Chapter 59: Asian Games Champion

Although Cheng Hai had little physical strength left, he continued to insist and did not let the coach replace him.

He walked slowly in the midfield, and even stood still a lot of the time, slowly regaining his strength.

A three-goal lead, while it looks good, is not 100 per cent safe.

After all, AC Milan have a history of being equalised by Liverpool with three goals in six minutes after leading by three goals.

Three goals in six minutes are possible, and with more than 20 minutes to go, it is also possible to be equalized by Japan, although this is very unlikely.

Therefore, Cheng Hai still wanted to try his best to score another goal before leaving the game.

If one more goal can be scored, then the Asian Games champion is really right.

However, it was up to his teammates to withstand the opponent's attack and be able to send the ball to him in front.

Although after several games of actual training, the Huaguo team is much higher than the first group stage in terms of teamwork and mental fighting spirit, but in the face of the Japanese team with huge technical advantages, the defense of the Huaguo team still looks very stormy.

Especially when the Japanese team abandoned the defense against Cheng Hai and pressed the attack on all fronts, this pressure was especially great.

In just 5 minutes after Cheng Hai's goal, the Japanese team completed three shots on goal, which was terrifying.

Fortunately, the three shots of the Japanese team were the product of irritability, and two feet flew directly out of the bottom line, and only one kicked within the range of the goal frame, and the angle was not awkward, and it was easily confiscated by goalkeeper Wang Dalei.

However, even if they failed to score, the Japanese team's attack still made the Chinese fans in the stands worry, and the momentum of everyone shouting "we are champions" just now is gone.

Everyone was afraid that the defense of the Chinese team would be broken by the Japanese team, and then collapse, conceding consecutive goals and cutting off the three-goal lead.

On the other hand, the thousands of Japanese fans were very excited.

Even though they are behind now, the Japanese team's attack still makes them excited to watch.

In a corner of the stands, they hissed and cheered for the Japanese players on the field, giving the players on the field the greatest strength and support.

The Japanese players on the pitch also looked motivated as the situation really looked like they were one step away from scoring.

Just when both sides were staring at the Japanese team's stormy attack, near the middle line, Cheng Hai had been standing for a few minutes and didn't move much.

The Japanese team seems to have forgotten about Cheng Hai.

In the 73rd minute, Japan's attack was stopped, and the ball was passed all the way back to the feet of central defender Jun Sonoda.

Sonoda Jun crossed the halfway line and dribbled to the half of the Huaguo team to increase the team's offensive ability.

In the vicinity of Cheng Hai, only Yuki Shido remains.

Yuki Minodo didn't dare to cross the sea and join the attack.

I don't dare to ignore Cheng Hai, but I still don't dare to have no one to guard him at all.

Tomoki Minoto was the last line of defense for Japan, but it didn't look useful for a few minutes.

Although Yuki Minodo was near Cheng Hai, his eyes were not staring at Cheng Hai, because Cheng Hai was almost standing on the middle line and did not move. Yuki Mito's attention was on the frontcourt, keeping an eye on his teammates' attacks, and there was an urge to rush forward and participate in the attack like Jun Sonoda.

However, before he could have any more illusions, the Japanese team's attack was suddenly cut off, and the ball passed by midfielder Kazuya Yamamura to his teammates was a little off, and was intercepted by Park Cheng of the Chinese team with a flying tackle.

In the midfield, Cheng Hai, who had been standing still with his waist crossed before, as if he was playing negatively, suddenly moved this time.

When Park Cheng successfully shoveled the ball and intercepted it, and was about to get up and stand up, Cheng Hai immediately turned around and rushed towards the Japanese team's half.

The face of Yuki Shito, who was not far away, changed, and he immediately retreated, wanting to stop Cheng Hai's anti-offside.

However, his reaction was a step too late.

At the moment when Cheng Hai turned around and sprinted, Park Cheng, who intercepted the ball and stood up, did not wait for the opponent to counterattack, and had already kicked the ball to the front court with a big kick.

