Hong Kong's goal celebration didn't last long, and soon the game resumed at the referee's whistle.

Iraq kicked off again.

They have obviously played a lot more steadily, and the guidance of coach Patrick Vieira on the sidelines just now has been very effective.

With Iraq becoming more stable, it will not be easy for Hong Kong, China, to achieve suppression, after all, their overall strength is still difficult to compare with Iraq.

Iraq's technological superiority is slowly becoming apparent.

They continued to pass in the middle, and after the football was handed over to the wing, it was passed to the middle, but this obvious routine of attack made the Hong Kong team have few defensive methods in the middle line, and they could only keep retreating to block Iraq's attack.

The Iraqi players also have a great advantage in individual ability, their passes are more stable and more delicate, and it is easy to break through the Hong Kong defence between a few passes.

At present, Hong Kong, China still uses a chain defense, but due to the forward pressure of the formation, the effectiveness of the defense is much worse, but Iraq has cooperated twice in a row to break through the defense line of Hong Kong, China.

On one occasion, the anti-offside position was successful, and the striker dribbled to the goal and got a one-handed chance, if it weren't for the quick reaction of goalkeeper Fan Junye, Iraq would have equalized.

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Field.

Wan Sheng stood up from the coach's bench and strolled to the sidelines, his eyes never taking off the game.

Now is the most dangerous time for Hong Kong, China!

The opening waves of attacks just now went very smoothly, that was because the Iraqis did not react, they did not adapt to the sudden attack of Hong Kong, China, so that they were in a passive situation, but now it is different, after the goal just now, and the reminder of head coach Vieira, the Iraqi players have adapted to it.

So their strength advantage began to show.

This advantage is somewhat overwhelming, but from a data perspective. It is very difficult to completely suppress Hong Kong, China, but one thing, the attributes attached to coaching skills, as well as the various bonuses of coaching skills to ability, are not the real abilities of Hong Kong players and the whole team, and it is very difficult for them to fully exert themselves.

Therefore, Iraq is fully capable of suppressing Hong Kong, China.

What Wan Sheng wants to see is that his team can still play threatening, play proactive, and look for counter-attacking opportunities under this kind of pressure.

That equals success.

The other side. Iraqi coach Patrick Vieira has returned to the dugout.

The approach of the two managers is surprising: the leading Hong Kong coach is in a hurry, standing on the sidelines and only playing; The backward Iraqi coach was not in a hurry, he returned to the dugout and cocked his toes, looking calm.

If you just look at the score and the performance of the two managers, you will be very confused, but if you look at the current situation, you can see that there is no danger in the back of Iraq, while the goal of Hong Kong, China is under frequent threats.

It is this situation that reassures Iraqi coach Patrick Vieira.

Vieira had been worried. Hong Kong will take advantage of the situation to suppress Iraq again and will likely be able to score another goal, but now they see that their players are doing well and have adapted to the game. He didn't have anything to worry about, but began to look forward to his team's performance in the future.

Now that Iraq have played to the advantage, the only thing missing is to score.

The minutes and seconds passed.

During this period, the players of both teams have been fighting the field, and Iraq has the overall advantage. Whether it is ball control, passing, or shooting, it is much more than that of Hong Kong, China.

That advantage eventually translated into a goal, and the game went on in the 35th minute. Iraqi striker Younis, receiving a pass from Hassan on the side, volleyed the ball into the net, and the goalkeeper Fan Junye, who had no time to save, had no choice but to accept the fact that the football had scored.

“1:1！”

"Iraq equalizes!"

Younis looked delighted to score a goal, his third goal in the Asian Cup, and with this goal, he has become the top scorer in the Asian Cup.

Three games, three goals, no matter where you go, it's quite appalling.

After Iraq's equaliser, the situation did not change, they still dominated the game, and the situation has been suppressed by Hong Kong.

Looking at Hong Kong, China, they fought very tenaciously, and although they were suppressed for a time, they were not without the ability to counterattack, and Iraq occasionally did not pay attention, and it would still be seized by Hong Kong, China, to create a threat.

Seeing this, Wan Sheng was quite satisfied.

