A major event related to the Chinese team's qualifying for the group stage. Although January 15th was a Monday, at 6 o'clock in the afternoon, there were still many people gathered in the stands of the Ocean Stadium.
Many of them came to the stadium directly from work and may not even have time to have dinner.
These people may still wear various uniforms when they go to work, but now they all wear red Chinese team jerseys, creating a red wave in the stands.
The game will kick off at 7:30 in the evening, and the fans can't wait.
Reporters from TV stations, various new media, and self-media interviewed fans outside the stadium and in the stands.
CCTV’s beautiful reporter Wang Shanshan, who has appeared at national football matches many times before, also appeared outside the stadium this time, interviewing fans lining up to enter.
When she asked the fans to predict the score of the game, some optimistic Chinese fans made a "3:0" gesture, and some fans kept shouting directly behind: "Madrid! Madrid! Madrid!"
Madrid, the capital of Spain, is the venue for this year's Summer Olympics. Fans chanting this name naturally have high hopes and confidence for the Chinese Olympic team to participate in the Olympics.
Although there was no goal scored in the second round of the group stage, considering the strength of the Uzbekistan Olympic team, the Chinese team was able to beat their opponents 0:0. There is nothing to criticize about this performance.
In the third group stage match against Qatar, even if the two teams had some grudges before, how many years ago did that happen?
The Chinese Olympic team at that time was completely different from the current team. The players have all been changed. Is there any connection?
Before the game, some people were confused about the situation and thought that the Chinese team was a soft persimmon that could be easily pinched. They tried to use the failure of that year to mock Chinese football. As a result, more Chinese fans rushed in and scolded them bloody.
The vast majority of Chinese fans are still very confident that the Chinese team will win this game.
They believe that there is no suspense for the Chinese Olympic team, which has the advantage of home court, to win Qatar in the final group match.
Some Chinese fans have even begun to calculate what opponents the Olympic team will encounter in the knockout stages after qualifying from the group stage, and formulate the so-called "Madrid Roadmap."
According to the rules, the first place in Group A will meet the second place in Group B in the quarter-finals after advancing to the knockout round, and the second place in Group A will meet the first place in Group B.
The first place in Group B is the Japanese Olympic team, and the second place is the Palestinian Olympic team.
With the current huge advantage of the Chinese Olympic team in goal difference, it can be said that as long as they can beat Qatar, they will basically lock in the first place in the group. It will be difficult for Uzbekistan to get as many as four goal differences from Oman.
In this way, the Chinese team is likely to meet Palestine, second in Group B, in the quarter-finals.
This team is not too strong. Based on the performance of the Olympic team, it should be able to pass this level.
And one step further is the semi-finals. The Chinese Olympic team is only one step away from qualifying for the Olympic Games-if they can directly reach the finals, they can lock in the Olympic tickets.
But even if it is not possible, there is still the opportunity of the third or fourth place finals. As long as you get third place, you can still participate in the Olympics.
Therefore, as long as the Chinese team can advance to the knockout rounds, Olympic tickets are beckoning to them, and the Chinese team has a high chance of participating in the Olympic Games held in Madrid, Spain this summer.
After so many years, Chinese fans who have been waiting so hard will finally see the dawn of hope. Can they not be excited?
So even though the game was on a weekday night, the Ocean Stadium, which can accommodate 60,000 people, was almost full.
You know, for the Olympic team, such an attendance rate is very scary. Even for the Chinese national team, unless it is some very important games, it is difficult to have such an attendance rate.
Outside the stadium, there are countless people in China watching this game at home, in bars, or other places, through TV sets, mobile phones and computers.
There are so many fans who have high hopes for the Chinese Olympic team, and the boys of the Olympic team did not disappoint them.
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"Oh, beautiful! Good shot!!!"
Following the commentator He Feng's roar, the stands of Ocean Stadium erupted in cheers, almost covering up He Feng's shouts in the studio behind.
In the stadium, in front of the Qatar goal, Guo Junfu received the ball from Luo Kai from near the baseline and shot the football towards the goal decisively.
Prior to this, Qatar's defenders and goalkeeper Bakari had focused their attention on Hulay, who was responding in front of the goal.
Completely ignoring Guo Junfu who suddenly appeared near the penalty spot.
The football hits the net!
"Only four minutes into the game, the Olympic team opened the scoring! They got off to a good start! Luo Kai used his body on the wing to push away Qatar's defender, broke into the penalty area and made a pass... He was very smart and did not directly
The football was passed to Hu Lai but to the back, creating an excellent opportunity for Guo Junfu who broke in from behind!"
There were constant cheers in the stands. The momentum and ability of the nearly 60,000 Chinese fans could compete with the cold temperature of minus 7 degrees Celsius!
Amid thunderous cheers, Guo Junfu, who scored the goal, ran excitedly to the corner flag area, and was then caught up by Chen Xingyi and pulled to the ground.
More Olympic team players swarmed over, yelling and pressing on him.
