Chapter 117: Inflated
"At the most dangerous time for the team, this goal is really like a needle in the sea!" He Ping said. "Turn the tide! Although Gao Zheng was not the last player to shoot the goal, 90% of the credit for this goal may be credited to him. Two consecutive picks were very beautiful, and after attracting all the Uzbek defenders, he calmly passed the football to Wu Lei...... Of course, Wu Lei's ability to run to that position is also his credit, after all, not everyone can keep up with Gao Zheng's rhythm......"
may be the same as the commentator, many people think that Gao Zheng has more credit for this goal, and Wu Lei is a leak in front of the goal, but Gao Zheng doesn't think so.
Seeing the football roll into the goal, Wu Lei turned around and went to find Gao Zheng who passed the ball to him, and found that Gao Zheng had already pounced on him with open arms.
Two men hugged each other in the Uzbek penalty area and celebrated the goal.
"Well done!" Gao Zheng said loudly in his ear.
"It's you who pass it on ......well," Wu Lei said.
"But you shoot better!" Gao Zheng insisted.
Wu Lei was about to say something, but he was interrupted by his teammates who rushed up cheering. They hugged the two of them, screaming and jumping, excited.
In the cheers of everyone, Gao Zheng put his arm around Wu Lei's and leaned into his ear and said to him: "What do you want?" You're the one who scored the goal and you should be happy! ”
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Uzbekistan's head coach Kasimov stood on the sidelines like a statue in the wind.
The goal was a big surprise to him.
Because there was no warning.
What is an Omen?
After Uzbekistan scored the first goal, they continued to put pressure on the Chinese team's defense and got many chances, which was the harbinger before scoring the second goal.
Uzbekistan had the upper hand during the game, and it stands to reason that they should be the next to score.
The Chinese team had no chance.
But in the end, it was the Chinese team that scored.
Was this goal the result of any tactical adjustments?
No!
It was a personal hero goal through and through!
He set his sights on Gao Zheng.
Before the game, he asked everyone to keep a strict eye on Gao Zheng, and also specially took the video of the game between the Chinese team and Saudi Arabia to watch everyone, so that everyone could learn from the mistakes of the Saudi Arabian defenders and not give Gao Zheng any chance.
So half an hour before the start of the game, Uzbekistan's defense against Gao Zheng was generally successful.
Unexpectedly, under such circumstances, Gao Zheng still relied on his super personal ability to complete this assist.
Now that I think about it, the only mistake that the Uzbek players made when defending was that Ismailov should have decisively pulled Gao Zheng to the ground with the first blow.
However, Ismailov is likely to receive a red card, after all, he is the last defender other than goalkeeper Nesterov......
If Ismailov is sent off, even if he doesn't concede, it will be a huge loss for Uzbekistan.
So no matter how you look at it, there is no solution to this ball.
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After Gao Zheng assisted Wu Lei to score, when the game started again, everyone could feel that the previous scene of Uzbekistan pressing the Chinese team no longer existed.
However, after the Chinese team that scored the goal became more vigorous, it played vigorously, allowing people to vaguely see the Chinese team ten minutes before the start of the game.
Uzbekistan strengthened their defense against Gao Zheng, but as a result, they did not have enough defensive strength against other Chinese players.
In the 41st minute, after Zheng Zhi saw that Gao Zheng was stared at death, he passed the football to Wu Lei, and Wu Lei volleyed on the line of the big penalty area and was saved by Uzbekistan goalkeeper Nesterov.
Although he didn't score, this shot won a full house for Wu Lei.
There was a round of applause from the stands.
You must know that if Wu Lei didn't score a shot before, he would be scolded almost every time.
But this time, even Chinese fans on the Internet praised Wu Lei's performance: "Shoot beautifully!" ”
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In the end, at the end of the first half, the score between China and Uzbekistan was 1:1.
When Gao Zheng and Wu Lei walked side by side, the two of them were still talking about something with their mouths covered.
