Chapter 53: Advance to the quarterfinals

At halftime, Cheng Hai fell into a deep sleep as usual to quickly recover his energy.

After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

Perhaps the manager made tactical adjustments at half-time, and the South Korean team's attack in the second half was not as strong as in the first half, but it was much more targeted and threatening.

In the backfield, at least three defenders were retained to guard against Cheng Hai's counterattack. At most, only one of the two full-backs will take turns to assist, not both.

In this way, the overall strength of the Korean team is reflected in the advantages of higher strength and stronger physical fitness.

In the 53rd minute, the South Korean team finally played a successful team cooperation, first Kim Bo-kyung transferred the ball to the right with a big foot on the left, Cho Yong-chul stopped the ball on his chest and crossed in front of the goal, and Kim Jong-woo, who was inserted in the back row, pushed the goal in the big penalty area.

The South Korean team finally pulled back a point, and the score became 2-1, and the Korean fans in the stands immediately cheered and screamed excitedly, as if thousands of people were about to create a momentum of tens of thousands.

On the Huaguo team's side, everyone's faces are a little unsightly.

Now the Chinese team is only one goal ahead, and it is very dangerous to only lead by one goal, and it is possible to be equalized at any time.

As time goes by, Cheng Hai's physical energy will run out and he will be replaced at any time.

Once Cheng Hai is off the field, the pressure on the South Korean team's defense will be greatly reduced, and the fullbacks and even the central defenders may rush through the half court to participate in the attack, and the pressure on the back line of the Chinese team will be greater.

South Korea could equalize at any time.

Once the score is equalized, as time goes by, the gap in overall strength and physical fitness will make the advantage of the South Korean team bigger and bigger, and the possibility of the Chinese team being reversed by South Korea will become higher and higher.

After thinking about it for a while, Sun Wei gritted his teeth and replaced left winger Lu Wenjun with Zhao Hongluo, a left winger who was stronger than attacking, to further strengthen the defense.

At the same time, Sun Wei instructed the backcourt players to boldly open their feet after getting the ball.

Although Cheng Hai's height is not good for the top fight, Cheng Hai has an excellent physique and point-grabbing, stop-ball skills, and dribbling skills.

Once Cheng Hai is allowed to use his physique and point-grabbing advantage to occupy the ball landing point, the opponent will basically not be able to grab the ball, and Cheng Hai may receive the ball to form a counterattack.

The 2-1 score was too dangerous, and the Chinese team had to try to score another goal before Cheng Hai went off before they could hold the lead until the end of the game.

The new Zhao Hongluo's own defensive ability is stronger than Lu Wenjun's, plus he has just come on the field, is full of physical energy, and has a wide range of running, which makes up for the shortcomings of the Huaguo team's backline.

In addition, the National Olympic team followed the instructions of head coach Sun Wei, and the formation shrank even further, and it was completely defended by a big bus.

Therefore, in the subsequent game, although the situation was still that the South Korean team surrounded the penalty area of the Chinese team, there were not many threatening shots on goal.

Moreover, while stabilizing the defense, the Huaguo team often kicks forward as soon as the ball is taken.

Although most of the time, Cheng Hai will not be able to get the ball because he kicks too far or too close, or the direction is off, or he will be besieged by the opponent's defender when he gets the ball, and he will not be able to successfully dribble the ball into the front court to form a shot.

But after a lot of times, there will always be an occasional success.

And the luck of the Huaguo team is very good.

In the 65th minute, just when Cheng Hai's physical fitness in the second half was about to be exhausted, Zhang Linpeng passed the ball to Wu Xi's feet after the ball was broken in the backfield.

As the main forward of the National Olympic team, Wu Xi gave full play to his advantages of being a short general and having relatively good personal skills this time.

After glancing at the running position of Cheng Hai and the South Korean defender, Wu Xi kicked the ball to the front of Cheng Hai's running direction on the right side of the front court.

Wu Xi made a high-quality long pass in the air this time, and the ball flew over most of the court, and then fell in front of Cheng Hai.

Cheng Hai didn't stop to wait for the ball, nor did he land too far to reach him, so he easily unloaded the ball while running.

Although he delayed a little speed when unloading the ball, he was posted by the opponent's defender Kim Young-kwon, and the other two defenders Hong Zheng and Yoon Hee-young both returned to the front of the penalty area and blocked Cheng Hai's way.

