Chapter 820: Lore
"Good afternoon, spectators, what you are seeing now is the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in Russia, where the Chinese team played away against Australia." He Wei pressed the earpiece of the earphones on the commentary seat and said, and the frenzied shouts of nearly 100,000 Australian fans around him were deafening.
Xue Yang continued: "In the first leg of the match in Haicheng five days ago, the Chinese team drew 1:1 with Australia at home, and today's game is intuitively important, and the winner will continue to qualify for the play-offs against the fourth place in the fifth round of the group in the CONCACAF region. β
Relatives and neighbors sat together in front of the TV at Li Liang's parents' home in Xiaocheng, and Da Xiong and Xiao Yu were also nervously watching the TV picture in Haicheng.
Many companies left work early in order to allow fans to concentrate on watching the game.
Many colleges and universities also broadcast the game in their multimedia classrooms, auditoriums, lecture halls and even cafeterias.
The big screen on the street, on the huge electronic display board, and on the mobile phone screen of people in the subway, this moment is all the picture of the game.
Xiaoyu deliberately forwarded a screenshot of Li Liang's circle of friends, and Li Liang almost burst into tears.
ββ¦β¦ If it's almost 5 o'clock this afternoon, there may be a lot of Chinese fans on the road rushing home to watch the game, if you are not in a hurry, please make way for them as much as possible while ensuring safety.
Because the next two hours are likely to be their last hope in the past four years. β
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Li Liang looked around, and the huge stands were all yellow representing the home team.
The Sydney Olympic Stadium not only hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the Sydney Olympic Games, but it is also the largest outdoor stadium in the history of the Olympic Games with a capacity of 110,000 spectators.
The old captain Zhou Zhi tied the captain's armband to Li Liang's arm again before the game, and he said firmly to everyone: "This may be my last game, if it weren't for Liangzi, I wouldn't even have a chance today!"
Ryoko, take everyone on! β
At the beginning of the game, Australia changed the conservative all-front attack of the first game.
Li Liang roared angrily as he ran: "Come onβ"
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Gaudino could see that Lippi was a little nervous, and he stepped forward and said, "Marcello, the boys are in the best shape today!"
Li still has some minor injuries, but it shouldn't be a big problem! β
Mooy, who was on the verge of collapse by Li Liang in the last game, sat on the bench, and Jedinak, a veteran who has been in the Premier League for many years, started to target Li Liang.
The "Kangaroo Army", which took advantage of the home field to launch a fierce attack, quickly controlled the situation, and He Wei became anxious: "It's not okay to go on like this!"
It looks like a lot of players have iron tied to their legs, and we can't hold on for too long under such psychological pressure! β
Xue Yang was also extremely anxious: "When is it!"
If we still think too much at this time, we will lose the only chance to compete with a strong opponent! β
Lippi and his assistants were all roaring incessantly, reminding the players to press out, but the Chinese team's formation was still crushed by the kangaroos.
Xiaoyu was extremely anxious, and Daxiong sighed, "The last game is already our limit......
For so many years, there are too many debts owed, except for Dazhi (Zhou Zhi) and Liangzi, the others have basically never played such a game, and they don't know how to spell it out at a critical moment! β
Dongzi held his head tightly with both hands, and Da Kui on the side complained: "...... What the hell is going on with this, Liangzi and Zhou Zhi can still play normally! β
Although the tall and strong Jedinak is not fast, his physical strength occupies an overwhelming advantage in the confrontation, and with the rest of his teammates sparing no effort to run and help defend, Li Liang cannot find a good opportunity in front of him for the time being.
Li Liang himself was anxious, and when his overall strength was at an absolute disadvantage, and his speed and strength could not compete with his opponent, even if he created space for the opponent to move, it was difficult to further transform it into a threatening attack.
Such a situation is not uncommon in the experience of playing against Grand Paris, Juventus and Real Madrid, and Li Liang's response is to speed up-
Sharpen his running and handling speed, but at the Sydney Olympic Stadium he is finding it difficult to have team-mates keep up with his high tempo.
If you go it alone as before, you will undoubtedly fall into the hands of the Australians, and it will be difficult to have a chance to turn the tables if you can't play the whole!
Zhou Zhi also ran desperately and intercepted on the field, and he kept shouting loudly trying to get his teammates back in shape.
Lippi's face was gloomy, and the assistants beside him were equally at a loss.
In the 29th minute of the game, Australia broke through the defense of the Chinese team on the right side, Leckie sent a precise cross from the right side, and the veteran Cahill's iconic powerful header rushed to the top of the goal!
1:0, Australia took the lead and expanded the total score to 2:1!
Looking at his teammates with blank faces, Li Liang applauded and shouted desperately, trying to cheer everyone up.
He pulled up goalkeeper Zheng Cheng, ran to almost every teammate's side, and kept shouting amid the thunderous roars and cheers of the audience: "We still have a chance!"
Let's score them one! β
The game continued, and He Wei finally couldn't bear it anymore: "It's so possible to rely on Li Liang alone to win back the game?!"
We have less and less time left and changes must be made! β
The offensive shots of the Chinese team in the picture are almost all focused on Li Liang, the captain of the Chinese team ran again and again, sprinted, hit the opponent's defense again and again, was put down, got up again, and was put down again-
Zhou Zhi was furious and yelled at the others: "Do you want to watch Liangzi die here in particular?!" β
It's like fighting in a group, the difference is that this time I'm playing the role of a big man or a bald head.
Even if you are scarred, you don't want to give up.
Because he really wanted to keep going.
Gradually, the overall offense and defense of the Chinese team became clearer and clearer-
Gradually, Li Liang suddenly felt like-
Back at the Stade Louis II, back to those days that have only passed so long ago -
One for allββ
All for oneββ
In the tears in his eyes, in the roars of He Wei and Xue Yang on the TV, Xiao Yu saw Li Liang and his teammates play a cooperation and hit a powerful shot in front of the penalty area to penetrate the opponent's door!
In the 43rd minute, the Chinese team miraculously tied the score at 1:1!
At half-time, the two sides were back on the same running line again.
In the away team's locker room, when the second half was about to play, Li Liang hugged each other tightly and yelled with his arms as he did in Monaco-
As the game progressed, He Wei's voice became more and more high-pitched: "You must know that Australia's home record in the past 9 years in the history of the World Preliminary Tournament is an incredible 18 wins and 3 draws, and they have not tasted defeat for 9 years!"
The Chinese team went through the most difficult moment of the first half, and now they are playing better and better! They are now besieging Australia!
Whether we can continue or not, let us remember the efforts of the Chinese team and remember this glorious moment! β
The two sides fought until the last moment, and the whole audience was running at a high intensity almost non-stop, and Li Liang, who was physically confrontational, finally suffered from cramps due to physical exhaustion.
After entering stoppage time, Li Liang, who gritted his teeth and persevered, was almost unable to stand.
He watched as Kreuzer crossed from the left side of the Chinese penalty area, and Cahill nodded in with a header to complete the stunnerββββββββββββ
2:1, Australia overtook the score in the last minute.
The referee blew the final whistle.