442 Come on, Yang Yang!(1/2)
late at night.
The last round of the World Cup Group D group is in full swing.
Fans across China were immersed in this fierce game, and were extremely nervous as the situation of the game went ups and downs.
The Chinese team, which reached the World Cup finals for the second time, encountered Angola, which entered the finals for the first time.
This team was able to lose to Portugal in the first two games of the group stage, and tied Mexico with zero to zero, which shows its strength.
Especially Angora's defensive ability.
The game has been in the second half for more than 70 minutes, and the score is still zero to zero.
The Chinese team lined up a technical midfielder and controlled the situation on the field.
The 57% possession rate proves that the Chinese team has a certain advantage on the court.
The pass success rate also exceeded 70%, while Angola only had about 65%.
In terms of creating opportunities, the Chinese team also scored more than a dozen shots, but the efficiency of the shooting was not too high, which led to the team's failure to get the chance to score.
Yang Yang, who wore the national team captain's armband for the first time, was closely guarded by Angola in this game.
Although he didn't get many opportunities, he created a lot for the team and gave many wonderful passes to Gao Lin, Chen Tao, Zhou Haibin and Shao Jiayi, but unfortunately, he was still a little bit short of the goal.
Yang Yang himself also shot three times, both times when he kicked the ball far away from the goal, and once when he was saved by the goalkeeper.
Angola is not a slaughtered fish. Whether facing Mexico or Portugal, they have shown strong fighting spirit and their overall strength is not weak.
And in this game against the Chinese team, they played without any conservatively.
Especially in the second half, as the Chinese team consumed their physical fitness, they frequently fought back.
The number of shots is roughly the same as the Chinese team, but the shooting threat is slightly worse.
But Angola has done a good job in limiting the defense of Chinese team's number one star Yang Yang.
Throughout the game, Yang Yang was always surrounded by Angora players.
The facts also prove that after limiting Yang Yang, the overall scoring efficiency of the Chinese team declined rapidly.
Among them, the most threatening one happened in the 31st minute of the first half. After Yang Yang threw away the defensive player, he suddenly made a cold arrow and shot directly, and shot a heavy gun, causing Angora goalkeeper Ricardo to take off.
But Gao Lin, who had been following him, faced the empty goal within ten meters and actually missed the ball.
This is definitely something that makes everyone feel incredible.
Since then, the Chinese team seems to be insulated from the goal.
Gao Lin was so regretful that he wanted to twist his head off during the halftime break. That opportunity was so great.
But as the captain of the team, Yang Yang could only keep comforting his teammates.
With Angola's counterattack in the second half, the Chinese team began to feel a little passive on the scene.
Especially after seventy minutes.
Physical fitness is also a big problem that restricts the performance of Chinese players. Even if several international players who have studied abroad have played three consecutive group matches, their physical energy consumption is really unbearable.
On the other hand, Angola is becoming more and more vigorous.
Alihan made substitutions from 60 minutes, instead adopting a defensive counterattack strategy.
Hao Junmin and Li Tie were replaced, Gao Lin was taken down, and Yang Yang rushed to the front.
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"The Chinese team made the third substitution!"
The voice of the state television commentator came from the TV.
Combining the scene, you can see Zhao Xuri standing on the sidelines, and the midfielder Zhou Haibin was replaced.
"This is another substitution to strengthen the midfield defense."
"It's obvious that the game was very difficult, and Alihan's attitude was very clear. Even if he couldn't score a goal, he must strive to ensure that the goal was not lost. At this time, the team's offensive burden was on Yang Yang."
"Yang Yang is the only one left in the frontcourt."
In major cities in China, whether it is the bustling bars, the quiet home of Wanlai, or the offices where overtime is late at night, countless fans are sitting in front of the TV and watching the final game.
"In another game, Portugal and Mexico currently have a 1-1 score, and the two sides have a draw, and both goals have occurred in the first half, and in the second half, both teams obviously lack the fighting spirit to continue the game."
"It's obvious that they are no longer in the group stage."
"Maybe, this is somewhat cruel to China and Angola, but this is football."
"The most important thing for the Chinese team now is to make another effort and strive to win Angola, so there will be a glimmer of hope."
"If we fail to defeat Angola, we will not even be qualified to accuse the opponent of playing tacit ball."
The analysis of the state television commentator also represents the expectations of all Chinese fans.
Score a goal and win.
Even if you really miss the opportunity to advance in the end, this World Cup will definitely be a success!
If I can't win Angola tonight, although I'm still very successful, I still have some regrets.
The commentator of the state television station also shouted out the voices from thousands of fans.
"Come on, the Chinese team!"
"Come on, Yang Yang!"
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Leipzig, Germany.
Yang Yang could not hear the voices of domestic fans, but he could imagine it.
Because of the last World Cup, he was just a fan.
The game time was getting less and less. After eighty minutes, Angola began to actively attack.
But even so, they kept at least two or three players behind to guard Yang Yang every time.
Yang Yang ran very actively in the gap and patiently waited for the pass from his teammates behind him.
Almost every time the Chinese team intercepts the ball, he will quickly see the opportunity to run the gap. Every time his teammate passes the ball, he will sprint quickly, and this sprint constantly consumes his physical fitness.
After every sprint, he would feel that he was almost out of reach and could not rush up next time.
But the next time, he still gritted his teeth and continued to rush forward.
He is not unfamiliar with this feeling because he has experienced it many times, but he is also very clear that his physical fitness is indeed being consumed again and again, and he also strives for every chance to breathe and strives to recover.
The players in the midfield and backcourt also fought hard.
For them, the World Cup is the highest stage of their careers, and they have no reason to squander and waste every minute and second on this stage.
Sometimes, hard work may not necessarily bring rewards, but sometimes it can.
When Angola began to push the attack, the Chinese team organized a tight barrier in the midfield.
The three back midfielders formed by Li Tie, Zhao Junzhe and Zhao Xuri firmly protected the defense line and blocked Angola's attack again and again.
In the 83rd minute, Angola once again broke into the 30-meter area of the Chinese team and tried to send the ball into the Chinese team's penalty area again, but Zhao Junzhe slipped the ball in the middle and intercepted it.
Zhao Xuri kicked the ball to the left before everyone.
After Hao Junmin got the ball from the left, he quickly led forward and looked up to observe the front.
Yang Yang in the middle lane pointed his hand at the front of his right and signaled Hao Junmin to pass there.
Almost at the moment when Hao Junmin passed the ball, Yang Yang started at the same time, threw away two Angora's players who followed him and rushed from the middle to the front right.
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"The Chinese team made a quick counterattack."
"Hao Junmin's diagonal pass from the left side is behind."
"Yang Yang sprinted quickly, the referee did not whistle, and the Chinese team did not offside."
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Yang Yang gritted his teeth and chased after him as fast as possible.
Based on his own observations and God's vision, he judged the landing point of the ball. After rushing over, he headed the ball forward, pushed the ball forward, and rushed forward, and then rushed to chase him faster.
Angola's two central defenders were also very fast, but they were always one step behind Yang Yang and could only return to the penalty area.
At this time, Yang Yang also dribbled the ball from the right and penetrated into the penalty area.
Angola's two central defenders remained balanced, and they were obviously very afraid of Yang Yang, because Yang Yang, who took the initiative to attack, chose to break through vertically and shoot with his right foot, or choose to cut in horizontally and shoot with his left foot.
This requires Angora players to cooperate.
And obviously, they left the area behind the central defender to goalkeeper Riccardo.
Yang Yang dribbled the ball and rushed over, and was very fast, facing the opponent's No. 5 central defender Kali directly.
To be continued...