Chapter 188: Where is the Key to Victory?
Liu Haiguang's acting skills are slightly exaggerated, but the blood on that face plays a role, coupled with the slow-motion replay clearly revealing Schumacher's unorthodox movements, even German fans have nothing to say at this time, they only got a yellow card and the referee really took care of it.
As for the price paid by the Chinese team, Wu Jie almost wiped his tears on the surface, but in his heart he felt that it was completely acceptable.
It would have been better if Schumacher had been replaced.
But even if he doesn't get Schumacher a red card, at least it will make this guy dare not be so unscrupulous.
Although this is not a human statement, Liu Haiguang's sacrifice is indeed very valuable.
The Chinese team was replaced by Chen Jingang at this time, and Wu Jie did not plan to really retreat from defense.
It was only ten minutes into the game, and if he held on to this goal, he felt that he might not be able to hold it.
After conceding the goal, the Germans launched a more fierce attack.
Mathaus also started to get involved in the attack on the offensive end, and the German team started to become aggressive on the offensive end.
This change did not affect the defensive quality of the German team, Mateus's mobility is not inferior to Chen Haonan, and his physical fitness is better than Chen Haonan at this stage, he is one of the few players in this era who can run more than 10,000 distances in a game, and even if he inserts the attack, he can come back to defend in time most of the time.
However, Mateus's active insertion soon doubled the defensive pressure of the Chinese team, Chen Haonan alone could not deal with Breitner and Mateus at the same time, and the two central defenders were already busy just making up for the wings, and Wu Jie had to come back to participate in the defense.
Wu Jie made a trade-off in his heart, Mateus inserted the attack, once the ball was obtained by the Chinese team, he had a chance to one-on-one with Magath, and it was likely that the score would be too big again before the German team overtook the score, and then they could really take a retrenched defense.
So he didn't come back to defend, betting on finding the scoring opportunity before the Germans.
In the 20th minute, Mateus shot angrily in front of the penalty area, and the football was blocked by Lin Yaodong, who looked like a civet cat.
Soon after, Pierre, Germany's closest to a superstar, made a series of breakthroughs down the left flank to set up Hrubesch with a close-range header.
But this time the shot was blocked by Lin Yaodong, who reacted quickly, and Breitner's follow-up shot also flew out of the bottom line by grazing the goal frame.
"Line up, you guys come one by one!"
After Lin Yaodong made two world-class saves in a row, he began to taunt loudly in English.
The German players looked at the arrogant Lin Yaodong, and there really wasn't much they could do.
The reaction speed of the Chinese goalkeeper was simply perverted, and Hrubesch's header was in the small penalty area, and such a shot could be saved, which hit the confidence of the German players.
In the 29th minute of the first half, German full-back Manfred stepped in and sent a very strange cross with his left foot.
China's two centre-backs were completely unsure of where the oversized curved cross would land, but Hrubesch had been with Manfred for four years and knew where his old team-mate's cross would land.
However, not only does he know, Lin Yaodong also knows very well where this pass will land.
Just when the German fans thought they had the ball, Lin Yaodong rushed to Hrubesch with an arrow and jumped high towards the football.
How could Hrubesch expect Lin Yaodong to predict this pass, and the two collided hard in the air.
But unlike Schumacher, who was obviously a beat slower, Lin Yaodong and Hrubesch rushed to the football at the same time, and took advantage of the advantage of being able to get the football first.
At this time, according to the rules, once the football is controlled by the goalkeeper in the penalty area, he is a sacrosanct existence.
So no matter what kind of collision there is next, the rules are bound to be the offensive players rushing the goalkeeper.
Hrubesch was unwilling to lose such a good opportunity, raised one knee in the air, and pushed towards Lin Yaodong.
However, Lin Yaodong is not a soft-hearted person, he jumped higher on his own, and hit Hrubesch in the face with his shoulder in the air.
Hrubesch didn't expect Lin Yaodong to be so ruthless, he only heard a "snap", followed by a sharp pain, accompanied by a stream of blood flowing down his throat, and his raised knee naturally lost its strength.
"Toot!"
The English referee stepped forward to point to the penalty spot and took out a yellow card without hesitation and slapped Lin Yaodong in the face.
"Am I a fake goalkeeper? Can't you see that I took control of the football first? Can't you see him pushing me on his knees? β
Lin Yaodong was laughed at angrily, although he was ruthless, but it made perfect sense in terms of rules, how could this be a penalty + yellow card?
The English referee did not answer, but just bowed his head and recorded Lin Yaodong's name on the yellow card.
The German fans at the Camp Nou naturally cursed the hateful Chinese goalkeeper frantically, completely forgetting that Schumacher's actions just now could not even stand up to the rules of truth.
But instead of focusing on the rules and mentioning the top knee of Khrubesch, the world's commentators forcibly mixed up the movements of the two goalkeepers, creating the feeling that neither of them is a good thing.
On the pitch at this moment, the German team doctor has entered the field to check on Hrubesch's injury.
Hrubesch endured the severe pain at this time, and asked the team doctor vaguely, "How does it feel when your jaw is broken?" β
The team doctor said, "When you open your mouth wide, if there is a crackling sound, it is a broken jaw." β
Hrubesch opened his mouth wide, and sure enough, he heard a "crackling" sound, and then a sharp pain spread on his face.
The injury was clearly no longer able to last, and the Germans suffered combat attrition, forcing them to replace Hrubesch with Rummenigge.
Rummenigge seemed to be in the right place today, and he got a big gift as soon as he got on the pitch.
Although he is now pulling his hips very seriously, after all, the reputation he has accumulated is still there, and as long as he is on the field, no one will rob him of the penalty kick.
