Chapter 57: The Battle of Revenge

Cheng Hai's goal immediately boosted the morale of everyone in the Chinese team, whether it was the players or the fans.

The players gathered around Cheng Hai to celebrate, and the fans in the stands let out loud applause and cheers for Cheng Hai's opening score.

However, even if the score was temporarily behind, after the game restarted, the UAE did not rush out to try to equalize.

Because Cheng Hai has not been replaced yet.

With Cheng Hai still on the field, if they dare to attack, the defensive strength will be reduced, and with Cheng Hai's skills and the speed that is already considerable, they will be easily beaten and counterattacked.

After being one goal behind, they may still be able to pull it back after Cheng Hai is substituted, but it will be difficult to fall behind by two goals.

Therefore, even after Cheng Hai opened the scoring, the UAE did not dare to press the attack, and still continued to defend his penalty area and did not let Cheng Hai score.

Of course, the Chinese team wanted to do so and continued to attack.

Because, Cheng Hai's goal did not make the UAE aware of the true intentions of the Huaguo team, and thought that the goal just now was caused by their failure to keep an eye on Cheng Hai, and did not realize that it was because of the supplementary shooting opportunities created by other players of the Huaguo team after strengthening their shots.

This understanding made the UAE's defense of Cheng Hai more tight, but it was extremely lax in the offensive defense of the rest of the Chinese team.

If it weren't for the running out of time in the first half, the Chinese team would not have been able to create similar chances.

Two minutes into stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, and the two sides went into the break with a score of 1-0, with the host team Huaguo leading by one goal.

After a ten-minute deep sleep at halftime, Cheng Hai became energetic again at the beginning of the second half, and the combination of off-ball running and point-grabbing ability combined with good speed suddenly created an excellent opportunity for Cheng Hai to make up shots.

With the UAE still unable to defend and Cheng Hai to defend tightly, the rest of the Chinese team still had plenty of space to shoot.

In the 52nd minute, full-back Zhang Yuan did not force a breakthrough after being blocked from the bottom of the side, but cut inside and crossed the middle.

Forward Wang Yunlong received the ball and shot at the goal, causing the UAE defenders inside and outside the penalty area to be nervous, and two people flew to block the gun's eye.

As a result, Wang Yunlong's shot was a feint, and he raised his foot up and leaked the ball behind him.

Lu Peng, who was inserted in the back row, met the ball and volleyed, and the ball flew towards the goal like a cannonball.

Zhang Yuan's side pass, Wang Yunlong's fake shot in the middle, and then Lu Peng's powerful shot, etc., all greatly attracted the attention of the UAE players.

Although there are still people who are keeping an eye on him, the attention of others is no longer enough.

Just when Lu Peng was shooting angrily at the ball, Cheng Hai once again used his full-value off-ball running combined with good speed to instantly shake off the close marking.

The people who assisted in the defense did not get stuck in time, causing Cheng Hai to easily rush into the small penalty area.

Of course, Cheng Hai often rushed into the penalty area before, but most of the time in vain.

However, this time, Cheng Hai did not return in vain.

Because Lu Peng's shot did not hit the goal frame, nor was it saved by the goalkeeper, but slammed on the crossbar, and then bounced back into the penalty area.

Just when the defenders of the United Arab Emirates woke up from a dream and wanted to grab the ball, they found that Cheng Hai, a Chinese team wearing the No. 9 jersey, appeared at the place where the ball landed.

Cheng Hai's ability to grab points is simply desperate.

The rest is no suspense.

Goalkeeper Hasayf had fallen into the goal after pounced on Lu Peng's ball just now, and he was unable to stop Cheng Hai from shooting.

The others were even worse off the line, and it was too late to stop Cheng Hai.

I saw that Cheng Hai, who rushed to the landing point of the ball, gently stretched out his foot and shot the ball into the goal.

Cheng Hai completed the follow-up shot again to help the Huaguo team take a 2-0 lead.

Now, the UAE has to be in a hurry.

It's not a panic to be one goal behind, but two goals behind is a way not to panic.

After the restart, the UAE had to start a counter-offensive to try and score goals.

However, when the UAE counterattacked, the Chinese team also immediately shrunk the formation according to the established tactics.

In the case that most of the players are substituted and do not cooperate tacitly, the Huaguo team also adopts a dense defensive method when defending, and uses the numerical advantage to make up for the lack of cooperation.

