This is the first knockout match of the London Olympics football qualifiers, and regardless of the previous scoreline, it will be a one-off win here today, with the winner going straight to the Olympics in August.

At this time, no matter whether the strength is strong or weak, no team dares to relax, after all, it is a game that determines the outcome of the game, and everyone understands that only concentration can play better.

Especially the national football team, which is a weak side, is much more prepared for this game than the opponent American team.

As an old powerhouse, although the United States has not won any Hercules Cup in the World Cup, you must know that it is such a team that has not been too famous but can enter the round of 16 of the World Cup every year, it can be said that this is definitely not a coincidence, without a little strength, how is it possible?

In fact, the level of American football is not very bad, and the reason why American football is not so famous is mainly because of the fame of American professional basketball.

China knows this to everyone, and as the head coach, Gao Hongbo is of course aware of the difference in strength between the two sides, so he did not set any targets for the players before the game.

He also knows that it is useless to put pressure in this situation, and only by letting the players let go of the burden in their hearts and play hard can they win!

That being said, the players are almost inevitably under some pressure, especially in a national Olympic team like this, where the main members are under the age of 23, so the mental pressure is still very great!

Of course, Liu Yu is definitely not included in this.

Why wasn't he nervous at all?

In fact, it's not because he thinks he is strong, the most critical reason is that he played as a substitute today, and it's not necessarily if he doesn't play, so what's there to be nervous about!

Approaching the game time, Liu Yu came to the bench early after changing his clothes.

Seeing Liu Yu so calm, it seems that all media reporters have decided that Liu Yu will not play today, in fact, this speculation is not unreasonable, after all, Liu Yu has only recovered from his injury for half a month, and it is impossible to recover to his peak state so quickly!

Because he did not tell head coach Gao Hongbo about his complete recovery, it is estimated that only Liu Yu knows in his heart that there is no problem with his body!

After the start of the game, sure enough, the rhythm of the game was firmly controlled by the American team.

In the 2nd minute, Bedoya forced a shot on the right side of the penalty area, and the ball was saved by Yan Junling! Wess Brooks (on the soccer field, not the NBA) takes a corner kick and Adams rushes over it. In the 6th minute, the United States team got a free kick opportunity from 35 meters away, and Bedoya's angry shot flew straight to the right side of the goal, and this time Yan Junling made a wonderful save! Two minutes later, it was Bedoya who took another corner from the right and Brooks fired wide with his back-heel. In the 10th minute, due to the injury of the Chinese team member Ba Li, he had to be replaced in advance. In the 13th minute, Westbrooks received a return pass, and the latter's long-range shot from outside the box was saved by Yan Junling.

In the face of the weak national football team on the front line, the United States has completely let go and launched an all-out attack, and in the 14th minute, a cross from the left side, Bedoya volleyed high. At this time, Westbrook and the Chinese team players had some verbal clashes on the field, but the game did not stop because of this.

In the 15th minute, Wu Lei took the ball into the penalty area on the left side, Omar Gonzalez had a physical altercation with Wu Lei in the penalty area, Wu Lei fell to the ground and was judged to be a foul, Wu Lei was confused, he didn't know what was going on.

In the 20th minute, Zhang Linpeng fouled Westbrooks for raising his foot too high, Bedoya, the free kick was driven to the right side, and the American player who was inserted from behind flew high and shot high. In the 21st minute, Wu Lei's pass was cut off by Gonzalez, the American international shifted to the right, and Bedoya entered the penalty area and forced a zero-angle shot into a cross.

The Chinese players are already trying their best to defend, but the difference in quality between the two sides is really a bit big. In the 22nd minute, the United States rushed forward on the left, Westbrooks sent the ball straight in the middle, Adams was knocked over by Yan Junling in the penalty area, the referee did not blow the whistle, and the American coach's seat was in an uproar, they all felt that this goal should be awarded a penalty, but the referee did not change the decision, he still continued to award penalties according to his own scale!

In the 24th minute, the United States crossed from the right, Zhang Linpeng cleared too lightly, and Adams next to him shot with his feet, but unfortunately he missed out of bounds. In the 27th minute, Bedoya suddenly hit the far corner sideways in the gap under the premise of multiple people on the right side of the penalty area, and Yan Junling, who was highly concentrated, saved the ball!

In the 29th minute, relying on Bedoya's precise cross from the left, Adams jumped to the top and was saved by Yan Junling! In the 31st minute, Westbrooks instigated an attack on the left side, and after Adams received the ball, a beautiful man passed the ball, and jumped over Zhang Linpeng, who was defending him, and faced the goalkeeper, the shot was saved by Yan Junling!

To be precise, this game is completely a massacre of the American team, the Chinese team has nothing to fight back, as far as the current situation is concerned, the Chinese team has only shot three times on goal, and the opponent American team has hit the goal as many as 13 times, in terms of shooting on target, the Chinese team is even more miserable, and the United States has at least hit seven or eight shots on target!

Liu Yu, who was watching the game off the field, couldn't stand it anymore, he knew that the national football team would lose the ball if it went on like this!!

In the 34th minute, Westbrooks passed Zhang Linpeng, and the shot from 25 meters out was slightly wide, and the two teams had a total of 19 shots on goal in the first 35 minutes, of course, most of which were from the United States.

In the 36th minute, Westbrooks pulled to the left side, and he suddenly lobbed the goal, and the ball smashed into the net above the goal. In the 38th minute, Adams went around the right side to dribble the ball, he passed one person and then entered the penalty area alone, and then accelerated past Zhang Linpeng and then crossed, the front point Brooks attracted the defense of another player of the Chinese team, neither of them touched the ball, and the unguarded Bedoya in the middle shot angrily, 1-0!

A minute later, Westbrooks was going to split the ball on Zhang Linpeng, but was knocked to the ground by Zhang Linpeng, and Zhang Linpeng also received a yellow card for it!!

The first half of the game was almost a performance of the American team, and Liu Yu thought the same, the United States really scored the winning goal in the final stage of the first half, which also forced the Chinese team to a dead end, and it was not okay to score in the second half!!

However, who can score in the Chinese team?

Gao Hongbo looked at the bench helplessly, he couldn't understand these Chinese players better, the passing coordination was reasonable, and the last shot was simply not flattering.

Just when some of him were hesitating, he suddenly saw a savior.

That's right, he is our boss Liu Yu!!

Maybe Liu Yu was just selected into the national team last year, but he was far ahead of other players in terms of goals, and I have to say that Liu Yu brought his own shooting boots in the game!

(End of chapter)