Vol 4 Chapter 764: Historic breakthrough

The reason why the national team chose to train in Kunming is that the host country of the South African Confederations Cup, South Africa, is also located at a high altitude. It is also a strategy for the national team to advance to Kunming for training and adapt to high altitude.
After completing the final closed training in Kunming, the national team set off on a special plane to the South African capital Johannesburg on the 11th, and the first game of the Chinese team, the opening game of the Confederations Cup, was scheduled for 14th Beijing time It was held at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg at 20 o'clock in the evening.
Alihan ’s training team recruited 31 people, but in fact only 23 people were able to get tickets to South Africa. Eight players missed the Confederations Cup trip, basically all played in the country Young player.
When the Chinese team arrived at Johannesburg International Airport, in addition to the organizers of the Confederations Cup, enthusiastic South African fans, Chinese and Chinese people working in South Africa were also picked up.
Especially when they saw Yang Yang carrying a shoulder bag with a smile on his face, the atmosphere at the scene was extremely warm.
There were over 100 pick-up fans shouting his name at the scene, as well as media reporters from all over the world. They were all chasing Yang Yang, as well as the Federation Cup, the first person in the world football. Full of expectations.
After seeing the fanatic fans and media reporters on the scene, the national team's internationals once again deeply felt Yang Yang's influence in international football. Even South Africa has so many fans coming to pick up the airport, showing that he is here Popularity.
It's a pity that after arriving in South Africa after a long flight, Yang Yang himself was very energetic, but the other teammates were very tired, so Yang Yang couldn't stay longer on the spot. After interacting with the fans on the spot, he left in a hurry.
But Yang Yang's arrival will undoubtedly add some color to the upcoming Confederations Cup.
However, don't look at South African fans who are very enthusiastic about Yang Yang outside the stadium, but they really come to the stadium, they will not be polite.
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On the evening of the 14th, Beijing time, Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg.
Both sides in the opener played more positively, and both teams were eager to grab the first win of the group from each other.
At the beginning of the game, it entered a fast pace, but both sides had more mistakes in passing and receiving.
The South African team has clearly strengthened its guard against Yang Yang, and at the same time arranged for a high school guard Bout who reached a height of 1.98 meters to freeze Gao Lin, which makes it difficult for the Chinese team to open the frontcourt.
And from the beginning of the game, the South African team used their excellent physical fitness and abundant physical energy to launch a round-robin impact on the Chinese team, led by Everton midfielder Pinar, and took turns to exert pressure on the Chinese team.
However, although the South African team seems to take the initiative, it is difficult to create a threat.
After the unfavorable start of the Chinese team, it is always difficult to find their own rhythm.
In the end, the two sides were flat with zero to zero.
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After changing sides in the second half and then fighting, the South African fans in the stands cheered and cheered when they heard Yang Yang ’s name before the match. Fans.
The fans in the stands behind the South African team ’s goal are omnipotent and use all kinds of methods to interfere with the players on the court, especially Yang Yang. Every time he gets the ball, the scene will be remembered. Boo.
The turf at the scene was also very bad, and the potholes were uneven. Yang Yang accidentally stepped on the potholes when trying to break through with the ball. Not only did the breakout fail, but he almost fell over and lost the ball. This suddenly let the stands The South African fans were very excited and cheered wildly, as if they were desperate to see Yang Yang coming out.
This made Yang Yang speechless and smiled bitterly.
After the start of the second half, South Africa began to push heavily, but unfortunately, the Chinese team today discharged the midfielder double back combination of Zhao Junzhe and Zheng Zhi, plus Feng Xiaoting and Li Weifeng sit in the midfielder, playing with Sun Xiang and Peng The two flank simply did not leave any chance for the South African team.
The South Africa team relied more on Pinar's organization and passing. For the former teammate, Yang Yang was also very familiar with it. Before the game, Zheng Zhi and Zhao Junzhe were not advised. Therefore, Pinar did not perform well today.
Similarly, Pinal certainly gave the South African defenders a lot of ghost ideas.
The most threatening offensive in the entire game in South Africa occurred in the 73rd minute of the second half. Pinar gave a corner kick, which was played by Israeli center Haifa Maccabi's center Fantney, but it was slightly higher. Out.
Although this attack did not succeed, it still shocked people with cold sweat.
Subsequently, the Chinese team did not take a conservative tactic, but instead replaced Zhao Junzhe with Hao Junmin, strengthening the team's midfield creativity, and Zhou Haibin and Hao Junmin jointly created opportunities for the frontcourt.
On the one hand, after the South African team has exhausted too much energy, some of them can't support it, and their running and speed have declined. On the other hand, the sudden force of the Chinese team forced the South African team to turn from attack to defense.
