Chapter Fifty-Seven: In Good Shape
"The Chinese team won a corner, which was the first corner of the game, and it was taken by Zhou Yilai...... Let's take a look at this goalββ! Feng Xiaoting !! scored the !!"
Accompanied by the passionate yelling of the commentator Duan Xin, in front of the TV, countless Chinese fans jumped up from their seats and cheered.
Only seven minutes into the game, the Chinese team actually took the lead, which was the first time in this World Cup.
Surprises came too quickly.
In the TV picture, Feng Xiaoting, who scored the goal, ran to the corner flag area on the other side to celebrate the goal, but he was pulled to the ground by his teammates halfway through.
This goal has a very special meaning for Feng Xiaoting and the Chinese team.
Because this is the first goal scored by a local league player in this World Cup.
It was even the first goal scored by a Chinese local league player in the history of the World Cup.
He Ying, who scored for the Chinese team before, has Guo Nu and Zhou Yi, both of whom are players who play in overseas leagues.
Feng Xiaoting is the first player to play in a local league.
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The Chinese team took the lead in the opening seven minutes, which greatly surprised many, especially those who thought the match was a close match, and even more so to Colombian fans.
They never expected their team to concede in the opening seven minutes.
While the fans of the Chinese team were cheering for their team's goal, the Colombian players in the stands were still in a state of "confusion".
It wasn't until the Chinese players finished celebrating and ran back that they came to their senses.
Colombia's head coach Pekerman immediately made a change, he called the players on the sidelines, asking them to defend firmly after the game restarted, because the Chinese team will definitely take advantage of their goal opportunity to launch a fierce attack on the Colombian goal. If Colombia can't hold on, it is likely to collapse in a short time.
Pekerman is a well-known coach in Argentina, having coached the Argentine national team and has a wealth of experience. His adjustment at this time was very timely and necessary.
After the restart, in the face of the aggressive attacks of the Chinese team, Colombia really could have conceded again if they did not shrink their defense......
In the ninth minute, Zhou Yi made a long-range shot from outside the penalty area, which was slightly high, scaring Colombian fans into a cold sweat.
In the eleventh minute, Zhang Linpeng crossed from the right, Gao Lin did the football back outside the penalty area, and He Ying, who was following him, padded the football with his chest, and then volleyed directly, and the football was blocked by Colombia's defender Yepes with his body.
The corner was almost a goalkeeper as well.
During this time, the Chinese fans who watched the Chinese team's attack were addicted, and the Chinese fans in front of the TV kept cheering. Of course, they know why the Chinese team is attacking so fiercely, of course, to get another one.
The Chinese fans in the stands all shouted "the Chinese team has one more score".
The Colombian commentator seemed to be in a hurry, for fear of letting the Chinese team score again.
Fortunately, Colombia finally got over and didn't concede another goal in a short period of time.
It wasn't until the fifteenth minute that Colombia counter-attacked, and they won a long-range free-kick in the Chinese half, which was taken by Guarin, and he chose to shoot directly, which he directly hit high.
In the seventeenth minute, Colombia also won a corner kick, this corner kick was kicked by James Rodriguez, after his corner kick came out, Guo Nu rushed out first, and then shook Zheng Zhi who pounced after the ball of Guarin outside the penalty area, and then directly crossed the ball on the left side of the penalty area, this time Feng Xiaoting grabbed the clearance before Cuadrado.
"Feng Xiaoting! Beautiful clearance! After scoring the goal, Feng Xiaoting is in such a good state!"
The broadcaster of the World Cup also gave Feng Xiaoting a close-up, after this close-up, it was a replay of Feng Xiaoting's previous goal, this time the whole perspective was on him, to see how he ran into the penalty area, how he suddenly threw off the opponent, and then rushed to the goal to hit the flying football into the goal, and finally the scene where he and his teammates celebrated the goal.
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In the twentieth minute, the Chinese team launched an attack and hit all the way to the front of the Colombian penalty area.
Here Yan Min passed the football forward to Zhou Yi in front of him after dribbling the ball, Zhou Yi was facing away from the offensive direction at the time, he did not choose to pass the ball directly, but gently rubbed the football passed by Yan Min, which seemed to be a mistake to stop the ball, because at the front of the penalty area, any stop that will increase the adjustment action is a failure, will increase the player's time in possession, and will give the defender a chance to surround it.
