Chapter Ninety-One: Draw the Spell

"On March 21, the Chinese Olympic team faced the South Korean team."

"It's the last game in Group B."

"As long as the national Olympic team draws, it can ensure that the Olympic Games qualify."

"Although it is somewhat similar to the national Olympic team four years ago, this national Olympic team is much better and has already secured the top two results in the group."

"South Korea beat Kazakhstan 2-0 in the last game, and they are second with four points with one win and one draw. Even if this game is lost, it will depend on whether Saudi Arabia can win against Kazakhstan and then compare it with the goal difference. ”

"So there is no pressure on both teams to qualify in this game, especially the national Olympic team, as long as they draw, they can ensure qualification."

"And if the kick is lost, then the national Olympic team can also ensure the second place in the group, play a play-off match with the second place in Group A, and decide the last right to qualify."

"So the style of this game should be to win the game, and I hope the boys of the National Olympics can draw a successful end to this qualifier."

After listening to Huang Jianxiang's explanation, many fans reacted that winning two consecutive games in the National Olympic Games could not completely ensure qualification.

But so what? As long as the National Olympics is drawn, you can qualify, afraid of a bird!

"Well, at the referee's whistle, the South Korean team kicked off first."

"The starting lineup for this game is very different from the previous two games."

"No. 21 Tan Ende and No. 7 Xie Hui partner in the front."

"No. 15 Zhou Xi, No. 20 Peng Weijun, No. 8 Sun Jianjun and No. 6 Liu Yue as midfielders."

"The four defenders are No. 17 Yao Xia, No. 5 Li Ming, No. 3 Xiao Jian, and No. 2 Zhu Qi."

"The goalkeeper is No. 18 Sun Gang."

"From strikers to goalkeepers, almost all of the players sent by the national Olympic team are semi-main players. It seems that head coach Ladd wants to preserve his strength and protect the players..."

Huang Jianxiang is right, Ladd really wants to protect the players.

But what no one knows is that under the jerseys wrapped by Qu Shengqing, Yu Hewei, Wu Chengying, and Shen Si, they are all scarred bodies.

Yu Heel's tail strain, Wu Chengying's sprain, and Shen Si's collarbone tear. In particular, Qu Shengqing's ankle swollen immediately after the game.

Among these people, Ou Chuliang was also fully dressed and sat on the bench. But only a few people know that even if Sun Gang has any accidents in this game, Ladd will not send Ou Chuliang on the field.

However, these situations were all pressed down by Vice Chairman Xu, and there was no news at home and abroad, just for fear that the opponent would take advantage of the situation.

The National Olympic and South Korean teams are familiar with each other, and the players of both sides have been much less tentative after the whistle blows. But because they didn't want to lose, there was no "excessive" move.

"Merdeka Stadium is the stadium where the National Olympic team led by Xu and Bao lost to the National Olympic team in the 'Black 9 Minutes' four years ago, but today the National Olympic team is almost in control, and the players should not be burdened with any psychological baggage." Huang Jianxiang slowly introduced.

"In this game, in order to target the offensive characteristics of the South Korean team, the National Olympic Team led by Ladd transferred Liu Yue, who originally played left-back, to the middle, and added a defensive barrier in front of the central defender and midfielder, and No. 3 Xiao Jian served as the left back."

"This tactical intent was more targeted, and the two sides engaged in a fierce battle in the heavy rain."

For some reason, the Olympians seemed to be showing a bit of a lack of confidence in today's game against South Korea, with both the midfielders and forwards dropping back to their own half of the pitch from the start. But the fact that there are many people in the penalty area does not mean that the defense is strong. ”

As the two matches were played at the same time, the match between the Olympic team and the South Korean team was rescheduled to Kuala Lumpur. Today, however, it was cloudy over Kuala Lumpur and it was finally raining heavily at the start of the race.

After the opening of the National Olympic Games, he was a little timid in the face of the South Korean team's attack, not only letting the opponent kick three corners in a row, but even having a strong shot within the goal frame, which was blocked by Li Ming's outstretched foot.

Gradually, the National Olympic Games lost control of the midfield. South Korea were in complete control of the situation after the opening 10 minutes.

This phenomenon seems to show that the national Olympic team is mentally pinning their hopes on maintaining a draw, and does not think of defeating the opponent and defeating the opponent. In terms of momentum, he put a burden on himself. ”

With Huang Jianxiang's in-depth explanation, many sharp-eyed fans also saw it.

