While the animations and videos of Hu Lai's goal were widely spread on the Internet and were re-created by joke makers, the U23 Asian Cup final at the People's Stadium was continuing.
The Chinese team, which has a two-goal lead, is now more confident to launch a defensive counterattack.
When they were running back to half-court, they also received the latest instructions from assistant coach Li Zhifei on the sidelines, telling them to shrink and defend against counterattacks, and to play steadily and not in a hurry.
And Koichi Sato finally remembered what he originally wanted to do when he walked to the sidelines.
He wanted to remind everyone not to be impatient and not to give the Chinese team a chance to counterattack.
It's useless for him to think about it now, because in today's game situation, such an adjustment has lost its meaning.
The Japanese team was already two goals behind. Even if they knew that they were attacking with all their strength, the space behind them was likely to be exploited by the Chinese team, and they had no choice but to attack.
ˆ˜The latest instruction given by Koichi Sato to the team is to attack with all their strength and strive to score goals as soon as possible.
With less than twenty minutes left in the game, only by scoring as soon as possible and narrowing the point difference from two goals to one can the Japanese Olympic team hope to win the championship. Otherwise, they will have to surrender.
So after losing the ball, the Japanese team, led by Tatsuya Sugiyama, launched a fierce offensive into the Chinese team's penalty area.
But unlike their indiscriminate bombardment before, many Chinese fans were no longer as nervous and worried after seeing this scene.
The lead of these two goals is their confidence.
If you are two goals ahead of your opponent at your home court, and the game time is only ten minutes, and you are still nervous, then the Chinese team should not go to the Olympics. It will just be embarrassing...
Since it has high hopes from everyone and is considered to be the strongest Olympic team in Chinese football over the years, it must naturally give fans such confidence.
The Chinese team, which tightened its defense, did not disappoint the Chinese fans.
No matter how organized or violent the Japanese team's offensive was, none of them dropped the ball at the critical moment.
Even Hu Lai retreated to the front of the penalty area to help the team defend.
Then in the 85th minute, Shi Wuyuan was replaced as a defender. He made his final contribution to the team by slowly coming off the field.
So far, Shi Wuyin has used all three substitution places.
Guo Junfu was replaced by Shi Wuyin with Li Chengwu not long after Hu Lai scored the second goal, and Chen Xingyi was also replaced before Hu Lai.
Now the only counterattack force of the Chinese team on the field is Luo Kai.
After the game, Hu Lai hugged head coach Shi Wuyuan, assistant coach Li Zhifei, and team leader Ran Jiachang, and high-fived his teammates on the bench.
After completing the routine of being substituted, he sat on the bench with a towel around his neck. He took off his sneakers and threw them aside, replacing them with loose and comfortable slippers to let his feet, which had done so much, relax.
Relax.
At this moment, he heard the applause that had just erupted from the stands because he was substituted gradually subsided, followed by singing from the stands.
At this U23 Asian Cup, Hu Lai has become accustomed to singing in the stands.
Today's Chinese fans are increasingly aware of how to use singing to create an atmosphere, rather than simply using fan speakers, which only make noise.
The fans are so happy, so what’s the point of singing a few lines?
How normal!
So Hu Lai didn’t pay much attention to the sudden singing at first.
Until he heard clearly what song the fans were singing, he was drinking water and spit it out.
Chinese fans in the stands were singing the episode from the classic movie "Railway Guerrilla" in unison:
"The sun in the west is about to set, and the devil's doom is coming."
Tens of thousands of Chinese fans at the scene sang in unison, and the momentum was astonishing.
Even if the players of the Japanese team did not understand the lyrics, many of the players' faces became pale amid the almost soul-stirring singing.
Happily aware of this situation, Hu Lai wiped the water from his face with a towel and burst into laughter.
What a pleasure!
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He Feng and Yan Kang, who were commentating on the game in the studio behind, naturally heard the singing in the stands. The chorus of the fans was so loud that it became the only sound at the game.
This song is so familiar to Chinese people, so even if you can’t hear the lyrics clearly, it doesn’t matter. As long as you hear the melody, you can automatically figure out the lyrics and know what song the fans are singing.
He Feng and Yan Kang both turned to look at each other and smiled at each other.
But they did not explain aloud because they really did not want to use their voices to interrupt and cover up the singing in the People's Stadium at this moment.
Such a beautiful song, of course you have to listen to it quietly.
“Play my beloved Tu Pipa and sing that moving ballad... Hey hey hey!”
Xie Lan, who was in front of the TV, reached the end of his song and waved his hand in the air before he stopped singing.
