Vol 3 Chapter 279: Golden Asian Cup: Tough Battle (1)

During the intermission, Ali asked Wang Ai if he needed a break. Wang Ai said that he could stick to it for a few more minutes, and the old Ali didn't force it.
At the beginning of the second half, Wang Ai was running very actively again. Unfortunately, the Iraqi defenders were no longer fooled. And Wang Ai, who focused on touching porcelain, naturally couldn't notice breaking the door and creating threatening assists. As a result, after ten minutes, he did nothing and was replaced by Sun Jihai.
The Iraqi team, which scored four goals in the first half, has lost hope. Not only did they lose cleanly, they even called the Chinese team for defense throughout the first half, and they did not shoot at all! Therefore, the second half of the game was quite easy. After Bai Guanghai and Hao Haidong each scored another goal, the game ended with a final score of 6: 0. This is also the fifth time that the Chinese team has reached the semifinals in the 7th Asian Cup.
After another big victory, the total number of goals for the Chinese team has reached 20, and the number of goals conceded is still 1! Shows offensive power that is totally more than any previous national team! Among them, Bai Guanghai has 4 goals, Hao Haidong has 3 goals, Shao Jiayi has 3 goals, Luo Tongliang has 3 goals, and Sun Jihai, Xu Yunlong, Wang Ai, Chen Yang, Zheng Zhi, Li Yi, and Li Ming all have 1 goal. A total of 11 players scored goals! Among them, Bai Guanghai and Wang Ai, both the biggest and the most suitable ages, just played two games.
The "Han Army" has plenty of power!
After the game, the team celebrated a little at the hotel. Since the Chinese team's game and Uzbekistan's match with Bahrain were played on the 30th, the next opponents will see the other two quarterfinals of the 31st. the result of.
The next morning, the national team trained normally during the day, and watched the highlight of South Korea and Iran collectively at night. As a result, the two sides fought against each other and scored 7 goals in 90 minutes. The Iranian team defeated 4: 3 in a very difficult time. South Korea became China's opponent in the semifinals.
The other game was a 90-minute draw. Japan and Jordan reached a 1: 1 ratio. In the end, Japan penalized Jordan and advanced to the semifinals.
Faced with Iran's opponent, China has been invincible for ten years.
On the evening of August 3, the national team had dinner early, and after taking a break in their respective rooms, they went out to the training ground for a simple activity. At this time, the news of the first semi-final came from Jinan, Shandong. After 90 minutes of fighting, the Japanese team defeated Bahrain 4: 3 and took the lead in entering the final.
The Chinese team then got on the bus and the traffic police drove straight to the Workers Stadium. When they arrived, the Iranian team arrived at the same time, the players on both sides stared at each other, their eyes were full of belief.
The two sides who did not say hello were each led to the lounge, and after dressing up, played to adapt to the venue. By this time, the increasingly fierce workers' stadium was full of friends.
The midsummer night is the most pleasant time of the day.
At 8:55 pm, the captains of the two sides guessed, the Chinese team played from right to left, and the Iranian team got the kickoff right.
The Chinese team was wearing a white jersey and the Iranian team was wearing a green jersey. I just do n’t know if the Iranian team knows that the Workers ’Stadium is the home of the Beijing Guoan team, and Beijing Guoan ’s jersey is green. So many Beijing fans watched a little awkwardly in the opening minutes.
Then, the enthusiasm of the fans was ignited by the strong desire of the Chinese team to attack.
Ali Haan adjusted the appearance combination again in this game, but most of the main players appeared on the field, showing a willingness to win without hesitation! Since he led the Chinese team last year, in the official competition, the Chinese team has remained unbeaten so far!
The forward line, Hao Haidong + Bai Guanghai, from left to right in the midfield are Li Xiaopeng, Shao Jiayi, Li Ming, and Chen Yang in the back. From left to right, Zheng Zhi, Luo Tongliang, Li Weifeng, and Zhang Yonghai are the goalkeepers, and Liu Yunfei is the goalkeeper.
Even Sun Jihai, Wang Ai, Li Jinyu, etc. on the bench are actually very good. They only sat on the bench temporarily because they each participated in the game a few days ago and consumed a lot of physical energy.
Shao Jiayi, who was getting better in the state, listened to the applause of the familiar country accent on the familiar stadium of the Workers Stadium. He was very excited at the beginning of the game.
In the 11th minute of the game, Bai Guanghai received a long pass from Chen Yang at the front of the penalty area. He did not play hard but gave it to Hao Haidong who followed up.
The 34-year-old veteran took a step, suddenly speeded up, and easily flung off the opposing young defender. After a few more steps, he slightly buckled, and some slippery turf made him and the two opposing defenders lose at the same time Center of gravity. Lao Hao took the lead to stand up, and calmly returned to the middle. Shao Jiayi, who followed up, arrived almost at the same time as the opponent, and volleyed the bottom left corner of the goal against the defensive player!
1: 0!
The "ah" sound of the fans at the scene temporarily dropped a bit, and then suddenly increased. This is Shao Jiayi's fourth goal in this Asian Cup!
Hao Haidong, who also had wonderful assists, was embraced and congratulated by his teammates. Compared to him who is still agile and sharp, the Iranian team's meritorious striker Ali Dei looks much older. Not only has the speed advantage of that year been lost, the confidence of scoring goals has also weakened a lot, showing a veteran scene. . In an attack, facing a cross that could easily be caught up in the past, he ran for two steps and had to give up. Even Chinese TV commentators lamented: Lian quite old!
After the opening, the Chinese team played very open and confident in the cheering of the fans on the spot. On the contrary, the Iranian team, which feared the home advantage of the Chinese team, played relatively stable and conservatively, and intended to control the game to consume the Chinese team's physical fitness. At the same time, the Iranian team, which is older and has outstanding player faults, is unable to launch a large-scale attack. Only the No. 8 Karimi in the team is very active, and the wing breakthrough is very sharp.
The Chinese team's defense line is parallel. Zhang Yonghai started this game to limit Karimi. However, Karimi's range of activities was very large. After several attempts to the left and bottom were not very successful, he began to approach the middle. In this way, Chen Yang's pressure became extremely great.
Old Ali, with his hands in his pants pockets, followed the star of hope of the Iranian team deeply. After a few minutes, he made a decisive decision and liberated Zhang Yonghai!
In the past, because Chinese players generally lacked tactical awareness and a sense of position, Arihan formulated stricter requirements for standing. Therefore, Zhang Yonghai's performance in defense is much worse than when he was in Germany.
He is not an ordinary role player, he is an outstanding point guard and is known for specifically restricting opposing core players.
With several shouts from coach Wu Jingui, Zhang Yonghai's calm face was filled with a strange smile.