Chapter 333: The Decisive Battle at the Top of Asia (Part II)
The Japanese commentator saw that the referee's decision was valid, and he had no choice but to admit that Li Xuyan had made history and broke a new AFC Champions League goal record.
In the players' tunnel, Mayu Watanabe, who had not left the game, nodded cutely, it's a little different......
In the stands, Ahn Zhaoxi stood up from his seat and cheered with his hands raised.
She is not afraid of being photographed, she will be photographed, and she has to hide it when she comes to watch her brother's game? She wasn't worried about scandals or anything at all.
There were many people who stood up with her, and in the boxes and in the stands, those who supported Seoul did the same thing - stood up, raised their arms and cheered.
In the cheering crowd, there was a figure who did not get up, and she just sat there in a daze, her mind cranky...... What does he mean by making a heart gesture towards the stands? Could it be that there is something important in the stands? Could it be that he got a new girlfriend so soon? He...... It seems that what Yuna and Xiaoxian said is not wrong! I'm really stupid, it's obviously irrelevant, why do you have to travel so far to watch such a game that has nothing to do with you?
Just when Kim Taeyeon's heart was in turmoil, "Knock knock ~ knock-!! "Someone from the Seoul stands phalanx took the lead in beating the drums of war.
This was followed by three deafening shouts from the audience: "Li Xu-Yan!" ”
"Knock knock knock".
"Li-Xu-Yan!"
"Knock knock knock!" It's how South Korean fans shout out about their heroes
The shouts quickly spread to every corner of the stadium, and for a moment you could only hear one voice here. In addition, all voices will be brutally suppressed as long as they dare to come forward!
Kim Taeyeon's heart seemed to fluctuate to the sound of drums and shouts......
Some of the Chinese reporters who came from afar also looked around, listening to the tsunami-like sound of the mountain, and many of them couldn't help but burst into tears.
It is a joy that the Chinese players scored in such an important AFC Champions League final, but the pride that the goal brought to these Chinese journalists was not as good as hearing the cheers – listen to the voices!
All of them felt their hairs stand on end, and goosebumps arose.
A Chinese player can be so loved by fans in other countries, and this treatment is obtained on the premise that his previous refusal to renew his contract caused many fans to protest and disgust.
They thought, even if it was Sun Jihai, Yang Chen, and Zheng Zhi...... Those foreign players, I'm afraid they haven't had such treatment, right?
I don't know who took the lead, but someone took the lead in shouting: "Long live Seoul!" Long live Seoul FC! Long live Li Xuyan! ”
Then more fans joined the cheering procession.
"Long live Seoul!"
"Long live Seoul FC!!"
"Li Xuyan - Long live - !!"
"Li Xuyan - Long live - !!"
The shouts of Banzai quickly swept through the entire Tokyo Athletic Stadium, and at this moment, the atmosphere was so hot that it could melt steel!
In the midst of such shouts, Li Xuyan and his teammates ran back to the court, and listening to the cheers, he raised his arms, the top of which was a clenched fist.
Then he lowered his fist and pounded it in front of his heart.
In this way, he thanked the fans, the Seoul FC team, and the people he couldn't forget.
I turned down the team's contract renewal, I was in pursuit of a bigger stage, but before I left, I can still do my best to bring joy and glory to you!
Thank you!
Say goodbye to the champion, it's the best gift ever!
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Seeing Li Xuyan's celebration, many Seoul FC fans burst into tears, how they hoped that Li Xuyan would not leave and stay at Seoul FC to create glory. But sensible they also know that compared to the European league, the Korean league is really unattractive.
Even a local star like Lee Cheong-ryong, who has been nurtured by Seoul FC himself, wants to leave the team and play in Europe's top five leagues, so what position and qualifications do we have to blame an outsider who keeps scoring goals for the team's victory and championship?
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When the game resumed, Seoul's victory seemed irreversible.
Ittihad originally thought that after 70 minutes, Seoul FC's fitness was at a critical point, and the offensive weakened, which was a good time for them to counterattack, but the opponent scored a goal at this juncture......
It's like a martial arts master who held back a big move for a long time, and finally shouted and was ready to make a move, but he was poked by the opponent's move, and his previous efforts were all gone......
What happens when you fall behind?
For a while, the Etihad players were a little confused. Go on the offensive? But at this time, Seoul's morale is very strong, and the offensive is also very strong, what if you lose the ball? There is still hope for one goal behind, but two goals behind is completely out of play at this time!
Gabriel has recovered from the pain of conceding a goal and has been loudly reminding his team that this is the time to hold their defence before counter-attacking. At the very least, we have to survive the offensive of Seoul FC, right?
In this way, the format of the competition changed again. The Etihad, who had planned to break through the Seoul defense in one fell swoop, retreated and re-entered the defensive. Seoul FC, which looked crumbling and precarious, suddenly came to life, swept away the decline in the previous game, played a tiger and a tiger, and was quite ready to celebrate the goal again.