The moment Park Cheng's ball came out, Cheng Hai also used an acceleration of 18 points to complete the overtaking of Yuki Shito: the anti-offside position was successful.

Pu Cheng's big kick was also very lucky, and it was better matched with Cheng Hai's speed and running route, and he didn't slow down in order to stop the ball.

The rest is simple.

Although Yuki Shido desperately wanted to catch up with Cheng Hai and interfere with Cheng Hai, because Pu Cheng's passing speed, azimuth and landing point were extremely lucky to match Cheng Hai's running position, Cheng Hai did not have to stop and wait for the ball.

So, on the left side of the front court, Cheng Hai used his full-value stopping technique to unload the ball lightly in the run, and then dribbled the ball into the penalty area, but he couldn't overtake Cheng Hai and stop him, so he could only pull and interfere with the side.

But Cheng Hai's full physique, and the interference of Yuki Shito's tugging had almost no effect.

Under the excited gaze of the Chinese fans in the audience, Cheng Hai, who drove the ball into the penalty area, faced the goalkeeper Anton Junyou, who was half-squatting and swaying from side to side, otherwise he stabbed the ball from under Andong Junyou's crotch with a toe during the run.

Andong Junwoo's side-to-side swing was supposed to prevent Cheng Hai from hitting a shot to the near or far corner, so his legs were a little open.

Unexpectedly, this can be used by Cheng Hai.

Cheng Hai actually hit him with a crotch.

When Anton Junyou saw Cheng Hai's shot and reacted that Cheng Hai was going to wear his crotch, and then closed his legs, sat on the ground, and wanted to stop the ball, it was too late.

Cheng Hai's full-value shooting skills kicked the ball, which passed through Andong Junyou's legs with great precision and rolled into the goal behind him.

In the 73rd minute of the second half, the Chinese team took advantage of Japan's aggressive attack by Cheng Hai to successfully counter offside and scored a counterattack.

While Cheng Hai scored a hat-trick, the Chinese team had already taken a 4-0 lead.

At this time, there were only 20 minutes left before the end of the game.

This goal completely helped the Chinese team lock up the victory and championship.

Therefore, when the ball kicked out by Cheng Hai passed through Anton Junyou's legs and rolled into the goal, the entire Tianhe Stadium suddenly erupted in earth-shattering cheers, and the excited shouts and roars of more than 50,000 Chinese fans soared into the sky.

The CCTV-5 commentator in the commentary seat was also so excited that he roared incoherently:

"The ball is in! The ball is in! The ball went in, it went ......"

"Cheng Hai's shot is a goal!"

“4-0! 4-0! Hua Guo took a 4-0 lead! ”

"In the Japanese team's aggressive attack, Cheng Hai, who seemed to be wasting time in the midfield, suddenly succeeded in countering offside, and after receiving a big pass from Park Cheng's backfield, he scored in the penalty area!"

Cheng Hai scored a hat trick to help the Chinese team completely lock in the victory! This Asian Games champion, we have it! ”

On the field, Cheng Hai, who was pushed down by Yuki Shito after completing the shot, exhausted the last trace of physical strength, and he didn't even have the strength to stand up and celebrate, so he directly spread his hands and lay on the ground.

But a happy smile appeared on his face, which was captured by the cameras in the sky and transmitted to the eyes of viewers across the country who watched the live broadcast.

Subsequently, Cheng Hai was suppressed by his teammates who rushed up, and even goalkeeper Wang Dalei rushed up from the backfield to celebrate with him.

In the fierce celebration of the Chinese, the Japanese players and fans looked quite down.

They didn't expect that they would be four goals behind the Huaguo team one day.

Although Cheng Hai was the starter, they didn't expect that they would be poured four goals, and they couldn't score a goal against the Chinese team.

This is too different from the first game of the group stage, right?

Not to mention Cheng Hai's reason, just the defense line of the Huaguo team, they didn't break through it for 70 minutes, which is a little too big.

Faced with a score of 4-0, many Japanese players lost the confidence to continue playing.

