Chapter 34: Hulay's Shadow Dance
Chen Xingyi crossed from the left side, but in the end, Yamapu Yangyi pushed the football out of the right baseline, so the corner kick of the Chinese team was changed to the right side to play.
Guo Junfu, the team's number one set-piece, ran to take the corner.
This is one of the few times in this match that he can get rid of Junpei Morikawa completely.
While he was setting up the football, the other players of the Chinese team also came to the Japanese team's penalty area and gathered in front of the goal.
Including two central defenders, Wang Guangwei and Liu Yan, as well as midfielder Gao Ruimin, they all have a header advantage.
At this time, Luo Kai turned into a center forward and stood in the middle of the goal.
Chen Xingyi moved to the right and made a gesture to play a tactical corner with Guo Junfu, and he managed to attract a defender from the Japanese penalty area.
But that's about it, the rest of the Japanese players are basically confined to the box, and they know very well that this is the main battlefield.
Hu Lai was also in the penalty area, and Yamapu Yangyi also turned his head to confirm it, and found that Hu Lai was not in his defense area, and he was a little more outside.
Apparently he also knew that with his small size, it was useless to come in when there were all people in front of the door.
That's a smart choice......
As soon as Yamaura was sure that Hulai was not in the most dangerous place, he concentrated on the defense in front of him, and he defended against Luo Kai, who scored a very beautiful goal in the first half.
Completely different from Hu Lai, this Chinese player is tall and muscular, but he is not very bloated, but well-proportioned, and it can be seen from his size that he is the kind of player who has both body and speed.
And this was also proven by him in this game with that one-dragon goal.
In corner defence, such a person is indeed a bit more threatening.
Thinking of this, Yamapu Yoichi leaned towards Luo Kai's side again, and at the same time, a hand stretched out from his armpit very covertly, grabbed Luo Kai's jersey, and was about to give him a kick when he jumped, and then quickly let go. Doing so will allow him to lose the first time on the jump, and he can jump ahead of him and push the ball out.
The range of action is small and fast, and there is also the obstruction of your own body, even if you use VAR video referees, you may not be able to see it.
It's a small move that many defenders use when defending.
Seeing that everyone was already in place, Guo raised his right hand, which was a reminder to his teammates that this time the corner kick would be kicked to the back point.
Then he stepped back and ran and kicked the ball!
However, his corner kick was not kicked well, and the height of the football flight was not enough, and it fell just after flying past the front point.
Rokai rushed up to head the ball into goal.
Yoichi Yamaura quickly tugged at his jersey so that he didn't start, while he quickly let go of his hand and took the opportunity to overtake Luo Kai, jumping up before he could push the football out with his head!
A successful header clearance!
The football was pushed to the right rib of the penalty area by Yoichi Yamapu.
Chen Xingyi, who was originally there to cooperate with Guo Junfu to act, ran to the landing point of the football, and then bounced the football from Shanpuyang to Wang Guangwei, who had retreated to the vicinity of the penalty spot.
Wang Guangwei, who was retreating, saw the football flying towards him, but at the same time, the Japanese team's defender Junpei Morikawa also posted up, wanting to interfere with him.
Wang Guangwei knew very well that under such circumstances, it was impossible for him to stop the football and adjust his shot.
If he chooses to pass the ball, he could lose possession here.
So the thing in front of him is actually very simple - whether it works or not, just kick it!
He's a centre-back, he's not good at shooting and scoring. But since Chen Xingyi passed the football to him, this is not a problem he should consider.
It's better to have one kick than not to even be able to get one.
So he raised his arm to the goal, resisted Junhei Morikawa, and then picked up his right leg and shot at the ball!
But he missed.
Wang Guangwei shot directly at goal...... Ah! ”
Instead of running towards the goal, the ball flew towards the bottom line in the back corner of the goal......