In the battle between the two teams, time passed quickly, and finally the two teams ended 1:1 in the first half and entered the halftime break.

In the dressing room of the Hong Kong team, many players kept their heads down, and they were still a little worried about the arrival of Wan Sheng, because they felt that the first half was not good.

In the two games against Australia and Thailand, they were the lead in each game, and now they have scored a goal and the situation is suppressed, especially since they are still the first goal, which is inevitably frustrating to think about.

But unlike what they thought, when Wan Sheng entered the locker room, he had a smile on his face, he smiled very easily, and after entering the room, he also directly praised everyone's performance in the first half.

"Everybody's doing well." Wan Sheng said, "Don't worry, your performance has exceeded my expectations!" ”

Many people look up in disunderstanding.

I saw Wan Sheng say, "I originally thought that after 45 minutes, I should be behind, but I didn't expect it to be a draw." ”

"This was already unexpected by me!"

Hearing Wan Sheng's words, the players didn't know why, they thought that the coach was saying the opposite, but looking at the coach's expression, it didn't look like this.

Is that really the case?

The coach thinks that after 45 minutes, the team should be behind?

Then they thought again...... Oh, yes!

The strength of the team is like this, perhaps because of the victory in the first two games, we also feel that we should beat Iraq, but in fact, the strength of the team cannot catch up with Iraq.

Many players are alert to this, they are only now reacting that they have a bit of a high opinion of the team, and it must be quite dangerous to play with this mentality.

Wan Sheng saw everyone's expressions and nodded with satisfaction, he actually wanted to tell everyone not to be affected by the previous results. No matter what way you do, you must pay attention to your opponent, no matter what the situation of the game, you must maintain a normal mentality, "Although we have been tied, it doesn't matter, we haven't lost yet!" ”

'I've said for a long time that the purpose of this game is to develop your attacking qualities and you have done a good job and keep working in the second half. I believe that victory will be ours. ”

After praising the performance of the players, Wan Sheng began to lay out the tactics for the second half, and the players all listened carefully.

By now, all the players know the importance of tactics.

Wansheng has told them with practical actions that those who don't know tactics will not even have the opportunity to play for a minute, understand the team's tactics, know what to do in the game, and will cooperate as a whole. The whole team can perform better.

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Soon the second half began.

Iraq continued to maintain its offensive against Hong Kong, China, in the opening game, and even though it was mentally prepared, Hong Kong, China was still very passive.

But what can be seen is that Hong Kong, China played more methodically than in the first half. Every player in the team is constantly running, constantly scrambling, inserting assists when they have the opportunity, and retreating quickly when defending. Everyone's initiative made Hong Kong, China no longer as weak as it was in the first half.

Super Sports S Channel commentator Gao Jixian used one word to describe Hong Kong, China, "tenacious!" ”

"Hong Kong, China is fighting very tenaciously. Despite their passivity, all the players are playing proactively. Coupled with the fierce scramble, it will be difficult for Iraq to suppress it again as it did in the first half. ”

It's not just tenacity!

Iraq soon discovered that Hong Kong were not only playing aggressively, but were also a threat to their goal.

In the 67th and 69th minutes, in two minutes, Hong Kong, China broke the ball twice and counterattacked, both of which had threatened the Iraqi goal.

One of them, Zhuo Zhuo, received a pass and shot from the right side of the penalty area, only to score the ball.

After this attack, Iraq no longer dared to underestimate Hong Kong, China, and even head coach Vieira stood up and gave advice to the team's backfield defense.

It must be admitted that Iraq's strength is still very strong, especially the spirit of their players who dare to fight on the field, which is a headache for opponents.

Hong Kong, China has an advantage in the ability to confront, in the game against the Thai team, this point is vividly displayed, but it can compete with Iraq, but the physical advantage is not reflected, the Iraqi players seem to be not afraid of injury, you fight hard, they fight more fiercely, the 'pampered' Hong Kong players, it is really difficult to 'have a life crisis' at home compared to the Iraqi players, even if they have a little physical advantage, they are not very optimistic about fighting.