In front of the coaching bench, Shi Wuyin and assistant coach Li Zhifei hugged each other, then separated. Then Shi Wuyin went to hug team leader Ran Jiachang.
Around him, both his colleagues on the coaching staff and the substitute players are all doing the same thing.
A happy and relaxed atmosphere permeated every corner of the Chinese team's bench.
The goal was scored in the first four minutes, which greatly exceeded their expectations and gave everyone a surprise!
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The Chinese team ended its celebration and returned to its own half. The Qatar Olympic team kicked off from the center circle and the game continued.
Conceding the goal early seemed to affect the mood of the Qatari players, who seemed a little impatient in the following games.
When the Chinese team launched an attack, Guo Junfu took the ball in the midfield and advanced. Salman, the opponent's second defender, grabbed the ball and then tripped Guo Junfu who was trying to break through from him.
The latter lost his balance, fell to the ground and lost the football.
The referee Farhani's whistle sounded and the Qatari player was called for a foul.
Regarding this foul committed by a Qatari player, there were sporadic boos in the stands - some Chinese fans were dissatisfied with Salman's foul, because if Salman did not foul, the Qatari defense line behind him would have
The Chinese team will get a lot of space. It can be said that Guo Junfu directly broke through Qatar's defense line.
As a result, due to Salman's foul, the Chinese team's attack came to an abrupt end and the opportunity to expand the score was lost.
Just because the Chinese team just scored a goal and is in the lead, most Chinese fans don't really care. They just shout: "Come on, Chinese team! Come on, Chinese team!"
Commentator He Feng said: "The Qatar defender committed a tactical foul and brought down Guo Junfu..."
Yan Kang said: "Salman has no choice. If he can't stop Guo Junfu and let the Chinese team attack this time, their defense will be in danger."
A minute later, the Chinese team took advantage of the free kick in the frontcourt to launch an attack, passing the football into the penalty area, and was then cleared by the Qatar defender with a header.
The football flew to the sideline, and Guo Junfu came to the sideline to get the ball.
The ball came from the air and he raised his foot to stop it.
This stop is very beautiful, which can greatly reduce his adjustment time and create opportunities for the Chinese team to launch a second attack.
As a result, as soon as he stopped the football, Qatar's No. 18 midfielder Hashim Madibo swept from the side and kicked Guo Junfu in the leg, knocking him to the ground!
This time the boos from the stands were much louder.
Commentator He Feng's tone was also harsher: "Qatar fouled Guo Junfu continuously in just two minutes!"
Yan Kang frowned and said: "I feel like after Guo Junfu scored, he was targeted by Qatar..."
After being kicked down, Guo Junfu got up from the ground and asked the referee for a card.
He felt that he was targeted by the opponent's players in a short period of time. Should you, the referee, issue a yellow card as a warning to control the situation on the field and at the same time make the opponent restrain themselves?
As a result, Iran referee Farhani said nothing...
No, he didn't show nothing. He was using a loud and fast whistle to remind the Chinese team player Gao Ruimin, who was placing the football, to move the football back.
Seeing this scene, He Feng could only follow the normal explanation path to make up for the referee's actions and explain: "The game has only started for less than ten minutes. Fahani may not want to play cards easily..."
Seeing this, Guo Junfu was speechless. After getting up from the ground, he ran to find Gao Ruimin and prepared to take the free kick.
He is the captain of the team and has the captain's armband tied to his arm. In this case, of course he must set an example for his teammates.
At the same time, I thought to myself: Next time I want the opponent to foul me again, the referee must show something, right? There are only three things that can be done, the referee...
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It has to be said that Qatar's approach against Guo Junfu has indeed curbed the Chinese team's offense. After all, Guo Junfu is the offensive organizer of the Chinese team. If he is frequently subject to the opponent's fierce defense, the Chinese team's offense will naturally not operate.
It's not smooth anymore.
After containing the Chinese team's attack, Qatar tried to counterattack.
In the fourteenth minute, they launched an attack from the left wing.
The pass was a little too big, but Bai Di, the right back of the Chinese team, blocked his position and got the ball.
As a result, Qatar's No. 13 left back player Al Brak, who stepped forward with an assist, stretched out a kick from behind and knocked the football in front of Baidi away. At the same time, he used force on his hands to push Baidi to the ground.
Bai Di, who was lying on the ground, thought the opponent had committed a foul. He raised his arms to complain to the referee, but did not get up immediately.
However, the referee Fahani did not say anything and allowed Brack to catch up with the football and head towards the Chinese team's penalty area!
Fortunately, Wang Guangwei was always focused and did not think that the game would be stopped just because Bai Di fell to the ground.
When Brack broke into the penalty area and was about to pass the ball, he grabbed the ball in time and blocked the kick, blocking the football from the bottom line!
"Wang Guangwei has made a great contribution!"
"Be careful! If the referee doesn't blow the whistle, the game will not stop. Don't think what will happen to the referee..." Yan Kang said with some worry.
