Chapter 52: The Battle of China and Germany (Part II)

The biggest obstacle for the Chinese team is Kahn.

This was evident in Kahn's three brilliant saves in the first fifteen minutes of the first half.

The defense of this German team is even weaker than Ling Feng imagined, I really don't know if they only conceded two goals in the previous games because their opponents were too vegetable, or if they really relied entirely on Kahn's play to keep the goal from conceding.

Now it seems that the former does not dare to guarantee, but the latter is real.

In the seventh minute, Hao Haidong volleyed from the corner of the penalty area, and Kahn knocked the ball out with one palm.

Ten minutes later, Ling Feng's free-kick was punched by Kahn in the almost dead corner.

Fifteen minutes later, it was Ling Feng again, and the low shot in front of the penalty area was blocked by Kahn, and then the second save was pressed under him.

Within 15 minutes, the Germans had a header from Krauser to give Liko a little movement.

"I should have caught the German lion for a urine test after the game," Ling Feng crooked his foot and muttered to himself depressedly after the last shot was held by Kahn.

Ballack's movement in the midfield is very active, but unfortunately most of the time it has to be used to participate in the defense, Effenberg has to save his energy and does not dare to do a wide range of runs, which suffers from Deisler on the right, and now he is the only one in the German midfield who has the ability to organize the attack.

It's a pity that under the joint defense of Zhu Yin and Liu Dong, two players who play in Spain after the suspension period, Deisler really has no chance.

This can't help but make Ling Feng sigh, the German team four years ago, although the results are not as good as the current German team, but their strength should still be stronger than now, the Germans have not succeeded in replacing the old and the new, Krauser is difficult to take on the big job, and the speed striker like Neuville does not have enough foot skills to cause trouble for the Chinese team's backline.

But think about it, the rise of the Germans is still very fast, just in 06, they have a group of very good players, maybe the future revival of the German team, will fall on them.

Ballack's task in this game is to keep an eye on Ling Feng, who is now the only hope for the German team and the only player who is qualified to have a one-on-one dialogue with Ling Feng.

"Man, take it easy," Ling Feng smiled and patted Barak on the shoulder, "Don't run half the time and lose your stamina." ”

Barak glanced at Ling Feng and didn't speak, he had to save every ounce of his physical strength now.

When it comes to the individual ability of the players, the Chinese team is no longer under the German team, whether it is the basic level or the experience of the competition, which makes the Germans unable to control the midfield in this game, the veteran Effenberg is the kind of expert who launches a conspiracy at a critical moment, but in the organization of the midfield, with his physical reserves and style, it is not very suitable.

Therefore, unable to dominate the midfield competition, the Germans looked very passive on the field.

Unable to organise a threatening attack, they can only rely on some quick counter-attacks and set-pieces - or set-pieces, because if you counterattack quickly, the German team does not have excellent players who can break through, and fast counterattacks cannot be played.

After a series of high-intensity matches with Portugal, Italy and Spain, although the physical strength of the Chinese team has been more or less affected, but it does not hinder the overall situation, in the first few games, the Chinese team pays attention to the protection of the physical strength of the main players, and the latest quarterfinals against Spain, the Chinese team played very easily, Ling Feng even rested for half the court, and did not waste too much physical energy.

On the contrary, the German team and Paraguay and Portugal each fought hard, and they consumed a lot of physical strength, especially led by the core of the midfield, Ballack, who played almost all the games, although the Germans' physical reserves are first-class in the world, but after several games in a row, they now have to run with the rhythm of the Chinese team, and it is a miracle to say that there is no problem in terms of physical fitness.

In the 26th minute, Effenberg planned a threatening attack in the midfield, and Krauser's final shot was narrowly blocked by Wang Gang, which was the best chance for Germany to attack in the first half, but unfortunately it did not form a shot.

In the first half of the game, the Chinese team shot eleven times, seven of which hit the goal frame, occupying an absolute advantage, equivalent to a shot in four minutes, and in the sky above Hongkou Stadium, there was a resounding cheer almost every four minutes.

It's just a pity that he has never been able to break through the gate guarded by Karn.

The goalkeeper position was the least physically demanding position on the field, but by the end of the first half, it was clear that Kahn was panting and wiping the sweat from his forehead.

In contrast, Li Ke didn't have a drop of sweat on his head, and it was very relaxed.

The goalkeeper does not need to run all over the field, so it does not take much physical effort, but in fact, the physical strength consumed by bouncing the ball is greater than that of a normal sprint.

Kahn had to take a knockdown once every four minutes on average, and he had to endure so much psychological pressure, including the interference of the Chinese fans, that Kahn had to adjust to get up from the turf every time he fell, and it took longer and longer to adjust.

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half of the game, the players of the Chinese team were very depressed, because it was obvious that the referee helped the German team, no, it should be said that time helped the German team, and the forty-five minute limit gave Kahn a chance to breathe, otherwise, with the collapse of Kahn's physical strength, it would be difficult for him to make that kind of almost terrifying save, and that was a good opportunity for the Chinese team to score.

The German team was pressed into this way by China, which is really unexpected, but the Chinese team itself is also very distressed.

The basis of so many shots is to consume a lot of physical strength, and the German team is just Kahn alone, and of course, Ballack, as for the others, in the defense of positional battles, they will not excessively consume physical strength.

In other words, Kahn is almost alone, affecting the entire Chinese team!

If it continues like this, even if it wins Germany, it will be a big loss of vitality, and the Chinese team will always have to prepare for the final final.