However, on the left side, which the South Korean defenders did not notice, Cho Hongluo, who had just come on as a substitute in the second half and was very physical, also rushed to the front court with Hong Haohao and Yoon Hee-young, who were returning to the defense.

It's just that Cheng Hai and others are on the right side, and Zhao Hongluo is on the left side, which is relatively unnoticeable.

Although there are South Korean defenders behind him who are following Zhao Hongluo back to defense, it is probably because Zhao Hongluo is more physically fit, he ran a little faster than the opponent and opened a position of three or four meters.

Then, just as Hong Zhenghao, Yoon Hee Young, and Kim Young-kwon were about to besiege Cheng Hai, Cheng Hai used his powerful dribbling skills to shake off a gap and immediately transferred the ball to the front of Zhao Hong's slightly running position on the left side with a long pass.

Although Cheng Hai's passing skills are not good, and the pass is a little off, but fortunately, it is forward, not backward.

After Zhao Hong chased two steps diagonally, he finally caught up with the ball and was not caught up by the Korean players who were defending behind him.

As Cheng Hai passed the ball out, Hong Hao and the others found Zhao Hongluo at the far end, and their faces suddenly changed, and Hong Zheng and Yin Xirong immediately turned around and went to the middle to make up for the defense.

Because in addition to Zhao Hongluo, who received the ball, there was also a player from the Huaguo team in the middle, Mai Tijiang, who rushed up to respond. They not only have to defend Cheng Hai and Zhao Hongluo, but also defend Maitijiang's response.

It's slow to say, but in fact, the counterattack of the Huaguo team was very successful, and the speed was also very fast, resulting in a three-on-four situation in the frontcourt.

This is one of the few collective counterattacks of the Chinese national team in this game.

The appearance of Maitijiang and Zhao Hongluo shared the attention of the South Korean team to Cheng Hai, causing most of the opponent to move closer to the left side where the ball was located, and Cheng Hai on the right side was the only one to defend him.

And Cheng Hai's physique, grabbing points, running position without the ball, etc., can give him a clear advantage when there is only one person to defend.

So, when Cheng Hai rushed into the penalty area from the right, Zhao Hong, who took the ball on the left side and went down to the bottom line near the bottom line, took a glance at the situation in the middle and crossed.

Because he knew that Cheng Hai was not good at heading, Zhao Hong passed a boccia ball, and the pass was very exquisite, neither too close to the goalkeeper and the goalkeeper did not dare to attack, but also too far away, so that Hong Zheng, who was running with Maitijiang, could not break the ball.

The ball rolled in front of Yin Xirong, Maitijiang, Hong Zhengzheng and others, and rolled to the right side of the penalty spot in the big penalty area.

Cheng Hai, who was entangled with Kim Young-kwon and rushed into the penalty area, stuck Kim Young-kwan behind the side with his hand, and at the same time saw the incoming ball with an accurate ejection, and kicked the ball to the lower left corner of the goal.

Seeing that Maitijiang and the others in the middle did not touch the ball, the goalkeeper Jin Chengkui, who was standing in the middle, was suddenly shocked and hurriedly pounced on Cheng Hai's side.

As a result, Cheng Hai hit a back point in the opposite direction.

Kim Sung-kyu, whose center of gravity was rushing to the near end, could only barely brake and fall backwards, trying to reach the ball as much as possible, but he was far behind because of the opposite direction.

The ball flew into the South Korean goal without any suspense against the far post.

In the 65th minute of the second half, Cheng Hai scored a hat trick to help the Chinese team lead the South Korean team by two goals again 3-1.

The stands resounded with huge applause and cheers from Chinese fans, and Cheng Hai's name resounded in the night sky.

For the players of the Chinese national team, Cheng Hai's third goal also gave them a boost of energy.

Originally, only one goal ahead did make everyone nervous, for fear of being equalized by the South Korean team at any time.

And once Cheng Hai is off the field, it will be extremely difficult for them to regain the lead.

But now Cheng Hai scored again before the end of the game, re-extending the score advantage to two goals, and the time has come to the 65th minute, less than 30 minutes before the end of the game.

It is entirely possible for the Olympic team to hold on to their two-goal lead until the end, and even if they are scored by South Korea, they can still win.