Seo Sung-hoon was replaced after the goal, he replaced Deyang and partnered with Lee Seungyeol and Lee Wook Yan to play as a striker. Seoul's formation has changed to 433, and now there are three fast frontcourts.
Seoul can play defensive counterattacks with peace of mind.
And Etihad's head coach Gabriel replaced defender Obaid with striker Hicham, which is going to be desperate.
Just being one goal behind still gives them hope.
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But in the eighty-third minute, their hopes were dashed.
Seo Sung-hoon received a pass from Ji Chengyong near the baseline and knocked it to the middle, and Li Xuyan attracted a large number of Ittihad defenders at the front point, and they all went to defend this terrifying psychopathic killer. But he forgot to pay attention to the space behind him.
As a result, Lee Seungyeol, who was inserted in the back row, easily swept the shot, and the football flew into the goal.
Seoul expanded the score to 2:0!
“2:0! FC Seoul seal the win! Taking a two-goal lead at 83 minutes meant that it was almost impossible for Ittihad to turn the tables around! ”
"We can already cheer the victory! Let's shout! Cheers to Seoul FC! Cheers to Seoul! ”
A joyful atmosphere suddenly filled the air.
While Lee Seung-yeol and his teammates hugged each other to celebrate the goal, the Seoul fans in the stands put their arms around each other on the shoulders of their teammates and chanted in unison: "Seoul is the champion!" Seoul is the champion! We are the champions! Oooo We are Seoul! Remember this moment, we are the champions!! ”
FC Seoul has left their name forever in the history of the AFC Champions League, and they proudly repeat their name.
After shouting the slogan, many fans sang the team song of Seoul FC. This song will be heard every home stadium.
At this time, the familiar melodies and singing voices sounded in a foreign country, stirring in the hearts of every Seoul player.
It's a song they're so familiar with, they've heard it in the past games I don't know how many times. But at this moment, when the song was sung at the Tokyo National Athletic Stadium, the venue for the AFC Champions League final, it still made them too excited to help themselves.
Amid the singing, when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the excited players even sang along with the fans.
The entire stadium has been transformed into a victory celebration for Seoul FC.
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The game is over!! A new champion in the history of the AFC Champions League is born! Seoul FC from South Korea defeated the former Asian hegemon Ittihad and achieved the biggest dark horse in this AFC Champions League! ”
Although the Japanese are a little jealous of the success of Li Xuyan, a Chinese player, and Seoul FC, a South Korean team, they still have nothing to say about Seoul FC's championship
Although Seoul suffered a little trouble in the second half, they quickly used their strong overall strength to beat the Etihad.
Lee Wook-yan's goal was crucial, and he stabilized the entire Seoul team and stopped being afraid.
As a record-breaking goalscorer, he naturally attracted media attention.
The televised camera was always on him.
Li Xuyan and his teammates celebrate the victory and the championship. When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Ji Chengyong took the lead in rushing towards Li Xuyan, and then jumped high and hugged Li Xuyan directly.
It wasn't enough for him alone, Li Shenglie and Xu Shengxun also rushed up, and all three of them jumped on Li Xuyan's body and hung like that.
Li Xuyan hasn't even fallen yet!
After driving them off his body, Li Xuyan was hugged by the captain Kim Jin-gyu again.
"Well done!"
He became the most popular figure. Because everyone knows that Seoul FC was able to reach the finals, and Li Xuyan is definitely a great contributor and an absolutely indispensable figure. Without him, Seoul might have been eliminated in the group stage and gone home early.
It is thanks to him that the team was able to go all the way to the AFC Champions League final, slashing those strong opponents that they had not had the opportunity to play against before.
In the final, when the team encountered difficulties, he stepped up and calmed everyone's restless hearts with a goal.
Now that I have won the championship, of course, I have to thank the biggest contributors.
The only pity is that such a good player may be leaving them
As the captain, Kim Jin-gyu has not reprimanded Lee Woo-yan for refusing to renew his contract, and leaving the team will have a bad impact on the team. It's because he wants to go to Europe himself......
He and Li Xuyan have the same idea, they want to go to a bigger stage.
That's the sad thing about the South Korean team. Seoul FC's financial strength is first-class and strong in the whole of South Korea, but even if they have money, they are still an out-and-out grassroots team in front of those real giants.
Players with quality and ambition only use them as a springboard, not the kind of team that can play until retirement.
Winning the AFC Champions League is already the most glorious moment in the history of the first FC Erjian team, but it is also from this moment that the fate of this Seoul FC team is sealed - another of their core players is likely to leave. The AFC Champions League will make the whole of Asia know them, and in the future Club World Cup, and even the whole of Europe, I believe that more players will be looked upon by other teams and go to those big league teams to pursue their dreams.
Seoul is too small to accommodate the big dreams of so many people.
Now, Li Xuyan can finally start dreaming of his big dreams, but the dream is still far away, and he needs to enjoy the glory of standing on the top of Asia with his teammates at the moment, after all, all this is not easy to come by. (To be continued.) )