Hong Kong, China played very actively, but the gap in technical strength was difficult to make up for just positively, so Iraq still got a good chance in the 79th minute of the game.

It was a corner from midfielder Mohammed from distance.

Full-back Oshersid sent a corner kick, and the football fell straight into the middle, goalkeeper Fan Junye couldn't keep up at the first time, and Younis was about to head the goal.

At this moment, Hong Kong, China's central defender Poon Yaozhuo's eyes flashed fiercely, and directly pushed Younis to the ground.

The Hong Kong penalty area of China was in chaos, and Nassar, who was next to Younis, pushed Pan Yaozhuo, but fortunately, the players on both sides restrained themselves, after all, the two sides could join hands to qualify, and there was no need to fight because of a small conflict.

The referee also stopped the clash and awarded Iraq a penalty.

Wan Sheng looked at the ball and felt very helpless, Pan Yaozhuo's approach couldn't say anything, in that case without fouling, Younis scored the ball directly, but now the result is not very good, it can only be said that there is a little more chance, and Pan Yaozhuo also received a yellow card for this.

Wansheng immediately used the active effect of the strong barrier -

"Strong Barriers:

All players actively activate: the goalkeeper is the last line of defense, under the power of the strong barrier, the reaction speed of the team you lead and the goalkeeper will be increased by 100% (it can only be activated once per game, the duration is five minutes, and the passive effect will be lost after activation). ”

This effect can make goalkeeper Fan Junye's reaction speed faster, have the best chance to save the penalty, and at the same time, the team's defense will be worse in the future.

It's a pity that the coach's skills are only auxiliary at most, and the penalty kick is not sure to be saved, and in the end, Iraqi No. 9 Nassar still scored the ball cleanly.

1:2！

Iraq overtook the score!

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"Nassar! He helped Iraq score a penalty! 1:2, Iraq overtook the score! ”

"It's been 81 minutes and Nassar's goal will be the equivalent of helping Iraq seal the win!"

"Many people say that Wansheng is a head coach who can create miracles, Hong Kong, China has won the previous matches with Australia and Thailand, and losing this one means that Hong Kong, China will meet Japan in the quarterfinals, so can this young Chinese still create miracles!"

After the goal in Iraq, many people are not optimistic about Hong Kong, China.

1:2Ah!

Hong Kong, China is lagging behind!

Looking at the current situation, it is not easy for Hong Kong, China to equalize, so the game is almost over.

"Although Hong Kong played quite well, it was still difficult to defeat Iraq in the end......"

Super Sports S Channel commentator Gao Jixian said that there are only ten minutes left in the game, and it is too difficult for Hong Kong, China to equalize.

The supporters of Hong Kong, China in the stands were also silent, they didn't feel anything about the loss, Hong Kong's results were enough to satisfy all the fans, but it was a pity to lose such a positive game.

At this time, Wan Sheng walked out of the coach's seat.

He came to the sidelines.

Keep your eyes on the scoreboard, where the "1:2" is particularly glaring.

Like everyone else, he knew that if the game continued like this, the team would basically have no chance.

With 10 minutes left in the game, there is really little chance of scoring in 10 minutes, not to mention, with Iraq in the lead, it is almost certain to strengthen the defense and not allow Hong Kong to easily find good opportunities.

So now, only the last resort is used!

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The Iraqi players are still celebrating, it was the goal they scored at the end of the game after a whole game, and it was worth the celebration and at the same time, it was great to kill the game time.

At this moment, the big screen camera pointed to the sidelines, and Wan Sheng stood there looking at the court.

This action was nothing, the two head coaches have been constantly circulating on the sidelines and in the coach's bench, but Wan Sheng suddenly raised his hands.

"Does Hong Kong, China still want to make any changes?"

"By the way, they still have a substitution spot that is useless!"

"Is it a replacement?"

"Or what tactical adjustments? It's useless to adjust it now, right? It's good that Hong Kong, China can play like this!"

“……”

In the midst of the discussion of the media reporters, Wan Sheng raised his hands high, his five fingers were tense, and immediately, he stretched out his arms and pushed forward.

If you are a regular watcher of Manchester City, you will feel: "This action seems familiar!?" ”

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