In June, after returning to their home stadium in Beijing with three away wins, the morale of the Chinese team soared.

After Turkmenistan led the team to the capital, he was also impressed by the prosperity of the capital for the first time.

China's development cannot catch up with the earthwork.

On Children's Day on June 1, the Chinese team once again presented a big gift to fans and children across the country at the Beijing Workers Stadium.

The No. 9 striker of Turkmenistan, who was sent off for hitting someone in the first game against the national football team, was suspended for three games due to the nature of the game, and he could only sit on the bench in this game.

Two days before coming to China, the main coach was fired again and was replaced by an assistant coach.

After the opening of the house, which coincided with the overnight rain, the earthwork could only shrink the defense and rely on counterattacks to maneuver with the Chinese team.

The Chinese team, who were in a good position, did not perform well after the start, and there seemed to be few options in the face of a dense defence, relying only on two set-piece opportunities for Zhang Jihua and General Fan to head the goal, but both were off target.

On the contrary, in the 25th minute, the ball at the feet of Qu Shengqing was stolen by the Turkish player and counterattacked, and the No. 22 player of the Turkish side took the ball into the penalty area, and Ou Chuliang knocked him down with the ball when he attacked. But the referee did not award a foul, and the Chinese team escaped.

In the second half, the Chinese team immediately made adjustments, and Li Jinyu and Zhang Xiaorui replaced Yang Chen and Peng Weiguo, which greatly improved on the offensive end.

Facing the same dense defense in the first half, Dayu knocked on the top of the arc without saying a word. The earthwork goalkeeper jumped sideways before he could barely defuse the ball. When he fell to the ground, he couldn't help but fall and eat.

When the earthwork began to be wary of Li Jinyu's long-range shot, Zhang Xiaorui beside him also began to exert his strength.

When he beat three people in front of 25,000 home fans, the crowd's outcry immediately reached a boiling point.

With a set of dribbling and straps just right, fans seem to see a Brazilian star who is about to shine all over the world.

In the stadium, Zhang Xiaorui accelerated again for the last time, broke through to the bottom line, bypassed the earthwork goalkeeper at the same time, and pushed the empty goal almost at a zero degree angle.

After scoring the goal, Zhang Xiaorui, who got up from the ground, immediately ran to the sidelines and raised his hands to thank the fans.

Seeing Zhang Xiaorui's heroic appearance, Zhang Lu, a famous football commentator who watched the game at the scene, couldn't help but sigh: "How many years have passed, the Chinese team is finally going to produce a Maradona-like figure!" ”

Since then, Zhang Xiaorui has become famous. "Maradona of the Chinese team" has also become the title that followed him for the rest of his life.

Less than two minutes after Zhang Xiaorui scored, the discussion also replaced Xie Hui. The four little swans of the Jianlibao youth team made a joint attack for the first time in the World Cup qualifiers, and even in the face of the dense defense of the Turkish team, the four of them had a way to dodge and move in a small area. Before the final whistle, it was agreed to use a limit speed to break through from the wing, and then go down the bottom and cross in an inverted triangle. General Fan, who grabbed the point in the middle, followed up with a kick and helped the Chinese team expand the score to 2-0.

Four consecutive wins, almost locked the qualifying place for the group stage.

Another week passed, and on June 8, the Chinese team faced Tajikistan at the Beijing Workers' Stadium. As long as this game is won, the Chinese team can win all five games and qualify for the group stage one round ahead of schedule.

Between the amazing performance of the Jianlibao youth team in the last game, Ladd sent Li Tie, Li Jinyu and Zhang Xiaorui to the starting lineup for the first time. On the front line, it was also replaced by Xie Hui and Qu Shengqing's "high-speed combination".

The tower team, which continues to recruit European returnees, is stronger than the last meeting, but the Chinese team, which is playing at home, is also quite confident in its attacking formation.

Although the tower team has strengthened, its style of play is too simple. blindly passed and hung with a long pass, and was dissolved without a trace in front of Ou Chuliang, who had been prepared.

In the 25th minute, Zhang Xiaorui drove straight into the middle, and suddenly shot a cold arrow at the edge of the big penalty area, and the ball was saved by the goalkeeper of the tower team and then smashed on the crossbar and popped up.

