Chapter 27: The Great War between China and South Korea (Mutual Offensive)
On September 1, Seoul Stadium was filled with 67,000 seats. The Seoul Stadium www.biquge.info has turned into a sea of red. More than 3,000 Chinese fans were surrounded by South Korean fans wearing red uniforms. But they still do their best to cheer for their team.
This game is also quite important in China. A well-known website in China did such a survey, do you think the Chinese team can win. 70 percent of the fans chose no, and only a pitiful 30 percent of the fans were convinced that the Chinese team could win the game. There is also a survey that is, who do you think is the savior of the Chinese team, and 90% of the fans chose Liu Heng. Indeed, this is Liu Heng's first time playing for the Chinese team, and this is also the first game of the Chinese team's top 12. As the saying goes, everything is hard at the beginning, and China faces huge challenges. In the end, whether South Korea or China will have the last laugh, see you in 90 minutes. Senior sports people in China believe that the key to this game is Liu Heng's play. Liu Heng is in good shape now, and his performance can drive the performance of other players in the Chinese team.
The Chinese and South Korean teams walked into the lawn of the stadium under the leadership of their respective captains. The war between China and South Korea is about to break out!! Now the national anthem of the People's Republic of China is playing, under the rendering of the national anthem, the players of the Chinese team are singing the national anthem in unison, Liu Heng was a little inexplicably moved in his heart, and there were some tears in his eyes, but fortunately he held back. He had been waiting for this moment for two years, and this moment he had finally waited for. It's a pride to sing the national anthem on behalf of the national team. After the national anthems of the two teams were played, and the captains of the two sides took a group photo on the side, the game was about to start.
Let's take a look at the starting line-ups for both sides. Wearing white uniforms, the Chinese team discharged a 4231 formation. Goalkeeper No. 1 Liu Xin. The four defenders are No. 3 Ren Hang at left back, No. 6 captain Feng Xiaoting and No. 5 Zhang Linpeng at center back, and No. 2 Zhao Mingjian at right back. The midfielders are No. 11 Hao Junmin and No. 20 Cai Huikang. The left and right wingers are No. 22 Yu Hai and No. 7 Wu Lei, and the forward is No. 10 Liu Heng. The single arrow is No. 34 Zhang Yuning. South Korea, wearing red uniforms, also lined up with 4231. Goalkeepers No. 21 Kim Jin-hyun, No. 20 Jang Hyun-so, No. 4 Kim Tae-hui, No. 5 Kim Young-kwon, No. 3 Yoon Seok-young, No. 14 Han Young, No. 6 captain Ki Seong-yong, No. 7 Son Heung-min, No. 18 Gu Ji-cheol, No. 11 Ji Dong-won, No. 9 Seok Hyun-jun.
The referee blew the whistle to start the first half of the game. The Chinese team kicked off first, and the Chinese team did not choose to kick off with a big foot after kicking off, but patiently poured its feet in the backcourt. The Chinese team did not want to easily give up possession to the South Korean team. Hao Junmin received a pass from Zhang Linpeng in the midfield and passed to Liu Heng under the defense of South Korean captain Qi Chengyong. After Liu Heng got the ball, the South Korean team immediately had two defenders, Han Rong and Gu Zizhe, forced him, and the two of them put him down. Liu Heng complained to the referee about their foul, but the referee ignored him. There was no danger in taking the free kick by Hao Junmin, and it was picked up by Kim Jin-hyun.
Now the time has become for the South Korean team to patiently control the ball, looking for the mistakes made by the Chinese team. The Chinese team started a high-pressing tactic in the frontcourt, and the South Korean team could not control the ball in the backcourt, so they had to kick the ball away. Kim Tae-hui looked for the high school forward Seok Hyun-joon, and Seok Hyun-joon successfully grabbed the first point and transitioned to Goo Ji-cheol. Gu Zizhe started to break through in the middle, Hao Junmin and Cai Huikang defended next to him, he saw that he had attracted the defense of the Chinese team, gently crossed over, and cut from the right side of Ji Dongyuan, Ji Dongyuan shot angrily with his feet, and the shot was of high quality. Liu Xin jumped high and dragged the ball off the crossbar. Gao Hongbo shook his head on the sidelines, very dissatisfied with the performance of the players. He loudly motioned to the players on the sidelines to stand, to stand.