Although the UAE has the intention to counterattack, because there is Cheng Hai in the backfield who is threatening their goal, they dare not worry about the bold pressure, and there must be a few people in the backfield to guard against Cheng Hai's counterattack.

Its own strength is not good, and it is not possible to press the offense on the whole line, and the limited offensive force encounters the intensive defense of the Huaguo team, and the quality of the attack can be imagined.

As time went on, the time until the end of the game became less and less, and the UAE became more and more anxious, and the back line was pressed closer and higher.

However, the goal they were expecting was not yet coming.

On the contrary, it was the Chinese team that scored another goal in the 73rd minute.

This ball was not scored by Cheng Hai, because Cheng Hai couldn't run anymore.

But Cheng Hai is one of the relays of this ball.

When the UAE's attack was cut off and the Chinese team launched a counterattack, Cheng Hai only jogged two steps slightly, which attracted the two UAE defenders who were dragging behind nervously.

As a result, Zhang Yuan, who was quietly inserted from the other side, was unmarked, and Cheng Hai didn't even have the physical strength to break through after receiving the ball, so it was naturally impossible to go for a long-distance run.

So, after receiving a pass from the backcourt and attracting two defenders to wrap it over, Cheng Hai did not force a breakthrough, but immediately transferred the ball to Wang Yunlong, who was inserted in the middle.

Wang Yunlong made another long pass and sent the ball to the front of Zhang Yuan's running position, which was about to be offside.

Wang Yunlong's long pass was very timely, Zhang Yuan not only did not offside, but successfully countered offside, and directly dribbled the ball to the front of the big penalty area of the United Arab Emirates.

Although his dribbling affected his pace, the lead was so great that the UAE defenders were unable to catch up with him, allowing him to take the ball to the edge of the box and then hit the far corner against the onrushing goalkeeper.

This time, Zhang Yuan played well, did not miss the goal, and was not saved by goalkeeper Hasayf, smoothly passed Hasayf, and then flew into the far goal.

The Huaguo team won 3-0 and completely locked the win.

Sun Wei was relieved to replace Cheng Hai with a defender, playing a 523 striker formation, and defending with all his might.

After Cheng Hai left the game, the UAE naturally had no scruples and immediately attacked.

Of course, it is not good to be afraid, because they are too far behind, and they must attack in a broken boat.

But there are so many points behind that it is impossible to catch up.

Although they finally pulled a point back with a corner kick in the 83rd minute, they couldn't turn the tide in the end.

After three minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, and the Chinese Olympic team defeated the United Arab Emirates 3-1 in the semi-finals of the Yangcheng Asian Games and advanced to the final.

In the final, they will face Japan Under-23s, who have already met in the group stage.

In the group stage, the Chinese team lost 2-4 to Japan. Coupled with the historical grievances between the two sides, this final carried a lot of emotions on both sides.

Therefore, this final is regarded as a battle of revenge by the Chinese media and fans.

As soon as the semi-finals were over, when the media were reporting the results of the semi-finals, they went straight to the final.

"The Chinese team defeated the UAE 3-1 to advance to the final, and the final opponent was Japan, looking forward to revenge!" 》

"The Chinese team advanced to the final and encountered the group stage opponent Japan, can the Chinese team succeed in revenge?" 》

"The Chinese team advanced to the final and met Japan, the situation of the two sides compared! 》

In the analysis of the Chinese media, it is natural that the Chinese team has the advantage and will definitely be able to defeat Japan in the final and successfully take revenge and finally win the gold medal.

On the one hand, it is because Cheng Hai's current style of play is different from that in the group stage, Cheng Hai came on as a substitute in the first game of the group stage, and now Cheng Hai is a direct starter.

Coupled with halftime to make up for physical exertion, Cheng Hai can now play for about 70 minutes, which is much longer than the first game of the group stage.

In addition, Cheng Hai's strength is not the same as the first game of the group stage, and the improvement in speed is very obvious. If the Japanese team still looks at Cheng Hai in the first game, then they will definitely suffer at that time.

In fact, although the Japanese team also thinks that Cheng Hai's speed has increased, they do not think that the growth is as strong as everyone thinks.

In the eyes of the Japanese players who defeated the Guohua team once in the group stage, although the Huaguo team with Cheng Hai is a bit of a threat, the final winner must be Japan.