Of course, the Germans must also want to reach the final, but their current tactical arrangement is to maintain a draw and win, after all, they do not have a good way or a good player to bring too much threat to the door of the Chinese team.

The Chinese team's tactics of attacking in the first half failed, originally Ling Feng meant that in the first half, he tried to open Kahn's door with a fierce attack, so that he could easily face the Germans' counterattack in the second half, but he didn't expect Kahn's performance to be quite good, and his three threatening shots were blocked by him - not to mention that the defenders of the German team are not vegetables, he wants to create a single chance to shoot, but he doesn't have that opportunity.

The longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for the Chinese team that wants to win the World Cup!

Originally, after Brazil and Argentina fought hard, they should be able to give the Chinese team an advantage, but if they can't win the German team for a long time, or even drag into the penalty shootout, then the problem will be very big.

You must know that in the World Cup final on July 7, the Chinese team will have one less day off than Brazil, don't underestimate this day, but it can recover a lot of physical strength!

The German team's defense in the first half was successful, and the parallel position of the back line did not give the Chinese team too many opportunities, in the face of the tall Germans, the Chinese team did not occupy the slightest advantage in the air, and the cooperation on the ground did not mean that success could be successful, coupled with Kahn's excellent performance, the Chinese team had no way for a while.

However, many European media lamented.

The Sky commentator said at half-time: "This is the progress of world football? Or is it a regression for European football? Maybe the strength of the German team is not as good as the glorious era, but it is definitely not a weak team that everyone can step on two feet, in the group stage, a team like Saudi Arabia dared to fight with the Germans violently, of course, it proved their ignorance, now China, the rookie of world football, suppressed the German team for half the game, and we can also see that the tactics arranged by Worrall are mainly defensive, which has to make us lament, the German team that has won the World Cup three times, Now there is no longer the sharpness of the past. ”

The picture shows that Hongkou Stadium is red, and only in the northeast corner is there a white crowd, which is the fans of the German team, which looks very shabby.

Shortly after the second half, Effenberg was replaced by Jerimes and the captain's armband was handed to goalkeeper Kahn, who was more of a pillar of the German spirit than Effenberg.

Hao Haidong was also replaced by Yang Chen, and the Chinese team's offense remained unabated.

There were several more mutual attacks, and the Chinese team was less ferocious in the second half compared to the overwhelming advantage in the first half, which gave the Germans time to breathe and also made several counter-attacks.

When the ball went out of bounds once, Ling Feng saw that Bierhoff on the bench had already started to do warm-up exercises, and he was full of emotion in his heart.

Bierhoff and Klinsmann, the pair is the striker of the German team in the post-German era, but unfortunately Klinsmann is old and chose to retire, although Bierhoff has been famous for a short time, but he is also old.

A new generation replaces the old!

Seek out opportunities, create opportunities.

Ling Feng was not so active in the second half, most of the time he skillfully controlled the rhythm of the game in the midfield, although Ballack did not have to run with Ling Feng all over the field like in the first half, but the pressure was not light.

Those who were familiar with Ling Feng knew that he was looking for an opportunity.

The Germans were very familiar with Ling Feng, so they were very careful not to give Ling Feng a chance to get rid of in front of the penalty area.

Especially Kahn, I have to say that Kahn did a deep study of Ling Feng's shooting style and style before the game, when Ling Feng was in the Bundesliga, he was pierced by Ling Feng eight times in two games, which was a shame for the door god, so in this game, many times it was Ling Feng who was able to judge the angle of his shot in time before shooting.

However, no matter how powerful a goalkeeper is, he is not omnipotent.

In the thirty-third minute of the second half, Liu Dong divided the ball on the left side of the penalty area, and defender Zhu Yin quickly inserted it, fell to the ground near the bottom line and shoveled the ball into the penalty area.

Liu Dong passed the ball at a high speed, and Zhu Yin ran too long a distance, and he didn't catch the ball until near the bottom line.

It is difficult to grasp the accuracy of the shovel pass on the ground, the strength of the ball is not large, and it is passed directly to the sideline of the small penalty area, and Liu Dong, who was quickly inserted after the pass, just ran to that point, resisted Link behind him, hooked the ball backwards with his right foot in the air, and a beautiful aerial relay sent the ball to the area where no one was guarding in front of the big penalty area.

Ling Feng stood in the arc, instantly ran to the landing point of the ball, faced the falling ball in the air, and made a beautiful volley with his right foot without landing!

The ball is in! The ball hangs straight into the far corner of the goal!

Karn made a save, but the ball was too angled and too close for him to reach!

1：0！ In the 33rd minute of the second half, the Chinese team finally broke Kahn's door with a world-class volley from Ling Feng!

Hongkou Stadium turned into a sea of joy for Chinese fans, and Ling Feng also rushed out excitedly, and was collectively hugged from behind by his teammates at the corner kick point, pressing up one after another!

Finally broke the door on the German team!

Karn held out for seventy-eight minutes, but in the end it fell short!

It was a brilliant combination and with a brilliant volley at the end, Kahn did his best, but it was not a ball that could be resisted by man.

After conceding the goal, Germany launched a counter-attack, but to no avail, Bierhoff came off the bench, but his golden head could not help Germany equalise.

On the contrary, with the German team pressing, the Chinese team's two counterattacks almost knocked on their door.

At the last moment, Yue Lingxiang and Liu Dong were substituted, and the Chinese team strengthened the defense of the midfield and saved its strength for the final.

In the end, with the referee's whistle, the game was over, and the Chinese team defeated the German team 1:0 and reached the World Cup final for the first time in history!

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