There were boos in the stands. The Chinese fans thought that Qatar's No. 13 player pushed Bai Di from behind and it was a foul. However, the referee allowed the game to continue. If it weren't for Wang Guangwei, this goal might have really threatened Lin Zhiyuan's guard.
The goal.
Since Qatar's two consecutive fouls against Guo Junfu, the Chinese fans in the stands have become increasingly dissatisfied with the referee's decisions.
Some excited fans already shouted "Black whistle!"
On the bench of the Olympic team, Wang Zijian, who did not start the game, thought of the little dispute in the team's WeChat group last night.
He couldn't help but cursed in a low voice: "Fuck!"
Not far from him, the head coach of the Olympic team, Shi Wuyuan, stood on the sidelines with his hands folded across his chest, his brows furrowed slightly.
And Li Zhifei was communicating to the fourth official: "Isn't this a foul?"
The fourth official didn't respond to him, but just shook his head with a straight face. He didn't know whether he meant he didn't understand, or whether he meant "it's not a foul."
So Li Zhifei had no choice but to smile at the other party, then turned around and walked back to Shi Wuyin. He was afraid that if he continued to defend himself, he might get a yellow card or be sent off directly.
field.
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Qatar's corner kick failed to pose a threat, and Lin Zhiyuan jumped up and punched the ball out.
The two sides started a tug of war again.
In the 17th minute, Bai Di caught the ball near the Chinese team's baseline and was kicked to the ground by the opponent's No. 13 player Blake.
This time the referee's whistle finally sounded amidst the boos from the audience, calling the opponent a foul.
But that's all.
There was no verbal warning or yellow card.
Nothing, just a signal for the Chinese team to take a free kick in the backcourt.
Qatar's No. 13 Brak staggered past Bai Di, who was lying on the ground with a painful expression. He didn't even make a friendly move to bend down to pat Bai Di or show concern.
However, as the captain, Guo Junfu went up to negotiate with the referee on behalf of the team. After asking the referee whether he should be given a card, he received a yellow card from the main course card...
Seeing this yellow card, Guo Junfu himself was stunned: I came here to ask the referee to give the opponent a yellow card, not to me!
Fahani didn't care so much, he lowered his head and wrote down Guo Junfu's number on the back of the yellow card.
Just like that, the first yellow card of the game finally appeared.
The boos in the stands became even louder.
"Guo Junfu received a yellow card for protesting against the penalty..." He Feng said helplessly.
Yan Kang beside him remained silent this time because he didn't know what to say.
Are you saying that Chinese team players shouldn’t go to the referee to argue after a penalty is awarded?
But the problem is that Guo Junfu is the captain of the team. It is his duty as the captain to communicate with the referee!
As a result, he went to communicate and received a yellow card. Is this a problem with our players or the referee?
Perhaps Fahani feels that every time a penalty is unfavorable to the Chinese team, Chinese team players come to put pressure on him, which is a sign of disrespect for his authority.
But the problem is that if you want the Chinese team players to respect the authority of the referee, your penalty must first be authoritative!
Of course, except for No. 13’s first push against Bai Di, all the other fouls committed by Qatar against the Chinese team were whistled. But for so many fouls, you didn’t even give a yellow card or a verbal warning.
No, what authority does such a penalty have?
What is a yellow card used for? It is used to warn the offending player, and also to warn other members of the offending team not to act rashly...
What was the result? There was a yellow card but nothing happened after the foul. So what signal does this send to the Qatari players?
The Qatari players are obviously becoming more and more arrogant with the connivance of you, the referee!
Let’s see what No. 13 did after kicking Bai Di down from behind...
He didn't take his foul to heart at all!
These words are in Yan Kang's heart, but he can't say them yet because he is a commentator and he cannot directly attack the referee during the commentary, as that will bring him a lot of trouble.
So he could only try to remain silent.
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"Captain Guo..." Hu Lai ran back and pulled away Guo Junfu, who had just received a yellow card. "Don't go up there. Didn't you see that Fahani looked unhappy?"
Guo Junfu was indignant: "I'm more unhappy than him! Damn, they chased me for a foul. He didn't even give me a verbal warning. Instead, he gave me a yellow card... What are his standards for playing cards?"
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At this time, he had forgotten the reminder he asked everyone in the WeChat group last night not to play with emotions...
But it's not his fault. Anyone facing such a penalty will inevitably be angry.
"It doesn't matter who he is, we just play according to our own rhythm. We are still ahead in the score. But don't mess up your rhythm because of the referee's penalty!" Hu Lai advised.
Guo Junfu took a deep breath, exhaled it slowly, and then said to Hu Lai: "Thank you very much, Hu Lai. You are right, I was too impulsive."
Hu Lai smiled quickly: "That's too polite, Captain Guo."
Then he turned and ran back to his place.
Nearly twenty minutes into the game, he has yet to take a shot. After that goal, the focus of the game seemed to shift to something other than football...