Chapter 315: The Group Stage Ends
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Hong Kong, China, played against Iraq in the half, and continued to attack for about 7 minutes.
For seven minutes, the situation on the field changed dramatically, Iraq no longer had any advantage, they were suppressed in their own half and could not play at all, and the game was firmly controlled by Hong Kong, China.
Everyone at the scene had a feeling that Hong Kong, China had become a strong team far superior to Iraq, and they had suppressed and cooperated, so that Iraq had no power to fight back.
It is clear to everyone that this is an unreal feeling, and that Hong Kong, China, has maintained its repression only because of their sudden and massive pressure, but the threat of this pressure is so great that Iraq simply cannot breathe.
A lot of the Iraqi players are a little bit out of their senses, they are constantly defending, filling in in front of goal, they are constantly running, but they are very tired in the face of China's disciplined attack.
Every Iraqi player, every media reporter, and the vast majority of fans know that it is difficult for Hong Kong's offensive to last for a long time, and they can only take advantage of Iraq's failure to stabilize their position to fight a few waves of impact.
The Iraqi players also thought that the game would be over after a few more minutes, or that they could hold on to an opportunity to stabilize the lineup, and the game would restart, and it would be difficult for the opponent to suppress it.
But they still didn't survive.
In the 88th minute of the game, Hong Kong, China striker Chen Zhaoji, turned and volleyed in the penalty area to help the team equalize.
2:2!
When the football flew into the goal, the Thai commentator at the scene couldn't help shouting excitedly, "The ball is in!" ”
"Chen Zhaoji! He turned and volleyed in the box to complete the goal! ”
Other media also launched explanations for the goal, including regret, helplessness, and excitement.
"Iraq tried to defend for a long time, but in the end they couldn't keep the goal......"
"Hong Kong, China sneaked a goal!"
"It's flat! Flat! ”
"Hong Kong's attack was fierce and they scored in the end!"
"We can see that just in the time. Hong Kong, China, has been besieging the Iraqi goal, and the Iraqis have no way to fight back......"
“2:2! 2:2, at the last moment of the game, Hong Kong, China equalized! ”
Among these voices, there are also those who praise the offensive hero Chen Zhaoji, "Chen Zhaoji! It was his second goal in this tournament in Asia! ”
"A very powerful volley, Chen Zhaoji squeezed Abbas to complete the shot, which can be said to be Abbas's defensive mistake, and it is also Chen Zhaoji's wonderful personal performance!"
"Seeing this goal, we can't help but think of Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy when he played for Manchester United in the Premier League. He often scores goals in this way, which is why he is known as the 'King of the Penalty Zone'! ”
In the midst of these sounds, Hong Kong, China, celebrated the goal with wanton recklessness.
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Iraqi coach Patrick Vieira was standing on the sidelines, and when Chen Zhaoji shot just now, he was already standing up in shock.
In fact, he was already nervous when Hong Kong launched a major attack.
He held his breath and didn't dare to breathe loudly.
When he saw Chen Zhaoji score the ball, he took a long breath. When the people next to him heard the voice, they thought that Vieira was showing anger at Iraq, but in fact, it was a huge sigh.
This time in Hong Kong, China. Vieira was very helpless.
Just saw the offensive of Hong Kong, China, he thought it was nothing, and felt that the team basically won, but after the two waves of attacks. He didn't think so, because he saw that Hong Kong, China played quite methodically, and he was not brainless in the front court to fill in the number of people and kick around.
This offensive came as a shock to Vieira.
Very few teams train the offensive method of pressing all the way. Even the big clubs in Europe, because it's very difficult to do, there are always a lot of players in the field, how do you arrange the tactics?
The dense number of offense, the dense number of defense, just thinking about it makes people's heads big.
The game is played to this extent, basically relying on the free play of the players on the field.
But Hong Kong, China played quite methodically, obviously they went through a lot of offensive drills, it is this that makes Vieira feel incredible, how the young Chinese arranged the tactical play, in the intensive attack, he can actually assign tasks to each player, so that the team plays in a disciplined way-
It's unimaginable!
The game just now is still vivid, Chen Zhaoji's goal is not false, Vieira can only accept the reality, he feels deeply shocked in his heart.
Is this the ability of the world's famous marshals?
Is this the world's best tactical ability?
Is this the reason why that young Chinese coach can achieve such achievements at the age of 30?
Three questions made Vieira extremely admired Wan Sheng, and at the same time, he also felt helpless about the goal just now.
Vieira couldn't help but turn his head and saw the Hong Kong coach's box, celebrating the goal, the substitutes, coaches and others gathered around, and the Chinese was also standing in the crowd, his face full of excitement and joy, and at the same time, there was a touch of arrogance that could not be forced.
