Chapter 47: Goal in a Walking Motion
In the 34th minute, the Chinese team made a mistake in the front court, and the football was cut off by Uzbekistan, and the opponent immediately counterattacked.
Fortunately, Zheng Zhi has rich experience and destroyed the football in time.
"Beware of Uzbekistan's counterattack! This is the second time! The last time they counter-attacked and were ruled offside, it was a misjudgement...... The Chinese team's offensive is fierce, but they also pay a little attention to the defense when attacking with all their might......" He Ping said worriedly.
Just two minutes after the words fell, Zhang Xizhe, who had made a mistake in the middle, sent a through ball in front of the Uzbekistan penalty area this time.
The ball looked a little powerful, but Gao Zheng, who was in the Uzbekistan backline, suddenly stretched out a kick and took advantage of his leg length to intercept the football in the middle.
At the same time, taking advantage of Zhang Xizhe's strong passing power, he took advantage of the situation to take the football into the penalty area, and the whole person rushed in!
"Good shot! Opportunity! Gao Zhengββ!!! β
The cheers of the Wuhan Sports Center broke out again.
Gao Zheng's rush has stuck all the defenders of Uzbekistan behind him, and now there is only Nestrov, the goalkeeper of Uzbekistan who is in good form today, in front of him!
It's a single shot!
The Uzbek defender was right behind him, and his hand was already stretched out, trying to grab his shoulder.
At this moment, Gao Zheng shot with his feet!
Nesteroff had already decisively abandoned the goal when Gao Zheng entered the penalty area, in order to block Gao Zheng's shooting angle when he was shooting.
But Gao Zheng's shot was still very tricky.
Despite Nesterov's fall to the ground and making a save, the ball flew past him!
And then bouncing into the goal!
"The ball is in!! Pretty!! Pretty!! Pretty ββ!!!! He Ping elongated his voice and roared, passionately like a South American commentator. Gao Zheng opened the scoring for the Chinese team! After continuous bombardment, the Chinese team finally scored!! In a battle of life and death, temporarily lead the direct rival Uzbekistan by one goal! β
The cheers of the entire Wuhan Sports Center at this moment were like something had exploded, reaching the pinnacle of today!
Every Chinese fan who comes here to cheer for the team is well aware of the current situation of the Chinese team.
After they defeated Syria in their last game, the biggest obstacle in front of them was Uzbekistan.
In the first half of the round of 12, when the Chinese team visited Uzbekistan, the team was very chaotic, and the team finally lost 0:2 away.
Uzbekistan's strength is indeed strong, but this is not a reason for the Chinese team to give up.
In this game, the Chinese team must beat Uzbekistan, and if the Chinese team wins, it will mean that Uzbekistan will lose three points, which is a game worth six points!
Of course, the premise is that the Chinese team can hold on to this one-goal lead......
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Uzbekistan, which was behind, began to try to attack the Chinese team's goal.
They couldn't afford to lose this game either.
After all, the last game against the Korean team was also not easy to play.
And in fact, their goal is a little easier to achieve than the Chinese team - they don't need to beat the Chinese team on the road, they just need to be able to draw the Chinese team.
In a draw, Uzbekistan has 13 points, the Chinese team has 9 points, and with only one round of the top 12 matches left, the Chinese team is four points behind Uzbekistan and has been eliminated in one round ahead of schedule and missed the World Cup play-offs.
So now Uzbekistan only needs one goal, one goal to equalize.
And they believe that with the pressure on the Chinese team, as long as they equalize, the Chinese team may collapse.
The home stadium is full of momentum, which seems to be a good thing, right? But what if these fans cheering for them start booing them? When these people start to defect, the so-called home advantage becomes a home disadvantage.
It only takes one goal......
All it takes is one goal!
This idea is now in the minds of all supporters of Uzbekistan.
The reinforcement of the offensive by the Uzbek players did play a role.
When Uzbekistan won a corner, they sent the ball straight to the goal.
Zengcheng, the goalkeeper of the Chinese team, was a little hesitant when handling the ball, hitting the ball with both fists, but did not hit the ball far.
