Chapter 25 Everything Falls into Place
The impact of Hulai's goal on Vietnam was by no means as simple as conceding a goal.
The most important thing is to destroy the confidence of the Vietnamese players.
Because before the game, their head coach Ruan Wise kept instilling in them the belief that as long as they are united, united, and willing to fight with the Chinese team, then they can build a tall wall in front of the goal and keep all the Chinese team's attacks out.
At the same time, their momentum will also scare the Chinese players and force them to make mistakes.
Then it's time for Huang Wenhui to appear.
But as a result, the game only started for thirteen minutes, and the "city wall" built by the Vietnamese players was over.
Many of the Vietnamese players can't help but wonder, "Are we not able to withstand the Chinese team's attack at all?" "Shouldn't we just stick to the door and set up the bus?"
Once they start thinking like this, then Nguyen Wise's carefully prepared tactics are useless.
In fact, Ruan Ming's tactics themselves are no problem, but he couldn't imagine that this Chinese team was open, and there was a tacit network built by five [Lingxi Cards], which connected nearly half of the players of the Chinese team.
Just like this conceded goal, Hulay's late shot was a perfect reflection of his individual ability.
But what made the Vietnamese team's backline collapse came from Chen Xingyi's breakthrough.
But how did Chen Xingyi make a breakthrough?
That's because the Chinese team's previous series of passing from the wing to the middle has put the Vietnamese team's back line under great pressure, and there are some signs of neglecting one or the other.
At this moment, Chen Xingyi pretended to pass the football to Hu Lai, who came up to pick up him, and after deceiving the angle, he suddenly changed direction and broke through, catching the Vietnamese team's back line off guard.
The essence of this is that the Chinese players used their extraordinary tacit understanding and cooperation to make the Vietnamese players highly nervous when defending, and then made a mistake......
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After breaking the deadlock, it was as if the cork of champagne had been opened.
In the cheers of the Chinese fans at the scene, the players of the national Olympic team became more and more confident.
The Vietnamese team, on the other hand, looked a little flustered.
Under the advantages of one another, the situation gradually fell to the side of the Chinese team.
In the 33rd minute, the Chinese team attacked again from the side, fullback Sun Gang passed the football to the goal, and the Vietnamese defender made a mistake in clearing the siege, and the football fell into the big penalty area, causing chaos.
In the chaos, Chen Xingyi stabbed a shot, and the football rolled into the goal of the Vietnamese team!
"Good shot! Chen Xingyi took advantage of the chaos to score! The Chinese team is ahead of the Vietnamese team by two goals! He Feng was very excited, but the fans at the scene were more excited than him.
The cheers erupted as if the Chinese team had won the game.
Reaching the final means that the Chinese team has already secured a place in the Olympic Games, and the team's only task in this U23 Asian Cup has been completed.
I thought that this match would be extremely difficult, because the Vietnamese team was also prepared with the determination to win.
Many fans even speculated that the Chinese team might concede the goal first, and then Hulai broke out and helped the Chinese team equalize with a goal. Then the opponent continued to exceed, Chen Xingyi or Luo Kai scored, and again stubbornly equalized. In the end, Hu Lai defeated Vietnam to complete the counterattack and help the Chinese team qualify for the Olympic Games - this is the perfect script in the minds of many Chinese fans.
But when the game really started, everyone found out that the competition related to the Chinese team's ability to qualify for the Olympics became almost one-sided......
Some people haven't even come to their senses before the Chinese team has a two-goal lead.
They expressed their shock on the Internet with such a message:
"Is it really the Chinese team wearing the red jersey? Not Spain? ”
"What did I just see? Consecutive heel two-one-one fit...... Is this a special match that the Chinese team can play? ”
"Why does it feel like they've been playing together for years, and they don't even look at the passes...... Am I the only one who feels this way? ”
"No, the Chinese team has never entered the Olympics through the qualifiers except for one time when it participated in the Olympics as a host...... I wonder why such a historic moment should have a classic game to deserve it, right? And that's the result? That's it?! Before the first half was played, the Chinese team had a two-goal lead! Are we going to go to Madrid so easily? ”
Xie Lan in front of the TV asked her husband next to her: "The Chinese team should be going to the Olympics, right?" ”
Hu Lixin nodded: "If nothing else, there should be no suspense in winning this game." ”
No matter how cautious he is, he has to admit that the Chinese team has a great chance of winning now, not only because of these two goals, but also because of the advantages shown by the Chinese team on the field.