Vieira read it, and it was a strong confidence.
Seeing this confident and energetic young Chinese, Vieira suddenly felt a sense of frustration.
He didn't know how long it had been since he felt this way.
Before the start of the game between the two teams, Vieira originally felt that he was always the other party, but now he found that he was still underestimated, the other party can create a big name in Europe, lead Hong Kong, China to defeat Australia and Thailand in a row, is definitely very capable, even if Iraq has a one-goal lead, the game is almost the end of the time, he should not have any relaxation, there is a saying in the football game, "until the last minute, no one knows what will happen", now that's it, he underestimated the opponent, Thinking that the team would win, they were stunned by the sudden onslaught, and the opponent also took the opportunity to equalize.
If at the end of the game, he can make the team more conservative and play more consistently, maybe it will be a different result.
But there is no point in thinking about this, the score has become 2:2, and the team can only take advantage of the last time to rush into another wave. There's still a chance.
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Hong Kong didn't have much time to celebrate, and soon the game was resumed under the guidance of the referee.
Just now, Hong Kong, China, has been attacking around Iraq, because Hong Kong, China is the backward side, and they have to fight hard.
Now it's different.
Hong Kong have already tied the score, and a draw is enough to qualify for the top of the group, so it is Iraq that should be anxious.
Iraq used the kick-off to launch a siege on the half of Hong Kong, China, and the situation was completely reversed.
If you don't know, you still think that the two teams are in an offensive and defensive drill, and you attack and I defend. I attack, you defend, but in fact, the scene is very intense, which also reflects the reversal of the mentality of the players of the two teams.
When Iraq was attacking, there were still some reservations, and some Iraqi players were thinking about Hong Kong's attack just now, lest they play another wave.
That's kind of scary.
But in reality, Hong Kong, China, has no idea of attacking again. Wan Sheng also stood on the sidelines to direct the team's defense.
The game got to the point where keeping the goal was a win.
It's very conservative to think like this, but the strength of the team is on the bright side, and it is indeed not as good as Iraq. It's good to be able to play head-to-head and be unbeaten, as long as you can keep the goal, it's a perfect game. There's no need to make a fuss.
The point is, there is not much time left for the game.
After two waves of attacks in Iraq, the clock went to stoppage time. The fourth official held up a sign that read '3' to indicate three minutes of stoppage time.
Hong Kong, China, feels like three minutes is a long time, while Iraq feels that it is completely insufficient.
At this time, Wansheng changed again.
Hong Kong, China, replaced the goal-scorer Chan Chiu-kei and replaced a defender, and this adjustment made people know that they have lost the heart of attacking and just want to defend the goal.
Iraq also knows that they are free to attack.
But it's too short!
After three minutes, two or three waves of attacks failed to threaten, and the clock was over.
Finally, when Hong Kong, China cleared the ball out of the penalty area again, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.
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"The game is over, 2:2, Hong Kong, China drew with Iraq!"
"At the end of the three rounds of Group A, Hong Kong, China has achieved 3 games, 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 points, and they beat Iraq to qualify as the first in the group."
"Perhaps a draw is also an acceptable result for Iraq, because the result of three games, one win, two draws and five points is enough to ensure that they can qualify."
"Now, the match between Thailand and Australia is also coming to an end, and Australia is currently leading 3-1, but it doesn't matter anymore because regardless of the result, it will be Hong Kong and ......Iraq that will qualify."
"In this way, the Group A matches are all over, and according to the previous results of Group B, Hong Kong, China will face the host Vietnam team in the quarterfinals, and Iraq will face the top team in Group B, Japan!"
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In the narrator's introduction to the game, Hong Kong, China has already begun to celebrate.
At the end of the last game, they had already secured a place in the qualifying spot, and now that all three games are over, the players are not very excited, and most of them are still happy to tie the score at the end.
At the same time, there are a lot of people who are thinking about the quarterfinals.
"It's a draw, we're top of the group, we're against Vietnam, and we're likely to reach the semi-finals!" Fan Zhiyi spoke the hearts of all the players.
Everyone is happy about it.
Standing in the crowd, Wan Sheng just smiled, and when everyone looked over, he said, "Qualifying from the group is not the goal, I said earlier, we have to take a long-term view, and now our Asian Cup journey has just been halfway through!" ”
"There's nothing to celebrate about qualifying from the group, we have to keep working hard and try to go further, and that's time to celebrate!"
"Yes."
After listening to Wan Sheng's words, everyone shouted out with high morale.
Looking at everyone's looks, Wan Sheng was very satisfied, and he knew that after the match with Iraq, the whole team had more fighting spirit and confidence.
(To be continued.) )