"What's wrong with these young generals of the National Olympics? How do you kick the head and tail timidly? Take out the strength of Saudi Arabia desperately, why don't you dare to fight hard in the face of South Korean players? ”

Fans in the stands held up their clothes to keep out the rain while discussing with friends.

In fact, Ladd's tactical intent was indeed to keep the draw.

But he did it the wrong way.

Just like the first two games, Ladd's goal is to "win", so whether it is Yang Chen's red card or Li Ming's yellow card, or the injured players in the second game, they all showed indomitable momentum to defeat the opponent.

But when it came to the third game, when most of the main players were injured, Ladd's tactical plan became to keep the draw and win.

Coupled with the players' own understanding of the game situation, the "winning" was slowly diluted, and after the game started, there were only two words left in everyone's hearts: keep the peace!

Just like the last game of the National Olympic Games thoroughly studied the Saudi side, this game the South Korean team guessed the psychology and bottom line of the National Olympic Games clearly.

The national Olympic team wants to draw, but the South Korean team doesn't think so.

20 minutes later, the attack of the National Olympic Games could barely hit the South Korean team's penalty area, and South Korea took the opportunity to press on and bombard the National Olympic Games that had retreated across the board.

In the 35th minute, South Korea's No. 6 Lee Jiyan suddenly dribbled into the penalty area after inserting in the back row. Although Xiao Jian chased after him and defended closely, Li Jiyan still flashed and attacked the goal from a small angle.

When an opportunity that is not an opportunity is seized, those who stand on the opposite side of the opportunity tend to play out of style.

Sun Gang fell to the ground at the near post, but the ball still got under his armpit and into the net.

Li Jiyan ran wild in the heavy rain, leaving behind the members of the National Olympic team who looked at each other.

After the double reversal restarted, the attack of the South Korean team, which was getting more and more energetic, was used again like a tide.

Take advantage of your illness to kill you!

In the 41st minute, South Korea's No. 9 Yu Sung-yong hit the ball on his toes and bounced high when he received the ball, taking this opportunity to burst into the penalty area with the ball.

Sun Gang had also abandoned the door at this time, and when he blocked in front of Yu Chengyong, Xiao Jian blocked Yu Chengyong's shot with his back heel.

But at this time, Sun Gang had already fallen to the ground, and Xiao Jian and Li Ming also lost their positions. Liu Yue, who came over to grab the ball, touched the ball for the first time, but when he turned around and cleared the siege, he kicked it because he was a little anxious.

Li Yunying, who grabbed the point, did not miss this opportunity, and the ball that was "passed" by Liu Yue was pushed horizontally, and the ball fell into the empty goal steadily.

South Korea leads 2-0.

Two goals in a row completely blinded the national Olympic team, and before they could react, they were already two goals behind.

At this time, all the players standing on the field turned their eyes to the coach's box. Ladd and the Chinese coaching staff looked iron-clad, and even they didn't expect that the South Korean team would instantly tear through the National Olympic defense and beat this semi-main lineup into a sieve.

In the second half, Ladd replaced Sun Jianjun and Liu Yue to strengthen the midfield, but it did not have any effect.

The practice between the midfielders and the strikers was completely cut off, and they even spent most of their time struggling to defend their lives.

Looking at the scene when the South Korean team and the national Olympic team played against Saudi Arabia respectively, it is not difficult to see that the level of the national Olympic team and the South Korean team is actually not much different. But the game has come to this point, and in the final analysis, it is a matter of the players' own hearts.

In the second half, the national Olympic team became more and more impatient, and before they could get a goal back, they were scored by the South Korean team.

When they saw the score on the big screen frozen at 0-3, the fans of the National Olympic Games were speechless.

What's going on?

It was fine at the beginning of the tournament, and they were all ready to qualify.

How come after 90 minutes, the situation has completely fallen?

The South Korean team won two wins and one draw to accumulate seven points to qualify for the first place in the group, but the national Olympic team missed the front at the last moment and could only earn the last 0.5 qualifying rights with the second place in Group B.

"We still have to play in the play-offs?" Many fans asked loudly, "Who is the opponent?" Can we really win??? ”

Such a result was unexpected by most fans, and even Huang Jianxiang did not take off his headphones after the game, but looked at the screen for a long time without saying a word.

"Heh, can you qualify if you tie?" Huang Jianxiang laughed at himself, "When has it been a draw?" ”