They were really alive and the dense defense of the Vietnamese team was difficult to stop.
When he watched the games of the Chinese Olympic team, especially when attacking, he always gave him the illusion that those attacking players were like playing football alone, although it was not very often, but occasionally, and the frequency was not very rare.
For example, the Chinese team's attack before Chen Xingyi's goal just now, his goal was a fish in troubled waters, but the Chinese team was able to create such chaos in the Vietnamese team's penalty area, relying on a series of wonderful cooperation on the side before.
Whether it is the timing of the pass or the choice of the passing route, it is very tacit.
This tacit understanding made Hu Lixin curious about what kind of training method Shi Wuyan, the coach of the National Olympic team, had trained.
After all, Chen Xingyi was only selected for the first time in the warm-up match of the National Olympic team in October last year, and he practiced with the rest of the team and did not play for a long time.
After hearing her husband's answer, Xie Lan looked at the TV screen in a daze and muttered, "Why do I have a sense of emptiness......
"Isn't that great? If every game has to be played until the last few minutes to decide the winner, doesn't it mean that the progress of Chinese football is fake? In this U23 Asian Cup, the Chinese team has always played very steadily, even in the 0:0 draw with Uzbekistan, the defense line has withstood the test. This kind of performance has been consistent, and it is a matter of course to enter the Olympics now, rather than relying on shit luck...... This shows that our football reform over the years has been successful and effective. Hu Lixin analyzed for his wife.
Xie Lan nodded as if he didn't understand: "Anyway, we can go to the World Cup in the future, right?" ”
Hu Lixin was stuck, but he didn't expect his wife to ask such a tricky question.
He wanted to tell his wife straight up that he didn't know.
But just when he wanted to say this, his eyes happened to see the players of the National Olympic team hugging each other, including Chen Xingyi, Luo Kai, and his son.
The young people hugged each other and laughed happily.
So he temporarily changed his words and said, "It's possible......"
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Although the Vietnamese team made some adjustments at halftime, they also abandoned the tactics of defensive counter-attack, played more proactively, and relied on the flexibility and speed of the Vietnamese players to create some problems for the Chinese team's backline in the second half.
But that didn't change the final outcome of the game.
Even if the Chinese team did not score a goal in the second half, it was enough for them to beat the Vietnamese team, advance to the final, and qualify for the Madrid Olympics at the same time.
With five or six minutes to go before the end of the game, the stands at the Jingyang People's Stadium were filled with deafening cheers, which were incessant and not interrupted by the Vietnamese players getting the ball.
This is the Chinese fans cheering in advance for the national Olympic team to reach the Olympic finals.
Commentator He Feng and guest commentator Yan Kang also focused on the Olympics rather than the game - they couldn't wait to look forward to what the team would do at this summer's Madrid Olympics before the game was over......
But no one in front of the TV felt that there was anything wrong with doing this, and no one thought that they were looking down on the Vietnamese team.
Everyone is happy and excited, so they don't have time to care about the feelings of their opponents.
When you calm down afterwards, you may feel that this is not enough to respect your opponent, but now...... Can't think of those to go!
He Feng glanced at the time of the game, and then said in an excited voice: "There is only one minute before the Chinese Olympic team enters the Olympic Games!" ”
For him, who has said many times before that "there is not much time left for the Chinese team", this sentence is like completing some kind of ritual.
After saying this, he basically had to glance at the time from time to time.
The stoppage time was four minutes, watching the time beat second by second, He Feng felt as if a train was about to enter the terminal, after slowly slowing down and sounding the whistle, a neat and bright platform appeared outside the window, and soothing music was played in the carriage...... All of this seemed to remind him that the exhausting journey had come to an end, so please enjoy the wonderful trip.
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, he almost shouted with Yan Kang next to him: "The game is over!" The game is over! We're out!! ”
The scene has long become a sea of joy, cheers overflowing from the Jingyang People's Stadium, pouring down from the top of the stadium's tall exterior walls, rushing to the brightly lit city.
After 11 years, the Chinese Olympic team participated in the Olympic Games again!