The Chinese team's protest was invalid, and the referee would not change the penalty since it had been made, and now they can only hope that Lin Yaodong will create a miracle.
The players of both teams stood outside the box according to the rules, and after the referee blew the whistle, Lin Yaodong flew for almost the same time as Rummenigge to shoot, which was obviously a pre-anticipated save.
The direction of his save also made the hearts of the German fans feel tight, because it was exactly the same direction as Rummenigge's shot!
A small number of fans of the Chinese team at the scene were overjoyed, but soon shook their heads helplessly.
Although Lin Yaodong bet on the right direction, this ball Rummenigge kicked in the upper right corner of the goal, and the ball speed was also very fast, this kind of penalty kick was theoretically impossible to save, and Lin Yaodong couldn't do anything no matter how magical he was.
Rummenigge's ball smashed into the back of the net, the Camp Nou stadium roared with joy and 80,000 German fans chanting that they had finally equalised!
The Chinese players looked at the German players celebrating on the field, and naturally they were extremely resentful, because they felt that this time the penalty should not have existed at all, and they were messed with by the referee again.
"When are we not facing 12 people?" Wu Jie looked at his teammates who were a little unstable, and said loudly, "If you are afraid of injustice, then don't choose football, because football is the darkest sport, especially for us, you should have been prepared for this." β
Everyone didn't expect Wu Jie to say this, and at this time, Lin Yaodong, who had just lost the ball, also stepped forward and said: "The boss is right, but we will make football darker, do you know why?" β
Naturally, the Chinese player was confused and didn't understand what he meant.
Wu Jie smiled coldly and said, "Because our light will make their darkness even darker." β
These words are a bit awkward, but after thinking about it, the mentality of the Chinese players has recovered a lot.
The mentality of the Chinese players was steady, but this goal also stabilized the German team.
After the Chinese team restarted, Wu Jie continued to be marked by the two horses on the defensive end.
Chen Haonan could only transfer the ball to the side again, but Shen Xiangfu's breakthrough on the side was strictly defended by Wolfgang Dremler, and finally the pass went directly to the bottom line.
China's two flanks were still difficult to break through, but the Germans, in turn, created chances on the flanks.
In the 38th minute of the first half, Hans MΓΌller made a brilliant breakthrough on the right flank, and Mateus cut in the middle to receive the ball into the box.
Although Rummenigge played with an injury, he still beat Zhu Bo to complete the shot.
Lin Yaodong flew to save the ball, but Rummenigge didn't know if it was lucky, and actually made an arc around his palm.
Jia Xiuquan made a big contribution at this time, and he hooked this world-class shot in front of goal.
Lin Yaodong hurriedly pounced on a hungry tiger and pressed the football under him.
"Well done!"
Lin Yaodong stood up and encouraged the only defender who did not pull his hips in this World Cup, Jia Xiuquan has really been trained in this World Cup, and he can be seen in every game to become more confident, and his talent in prediction and card position has also begun to show.
But even if Zhu Bo performs as well as Jia Xiuquan, they will not be able to make up for the threat that keeps leaking from the flanks.
Less than two minutes after the crisis, Lin Lefeng was once again passed by Pierre, this time he was directly shaken to the ground, and Pierre dribbled the ball to the penalty area.
This made Lin Yaodong and the two central defenders very embarrassed, Zhu Bo had to fill the position, but he didn't dare to kick at will in the penalty area, so he could only be driven into the small penalty area by Pierre.
Lin Yaodong could only block the near corner of the goal, at which point Pierre knocked the ball down the middle, and Rummenigge easily followed up and pushed the empty goal.
It's useless for anyone to guard the goal with such an attack, Lin Yaodong was scored such a goal, and even his mentality exploded a little!
Lin Lefeng slapped his head hard, he knew that he had pulled his crotch again, and this time it was not an ordinary crotch pull.
Wu Jie showed a wry smile in the distance, their side road was really bullied.
The most painful thing is that at this stage, the whole world knows what to do with them.
The Germans also know that against the Chinese team, as long as they keep playing on the side, their two fullbacks are all third-rate level, and they basically rush through casually!
The German fans at the scene also knew that the Chinese team's wings were softer than persimmons, and they were still loudly mocking in English and German when celebrating the goal!
Fortunately, Lin Lefeng and Lu Hongxiang couldn't understand English, otherwise their mentality would have exploded even more!
What to do at this time?
Wu Jie could only find a way to score, but he didn't get a really good chance until the first half.
The Germans are targeting him today, and under the layers of defense, they don't give him a chance to pass in a row at all.
At this time, the others should have stepped up, but the two wings still struggled to create chances with their individual ability in a heads-up situation, but Chen Jingang almost scored before the end of the first half.
This is another opportunity to take advantage of a corner kick, Chen Haonan kicked the ball to the head of Chen Jingang, who was not too taken seriously, and the high school striker who played in the German Second Division with Liu Hailong last season also staged a wonderful head-shaking attack today, but unfortunately hit the crossbar under interference.
However, the shot scared the Germans half as coach Jupp de Waal rearranged his tactics to defend set-pieces and corners at half-time.
Wu Jie also saw an opportunity, and it was no accident that they created consecutive chances in corners today, the Germans have always been considered world-class in air defense, but this German team has a height flaw.
Four of their five midfielders are in the early 1.7m, and one is under 1.7m.
Of the four defenders, only Pierre Littbarski is over 1.85m, while the other three are also less than 1.8m.
This means that they do not have an advantage in the fight for headers, especially when facing the two high strikers of the Chinese team and Wu Jie, the highest altitude of the game, it is easy to have problems, so the key to the decisive victory in the second half is the corner kick and set piece!