Everyone thought that the Chinese team's attack ended here, only the goalkeeper of the Japanese team, Hiroki Uejima, still made a very serious save, even if Wang Guangwei's ball drew an exaggerated and weird arc in front of the goal and turned towards the goal, he could ensure that the football was blocked.
But just as he soared in the air and flew to the back point, his eyes suddenly widened!
He saw that there was suddenly an extra Chinese player on the flight path of the football!
That one...... Number fourteen!
It's Hulai!
No one knows when Hulay was there, or how he came to be, but he was there, right in the direction of the ball's flight!
Then facing the flying football, he picked up his right leg and pumped it towards the football!
"Hulai !!" He Feng's voice, which was regretful just now, suddenly changed and became invigorated.
Hiroki Uejima was in the air, and he heard a muffled sound in front of his eyes, and the football that was supposed to fly directly out of the bottom line was drawn towards the goal by Hulai!
At this time, Hiroki Ueshima couldn't do anything, he could only maintain a sideways posture and turn his head to send the football...... Flew into the goal he was guarding!
"The ball is in!! Hulai!! Pretty!! He received the ball from Wang Guangwei, who didn't know if it was a shot or a pass...... Score in the air relay! The Chinese team took the lead again! Hulai, who almost disappeared in the first half, flashed out of the shadows, appeared in the most critical place, and then gave the Japanese team a backstab! ”
Tatsuya Sugiyama was roaring: "Why didn't anyone stare at him!? ”
When Shan Puyang turned around and saw this scene, he was dumbfounded, and did not answer the captain's question, because he also had the same question in his mind.
Why doesn't he have a single Japanese player around him? Why is he there? How did he get there? Teleportation like Kakarot?!
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Wang Guangwei didn't have much hope for his casual kick, but he saw Hu Lai guarding in front of the goal and pumping his ball into the goal......
It felt magical to him.
You said that my kick was obviously a goal, how did it turn into an assist in the end?
After confirming the referee's gesture, Hulai, who scored the goal, turned and ran to the corner flag area on the left, leaving everyone behind and completing his trademark celebration!
When he landed, it overlapped with the cheers of the Chinese fans who reacted, as if the action of his landing created a very huge movement in the People's Stadium.
But it's not bad, this movement is indeed made by him...... The thunderous applause and cheers, the shaking of the stands, all because of his goal.
Wang Guangwei came back to his senses and ran to Hulai with his teammates cheering together.
Chen Xingyi hugged him beside him and shouted, "Damn, return my assist!" ”
But after saying this, he laughed first: "Hu Lai saved you, Lao Wang, otherwise your shot that deviated to Grandma's house would definitely be read by the commentator for half an hour of defender footwork!" ”
Wang Guangwei rolled his eyes: "Who said I kicked off?" I did it on purpose! ”
"Deliberate fart! You don't even look over there! ”
"With my tacit understanding with Hulai, do you still need to watch? Let me tell you, Chen Xingyi, I believe that as long as I kick this foot in that direction, Hu Lai will definitely be waiting there! ”
After Wang Guangwei finished speaking, they had already run to Hu Lai's side, so he didn't give Chen Xingyi a chance to continue to entangle this issue, and pounced directly on Hu Lai: "Good brother, there is a tacit understanding!" I knew you would be there! ”
Hu Lai laughed: "Six, six, six!" ”
Looking at Wang Guangwei and Hu Lai who were hugging each other, Chen Xingyi frowned slightly, with a puzzled look on his face: Could it be that Lao Wang really kicked over there on purpose?
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When the players of the Chinese team took the lead again, in front of the Japanese team, the Japanese players did not hang their heads and were not in pain, but full of question marks.
After Hiroki Uejima got up from the ground, he asked, "Who noticed when he ran to the door?" ”
Yama Puyang shook his head: "He was still on the outside before the corner." ”
Junhei Morikawa raised his hand: "After the corner kick came out, he seemed to rush to the goal to fight for the top, but I didn't see the ...... after that."
