Chapter 3 South Africa, Here We Come
"With two minutes of stoppage time, Australia attacked...... Quickly passed through the midfield, King Dong, was easily broken through, put a shovel behind his back, touched the football, King Dong touched the football...... Yu Liang steals, and the Chinese team counterattacks ......"
In the tsunami-like cheers, Yu Liang crossed the long pass across most of the stadium and accurately found the style of writing on the left side. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
made an accurate judgment, after unloading the football, Wen Feng dodged past the defender and cut the ball to the front of the penalty area, and shot directly with his feet.
"The ball went in ......"
The ball crossed the penalty area and curled headlong into the far post.
"Dead end, absolute dead end! Lore, countdown lore! ”
The commentator was very excited, because in the other match in the same group, the Japanese team defeated Uzbekistan 1-0, taking all three points, and the points reached 11 points, which is the same as the current points of the Chinese team with two rounds of games left.
The Chinese team only has one game left, and the opponent is the Japanese team. The strength of the Japanese team should not be underestimated, not to mention that it is playing at home, so in this game against Australia, the biggest task of the Chinese team is to score points.
It's best to get three points, but one point is acceptable.
But as the game progressed, the Chinese team was never able to tear apart the Australian team's defense, and the stalemate and dull game was like a heavy stone on the chest of all Chinese fans.
Although the previous performance of the Chinese team swept away the haze of previous years, and even defeated the Japanese team 5-0, but thinking of the curse that can appear in a draw, the mood of the fans began to become gloomy.
Sure enough, I was afraid of what would come, and in the 71st minute of the second half, Australia broke through the door of the Chinese team. The hearts of the fans were cold, but they still expected a miracle to happen.
The players were working the pitch, but the fans didn't see any hope.
Losing hope, they gradually fell silent, which led to the fact that there was not the slightest sound of cheering for the home team in the huge stadium.
But gradually, the fans found that the players did not give up the game, and it seemed a little inappropriate for them to give up the game now, and finally cheered for the Chinese team again under the leadership of the stadium DJ.
However, in the huge cheering momentum, the Chinese team's attack did not improve much, and Australia's defense was still solid.
When the game went to stoppage time, the fans were desperate.
But just when they were desperate, hope came.
King Dong touched the football in the sliding tackle behind his back, the football was out of the control of the Australian player, and was stealed by Yu Liang, who rushed to the scene, and then launched a counterattack with a long pass, and Wenfeng dodged the defender and cut directly into the front of the penalty area to score and equalize.
The fans, who were in a mood of ups and downs, let out a huge cheer in the stadium.
1 point, which means that they continue to be in second place in the group and continue to occupy the initiative.
Amid the loud cheers, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.
Relying on Wen Feng's last-minute goal in stoppage time, the Chinese team stubbornly drew with Australia at home, scoring 1 point, ranking behind Australia with 12 points, followed by Japan with 11 points.
The players were also very excited after the draw against Australia as they were once again closing in on South Africa.
After the game, many players were interviewed by reporters on the sidelines.
Yu Liang naturally did not escape the encirclement and interception of reporters. Although the top 10 qualifying and the World Cup in South Africa are enough to attract people's attention, these reporters in front of Yu Liang are more concerned about the topic of Yu Liang's transfer.
However, he was cleverly avoided by Yu Liang, and now he doesn't want to talk about the transfer.
After the match with Australia, the Chinese team ushered in the match with the Japanese team after a slight adjustment.
After the World Preliminary Tournament in April, Japanese fans and media demanded that Takeshi Okada step down. It can be seen how dissatisfied Japan is with the results of the Japanese team.
However, this voice quickly disappeared after Takeshi Okada made a promise of the World Cup in South Africa.
However, after the match against Uzbekistan, the same voice appeared again in Japan before the match against China.
If he can't beat the Chinese team, Takeshi Okada will have to leave class.
In the first leg of the contest between the two sides, the Japanese team lost 0-5, which was a shame in the eyes of Japanese fans and the media. For the Japanese team, it is indeed a shame to lose to the Chinese team by 5 goals. What's more, if they lose this game, it means they have to go through a lengthy play-off before they can go to South Africa.
The Japanese team, which was under great pressure, ushered in a match with the Chinese team at the National Athletic Stadium in Yokohama, Japan.
This is the last game of the top 10 of the Asian qualifiers for the South African World Cup in South Africa, with 3 games, 3 draws and 1 loss, 12 points, and the second place in the group.
If we can beat Little Japan in this game and get all three points, we will be able to qualify directly for the World Cup in South Africa.
The same game was also crucial for the Japanese team, so at the beginning of the game, it went straight to the white-hot state.
The Japanese team, which was playing at home, swept away the haze of the first leg between the two sides, and in the cheers of the fans, they launched a fierce offensive again and again. The skillful ground coordination, which looks pleasing to the eye, has kept the Chinese team without touching a football for a long time.
Fortunately, Shi Liansheng had already been prepared, and the Chinese team who defended deeply retreated at the edge of the penalty area, and although the Japanese team controlled the situation, it was difficult to tear a gap in the dense defense line through passing. In terms of body, they did not have much advantage in the face of the Chinese team, even if they formed crosses from the side, most of them were pushed out by the Chinese team, and then formed a counterattack.
Between one attack and one defense, the time passed slowly, and the first half ended 0-0 between the two sides.
The second half lasted until the 72nd minute, and the score was still 0-0.
For the Japanese team, they can accept a point. Because in the previous 6 games, they have achieved 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, and they are third in the group with 11 points. They are still one point behind China in this draw, but they still have one game to play, which means they still have a chance to overtake China and advance to second place in the group.
Even so, Takeshi Okada decisively replaced high school striker Takasho Yano and removed a midfielder to strengthen the attack. Because he can't afford to be invincible.
With the arrival of Takasho Yano, the Japanese team's attack became more simple and clear, forming a breakthrough from the two wings, and then crossing to find Takasho Yano.
This tactic also worked very well, and the Chinese team's rib defense was often penetrated by the Japanese team.
It's a pity that Takasho Yano is considered a high striker in the Japanese team, but he is really not a high striker in front of the Chinese team.
With a height of 1.85 meters, he is not tall in front of Du Wei and Liu Wei, let alone strong.
After a few rounds, Takasho Yano was like an old hen with a plague, and he had lost his spirit.
After losing the role of the battering ram, Takasho Yano existed on the pitch like a chicken rib, not only did not play a guiding role in the Japanese team's attack, but on the contrary, it also disrupted the Japanese team's offensive deployment.
In the 83rd minute, after Liu Wei stole Takasho Yano, he crossed diagonally to the side to launch a counterattack. After passing with two feet, the ball reached the feet of King Dong, and after his back and Yu Liang made a wall-hitting cooperation, under the pressure of the Japanese defenders, King Dong blocked the left side. After Wen Feng caught up with the football, it was another diagonal stop, and King Dong, who accelerated in the middle, caught up with the football and burst into the penalty area, and then shook the door to push the empty goal into the net.
With King Dong's attack, the Chinese team defeated Japan away and won the 15th point in the top 10 matches, becoming the first team in the world to qualify for the World Cup in South Africa.
After the game, the whole country rejoiced. (To be continued.) )