Another point that gives the Japanese confidence is that in the women's football final that has ended, the Japanese women's football team defeated North Korea 1-0 and has won the women's gold medal in the Asian Games.

They believe that since the women's football team can win the championship, it is natural for the men's football team to win the championship.

Even though the main team of the Chinese team was rested in the semi-finals, and they did not, they firmly believed that the final winner must belong to Japan.

Of course, it is not surprising that the media in your own country is oriented towards your own people.

The pre-game war of words actually has little effect on the game, and who wins the gold medal in the end still depends on the result of the game.

Before the final, the third-place match was held, and the UAE really lost to Iran, the hegemon of West Asia, and lost 2-3 to Iran U23, which won the bronze medal in this Asian Games.

After the third-place match, it is natural that the final will be the real final.

On the evening of November 25, match day, Tianhe Stadium was packed with fans and spectators from all over the country watching the final, and tens of thousands of people were stranded outside the stadium, unable to buy tickets to enter.

The prospect of the Chinese team reaching the final and possibly winning the gold medal in the Asian Games in a historic way has made fans across the country yearn for it.

That's why the final was so fascinating.

Before the start of the game, fans in the stands were full of discussions:

"I'm so nervous, I don't know if the National Olympic team members can withstand the pressure and succeed in revenge."

"I think it's okay! I don't look at who the captain is! As long as Cheng Hai is here, I think the national Olympic team will be fine. ”

"Yes! This time, Cheng Hai started the game, and he could play about 70 minutes, which was not as short as the group stage. With such a long game time, I think the national Olympic team should be able to take the lead and then hold on until the end of the game. ”

"Alas! I don't know when Cheng Hai will have the physical fitness to play a full game! ”

"I'm having a hard time! Cheng Hai has not been able to play a full half of the Bundesliga game so far, and he has to play the whole game, which is very far away, and there is no hope for the time being. ”

"If you can't see it, you can't see it, just score goals anyway! With 17 goals in the first six games, this is more than an order of magnitude behind the second place. ”

"How many goals do you think Cheng Hai can score today?"

"I can't tell! But Cheng Hai has scored at least 2 goals in every game so far, and I think it's okay to score two. ”

"Yesterday, most of the substitutes for the National Olympic team, Cheng Hai was able to score two, and most of the well-rested substitutes played today, I think it's no problem to score three!"

"If we can score three, I don't think the Japanese team will have a good chance of winning, no matter how strong they are."

"This is not for sure, but in the group stage, they poured four of us into it!"

When it comes to the four goals scored by Japan in the group stage, no one speaks.

Because there is no way to refute it.

I can only expect that the offensive and defensive ends of the Huaguo team will have a big improvement compared to the group stage!

In one corner of the stands, thousands of Japanese fans also gathered to cheer on the Japanese Olympic team.

In fact, when it came from home, the Japanese Olympic team, which was composed of a motley army, was not popular with the public.

Unexpectedly, the Japanese miscellaneous army first defeated the Chinese team led by Europe's top striker Cheng Hai in the group stage, and then went all the way to the finals, and it is possible to win the championship and win the gold medal.

Such a Japanese team was immediately widely reported and supported in China, and there were many more fans in the field than in the group stage.

Rushing for reasons of the confrontation between the two sides in history and football, in order to prevent possible surprises, this match even has much more security forces than in previous games.

In China and Japan, there are countless fans sitting in front of their TVs or computers, waiting for the game to begin.

At 19 o'clock in the evening of November 25, 2010, in the cheers of more than 50,000 fans in Tianhe Stadium, with the referee's whistle, the men's football final of the Yangcheng Asian Games of the Chinese Olympic team VS the Japanese Olympic team officially began.

Originally, the Huaguo team thought that Japan would also shrink the formation during Cheng Hai's playing time like other teams.

Unexpectedly, just when the Chinese team was about to press the attack, it was attacked by the Japanese team's strong counterattack.

The Japanese team did not play a defensive counterattack, but took the initiative to attack with all its might.

In addition to the two centre-backs, they even had two full-backs rushing across the halfway line and joining the attack.

The Japanese team wants to fight with the Chinese team to score goals!

always thought that the opponent would shrink and stick to the inertial thinking, so that the Huaguo team was caught off guard in the opening stage of the game.