Seeing this, Tatsuya Sugiyama crossed his hands on his hips and looked up to the sky and sighed: "Forget it, there is no point in discussing this issue now, we have already lost the ball!" Let's think about how to equalize! ”
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"How did Hulay end up there?" During the live broadcast on Nippon TV, the commentator also raised such questions.
However, neither he nor the commentators need to rely on these fragments to piece together the truth of the matter like the Japanese players on the field.
They can see what really happened before the Japanese team conceded directly through the multi-angle replay of the goal.
Before this goal, Hulai had little presence, and for most of the game he was like before this corner, when his team-mate passed him the ball and he went to grab the point, only to be cleared by the Japanese defenders first.
It's just that this time Shanpu Yangyi didn't clear the football to the front, but directly pushed out of the bottom line and gave the Chinese team a corner kick.
At the time, he must have thought that he was doing it safely and blamelessly.
It was indeed beyond reproach, and it was the only option he could make at the time.
It's just that no one expected that such an ordinary corner kick would end up giving the Japanese team a heavy blow.
So how did Hulay end up there and put the ball in the back of the net?
Before the Chinese team players celebrated, the director couldn't wait to cut to the replay of the goal.
And it seems that the director also knows what everyone is wondering about now, so this replay was filmed from the other side, and you can see Hulai's position just in time.
Before Guo Junfu kicked the corner, Hu Lai was actually far away from the place in front of the goal, and he was at the back of the outside line, almost close to the big penalty area, and he had no intention of fighting for the top at all.
While everyone was paying attention to the most crowded place in front of the door, he managed to hide himself.
Guo Junfu then kicked the ball out as Hulai started running towards goal, aiming for the back post of the goal.
But halfway through the run, the football was pushed out by Yoichi Yamapu, so he braked sharply in the camera, and at the same time he turned his head to observe the movement of the football.
When he saw Chen Xingyi facing the football, he immediately changed his running route, turned to the middle of the penalty area, and ran towards the penalty spot.
Chen Xingyi didn't seem to see him, or he saw him but didn't know how to send the football to his feet, in short, he chose the best target Wang Guangwei.
Seeing the football being passed to Wang Guangwei, Hu Lai did not continue to run towards the penalty spot, but quickly looked back behind him.
Then he stepped back and moved in the direction he saw behind him.
And there is exactly behind the Japanese team's central defender Yuichi Sakurai, a "psychological blind spot" that no one notices.
Hulai's series of turnarounds and runs in the penalty area are almost like dancing in a limited space......
Seeing this, no one can explain why Hulai went there, although it is empty, how can he guarantee that football will fly here next?
And what's worse is ...... And then the football was really kicked here!
Wang Guangwei clearly shot the goal, full of energy, but the football did not fly to the goal, but flew to the vacancy where Hu Lai was.
What happened next was logical, when everyone's eyes and attention shifted along with the football, only to find that there was a vacancy there, and there was a Hulai in the vacancy!
With such a delicate run, that direct volley seemed unremarkable.
"Hulai's choice of position in front of goal is really hard to figure out after watching the goal replay a few times......," the Japanese commentator said helplessly. Why here and not somewhere else? Why does football go where he is? Did he predict in advance that Wang Guangwei would miss the shot, or was it pure luck? If it's luck, then in those goals before him, he was always in the right place, is it all luck? ”
Faced with his series of questions, the commentator next to him didn't know how to answer at all, and after a few seconds of silence, the commentator also fell into deep thought, and the game commentator was about to fall into a cold field, so he said: "Maybe this is Hulai's talent......
The narrator turned his head and asked, "Is it running in front of the door or is it luck?" ”
The guest sighed: "Both." ”
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PS, the prototype of this ball comes from the reader "Heartless Zen" played with Hulai's game characters in FM2021.
In addition, the second watch will be sent at one o'clock at noon, and I will ask for a monthly pass on the last day of October!