At the eighty-fourth minute, Hao Junmin and Zhou Haibin Middle Road cooperated and passed from Zhou Haibin to the right road.
After Tao Tao plugged in at a high speed, he forcibly broke through the South African left guard one-on-one on the right side of the penalty area and passed down to the front line.
Gao Lin finally grabbed the first landing point. At a position away from the goal, the header was rubbed and the ball was pushed towards the back point.
Yang Yang quickly plugged in, headed the goal from close range without any defense, and pushed the ball into the goal of the South African team.
One to zero!
When the referee's effective whistle sounded, the entire Ellis Park stadium followed in an uproar.
The South African fans at the scene were also shocked for a while, and then burst into warm applause.
The Chinese fans who came to the scene specially shouted Yang Yang's name, and many people struggled to wave the five-star red flag.
This score has been maintained until the end of the game.
The Chinese team finally defeated South Africa one-on-one with a goal scored by Yang Yang in the 84th minute.
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After winning the first battle and returning to China, public opinion was naturally boiling again.
But three days later, when the Chinese team faced Spain, despite the Chinese team's three-waist back and guarding against the deadly game strategy, only Yang Yang was left to fight back in the front court, and the rest of the players retreated.
But even so, in the end still can not compete with the powerful Spanish team.
In the fifty-fifth minute, Capdevila made a pass on the left, the Chinese team's defense appeared omission, Villa ran out of neutral, and in the absence of defense, the small penalty area nodded and broke the goal. .
Yang Yang played very tenaciously in the whole game. He nearly assisted Chen Tao in the first half. After Villa scored in the second half, Yang Yang planned two counterattacks in a row. One of them directly hit a 30-meter foot. Long shot from outside, was thrown by Casillas, hit the goal post, missed a good opportunity to score.
Spain has also played a continuous offensive, but still can't break the Chinese team's goal again.
In the end, the Chinese team lost the second game of the Confederations Cup one-on-one.
Yang Yang is also very familiar with Spanish players, especially Xavi Alonso and Aveloya, both teammates during the Liverpool era, he is still satisfied with the result of the game.
Although they lost, Spain ’s strength is there. The Chinese team can only concede a goal, and the whole game can hold the score. More importantly, even in the final stage of the game, the Chinese team has not given up.
Overall, the team's performance is still satisfactory.
Losing to Spain is also expected by the Chinese team, and the key is to play New Zealand in the final game.
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In the case of the Chinese team one win and one loss, South Africa defeated New Zealand two to zero, also a win and a loss.
Spain wants to strive for the first place in the group, and its overall strength is far superior to South Africa. The third group match should not be released, but it may not be a draw, so the Chinese team won the final game only by beating New Zealand. The right to advance.
New Zealand lost to Spain 0-5 in the first game, and lost to South Africa 0-2 in the second game. They have basically been eliminated.
The last battle was more fought for dignity.
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On February 21st, Ellis Park Stadium.
This time, fans in the stands chose to support New Zealand.
The reason is very simple. China and New Zealand and Spain and South Africa play at the same time. If China loses to New Zealand, South Africa will have the chance to advance.
So, whenever New Zealand launched an attack, there was always thunderous cheers.
New Zealand also showed a very high fighting spirit in this game. In the nearly half an hour ahead, it even took the advantage in the scene and suppressed the Chinese team.
However, when the game reached the 25th minute, the Chinese team planned an attack. After Yang Yang took the ball in the frontcourt, he suddenly cut in from the left rib, throwing away the defensive player and forming a three-on-two situation in the middle. And assisted Gao Lin to score a goal.
This score also remained until the end of the first half.
The other game was still a zero-to-zero draw, and South Africa also played extremely tenaciously.
But after changing sides in the second half and fighting again, Spain quickly got a penalty kick and Villa personally hit the fence.
The news reached Ellis Park Stadium, and the fans at the scene were suddenly put down.
I don't know if it was affected by the fans in the stands. Just one minute later, Yang Yang seized an opportunity to cut in from the left again, burst into the penalty area, and scored a low shot to make the next team for the Chinese team.
At this moment, the game has basically won and lost points.
Spain then went to the next city in the 70th minute, while the Chinese team was in the 81st minute. Yang Yang scored a direct free kick and penetrated New Zealand's goal again.
In the end, the Chinese team defeated New Zealand three to zero with Yang Yang's scored twice and Gao Lin's goals.
Due to the other side, South Africa lost to Spain 2-0, the Chinese team finally headed out of the group as the second group and reached the semifinals of the Confederations Cup.
This is also the first time that the Chinese team has participated in the Confederations Cup and entered the semi-finals and ushered in a historic breakthrough!