With this scoreline, and time running out, even the Japanese, known for their bushido spirit, did not have any confidence that they could equalize and salvage the defeat.

However, there is also good news, that is, after scoring this goal, Cheng Hai was completely exhausted, and he couldn't even stand on his feet, so he had to be replaced by the Huaguo team with a defender.

The Huaguo team didn't even have a striker, and completely played the 523 three central defenders and two backs to defend the formation, and the Japanese had no worries at all, and they could rest assured that they could boldly press the attack.

After Cheng Hai went off the field, although the Japanese team had the advantage in terms of technology and technical and tactical coordination, the players of the Chinese team still maintained the lead until the end of the game with fierce defense.

In the 20 minutes after the game, the Chinese team received four yellow cards amid the boos of the Japanese fans, and completely blocked the Japanese team's last hope of equalizing with a tactical foul.

It was only in the 83rd minute that Japan scored a goal with a direct attack from a free kick in front of the goal.

But this ball is irrelevant to the big picture.

After three minutes of stoppage time, the referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the game.

The CCTV-5 commentator on the commentary seat saw the referee blow the final whistle, and immediately shouted excitedly:

"It's over! It's over! ”

"The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game!"

"The Chinese Olympic team defeated Japan 4-1 in the men's football final of the Asian Games and won the first Asian Games championship in the history of the Chinese men's football team!"

"We've won!"

"Not only did we win the championship, but we also got our perfect revenge on Japan!"

"In the group stage, the national Olympic team lost 2-4 to Japan. In the final, the national Olympic team defeated Japan 4-1. Not only did he complete the revenge on the victory, but also the perfect revenge on the score. ”

"Scored as many goals as the opponent and conceded one less! The national Olympic team won the final in the most perfect way and stood on the throne of the men's football champion of the Asian Games! ”

"We are champions!"

Whether in or out of the field, whether in Yangcheng or all over the country.

At the moment when the referee blew the final whistle, the entire land of China fell into a sea of carnival.

After experiencing countless injuries, regrets, and infamy, the Chinese men's football team finally ushered in a championship at this moment.

Although the weight of this championship is insignificant in the world football map, it is also the first continental championship of the Chinese men's football team, which is enough to make Chinese fans ecstatic.

The most important thing is that the opponents and scores of this final, as well as the prospects shown by the National Olympic team with Cheng Hai as the captain, have made all Chinese fans super excited and fell into a sea of carnival.

The coaches and players on the sidelines rushed into the stadium, and the fans in the stands also jumped and jumped to celebrate and cheer to celebrate the first continental championship of the Chinese men's football team.

Cheng Hai also received the task reward issued by the system at the moment when the referee blew the final whistle.

Because the Huaguo team defeated Japan to win the final, Cheng Hai helped the Huaguo U23 men's national football team win the Asian Games men's football championship Mission 6 was successfully completed, Cheng Hai obtained 100 skill points rewarded by the task, and the balance of skill points reached 102.

It's like becoming a rich man all at once.

Therefore, when celebrating, Cheng Hai also seemed very excited, rushed into the field with his substitute teammates and coaches, and hugged his teammates on the field.

In contrast, the Japanese players and fans alike looked very lonely.

After the first group game, Japan's contempt for Chinese football deepened.

After reaching the final and the opponent was still the Chinese team, everyone in Japan thought that they had won the championship.

Because they have already easily beaten the Chinese team once in the group stage.

Unexpectedly, the final result turned out to be 4-1, and they were perfectly avenged by the Chinese team, giving them a humiliating defeat with a 4-1 victory, and then taking away the Asian Games championship.

They won against Hua Guo in the group stage, but lost to Hua Guo in the most important final.

It's so sad.

Many of the players on this Japanese team are domestic marginal substitutes, even college players, and it is difficult to win the heavyweight championship in the professional game.

The gold medal in this Asian Games is the closest they have come to winning the championship.

Unexpectedly, they were retaliated 4-1 by the Chinese team that had been defeated in the group stage.

