At the Rheinenergy Stadium, under the watchful eyes of 46,000 spectators, Shepchenko begged to land in the sea, and the whole audience fell silent, as if this would allow them to hear the conversation between the two and see if there was something bad about the two before the game. The broadcasters from various countries on the TV broadcast table were also in chaos, and they found the Ukrainian broadcaster and Huang Jianxiang to inquire about the inside story, but how did these two people know what the inside story was, and they were also in a state of confusion.

The match between Italy and Australia is over, and this time Huang Jianxiang did not make any "commentary door" like Lu Hai I. This time around, Huang wants Australia to advance, as their winner will face the winner of China and Ukraine on June 30, and Australia will clearly be much easier to deal with than Italy.

When Lu Hai agreed to Shepchenko, fans around the world saw Shepchenko's cheers, and for a while, speculation that the Chinese and Ukrainians had a deal for this match spread around the world.

The top brass of major gambling companies did not believe that the Chinese and Ukrainians would make a deal under the eyes of the world, but the surging buying around the world forced them to change the odds in order to balance their risk exposure.

Lu Hai, who returned to the locker room, also realized that there was something wrong with his behavior just now, and hurriedly found the leader of the national team and asked him to come forward to explain the matter to reporters. Shepchenko, who was in the other locker room, also told the Ukrainian coaching staff what had happened, asking them to explain the matter to the media.

After the start of the game, the players of the Chinese team quickly took the initiative by virtue of their familiarity with the Ukrainian team, and the Ukrainian team was in a struggle from the beginning.

Shepchenko wandered in the front court for more than ten minutes and found himself basically idle, the Ukrainian midfielder was pressed by the Chinese frantically, the quality of the ball was not high, only once under the interference of Zhao Xuri and Yang Jie Shepchenko and Volonin got the ball, and the Chinese team's defense was basically in place. Zhao Xuri and Yang Jie's main task is to prevent the Ukrainians from playing a quick counterattack, and they have to find a way to delay when Shepchenko and Volonin are likely to counterattack with the ball. Shepchenko has long lost his speed at his peak, and Volonin is not known for his speed. After all, in the Chinese national team, when Zhao Xuri and Yang Jie defended against defensive counterattacks, the targets were Zhang Yi and Lei Heng.

Shepchenko was forced to return to the backcourt to get the ball. This is also what Lu Hai admires most about Shepchenko, Shepchenko's all-round performance is shown in his strong offensive ability with and without the ball, in Dynamo Kyiv, when he first arrived at AC Milan, the team needed him to attack with the ball, he could score a hat trick at Camp Nou, and he could lead AC Milan to a 6-0 victory over Inter Milan. After Rivaldo and Pirlo joined AC Milan, Shepchenko quickly became a pure goalscorer and won the Ballon d'Or in 04. Among the forwards of Shepchenko's contemporaries, Henry's offensive ability to take the ball is no worse than Shepchenko, but when he is without the ball, he is much worse than Shepchenko, and the competition for the ball is the main contradiction between Zidane and Henry. Of course, Thierry Henry was not primarily responsible for this, and Arsenal's financial resources at the time could not have put together the luxurious midfield formation of Andrea Pirlo, Rivaldo, Rui Costa and Seedorf in the same way that AC Milan did. Arsenal need Thierry Henry's ability to have the ball.

The current Zhang Yi basically has no ability to attack with the ball, but as a pure shooter, although his technical details are flawed, his excellent physical fitness makes up for this defect, and his desire to shoot is also very strong, he is the best pure shooter in the world. Moreover, Zhang Yi is also the world's top in the position of central defender.

After Shepchenko returned to the backfield, it was difficult to return to the frontcourt, and because they were farther away from the Chinese team's goal, the defensive pressure on Zhao Xuri and Yang Jie was greatly reduced. Soon, seeing the precarious goalmouth form of the Ukrainian team, Volonin was also forced to return to the backfield.

Before the Ukrainians ran out of energy, their defense was solid, their positioning was very reasonable, and their defensive enthusiasm and sense of responsibility were also strong. Of course, this also has a lot to do with the lack of small skills of the Chinese team's players, and the Chinese team's offensive coherence is not enough under the opponent's dense defense. In addition to Shepchenko, the skills of other Ukrainian players are also relatively rough, and it is difficult for the Ukrainians to hold the ball under the sufficient physical strength of the Chinese players and the team's scramble.

Lu Hai looked at the situation on the field, and sighed in his heart, the potential of this Chinese team is like this, under the full defense of the Ukrainians, the Chinese team will not be able to attack the door of Ukraine, and when the Chinese team really encounters a strong team, their defects will be infinitely magnified. But in this game, it is not a problem for the Chinese team to win, and the Ukrainians' physical fitness is almost unbearable.

The speed of physical exhaustion of the Ukrainian players was a little slower than Lu Hai's judgment, and it was difficult for the Ukrainian players to realize their fatigue in the continuous frantic attacks of the Chinese team.

In the 38th minute, Lei Heng dribbled the ball on the right side, changed direction, and inserted it into the ribs of the Ukrainian lineup, and when Gusin wanted to follow the change of direction, the soles of his feet were weak, he fell to the ground, and his thighs cramped. In front of Lei Heng, the field suddenly opened up, Lei Heng rushed forward with the ball, Nesmanic and Sheraev hurriedly stepped forward to chase and intercept, Lei Heng accelerated, and the two people who were close to exhaustion of physical fitness were out of reach. Vascuk stepped forward to fill the position, Lei Heng crossed the middle, Shao Jiayi rushed up and went forward, and shot a long shot on the line of the big penalty area, and the football hung in the dead corner. 1:0 The Chinese team leads.

The Chinese players didn't celebrate too much, and under the leadership of Lu Hai, they all now understood their huge physical advantage, and they didn't want to give their opponents a chance to breathe because of the long celebration.

After the Ukrainians saw the Chinese team's No. 20 goal, the captain of the Chinese team No. 9 did not celebrate, but ran to the door to pick up the football, and then ran to the midfield, and when he put the ball on the tee-off, his face was still full of question marks. They don't understand why the Chinese do this. Even, some Ukrainian players think that the Chinese are humiliating them. In fact, the anchors in the broadcast seats in the stands and the audience around the world did not figure out the reason, only Huang Jianxiang, who is very familiar with the Chinese team, vaguely thought of something.

When the Ukrainians kicked off again, the whole world gradually understood what the Chinese players were doing. The Chinese team attacked more frantically, and the Ukrainian players have slowly retreated into the penalty area, only then can they hold the goal and survive the remaining minutes of the first half.

is such a defense, the Ukrainians are often in chaos in the penalty area, and the Ukrainians use their bodies to block eye-catching shots gradually increase, and every dead ball will be a good opportunity for Ukrainians to breathe.