As a result, Uzbekistan launched a second offensive, and finally their striker Shumolodov scored with a header on the line of the small penalty area, but fortunately, Zengcheng reacted quickly enough this time, jumped up and leaned back, and lifted the football out with one palm!
scared the Chinese fans in the stands into a cold sweat, and also made the commentator He Ping nervous.
"Uzbekistan still has a chance, don't be too lax! The players of the Chinese team must concentrate and be vigilant when defending! After all, a one-goal lead is really not safe! β
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Although Shumolodov's header in front of goal did not score, it greatly boosted the morale of the Uzbek team.
Later, they also created a few killings in front of the Chinese team's goal, so that for the first time, the sky over the Wuhan Sports Center was not dominated by cheers, but more exclamations.
The few Uzbek fans in the stadium cheered up, trying to make their voices heard in the hope of seeing their team equalize.
And the Chinese team was indeed passive, and even Gao Zheng returned to his own half to participate in the defense.
This made the commentator of Uzbek TV very excited: "Gaodu is back to defend!" This is a very rare scene! This shows how much pressure we have put on the Chinese team's backline! Keep it on, boys! You're just one step away from scoring! β
As soon as the words fell, Gao Zheng, who came back to the side, took advantage of the unpreparedness of the Uzbek player who was holding the ball, and suddenly stretched out a kick from behind, using his long legs to stab the football away!
The Uzbek player who got the ball staggered back and saw that it was Gao Zheng, and he suddenly looked confused - he couldn't imagine that it was Gao Zheng who was not good at defense when he came up to break his ball......
After Gao Zheng broke the ball, he ignored the other party and turned around and ran forward.
In the process, he also acted as a transit point for the Chinese team's counterattack, helping to divert the football away from the pressing of the Uzbek players.
Then he ran along.
But the speed was not very fast, which was in stark contrast to the teammates who were desperately running forward, and the Uzbek players who were burying their heads in the back.
It's as if he wasn't engaged in a quick counterattack at all, but a walk after a meal......
But at this time, basically no one paid attention to him, because of this Chinese team's counterattack opportunity!
The attention of the fans in the stadium, the spectators in front of the TV and the commentators are all moving with the football.
Zheng Zhi sent a long diagonal pass with a big foot in the midfield, and passed the football to Deng Xuwen on the right side, right-back Deng Xuwen received the ball and rushed forward along the side, at the same time, Wu Lei was also sprinting desperately to respond in the middle.
"This is a counterattack from the Chinese team!!"
The shouts at the scene shook the sky, and while cheering for the Chinese team, it was also creating pressure on the Uzbek players.
Deng Hanwen dribbled to the side, he tried to cut inside, intending to dribble directly into the penalty area.
But he was defended by the Uzbek players, so he could only push the ball to the bottom line and try to cross the bottom.
Wu Lei rushed to the front point with an arrow, ready to meet him.
But at the same time, at least two Uzbek defenders immediately posted up and prevented him from receiving the ball.
Zheng Zhi, who was outside the penalty area, also accelerated into the penalty area, ready to do the second contact point.
Another Uzbek player immediately followed.
In addition, there is an Uzbek defender at the back post, and the local Deng Xuwen passes the football directly to the back post.
At this moment, Gao Zheng, who was slow and slow, finally arrived, and when he saw that Wu Lei and Zheng Zhi were being followed, he changed to Deng Xuwen and opened his hands, signaling Deng Xuwen to pass the football to him.
There was indeed no Uzbek player around him - because they were all taken away by Wu Lei and Zheng Zhi, and he ran too slowly before, not at all like he wanted to actively participate in the attack, so that the Uzbek players subconsciously ignored him......
Deng Xuwen saw this scene, and quickly changed his mind, and instead of directly making a cross, he passed an inverted triangle!
The ball rolled past the Uzbek player and towards the ribs of the penalty area.
Deng Xuwen's biography...... Inverted triangle! Gao Zheng!! He Ping thundered.
Gao Zheng faced the football from Deng Xuwen, did not adjust, and shot directly with his feet!
The ball made a small arc, bypassing the Uzbek defender in the penalty area, and also bypassing the hand of the Uzbek goalkeeper Nesterov, and flew into the goal from the back point!