"We will definitely beat the hosts, the United Arab Emirates, and advance to the final!" General Fan roared at the camera, showing his determination to the national audience.

Looking at the two teams lined up into the stadium, the host Huang Jianxiang said to the camera with a little excitement: "Now that the athletes from both sides have entered the stadium, if the Chinese team can win this game, then the Chinese team and the Iranian team will meet in the final." ”

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The average temperature in Dubai in December is only about 20 degrees Celsius, which is warm.

In the first semi-final played yesterday, Iran and Kuwait played out a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes and eventually defeated their opponents 4-3 in a penalty shootout to advance to the final.

Despite the team's heroic performance, Kuwait was unable to stop Iran, who have won the Asian Cup three times in their history.

In his post-match press conference, the Kuwaiti head coach said the same thing as the South Korean head coach: "... Our players have done their best, they have been running for a hundred and twenty minutes, and even some have cramps. ”

'Even in that case, we managed to make it 1-1 to penalties. And we were a little bit less lucky. ”

"It's not our players' responsibility, I think it's the Lord's arrangement."

"Iran are doing well both offensively and defensively, they have world-class strikers, and I can't think of anyone else who can stop them from winning the title."

The Kuwaiti coach calls a world-class striker is Ali Daei. It was his burst shot in the 70th minute of the second half that pierced Kuwait's turtle shell and helped Iran equalize.

After the game, Ali Daei was also known as the "strongest spear" of this Asian Cup, and it was with him that the Iranian team was invincible.

The UAE Football Federation was established in 1971 and joined FIFA in 1974.

Historically, they have reached the World Cup in 1990. It's a pity that he lost all three games in the group stage and withdrew gloomily.

In the Asian Cup, their best result was the fourth place in the last Asian Cup. Although the strength has been improving, it still fell at the feet of the Chinese team after all.

As a West Asian team that pays attention to individual skills and dribbling, the UAE did not attack fiercely after the opening kick-off, but the style of play was very strong.

Zhang Jihua, who scored twice against Saudi Arabia in his last game, has been flagged as a target to watch. Even if he was just a defender, he was tackled three times by the opposition on the edge of the penalty area shortly after the game started. However, the referee from Thailand did not give the host any punishment, only a verbal warning.

In the face of the defeated former subordinates, even if the opponent is the host, the Chinese team does not have the slightest timidity.

Ma Mingyu waved his hand and helped him run up and shoot with his feet.

The UAE goalkeeper jumped on the spot with his hand raised and asked the staff behind him for a new ball. This is the third free-kick in a row for the big name, but there are still plenty of fans waiting for him to kick and the shocking long-range shot against Syria.

In the 21st minute of the game, the UAE quickly counterattacked and went straight to the front. Sun Jihai on the other side of the field was actively chasing back because he was too far away from the ball. And the UAE's tough striker Al-Qasiri used his body to push up Sun Jihai and protect the incoming ball on the other side.

Sun Jihai tugged at Cassili's autumn clothes, and the two stumbled to the top of the arc. Cassiri reached out and touched the ball with the instep of his right foot, intending to kick forward again.

But just as the ball rolled out to the farthest place, Ou Chuliang, who had abandoned the door, quickly fell to the ground, crossed his body and held the ball firmly in his arms. Cassili, who was held by Sun Jihai, came to the ball one step later, but had no choice but to jump high and jump over Ou Chuliang.

"Good defense!" Ou Chuliang stood up and gave Sun Jihai a thumbs up.

Sun Jihai's green face was slightly red because of the continuous running, and when he heard Ou Chuliang's praise, he coughed a few times in a row to hide the joy in his heart, and turned around and ran towards the front without saying anything.

After more than ten days of contact and four consecutive games, Ou Chuliang has convinced everyone with his skillful goal-line skills.

Even if he is as proud as Sun Jihai, he has to admire Ou Chuliang's solid goalkeeping skills behind his back. He knows very well that although Ou Chuliang's performance on the field is far inferior to those players who score, but without Ou Chuliang's magical performance, the Chinese team would not have reached the semifinals.

Ou Chuliang took a few steps to the middle with the ball and threw the ball to Xie Feng, who was defending on the other side. Because Wu Chengying and Li Bing were unable to continue to play at left-back, Xie Feng from Beijing Guoan appeared in the starting lineup of the Chinese team for the first time.

Xie Feng, who was born in 66, can already be regarded as a veteran, he is in the capital Guoan and Cao Liangdong, Gao Feng and Gao Hongbo are known as the "Four Famous Catches in Beijing".

Although Xie Feng, who is good at playing right back, is not particularly accustomed to playing on the left side, as long as he is careful and concentrates on defense, the left side can at least be solid.

Seeing that there was no threat on the left side, Xie Feng brought the ball to the front court along the wing. Before the opposing team stepped up, he handed the ball to Ma Mingyu, who came to pick it up, and he attacked the UAE defense.

After Ma Mingyu got the ball, two white sharp knives were inserted into the UAE penalty area in an instant, looking for opportunities in the penalty area. Ma Mingyu ran to the 45th corner and flew up, and came to a casual pass under Qi Miaosheng's teaching.

Gao Feng at the front point was pressed hard, and Su Maozhen in the middle did not earn a header. Zhang Jihua, who stole the chicken from the back point, flew up and wanted to directly record the air volley. However, due to the speed of the ball, Zhang Jihua's swing did not receive the desired effect. The ball bounced off his knee and flew towards the goal.

The UAE goalkeeper quickly raised his hand, raised his hands and grabbed the ball in his hands to defuse the attack.

After adapting to the rhythm of the other party, the Chinese team began to attack like a tide. After two unsuccessful counterattacks, the UAE began to gradually set up buses in front of the goal.

In the 38th minute, Peng Weiguo staggered into the penalty area with the ball on the right side, reversed the triangle in front of the bottom line, and Gao Feng, who followed at the back point, easily pushed it into the net.

Such an easy goal came so suddenly, the red fans in the stands were stunned, then stood up and shouted "Chinese team!" Win! China! Win! ”

When Huang Jianxiang did not stop praising the Chinese team, Peng Weiguo and Su Maozhen took advantage of the mistake of the return pass from the UAE kick-off and successfully intercepted the pass that was too slow. After Peng Weiguo shook the opposing defender with the ball, he flew up on the line of the penalty area and sent the ball towards the goal.

The UAE goalkeeper struggled to save the ball, and then Su Maozhen, who was running with him, was quick to shoot the ball saved by the opposing goalkeeper into the net.

For a while, there were constant calls in the stands, and the Chinese team won two cities in two minutes, which completely inspired the confidence of everyone present.

Su Maozhen, who was raising his hands to celebrate on the sidelines, was pulled by Ma Mingyu, who said something softly. Su Maozhen immediately thanked the crowd for the penalty, then ran back to the center circle and waited for the serve.

In a media interview after the game, I asked what Ma Mingyu said at that time, and the golden-headed Lao Mao shook his hair and said proudly: "Old Ma, I hurry up and stand up, maybe we can score another goal while the momentum is strong." Haha, who doesn't want another goal? Hahaha..."

Sure enough, in first-half stoppage time, the UAE goalkeeper was not far from clearing, and Su Maozhen, who was outside the penalty area, followed up with a volley. The ball crosses a dotted line in the camera lens and flies directly into the bottom right corner of the goal. The UAE goalkeeper, whose view was blocked by defenders and forwards, did not even react at all, and the score became 3-0.