The two-goal lead gave the players of the Huaguo team a great psychological advantage.

Therefore, in the next game, the players of the Huaguo team worked very hard. Although the anxious South Korean team attacked aggressively, it was still blocked by the Chinese team.

Although the strength of the South Korean team is stronger than the Chinese national team, after all, it is not the world's top teams such as Brazil and Spain, and it is still a team in Asia, and it is not easy to break through the dense defense of the Chinese national team.

What's more, although Cheng Hai's physical strength is on the verge of exhaustion, it is not really exhausted after all.

Even if you just walk in the front court, it can greatly affect the defensive attention of two or three defenders of the South Korean team.

In the 71st minute, the right fullback, who should have been dragging behind, couldn't help but attack, but was immediately kicked by the backfield players of the Huaguo team and almost played a counterattack.

Fortunately, Jin Yingquan's timely tactical foul prevented Cheng Hai's breakthrough, otherwise Cheng Hai would have been able to break through again to form a shot and score.

This danger made the South Korean team break out in a cold sweat, and the two fullbacks no longer dared to rush forward together, so they could only take turns to plug in.

After the team could not fully engage in the attack, and the players of the Huaguo team worked extremely hard, paying the price of a full three yellow cards, the time came to the 75th minute.

Cheng Hai, who has been gritting his teeth and persevering, using walks to delay physical exertion, and trying to deter the South Korean defender for a while, finally collapsed in the 75th minute.

It's not that he ran out of energy and took the initiative to ask for a replacement, but Cheng Haida's leg cramps!

Cheng Hai, who has a full physique, can have big leg cramps, which shows that Cheng Hai has really persevered to the limit.

However, he finally bought the longest time for the national Olympic team.

After Cheng Haida's leg cramp fell, the Huaguo team summoned the team doctor to enter, emergency treatment, and then carried down the stretcher, substitution, etc., and delayed for another minute or two before the game restarted.

When Cheng Hai left the game, he received a standing ovation from the fans. Wu Xi, Zhao Hongluo and other teammates also stepped forward to shake hands with Cheng Hai and say goodbye, and told Cheng Hai to rest assured that they would definitely be able to keep the victory.

After Cheng Hai left the game, Sun Wei replaced a central defender, adopted a 523 strikerless formation, and went all out to defend the bus.

It's really hard to get players to think about scoring when you're behind.

But with a two-goal lead, everyone tried desperately to hold on to the victory, and the players of the national Olympic team really did it.

Although South Korea scored a high-quality direct free kick by Park Joo-young in the 87th minute to make the score 2-3, the Chinese Olympic team paid a total of four yellow cards and one red card in the second half to maintain the one-goal lead until the end.

When the referee blew the final whistle four minutes later, the Chinese fans, both on the scene and in front of the TV, were completely crazy.

The fans used crazy applause and shouts and screams to vent their excitement.

The CCTV-5 commentator in the commentary seat also roared in the loudest voice:

"It's over!"

"It's over!"

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

"The national Olympic team defeated South Korea U23 3-2 in the quarterfinals of the Asian Games men's football team, advanced to the quarterfinals, and achieved the first victory since the official competition of the two national Olympic teams."

"After the senior national team defeated the South Korean national team 3-0 in the East Asian semi-finals, the national Olympic team also defeated the South Korean national Olympic team 3-2 on the stage of the Asian Games, and at the same time won the first Olympic level competition between the two sides, and sent South Korea U23 home."

"South Korean players such as Kim Jong-woo and Park Joo-yong, who are exhausted and want to be exempted from military service by relying on gold medals, dream of the Asian Games."

"Of course, let's not forget that this victory was almost entirely brought by Cheng Hai alone! He scored all three goals for the Huaguo team, and fought until the big leg cramp before going off the field, giving the Huaguo team the confidence to defend until the end of the game. ”

"I hope Cheng Hai recovers as soon as possible and can still start the next game."

"Cheng Hai, come on! Huaguo, come on! ”

On the field, the Huaguo players were all in celebration, and even Cheng Hai, who had just been replaced with a leg cramp and was relieved a lot, rushed into the field to participate in the celebration.

In addition to the team's victory, what made Cheng Hai even happier was that he was promoted to another level.

You know, he was level 20 before, and when he reached level 21, he was rewarded not with 20 skill points, but with 30.