Qi Chengyong took a free kick and was knocked out of the penalty area by Liu Xin, and Liu Heng happened to be in the place where the ball fell. After Liu Heng got the ball, he started to counterattack, and he looked at Zhang Yuning in front of him. At this time, Han Rong had already shoveled towards him, Liu Heng looked at him and thought, hehe, can I break my ball in this way. Liu Heng easily shook Han Rong, who had lost his center of gravity, and Han Rong couldn't pull him. Liu Heng had already passed the half with the ball, and the four members of the South Korean team's defense were all in position. Liu Heng passed the ball to Zhang Yuning on the side. Zhang Yuning attracted Zhang Xianxiu's defense, Liu Heng happened to run to Zhang Xianxiu's defensive area, and then Zhang Yuning quickly inserted into the penalty area. Zhang Xianxiu ran to defend Liu Heng again, Zhang Xianxiu's defense was too far ahead, and Liu Heng easily passed through the crotch. Liu Heng broke through to the forbidden area!! Jin Yingquan ran over and guarded against Liu Heng. Liu Heng decisively crossed to the small penalty area, and Zhang Yuning was running!! Zhang Yuning and Kim Tae-hui competed for the first point, and Zhang Yuning grabbed the first point!! Zhang Yuning scored with a header!! The ball is going to go in!! Oh!!!! Goalpost!!! South Korea's goalkeeper Kim Jin-hyun was already unresponsive and watched the ball, but the South Korean team's 12th post saved the Korean team once. Pity!! Unexpectedly, in this game, the Chinese team took the lead in attacking, relying on Liu Heng's personal skills to stir up the entire South Korean backline. The Chinese team wasted a golden opportunity to lead South Korea. Zhang Yuning also hugged his head and walked back regretfully. Liu Heng ran over and patted Zhang Yuning.
Gao Hongbo watched Liu Heng and Zhang Yuning from the sidelines. He sees the future of Chinese football, one is 18 years old and the other is 19 years old. These two promising Chinese youngsters have basically determined the two main forces of the Chinese team in the front court in the next ten years.
Now that the game scene is driven by Liu Heng, the Chinese team is not too far behind. But the South Korean team still firmly occupied the initiative, with the goalpost just now, it also sounded the alarm for the South Korean team, Sprick signaled the South Korean players not to press too forward, and the back line leaned back, so that Liu Heng did not have the opportunity to counterattack with the ball.
At 20 minutes, the score was still 0-0. South Korea didn't find much of a chance during this time, just a few shots from distance from the outside, which were not wide and high. The Chinese team still stayed at Zhang Yuning's header.
Another five minutes passed and it was the 26th minute of the first half. The physical strength of the Chinese team gradually could not keep up with the South Korean team. Gu Zizhe got the ball in the front court, surrounded by four Chinese players, but he broke through from it. The Chinese players did not come forward to force him, but just looked at him around him, which played a role in the eyes of deterrence. Gao Hongbo shouted on the sidelines and forced to grab. Gu Zizhe had already reached the vicinity of the big penalty line, and only Cai Huikang was defending him in front of him!! Cai Huikang rushed over and tried to use his body confrontation to snatch the ball from his feet. Gu Zizhe saw through Cai Huikang's intentions, and he passed a half-high ball to Son Heung-min on the left. Sun Xingmin's side is also a one-on-one defense, Sun Xingmin faced Zhao Mingjian's defense and crossed with his feet, and looked for Shi Xuanjun with a high ball, Feng Xiaoting was pressed by Shi Xuanjun and had no way to jump, Shi Xuanjun was ready to head the goal!! No!! He didn't hit the goal with a header, but the header was ferried to Ji Dongyuan at the back point, and all the attention of the Chinese team was focused on Shi Xuanjun, who stood there still. Ji Dongyuan did not have any defenders beside him, and the Chinese team once again habitually leaked people!! Ji Dong-won received a header from Seok Hyun-jun, he threw his body out, and scored with a right-footed shovel, and the ball touched Ji Dong-won's right foot to form a quick impact. Liu Xin!!!! Liu Xin has made meritorious contributions!! Liu Xin sealed the angle and successfully defended Chi Dongyuan's dangerous attack this time. Liu Xin roared as he stood up after making the save, pointing at his temple towards their backline, signaling them to focus!!