Chapter 56: Qualifying
At the beginning of the second half, a nervous North Korean player committed a foul on the edge of the penalty area and gave the Olympic team a free-kick in a good position. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Xiao Ji stood at the penalty point, and he now often takes free kicks at Arsenal, let alone the National Olympic team.
Xiao Ji's free kick division inherited Koeman, running and swinging his legs in one go, and it was also the same heavy artillery bombardment.
Vigorously made a miracle, and the super strength made the arc of the football very weird, like left and right, and the goalkeeper of the North Korean team couldn't judge the trajectory at all.
Xiao Ji scored from a free kick!
Let's say it's equalized!
Under the leadership of Xiao Ji, other members of the National Olympic team also have confidence.
In the 55th minute, Liao Lisheng took a corner kick, and Tao Yuan used flexible running to avoid defenders and scored with a header.
From falling behind 0-2 to leading 3-2, the national Olympic team played a wonderful headwind that has not been seen in 10 years.
North Korea has long been ruled by the Kim family, has little contact with the outside world, and its citizens are often referred to as "ignorant" and "backward".
However, it is perhaps this unique social environment that has created a strong sense of patriotism and tenacity of the Korean people, which is recognized by the whole world.
Athletes tend to be stronger than ordinary nationals, and these North Korean players are no exception.
Even if they were scored three goals in a short period of time, their eyes were still determined, and they were still stubbornly looking for opportunities to equalize.
In fact, they did.
In the 71st minute, Xu Jiongzhen caught the short-term defensive loophole of the National Olympic team and sent a precise through ball, Li Xiangzhe also had a good sense of position, just on the edge of the offside line, started quickly, burst into the penalty area and pushed the goal.
The score became a 3-3 draw.
A draw, most of the Olympic team players and fans may be acceptable, but Xiao Ji can't.
He just wants to win, and with 20 minutes to go, there is no guarantee that North Korea will not score again, and he is used to taking the initiative into his own hands.
In the 82nd minute, Liao Lisheng suddenly shot a cold arrow and shot from outside the penalty area.
The quality of the shot was good, with good speed, power and spin, which caused the North Korean goalkeeper to save the ball.
Xiao Ji, who was wandering in the penalty area, immediately grabbed the landing point smartly, fell to the ground and shot, the goalkeeper was still on the ground, and there was no way out.
Xiao Ji penetrated the goal for the third time!
On the debut of the national Olympic team, they scored a hat-trick.
The North Korean players are still working hard, but unfortunately no matter how strong the will is, it has to be subordinated to strength, and the football field still has to rely on strength to speak.
The backline, which had already made a mistake once, learned its lesson, and the defense was leaky, allowing the North Korean team's attacks to return again and again.
Instead, the Olympic team successfully intercepted in the 88th minute and launched a quick counterattack, just like the first goal of the North Korean team.
After receiving the ball in the backcourt, Xiao Ji started quickly and ran wildly with the ball.
He took a full 50 metres, passed two defenders and burst into the box.
Just when everyone thought he would shoot and score a classic long-distance goal, he suddenly chose to pass back.
Chang Feiya was in that position, and as a winger, his speed was still okay, barely keeping up with Xiao Ji's pace.
He himself was clearly unprepared for the goal, but his instinct as a striker allowed him to shoot reflexively.
In a hurry, he unsurprisingly missed the shot, the shot was weak, the football was kicked half high, and the ball was slow.
Fortunately, he at least kicked in the right direction, and most of the attention of the North Korean goalkeeper was on Xiao Ji, and it was too late to adjust, so he could only watch the football fly into the goal.
The National Olympic team scored 1 more goal!
At this point, let's say 5-3, with only a few minutes left, we have a two-goal lead, which is already very solid.
Five minutes later, there were no more goals and the final whistle blew.
When he got off the field, Xiao Jicai felt that his legs were as heavy as lead, and he couldn't move at all, so he immediately lay down on the ground.
Although he still did not participate in the defense, he was still very active in the offensive position, and the running distance reached half a thousand meters, which was the most he ran in all competitions.
In the end, he was helped off the field by his teammates.
Not only Chinese fans in the stands, but also many South Korean fans also gave warm applause.
Xiao Ji's performance is in their eyes, the number one contributor to the victory of the National Olympic team, and he contributed 3 goals and 1 assist alone.
The fans in front of the TV couldn't have been more satisfied with the game, with eight goals scored by both sides, a spectacular goal shootout, and the Olympic team overcoming headwinds to emerge victorious, which is very rare.
Needless to say, Xiao Ji's performance is remarkable, Liao Lisheng, Tao Yuan and Chang Feiya's performance is remarkable, and the other players are also good, the only thing that needs to be improved is the back line, which made some mistakes at the beginning and behind.
In addition, because of the excellent group grouping, this victory can basically ensure the qualification of the national Olympic team.
There is only one theory that may be eliminated, first of all, North Korea defeated Pakistan, and then the national Olympic team lost to Pakistan, with 3 points, the relationship between victory and defeat is a cycle, and it is required that these two games are big wins, more than 2 goal difference, if the goal difference is the same, than the goal, the national Olympic team scored 5 goals in this game, which is difficult to surpass.
Among these demands, the possibility of North Korea's victory over Pakistan is relatively large, and the others are basically impossible, and the possibility of achieving them at the same time is even more impossible.
That's why the fans are so excited.
On September 18, the North Korean team defeated Pakistan 2-0, and the national Olympic team failed to qualify in advance.
However, this result is completely acceptable, Pakistan must win the national Olympic team by 3 goals to let the national Olympic team out, the goal difference of 2 goals is useless, whether it is a small score or a big score, the small score will Pakistan go home by itself, and the big score will send the North Korean team home.
On September 22, the match between the national Olympic team and Pakistan began.
Because the qualification is basically worry-free, Xiao Ji fought to prostration in the last game, Fu Bo decided to hide Xiao Ji, let him rest well, sat on the bench, and only sent him to play when the situation was extremely urgent.
Without Xiao Ji, the offensive firepower of the National Olympic team really plummeted, and it was slow to find a good opportunity to score.
Fortunately, the strength of the Pakistan team is weak, and the national Olympic team occupies the complete initiative, and they can't break the goal themselves, and it is difficult for the opponent to even get close to the goal.
This situation remained until the 70th minute, and many fans began to celebrate.
At this time, Liao Lisheng scored a free kick, and the National Olympic team led 1-0.
The fans were even happier, just over 20 minutes for Pakistan to score 4 goals?
Dream on. This is something that is difficult for the world's best teams such as Brazil and Germany to do.
In the end, the 1-0 analogy was maintained until the end, and Xiao Ji did not have to play.
The national Olympic team won both rounds of the group stage and qualified for the first place in the group.