Moreover, the system randomly opened him a fairly useful new skill.

Cheng Hai scored a hat trick in this game, and was naturally rated as the best on the spot by the system.

With the goal award and winning award, Cheng Hai's total experience has risen to level 20 1,057,300/1 million, and he will automatically upgrade to level 21 57,300/2 million, and he has obtained an upgrade reward of 30 skill points, and the balance of skill points is 30.

And the skill that is randomly turned on because of the upgrade,It's actually "speed",The initial attribute is 12,It's very good.。

This attribute is also the reason why Cheng Hai was able to be selected for the school team of Yuzhou University. However, compared to professional players, there is still a gap.

"Acceleration" is used to accelerate over short distances, and if you have high stats, you will accelerate to your speed limit in less time than others.

Because Cheng Hai himself only has a limit speed of 12 points, which is lower than that of other professional players, even if the "acceleration" is added to the full value, it is actually not very useful, but it will be added to 12 in a shorter time than others.

But others can continue to add to fifteen, sixteen, or even seventeen or eighteen, but Cheng Hai can't, if he can't add it, it will be easy for the opponent to catch up and overtake.

This is also the reason why Cheng Hai was easy to get the opportunity to counter offside through perfect off-ball running, but he was overtaken by the opponent's defense and then blocked the way.

However, now that Cheng Hai has turned on the skill of "speed", combined with "acceleration", Cheng Hai will be faster than his opponent in terms of starting speed and long-distance running speed.

This is undoubtedly a very favorable condition for Cheng Hai, who plays a single striker in the national Olympic team and often needs to counterattack as an arrowhead.

If Cheng Hai's speed was not enough for long-distance running in the past, then this time the "speed" skill was turned on, and with "acceleration", if the two skills were added to the attribute enough, it was completely possible to carry out long-distance running.

In addition, when the speed is up, whether it is running without the ball or grabbing points, it is obvious that the performance will improve.

With the same gap, Cheng Hai can start a little later, and it will appear more hidden, and the opponent will be more difficult to find, and even if he finds it, the speed will not be as good as him.

So Cheng Hai said that this skill is very practical.

Because the impact on all sides is just too great.

In the gap between celebrations with his teammates and fans, Cheng Hai took the time to add points to the acceleration and speed.

He spent 2 skill points first, increasing his acceleration from 14 to 15. Then spend 6 skill points and increase the speed of 12 to 15 as well.

The balance of skill points is 22.

As a football sport, in fact, the short sprint of 10-30 meters is the main sport, and there are not many long-distance runs.

In football, the role of short sprints is even greater.

Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, Cheng Hai spent 15 skill points to increase the "acceleration" from 15 to 18, and the remaining 5 skill points were added to the "speed", so that the speed of 15 became 16.

In the end, the balance of 2 skill points left was useless and left there.

Perhaps affected by this speed increase and some other attribute improvements, several of Cheng Hai's attributes have also changed: the "steal" with the original attribute value of 5 has been automatically increased to 6, the "man marking" has been automatically increased from 4 to 5, and the "defensive position" has also been increased from 4 to 5.

After completing the speed and acceleration point addition operation, Cheng Hai's data attributes become:

Host: Cheng Hai

Nationality: Huaguo

Date of birth: 25 May 1992

Team: Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

Height: 178cm

Weight: 71kg

Grade: 21

Experience: 57,300/2,000,000

Skill Points: 2

Archery: 20

Ball stopped: 20

Physique: 20

Dribbling: 19

Steals: 6

Bounce: 5

Grab points: 20

Cross: 5

Balance: 19

Acceleration: 18

Speed: 16

Gatekick: 3

Man marking: 5

Throw-ins: 5

GK saves: 2

Runs off the ball: 20

Barbs on goal: 3

Rainbow Over: 2

Long Passes in the Air: 2

Defensive Position: 4

Seal passes:1

Matthews feints: 19

The acceleration of 18 is definitely the highest in the Asian U23 level, and there will be no opponents.

And the speed of 16 points, although it is not a fast horse in the Asian U23 level competition, it can also reach the average level of a striker.

With the acceleration of 18, after seizing the opportunity, it will become very difficult for the opponent to catch up with him again.

Cheng Hai expressed his satisfaction with the skill points obtained from this upgrade and the skills that were randomly opened.