Text Volume Chapter 265: A random corner kick tactic eliminated the Japanese team and the players of the Argentine Olympic team, which reached the Olympic semifinals, celebrated their victory in the locker room.
Reaching the semi-finals means their chances of winning an Olympic medal are greatly increased.
If we can win the semifinals and reach the finals, we are guaranteed to get at least a silver medal.
Even if we don't reach the finals, there are still three or four finalists who can compete for the bronze medal.
Of course, Melli claimed that Argentina's goal was the gold medal, so logically speaking, as long as they did not win the gold medal, it would be considered a failure.
But comparing it to four years ago, this Argentine Olympic team has already achieved a breakthrough.
The last Argentine Olympic team failed in the "Group of Death" and was eliminated by the Chinese team. This incident has always been regarded as a "shame" in Argentina.
Argentina, a powerful football country, was defeated by the Chinese team, a weak football country at the time...
Although the player who defeated Argentina later became more and more famous and won a series of honors such as the top scorer in the World Cup, he has now grown into a powerful opponent that even Melli does not dare to underestimate.
But Argentines are still very upset.
After all, football is a team sport. At that time, the Chinese Olympic team relied on just a fool. Why should they beat us?
Four years later, the Argentine Olympic team made a comeback. In fact, they did not want to show that they were the strongest team in the U23 age group. They just wanted to prove to the world, especially those who laughed at them four years ago. People prove that we want to get back what is rightfully ours!
That's...Olympic gold medal!
Among the celebrating crowd, Ramon Cantero suddenly remembered that there was another game going on at this moment, and this game was related to who the Argentine Olympic team's opponent would be in the semifinals.
So he took out his mobile phone and prepared to check the status of the game...
As soon as he picked it up, he exclaimed: "The Chinese team is ahead?!"
His startled breath attracted the attention of other people in the locker room, and everyone looked at him questioningly.
Cantero turned a blind eye to those doubtful glances, blinked again, and looked closely to confirm, and found that it was really the Chinese team 1:0.
Ahead of Spain!
Seeing that he remained silent, the other players took out their mobile phones and followed the live match between China and Spain.
Then the locker room was filled with exclamations and gasps.
Melly seemed very calm during this period.
Because he had already been surprised, and now he was quietly watching his teammates yelling.
"The Chinese team is actually the leading side?"
"Didn't I say that Spain is the runner-up in the European Youth Championship? Why is it so bad?"
"Is it Hu who scored the goal?"
"No, it's their number nine..."
"Number nine?"
"The one who plays for Leeds City"
"Is there another Chinese player in Leeds City?"
"Hey, you guys don't know much about the Chinese team!"
"Hey, why should I know about the Chinese team..."
"Having said that, although the Chinese team is leading now, Spain will come back in the end, right? They are the runner-up in the European Youth Championship..."
Hearing the discussion of these teammates, Merry curled his lips invisibly.
※※Misekeiros stretched out his kick so hard that he almost strained his muscles, but he finally blocked the shot football.
Sequeros breathed a sigh of relief.
He successfully blocked Hu Lai's shot!
"Sequeiros! Beautiful! He made a key defense! He made Hu's shot go in vain!"
Sequeros, who fell to the ground, turned his attention to Hulay and found that the latter did not put his head in his hands to express regret, but turned around and gave a thumbs up to Zhang Qinghuan who passed the ball to him.
This made Cequeiros suddenly feel as if he had mixed the "Madrid Derby" with the last round of the league last season and played them together.
Hu Lai and Zhang Qinghuan were both opponents who left bad memories for him. So even though he blocked Hu Lai's shot, he did not feel relaxed at all. Instead, he stood up and shook his head, and then
Pointing at Zhang Qinghuan, he shouted: "Beware of him! Don't miss anyone!"
In the attack just now, Spanish Olympic team midfielder Albert Doncer, who was supposed to defend Zhang Qinghuan, missed him.
Why leave people out?
Because Zhou Zijing retreated to the midfielder position to respond.
This put a lot of pressure on the Spanish defense.
So the midfielder Donser came in to make up for it.
As a result, Xia Xiaoyu did not pass the ball to Zhou Zijing, but to Zhang Qinghuan.
Then Hu Lai ran laterally and came to the space pulled out by Zhou Zijing to meet him.
At the same time, Zhang Qinghuan's ball was also stuffed.
Hu Lai ran horizontally to catch the ball and shot directly without stopping the ball!
If Sequeiros' legs weren't long enough, maybe... the ball would have hit the goal frame!
“The Olympic team played a very beautiful offensive coordination! It’s a pity that Hulay’s last shot was blocked by Sequeiros!
