Chapter 7 Making History
Thirty-three minutes into the game, Chile attacked.
Because of the sweep of Yang Muge and Yang Hao in the middle, the Chilean team did not take the middle lane in this attack, but directly took the side.
They played the football to the side, and then crossed it in front of the goal, trying to directly threaten the Chinese team's goal, but this time, Guo Nu, who was not tall, jumped up, grabbed the ball before everyone, and pushed the football out.
This season, he has also got a lot of opportunities to play at Inter Milan and has been fully trained. And playing in Serie A has also improved his ability to command and set up the defensive line in defence. Any fan who has watched Guo Nu's game at Inter Milan will probably not be too surprised by Guo Nu's header clearance, and even feel that this header clearance is too simple......
"Well, although Guo Nu has not participated in the Champions League like his friends. This may make people not know him well enough and despise him. But in reality he played very consistently and well at the Inter backline......"
Guo Nuding went out and the football fell outside the penalty area, Zheng Zhi received the ball with his back to the direction of the attack, he didn't have time to turn around, and directly passed the football back to Yang Muge.
Yang Muge met the ball and passed the football to Yan Min on the left side.
Before the football reached Yan Min's feet, Chile's Aranguiz rushed up and wanted to break the ball before Yan Min could catch it.
Yan Min didn't catch the ball, but directly poked the ball forward, and then twisted his body, which was worthy of erasing Aranjis's side, relying on his excellent starting speed, accelerating past Aranguis, catching up with the football.
"Beautiful! The ball is divided! Yan Min is very flexible! Aranguiz can't catch him at all!"
After the ball was split and Aranjiz was shaken off, Yan Min did not pass the football immediately, but continued to rush with the ball.
He drove the ball with great momentum and made the Chinese fans in the stands cheer.
Amid their cheers, Yan Min galloped on the left side of the pitch.
Chile's right-back Gonzalo Jarrah came up to defend Yan Min.
Yan Min didn't seem to see Hala at all, and when he moved the football forward, he was about to accelerate and force a breakthrough.
This is simply an insult to Hala - any offensive player does not slow down at all in the face of his defense, but accelerates, which only shows that the offensive player does not take him seriously at all, thinking that he can easily break through with speed.
Naturally, Hala was not to be outdone, he immediately leaned in, intending to use his closeness to slow down Yan Min's speed.
His strategy succeeded, and Yan Min, who was stuck by him, did not simply break through Hara with speed.
Yan Min, who was sticked, picked up his left foot while running and made a gesture to cross.
Hala certainly wouldn't let him pass the ball so easily, so he squeezed in again.
But after Yan Min's left foot picked it up, it was not a cross, but a kick back of the ball!
At the same time, he made an emergency stop and turned around, suddenly stopped in the middle of a high-speed run, and then turned around, which was effortless for Yan Min, this is his specialty. But not everyone can be as flexible as he is.
Hala still wanted to squeeze Yan Min away at that time, so his center of gravity was unstable, and when Yan Min stopped suddenly, he lost his balance and slipped out directly......
Yan Min got rid of the defense, he immediately cut the football inside, and led it towards the penalty area!
Chile didn't expect Hala to be dumped by Yan Min so easily, which completely disrupted their arrangement.
For a while, one of the two central defenders in front of the goal pounced on Yan Min, and at the same time, their midfielder Diaz also rushed back to defend Yan Min.
Suddenly there was chaos in the Chilean penalty area.
Yan Min seized on the chaos and sent the ball out, and he passed the ball up to the back point of the goal.
There, He Ying rushed at high speed, and then took advantage of this momentum to jump forward, one to the top!
His forehead was firmly pressed against the flying football!
There wasn't a single defender around him, and they were either going to defend Yan Min or Gao Lin. Lack of defense against what shadow is inserted from behind......
So He Ying made a comfortable rush!
The soccer ball is headed towards the goal!
At such a close distance, the Chilean goalkeeper Bravo, who hastily retreated from the near corner to the far corner, failed to touch the football and the ball flew into the goal!
Duan Xin, who was at the scene of "He Ying ββ!!!!!", stood up from his seat excitedly, raised his arms and shouted. "He Ying!! He Ying!!The goal is inββ!! he pulled a goal back for the Chinese team! This is the first World Cup goal in the history of the Chinese men's football team! This is a historic moment! He Ying! The Chinese team has a beautiful counterattack! A beautiful goal! Guo Nu! Zheng Zhi! Yang Muge! Yan Min! He Ying! Each of them has left his name forever in the history of Chinese football! They have made history! And we! Audience friends! We are fortunate to witness the birth of history!"