In the 30th minute, Zhang Xiaorui took a free kick in front, General Fan flew to the top, and the ball grazed the post again, causing fans to sigh one after another.

In the 35th minute, the Chinese team, which had been unable to attack for a long time, made a mistake in the middle of the pass and directly sent the ball to the opponent, and the tower team immediately instigated a counterattack. After three passes and two downs, the No. 2 team of the tower team brought the ball to the front of the penalty area, and a long-range shot hit the corner of the goal, making Ou Chuliang, who got up from the ground, break out in a cold sweat.

"Calm me down, calm down! There is still so much time in the game, don't worry, play slowly, don't be fussy! ”

Ou Chuliang's shouts were passed through layers and flew to the ears of Li Jinyu and others in the front.

Indeed, they were too anxious for this game.

This is already the penultimate group stage, and if they can't qualify early after this game, it will be difficult for Ou Chuliang to follow them to Malaysia for the World Youth Championships.

But they were in a hurry, but Ou Chuliang didn't show it at all.

Under the deliberate guidance of him and his teammates in the backcourt, the Chinese team's offense gradually eased.

Tajikistan are the only threat in the group stage, and as long as they draw this game, they will qualify for the next game as long as they lose to Vietnam by a small score.

Therefore, a draw is also an acceptable ending for the Chinese team.

In the end, both sides entered the halftime with duck eggs.

In the second half, even though Ou Chuliang deliberately suppressed, the Chinese team's offensive gradually rose.

In the 46th minute, Peng Weiguo took a corner kick, and General Fan and Zhang Jihua, who rushed to the top of the penalty area, grabbed the ball at the same time. But because they both hit the ball, the ball bounced on each of their heads once, and then flew into the sky, and was taken off by the goalkeeper of the tower team who was guarding the side.

In the 54th minute, given that the two defenders, General Fan and Zhang Jihua, could pose a threat in the high altitude in the opponent's penalty area, Ladd replaced Xie Hui, who is good at headers, with a discussion.

After discussing the game, he immediately used his speed and tacit cooperation with Jianlibao teammates to make the left side of the tower team loud.

In the 77th minute, it was agreed to use the speed to pass the ball in front of the bottom line with the three defenders of the tower team, but unfortunately Li Jinyu's angry shot from the middle missed the ball.

In the 83rd minute, it was discussed again to cross from the right side, but unfortunately General Fan's cross knocked out of bounds.

Seeing that the game was about to end, the discussion was anxious.

If he can't ensure an early round of qualification, he and three other teammates can leave the team to participate in the World Youth Championships, but Ou Chuliang, as the main national team, must stay in the national team. And with Ou Chuliang's temperament, even if Qi Zhuosheng and Wang Junsheng release them, he will not necessarily choose to leave.

So far, according to the statistics of the field, the Chinese team has had 18 shots on goal at this time, more than 4 times that of the opponent, but not a single foot has penetrated the door of the tower team. Not only are the players anxious, but the fans are also impatient.

Fans who are hungry for victory are not willing to wait a day, and the Chinese team will be happy one day sooner if they qualify one day early. For this reason, many fans stood up and shouted loudly, and the Chinese team cheered.

But at this time, Ou Chuliang and Ladd thought together, there was not much time left on the field, and this game was not a must-win.

In this case, it is better to keep the draw to protect the strength and protect the players, and in the last game against Vietnam, a draw can qualify.

So at the last moment of the game, the Chinese team's offense slowed down, and many players began to retreat and began to play "tacit ball" with their opponents. Although the Ta team is not very willing to accept a draw, what if the Chinese team loses to Vietnam by a big score in the last game? They still have a chance to live!

In the 89th minute, the energetic Negotiation used an outside lane to overtake, and completely conquered the opposing players and fans with speed.

Seeing that the two legs of the discussion ran out of the phantom, many female fans ripped their throats and shouted the name of the discussion.

"Good guy, if you participate in the 100-meter race, you can probably get back the championship!" Liu Jianhong sighed in the microphone.