As the captain of the Spanish Olympic team, Sequeiros was obviously busier in the second half than in the first!"
Sequeiros himself knew very well about this matter.
Why is it busier?
Because Hu Lai was more active in the second half than in the first half.
In the first half, Hulay was exactly like what he said to Cequeros, he was the one responsible for creating scoring opportunities for teammate No. 9 and providing cover.
When Hu Lai told him this at first, he thought Hu Lai was lying to him again, just like the rumors on the Internet.
But after the Chinese team scored No. 9, Cequeiros discovered that Hu Lai had told the truth!
What a hell!
Who knew he actually told the truth!
Which player would reveal his side's true plan during the game?
Sequeiros had heard some rumors about Hulay's open mouth. He was naive at first and believed that as long as he stood firm and ignored Hulay's nonsense, he would not be affected by Hulay's talkative skills.
But now he fell into some deep doubts about which of this kid's words were true and which were false? Or could he really be believed?
He thought it was all lies before, but it turned out that Hu Lai told the truth.
So next time should he take Hu Lai's words as truth or lies?
Just like now, when he listened to Hu Lai's words in the first half and thought that Hu Lai was assisting No. 9, things changed in the second half and Hu Lai suddenly became active.
This made the Spanish Olympic team's defense, including Cequeiros himself, very unexpected and passive.
Although head coach Serrano reminded Cequeiros during the halftime break, no matter what happens, he must focus on defending Hulay.
But Sequeiros can't help but worry that he has let go of the Chinese team's real threat, No. 9...
Even after Hulay became active in the second half, Cequeiros would worry about whether Hulay was so active to cover his No. 9 teammate.
If he suddenly passes the football to the opponent, wouldn't it be a chance to score?
Although Hu Lai rarely assists his teammates, there is no precedent for sending key passes at critical moments.
Sequeros did not dare to completely deny this possibility.
So he is somewhat uneasy now.
I have to say that despite the fact that Nuno Sequeiros' Madrid Kings played against Julay's Madrid Pirates four times last season, in fact Sequeiros still lacks the experience of playing against Julay.
After all, he is not responsible for directly defending Hu Lai during the game...
Strictly speaking, this is actually the first time Sequeiros has faced Hulay in a game.
※※※Sequeiros blocked Hulay's shot from the baseline, and the Chinese Olympic team received a corner kick.
The players of the Spanish Olympic team returned to their penalty area to defend the corner kick.
There was only one Mario Salado left in front, ready to counterattack.
Then the Spanish Olympic team players who were setting up defenses in the penalty area saw a scene that shocked them:
The offensive players who should have been scattered in the penalty area, trying their best to seize various favorable positions with the defensive players, are now standing on the line of the penalty area, and standing in a row very neatly, as if a free kick is being scored.
Like a human wall...
There were only two central defenders from the Olympic team, Cai Shuyi and Guan Shipeng, in front of the goal, but they were almost overwhelmed by the heavy siege of Spanish defenders.
The players of the Spanish Olympic team looked at each other, wondering what the Chinese team players were doing.
David Serrano, head coach of the Spanish Olympic team on the sidelines, turned to his assistant coach, spread his hands, and asked: "What the hell?"
He Feng was stunned for a moment when he saw this scene, and then suddenly shouted excitedly: "Ha! This is... this is the corner kick tactic of the Olympic team! This is the one."
He had the impression that he knew this corner kick tactic, but he couldn't remember exactly which game he saw it in.
Before he could think of the specific case, the whistle had already been blown under the astonished gazes of the Spanish players and fans.
As soon as the whistle blew, Zhang Qinghuan, who took the corner kick, took the corner kick!
But instead of kicking the football toward the goal, he kicked a ground ball and went straight to the penalty arc!
I saw the first player on the Chinese team, their center Zhou Zijing, rushing towards the football, waving his left leg, trying to shoot!
Attracting Spanish defensive players to come up and block...
Moreover, two defensive players came as soon as they arrived. Obviously, Zhou Zijing’s goal in the first half made Spain not dare to take him lightly!
But Zhou Zijing didn’t shoot!
He flicked his foot just as a feint, and the football passed between his legs with one fake move!
Followed closely by Xia Xiaoyu!
He also swung his legs as if to shoot, and then the football missed his crotch!
He just missed the football, and Hu Lai, who was following him, also swung his left leg!
This time it’s not a fake move!
His left foot hit the football firmly!
The football made an arc that was not very obvious and went straight to the top corner of the goal!
The goalkeeper of the Spanish Olympic team, Eitor Lopez, did not even make a save. Instead, he knelt on the ground and waved, and the football rushed into his goal!