Then she leaned back on the back of the sofa, stroking her hands happily and saying with a smile: "Hey, the fans here are so talented!"
Until then, the voices of He Feng and Yan Kang came from the TV in unison: "There isn't much time left for the Japanese team...hahaha!"
People inside and outside the TV set were laughing happily.
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After the song was sung, white steam filled the stands of the People's Stadium and filled the sky.
Everyone was shouting at the top of their lungs to cheer for the Chinese Olympic team.
The last few minutes of this game passed with such momentum.
Everyone felt that the momentum at the scene was already big enough and could not get any louder.
But when the referee from Uzbekistan blew the whistle at the end of the game, they discovered that the cheers here could go even higher!
The sudden explosion sound was like a bomb exploding in the stadium.
Boom!!!
"The game is over!!!" Even in the studio behind, He Feng couldn't help but raise his voice, trying to keep up with the rhythm of the scene and not be drowned out by the sound effects in front. "The game is over!! We win
Yes! The Chinese Olympic team defeated the Japanese Olympic team in the final of this U23 Asian Cup! 3:1!! Won cleanly! Won honorably!!"
He said the words "upright and upright" through gritted teeth.
At this moment, the broadcast screen showed a close-up shot of Koichi Sato, the head coach of the Japanese Olympic team. In the shot, he was lost and very depressed.
Yan Kang naturally knows why his old commentator partner specifically emphasizes "winning with dignity".
Because in the Asian Cup final that was also held in China twenty years ago, it was the Japanese Olympic team coach who used the corner kick opportunity to score the football into the Chinese team's goal with his hand, helping the Japanese team equalize.
Got the score.
This controversial goal not only restored the confidence of the Japanese team players, but also demoralized the Chinese team players and made them confused.
Finally lost to the Japanese team with a score of 1:3, losing the only possible Asian Cup championship in their history.
Thinking of this, Yan Kang laughed: "What a coincidence, He Feng. In the Asian Cup final twenty years ago, the score was also 3:1, but we were the losers at that time. But now it is 3:1.
, we are the victors!”
He was so happy that he almost wanted to continue saying: "Good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and heaven will reincarnate; if you don't believe it, look up and see who God will spare"...
In the end, I restrained this impulse with great willpower.
After all, he still wants to continue working at CCTV, commentating on this summer’s Olympic football matches, and going to witness the performances of these young guys on the world stage.
He believes from the bottom of his heart that this will definitely be a historic moment for Chinese football.
At that time, how could he be absent because of his unbridled speech?
Besides, he didn’t need to say these words at all. After the game, many Chinese fans would naturally repeat them over and over again.
Good deeds and evil deeds will eventually be rewarded. Who will God spare?
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The award ceremony of the U23 Asian Cup started not long after the players from both sides returned to the locker room and changed their clothes.
The medal podium was arranged in the venue.
Frustrated Japanese players were the first to take the stage to accept their silver medals.
Following this is the awarding ceremony for each individual trophy of this U23 Asian Cup.
Hulai once again became the biggest winner. He was awarded the best player of the game, the best player and the top scorer of this U23 Asian Cup.
Eleven goals in a single session is the highest record in the history of the U23 Asian Cup, and the record of five goals in nine minutes is also shining.
With such performance, he is well-deserved to be elected as the best player of this U23 Asian Cup.
After all the individual honors were awarded, it was finally the championship awarding session.
The jubilant Chinese Olympic team players filed onto the podium and received their championship gold medals from the hands of the AFC president.
Finally, when captain Guo Junfu lifted the trophy on behalf of the team, tens of thousands of Chinese fans who had been waiting in the stands of the People's Stadium sang "Ode to the Motherland" in unison, overpowering the live broadcast.
music.
“The five-star red flag is fluttering in the wind! How loud the victory song is!”
During the song, He Feng shouted: "U23 Asian Cup...Champion: Chinese Olympic Team!!"
Teammates behind Guo Junfu rushed up one after another, raising their arms to touch the shining golden championship trophy.
This is the first significant intercontinental championship that these young people have won from the youth team to the present!
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PS, please take a leave from everyone. There will be an update tomorrow and the day after tomorrow for two consecutive days.
Because there are only three chapters left in the manuscript, and the new season is about to start, there are so many things. I want to think carefully about how to write, so as not to make mistakes while busy under the pressure of serialization, resulting in some issues not being considered well, and some plots not being completed.
When I think of it, I write.
If you have a manuscript saved, of course you don’t have to worry.
But if I don’t have manuscripts saved, I will be very anxious...
After one update for two consecutive days, we will resume two updates.