The Uchiha, who was nicknamed the "defensive forward" by the fans in later generations, ignored the female fans in the stands, and once again increased his speed to catch up with the ball, and in the blink of an eye, he had already rushed to the bottom line.

When I was training, I had passed countless good balls in this position and assisted my teammates to score countless times. Even in this game, there is a pass success rate of more than 90%.

But at this moment, when he just wanted to cross again, he found that none of his teammates in the middle could follow him.

Even the nearest Qu Shengqing is outside the arc of the forbidden area.

As soon as he gritted his teeth, he wiped his right foot directly, and rushed towards the penalty area with the ball alone.

Although the thinner body is flexible, the flexibility is also high. But in a densely packed penalty area, his speed talent is easily limited.

Once you are in close contact with the opposing defender, the discussion of physical confrontation that is at a disadvantage will be squeezed out of the opponent's way in an instant, and the ball under your feet will be broken.

Deliberation also knew this, and when he brought the ball into the penalty area, Yu Guang kept skimming Qu Shengqing and Zhang Xiaorui, who were running towards the penalty area slowly, and kept praying in his heart for his teammates to come forward to answer.

"Dead Gazi, what are you waiting for? If you don't come again, the ball will be lost! At that time, Brother Ou will not be able to go with us! ”

But the heavens didn't seem to hear the plea of the council, and the defenders of the tower team still came to the council first.

Looking at the passing route that disappeared in an instant, he gritted his teeth and flicked his right foot again, heading towards the baseline.

The defenders of the tower team naturally knew the difference between themselves and the discussion, and when they saw the opportunity, they suddenly grabbed it, and seemed to want to use their bodies to squeeze away from the discussion.

The discussion was prepared, and he took the lead in flicking the ball forward, jumping with both feet, as if trying to jump over the opponent.

"Beep!"

At the referee's whistle, the jumping counselor tripped on the shin of the tower defender and fell in the box.

"Penalty!" Huang Jianxiang in front of the camera almost broke the sound, everyone knows that the key scene is coming!

The members of the tower team gathered around the referee, and if they lost this game, they were completely out.

But the foul at issue was evident and the referee insisted on his decision.

Just when the Chinese team was discussing who was the pick-up player, the discussion snatched the ball from Zhang Xiaorui's arms.

"I made this penalty, I'll do it myself!"

Everyone, look at me, I'll look at you, Zhang Jihua wanted to say a few words, but was stopped by General Fan.

"What Xiaoyi said is reasonable, this ball was made by him, let him take the penalty!"

When he walked out of the forbidden area, Zhang Jihua complained in a low voice: "Old Fan, you are too inauthentic." Discuss that this child is still so young, what is the punishment lost? Fans are not allowed to scold him to death? ”

Zhang Jihua is kind-hearted, and he knows the terrible public opinion of fans.

General Fan waved his hand, looked at the back of the discussion, and said, "How can there be a reason to keep the young eagle under the wings?" Don't look at Xiaoyi's young age, he is already an adult! He knows what he's doing, and he knows the consequences. ”

"And you're still..."

"But I believe in him!" General Fan smiled, "Didn't you see it just now?" Xiaoyi's gaze is as determined as Ryoko is when she defends a free kick..."

As he spoke, there was a "swish" sound, and the ball flew into the net from the other side of the goalkeeper.

"Ball in, lala!!" Huang Jianxiang immediately pulled his throat and roared in the microphone.

Although his way of explaining made the leaders of the station very dissatisfied, the fans bought it.

At this moment of qualification, which Chinese fan is not excited about this?

"Brother Ou, I've scored!" Discussing raised his arms high, dodged the teammates who were running towards him, ran to the backcourt in a puff of smoke, and was picked up by Ou Chuliang.

"Brother Ou, we won!"

"Well, won." Ou Chuliang lifted the legs that had been hooked on his body upward, then grabbed his body with both hands and quickly twisted it to the side. After rotating in the opposite direction, I went straight from a front hug to a back.

The deliberations on Ou Chuliang's back did not care about this, and he was as happy as a little sheep at this time. One hand wrapped around Ou Chuliang's neck, and the other pointed to the scorer above his head, "Brother Ou, you can go with us to the World Youth Championships!" ”