"No one knows what Gao Zheng and Wu Lei said, but looking at the expressions of the two of them, it seems that they are chatting very happily......," He Ping said.
Xu Yang smiled: "Ha! Maybe Gao Zheng was saying to Wu Lei: 'Is the buddy just passing you beautiful?' ’”
He Ping also laughed happily.
After the Chinese team equalized, everyone was relaxed and happy. Because everybody saw how this team performed in the face of adversity, they were able to withstand the pressure.
In the past, the Chinese team basically overturned as soon as they played against the wind, and they didn't know how to play at all, and the poor psychological quality of the players was one of the main reasons. And today's Chinese team, under the leadership of Gao Zheng, has learned how to withstand pressure.
Gao Zheng has a lot of experience in this area, after all, he is a person who almost ruined his career.
What pressure is there that can't be carried on?
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The halftime break is fifteen minutes, and sometimes everyone thinks that these fifteen minutes are extremely long, but today, when everyone is constantly watching the video of Wu Lei's goal on the Internet, and discussing the goal, the fifteen minutes are fleeting, and soon the second half will start.
But no one felt that there was anything wrong with the second half so soon.
Chinese fans can't wait for the second half to start immediately, and they believe that the Chinese team that equalized will not be so willing to play a draw with Uzbekistan.
Some people are even wondering if it's time to end this embarrassing record today when we never had England and Uzbekistan in the Asian Cup?
This may seem a bit inflated.
Under the onslaught of adrenaline, it is really difficult for anyone to remain sane, let alone that even sane people actually have a little hope of defeating Uzbekistan in their hearts......
At the beginning of the second half, Perrin replaced Gao Lin, who started the game, with Hao Junmin, with the intention of strengthening the control and organization of the midfield. After all, Hao Junmin's organizational and offensive ability is more prominent, and he can better pass the ball to Gao Zheng or other players on the field.
This shows that Perrin is not satisfied with just a draw.
In the 49th minute, the Uzbekistan backline cleared the ball with a header, but the football was stopped by Hao Junmin, and passed directly into the penalty area.
It didn't take long for Wu Lei to cross from the side, and this time goalkeeper Nesterov flew to hit the football under the grabbing of Gao Zheng and Hao Junmin.
"The Chinese team went on the offensive and completely suppressed Uzbekistan. It was very similar to the start of the first half. But it is also important to note that the goals conceded in the first half were caused by the opponent's gradual comeback from the situation when they were in the ascendancy...... Now the situation is very good, the Chinese team must seize the opportunity and strive to be able to turn the advantage into a goal......" He Ping did not forget to remind the Chinese team not to repeat the mistakes of the past.
Not long after he finished saying this, in the 55th minute, the Chinese team continued to besiege the Uzbekistan penalty area, and the left back Jiang Zhipeng crossed at a 45-degree angle and passed the football to the Uzbekistan penalty area.
However, his pass was a little too big, and even the goalkeeper of Uzbekistan, Nesterov, couldn't touch the football when he jumped out.
The ball flew straight to the back point and seemed to fly off the pitch from the baseline.
At this moment, Wu Lei, who had been near the bottom line, jumped up and pushed back the flying football with his head.
"And! There's still a chance! ”
He Ping shouted excitedly.
This is Gao Zheng who received Wu Lei's header at the front point, but he was already facing the Uzbek goal with his back to the Uzbekistan goal at this time, and the Uzbek goalkeeper was behind him, and the ball that Wu Lei came back was still a high ball, he was not easy to stop, and it was impossible to shoot directly.
At this moment, Gao Zheng won the ball and jumped up, then picked up his right foot and threw the flying football behind him!
The ball grazed his outside instep and changed the line slightly, bypassing goalkeeper Nesterov and crashing into the middle of the goal!
And there, Wu Xi, the defender who had been inserted in front of the goal, finally had a chance, and he almost lost his center of gravity, and volleyed with his feet!
The ball flew into the Uzbek goal, which had no goalkeeper without any suspense!