Zhang Lu also said excitedly next to him: "This counterattack is really great! Everyone handled the ball very correctly, whether it was Zheng Zhi's return or Yang Muge's pass, or Yan Min's breakthrough with the ball...... In the counterattack, every chain is required to be perfect, otherwise as long as there is a problem in one link, then the goal will not be scored! The Chinese team played what Lippi wanted to see! After falling behind by two goals, it pulled back a goal before the end of the first half...... There is still suspense in this game!"
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The entire Pantanal Arena resounded with cheers from Chinese fans, who were brazenly raising their voices and announcing their attitude for the first time in the game.
Amid the cheers, He Ying, who had scored the goal, excitedly turned and ran to the stands where the Chinese fans had gathered - behind their own goal, he had to run across the entire stadium.
In the process, he also wanted to strip to celebrate, but as soon as he lifted the shirt halfway, he remembered that he had to get a yellow card to strip to celebrate, because he would get a yellow card because of this, and if there was an accident in the future game, it would be troublesome. Now that Zhou Yi is absent, there can be no more losses in personnel.
So the last shred of reason overcame the excitement, and he put down his jersey again. But he still opened his arms and frantically towards the stands where the Chinese fans were, his speed was already fast, and now he used his strength to eat, rushing to the bottom of the stands in the shortest possible time, and then slid to his knees until he slid in front of the billboard before stopping.
His teammates also slid to their knees and then pounced on him.
Sun Pan also rushed up to participate in the celebration.
And what about the Chinese fans? They waved at the Chinese players in the stadium with everything they could β fists, scarves, slogans, and flags.
This scene is destined to become a classic picture in the memory of Chinese football in the future.
This is the first time that the Chinese have been hearty in the World Cup.
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Seeing He Ying score a goal, Zhou Yi, who was standing on the sidelines, jumped up, then turned around and ran to his bench teammates, hugging them, everyone was shouting and screaming to celebrate the goal.
Although it was just a goal, it wasn't even an equaliser yet.
But things have quietly turned.
This goal is just the beginning, and the Chinese team will not succumb to any difficulties!
Of course, the broadcast camera did not forget to take care of Zhou Yi, and recorded the scene of Zhou Yi and his teammates celebrating the goal.
The Chinese team was frantically celebrating the goal, while the Chilean team was somewhat depressed.
From the time they attacked to the time they conceded the goal, it was just ten seconds.
The ball was lost so quickly that they didn't react.
And the conceded goal gave them some not-so-good thoughts.
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When the replay of the goal began to be played on TV, Duan Xin's mood finally calmed down a little.
With this replay, he and Zhang Lu began to analyze the goal and praise the team's performance.
Zhang Lu said: "Guo Nu's header is very decisive...... Zheng Zhi's return pass is also very smart, if he wants to take the ball down and then turn around himself, this counterattack will not be successful nine times out of ten. Zheng Zhi was also marked by the opponent in this game. Chile knows very well that Zheng Zhi's appearance is to replace Zhou Yi, so he and Zhou Yi have the same position and role, so their defense against Zheng Zhi is not weak...... Zheng Zhi handled the ball very smartly, and Yang Muge was even smarter next, he didn't even stop the ball, and directly passed the football to Yan Min in front of him...... Then it was Yan Min's solo performance time, first sharing the ball while receiving the ball, passing Aranguis, and then shaking off Hara by making a quick stop...... He brought his characteristics to the fullest in Dortmund, and Yan Min played like this in Dortmund this season......"
Duan Xin continued: "Yan Min was also very smart when he passed the ball at the end, he didn't pass it to Gao Lin in front of the goal, but to the empty space behind Gao Lin. At that time, it was still a vacancy, and there was no one to ...... He Ying saw this vacancy like Yan Min, so he stepped forward at high speed, and finally made a beautiful and powerful rush...... The whole goal line is clear, the thinking is clear, and it is a textbook-like quick counterattack! It is really good to open the scoring history of the Chinese men's football team on the World Cup stage with such a goal!"
"The last time the Chinese team participated in the World Cup was in 2002, and at that time we were discussing and expecting the birth of goals. But as a result, in that World Cup, in the three group games, the Chinese team did not score a goal. There were also two goals that hit the post...... Now, after 12 years, we have finally waited for the goal!" Zhang Lu sighed.
"yes. In the past 12 years, we have taken many detours, and Chinese football has also experienced the darkest times. Now, no matter what, we have finally come out of the darkness and can see the light!" Duan Xin nodded. "I hope this is a good start for the future of Chinese football, and I will start the future with this beautiful counterattack goal......"