Many Japanese players squatted on the ground and cried after the game.

However, the Chinese people can't control it, and everyone is still immersed in the joy of successful revenge and winning the championship.

The celebration of the Chinese team lasted more than half an hour, and then the staff set up the podium and finally it was ready for the medal ceremony.

Before the award ceremony, the host announced the best player, top scorer, best goalkeeper, fair play award and other honorary awards in the men's football competition of this Asian Games.

There are no trophies for these awards, but they are official recognition of players.

Wang Dalei did not win the award for the best goalkeeper, but Cheng Hai won the two awards of best scorer and best player with the terrifying data of 20 goals in 7 games.

Although there is no official trophy, Cheng Hai received a huge experience reward after winning these two awards.

The experience reward for the best player and the top scorer is the same as the proportion of Cheng Hai who won the top scorer and best player in the national finals of the big football federation, which is ten times the experience of scoring goals in the event.

Cheng Hai scored a goal in the Asian Games for 50,000 experience, so the experience reward for the best player and the top scorer is 500,000, which adds up to 1 million.

Coupled with the goal awards, winning awards, and best player awards in previous games, Cheng Hai's total experience has risen to level 21 1.9645 million/2 million, and it looks like he is about to upgrade again.

When you return to the club, you only need to play one or two more games, and you will definitely be able to level up, get another 30 skill points, and open new skills.

After announcing these non-trophyless awards, it is time to really start awarding them.

First the bronze medal for third place was awarded, then the silver medal for second place, and finally the gold medal for the first place Hua Guo team.

When Cheng Hai and others jumped onto the highest podium hand in hand, more than 50,000 fans broke out into huge applause and cheers again.

After hanging the gold medal around his neck, Cheng Hai finally won the first championship of his football career.

After the gold medal is awarded, it is the ceremony of raising the national flag and playing the national anthem.

Although he has heard it many times since he was a child, this time, Cheng Hai listened to it with tears in his eyes.

After all, this is the national anthem played in the Asian Games, and there is also a credit to him.

After the medal ceremony, the national Olympic team held a grand celebration dinner in the evening, inviting the families of all players to participate.

Cheng Hai and his parents became the brightest stars of the dinner, and were congratulated by the players and coaches, and even the team leaders and delegation leaders.

This champion of the Asian Games has completely established Cheng Hai's status in Chinese football.

Although he is only 18 years old, it is said that the senior national team is already brewing to make Cheng Hai the captain.

After all, in two months, Cheng Hai will represent the Chinese team to participate in the Qatar Asian Cup.

In the case of the national Olympic team winning the Asian Games, Gao Hongbo's national first team naturally hopes that Cheng Hai can lead them to win the Asian Cup.

You must know that the first team of the national football team has never won the Asian Cup.

The closest is the 2004 runner-up, the Chinese team lost to Japan in the Asian Cup final held on their home soil.

Therefore, the grievances between China and Japan are really inexhaustible for three days and three nights. Not to mention historical grievances, football alone, the defeats brought by the Japanese team to the Chinese team are innumerable.

Cheng Hai has become the banner that countless Chinese media and fans have high hopes for, leading the rise of Chinese football and revenge.

Because of the club's urgency, Cheng Hai did not attend the closing ceremony and did not return to his hometown with his parents.

After winning the Asian Games, Cheng Hai only rested in Yangcheng for one night, and the next day he stepped on a plane to Germany under the reluctant eyes of his parents.

The news that the Chinese Olympic team defeated Japan 4-1 and won the Asian Games championship has spread all over the country after a night of fermentation.

Some fans or ordinary pseudo-fans who had not heard of Cheng Hai before, as well as ordinary spectators, only then did they know that there was such a talented player in Huaguo Football.

Cheng Hai's popularity in China has exploded by a geometric multiple.

According to the agent Baker, the endorsement application calls from large domestic brands in China have exploded.

Cheng Hai's endorsement value in China has skyrocketed countless times because of the Asian Games champion.