But Zhou Yi withstood the defensive pressure, but bought time for Yan Min's forward insertion, even if it was only a short half second, it was enough for Yan Min to rush to a position parallel to Zhou Yihe.
Next, Zhou Yi's right ankle shook and slammed the football that he rubbed up behind him!
Just when everyone didn't expect it, the football flew over Zhou Yi's head and the Colombian players who defended him together, flying towards the empty space behind them!
At the same time, Yan Min came out of the defense line, rushed to the vacancy, and then beautifully unloaded the football passed by Zhou Yi!
"Beautiful!" Duan Xin exclaimed. "Imaginative wall-to-wall coordination!"
After Yan Min received Zhou Yi's second pass on the left side of the penalty area, he stopped the football and immediately sent a boccia ball.
The soccer ball rolled against the turf to the middle.
Gao Lin followed up in the middle to receive the ball and then shot with his feet!
"Gao Lin!
In Duan Xin's roar, Gao Lin's shot was blocked by Colombia's goalkeeper Ospina.
The ball he pounced on bounced off and flew out of the box.
Yang Muge appeared here, stopped the football, and shot from a distance again.
Ospina made another brilliant save to block Yang Muge's long-range shot.
"Ahhh
In the stands and in front of the television, many Chinese fans held their heads in their hands, lamenting that their team had not been able to score.
The Colombian commentator was very anxious: "We were besieged by the Chinese team, and if it goes on like this, it is only a matter of time before we lose the goal, and something must change!"
The television broadcast also focused on Colombia's head coach Pekerman, who was shown with a frown.
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When Colombia was in trouble, it was only natural that Colombian fans turned their attention to James Rodriguez, the heart of their team.
He has shone at this World Cup, scoring five goals in four games that have been played and is currently ranked first in the World Cup scorer charts.
However, in this game, Lippi made a targeted arrangement for James Rodriguez, and he asked Yang Muge to defend James Rodriguez.
Yang Muge's stalking is very famous.
James Rodriguez has been entangled by Yang Muge in this way, and in the time since the start of the game, there has been no performance that can be done.
For example, just now, after James Rodriguez got the ball, he tried to get rid of Yang Muge's defense, but he swayed left and right and made a move, Yang Muge was still behind him, and he was not thrown away, but he himself was forced into a dead end in the process, lost a better passing opportunity, and finally could only choose to pass back.
Scenes like this often happen in this game. James Rodriguez, who had previously been a big killer, had lost all his magic in this match.
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It is difficult for the Colombian side to organize a decent attack, and because the Chinese team is ahead, the morale of the whole team is greatly boosted, and the state is very good, and it seems that no matter how it plays.
In the 27th minute, Gao Lin pulled to the side to cross, Rong Hao cut inside and received the ball, and shot hard outside the penalty area, and the football was slightly off.
A minute later, after Yang Muge cut off the ball at the feet of James Rodriguez, the Chinese team quickly organized a counterattack, Yan Min dribbled the ball on the left side, and then inverted the triangle pass, he passed the ball to Zhou Yi in front of the penalty area.
Zhou Yi picked up the ball with his feet!
The ball flew over the top of Colombian defender Zapata, who had a low center of gravity and could not do anything to stop the ball.
And Zhou Yi, who picked him, bypassed him!
"Zhou Yi!!ohoh! beautiful pick-up!"
Zhou Yi, who went around, did not stop the ball, but directly volleyed. This time it was Ospina who saved Colombia's goal and blocked Zhou Yi's shot.
"Ospina, he was the best player for Colombia in the first half," said neutral commentator Marcel Leff. "If it weren't for his wonderful performance, the Chinese team would have led Colombia 4:0 now...... The offensive quality of the Chinese team in this game is too high, and the team's cooperation between small areas is very good. Zhou Yi's personal condition is also excellent, and he has played amazing attacks many times...... If this trend continues, will the Chinese team really be able to go one step further and reach the semi-finals of the World Cup! At that time, they will become the opponents of the German team in the semi-finals of the World Cup!"