park Ji-sung glanced at Bai Chan-sung's position, which is too familiar to Park Ji-sung, when Manchester United trains corner kick attacks, Bai Can-ho will stand at the top of the penalty area every time, and Park Ji-sung will be driven to the back post every time.
really
This time the two are also heart-to-heart, the anchor quickly explained: "Now is the opportunity for a corner kick, Park Ji-sung players walked to the corner kick area, there are at least 5 people in the penalty area preparing for a strong point, Bai Canhao players wander around the top of the arc of the penalty area, when they were in the Manchester United team before, I believe that Park Ji-sung players and Bai Canhao players have trained such an attack together, now let's take a look, this time the two players can form a tacit understanding." ”
As soon as the words fell
Park Ji-sung's corner kick was issued, and the ball flew in the direction of the back post with an outward rotating arc, this goal Park Ji-sung drove very smartly, just bypassing the goalkeeper's coverage area, and the goalkeeper did not dare to attack lightly.
"OH OH OH, CHANCE, CHANCE, THERE IS OUR PLAYER AT THE BACK POST, JUMP HIGH, IT'S BAI CHAN HO, BAEK CHAN HO PLAYER JUMP HIGH, STRONG HEADER, CHANCE, GOGOGO ~~~~~~"
With the anchor's passionate commentary, in the field, Bai Canhao pried open the goal of the Greek team with a powerful header, and the game just opened in the 7th minute, which was the fastest game to score in the game that has been played.
In Seoul, the Olympic Center is completely boiling, a sea of red is flying, and everyone is shouting passionately.
Girls' Generation Dormitory
In front of the sofa, Kim Taeyeon and the other girls were staring at the TV, and they were so nervous when they saw a corner kick opportunity, the broadcast camera switched to Baek Chan-ho's body, Kim Taeyeon saw the shoes he sent, and when the kick-off was over, the camera was farther away again, followed by the goal.
"Wow"
A burst of screams broke out, and the girls were also excited to hug each other, they just saw the goal, and when they saw that it was Bai Canhao who scored, they were even more excited, and the next moment, Bai Canhao's celebration was even more surprising, first throwing off his teammates and rushing to the front of the camera to raise his shoes and point at them.
Then he was surrounded by his teammates, and when his teammates dispersed, Bai Canhao revealed the undershirt inside, and the white undershirt clearly read: "If you score, you won't be beaten." ”
The anchor was guessing when he saw this picture, and everyone was also guessing, and the smart people immediately noticed the sneakers, and soon, the search on the Internet exploded, and Baek Chan-ho's sneaker retrieval ranked first, and the owner of the Boulevard brand store who had not spoken also revealed the news, breaking the news that the sneakers were given to Baek Chan-ho by Kim Taeyeon of Girls' Generation. (To be continued......)