In the 3rd minute, the Japanese team got the first chance to shoot on goal, and the ball was only slightly above the crossbar, which made many Chinese fans break out in a cold sweat.

In the 7th minute, Japan had another chance to shoot on goal and hit a shot from the range of the goal.

Fortunately, Wang Dalei was focused and reacted quickly, and saved the ball dangerously.

Otherwise, the consequences are really unimaginable.

Although the situation is very tense, fortunately, the Huaguo team plays a desperate counterattack after Cheng Hai is replaced in every game, and the experience of defense is still very rich.

Coupled with the excellent performance of goalkeeper Wang Dalei, the Chinese team finally withstood the onslaught of the Japanese team in the opening stage, breathed a sigh of relief, and did not let the opponent score.

It wasn't until the 17th minute of the game that the Huaguo team counterattacked for the first time.

As a result, Cheng Hai was directly pulled to the ground by the second defender when he was about to break through the second defender after receiving a pass from his teammate's backcourt and breaking through the first central defender who grabbed it.

Although the opponent ate a yellow card, it prevented Cheng Hai from potentially breaking through the single knife formed after success.

Next, the Japanese team continued to attack and did not stop because of Cheng Hai's existence.

On the side of the Chinese team, while stabilizing its position, counterattacks began to increase.

The Japanese team is probably playing the idea of seeing who scores the most goals.

It's a pity that the Huaguo team's offense is not good, but after the actual combat training in these games, the Huaguo team still has a lot of experience in defense and has not allowed the Japanese team to score.

On the contrary, it was Cheng Hai's side, because his teammates stabilized their positions and the Japanese team itself invested too little in defense, so that Cheng Hai's counterattacks began to increase.

With a lot of times, coupled with Cheng Hai's personal strength, it is a matter of course to score goals.

In the 22nd minute, with the Japanese team's indiscriminate bombardment, the two fullbacks rushed across the halfway line and joined the attack, leaving only two central defenders in the Japanese team's half to prevent Cheng Hai's counterattack.

And Cheng Hai was standing on the side of his own half of the middle circle at this time, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.

At this moment, the Japanese midfielder Ryohei Yamazaki's pass was a little off, and it happened to be the back of the Huaguo team not far away, Maitijiang, who was not far away, to gain insight into the opponent's intentions and mistakes, and a timely flying tackle shoveled the ball away halfway.

The ball that was shoveled away fell at Wu Xi's feet.

Wu Xi did not hesitate, and before the opponent counter-robbed, he made a long pass and sent the ball to the feet of Cheng Hai near the center circle.

Cheng Hai did not fight offside this time, but he only faced the opponent's two central defenders after receiving the ball.

Although the other players of the opposing team were rushing back to defense, Cheng Hai did not give them a chance.

After getting the ball, Cheng Hai rushed towards the two dragging central defenders without hesitation.

There was no way, and one of the central defenders, Yuki Shito, could only scramble up and try to poke the ball away. Even if he can't poke away, let Cheng Hai slide the ball out, and then create an opportunity for Jun Sonoda behind him to break the ball.

However, Tomoki Minoru overestimated his defensive ability and muttered about Cheng Hai's breakthrough ability.

In the case that both the dribbling and Matthews feints reached 19 points, and the acceleration was also increased to 18 points, Cheng Hai deceived Yuki Shito with his feints almost in front of him and broke through the past.

Although Yuki Shito immediately turned around and pulled Cheng Hai, under Cheng Hai's full physique, this kind of pulling did not have any effect, and Yuki Shito didn't even want to foul, so Cheng Hai broke free.

While breaking free from Yuki Shito, the last defender, Jun Sonoda, did not grab it, and was originally prepared to defend while blocking and defending to slow down Cheng Hai's forward speed, so that other teammates who returned to the defense arrived in time to pinch Cheng Hai.

Unexpectedly, after Cheng Hai broke through Yuki Sonoda, he didn't want to slowly consume it with Jun Sonoda, but immediately after breaking through Yuki Shito, he kicked the ball out of the distance, and then rushed over from Jun Sonoda's side, trying to use his speed directly.

Sonoda Jun naturally didn't allow it, and immediately made a flying shovel from the side, wanting to leave Cheng Hai behind.

Although this action is bound to be fouled, it is better than letting Cheng Hai break through the past to form a single knife.