"We will definitely defeat the host UAE and advance to the finals!" General Fan yelled at the camera, showing his determination to the audience across the country.

Looking at the two teams lined up to walk into the stadium, host Huang Jianxiang said to the camera with a little excitement: "Now the athletes on both sides have entered the field. If the Chinese team can win this game, then the Chinese team will meet the Iranian team in the final."

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The average temperature in Dubai in December is only about 20 degrees, and the warmth is slow.

In the first semifinal game yesterday, Iran and Kuwait tied 1-1 in 120 minutes, and finally defeated their opponent 4-3 in the penalty shootout to advance to the final.

Although the entire Kuwait team performed brilliantly, it still failed to stop the Iranian team, which has won the Asian Cup three times in history.

At the post-match press conference, the Kuwait head coach also said the same words as the South Korean team coach: "...Our players have tried their best. They ran for 120 minutes, and some people have even had their tendons."

"Even in this case, we still kept the score of 1-1 to the penalty shootout. Our luck was a little worse."

"This is not our players' responsibility, I think it's the Lord's arrangement."

"Iran's team is smooth both offensively and defensively. They also have world-class forwards. I can't think of anyone else to stop them from winning the championship."

The world-class striker mentioned by the Kuwait coach is Alidei. It was his explosive shot in the 70th minute of the second half that penetrated Kuwait's turtle shell and helped the Iran team equalize the score.

After the game, Alidei was also called the "strongest spear" of this Asian Cup. It was because of his possession that Iranian team could do everything.

The UAE Football Association was established in 1971 and joined FIFA in 1974.

In history, they once reached the World Cup in 1990. Unfortunately, they lost all three games in the group stage and left the game in disgrace.

In the Asian Cup, their best result was fourth place in the last Asian Cup. Although their strength has been improving, they still fell at the feet of the Chinese team.

As a West Asian team that emphasizes personal skills and dribbling, the UAE did not have a strong offense after the opening, but its style of play was very strong.

Zhang Yanhua, who scored twice in the last game against Saudi Arabia, was marked as the focus. Even though he was just a defender, he was tackled by the opponent three times at the front of the penalty area shortly after the game started. However, the referee from Thailand did not give any punishment to the host, but only gave a verbal warning.

Facing the former defeated opponent, even if the opponent was the host, the Chinese team was not timid at all.

Ma Mingyu waved his hand and helped him to shoot.

The UAE goalkeeper raised his hand and jumped on the spot, asking the staff behind him for a new ball. This was already the third frontcourt free kick that Daming had been hit in a row, but there were still many fans waiting for him to kick out and play against Syria.

In the 21st minute of the game, the UAE quickly counterattacked and passed the frontcourt. Sun Jihai on the other side of the field was actively chasing back because he was too far away from the ball. UAE's tough forward Kasili used his body to push Sun Jihai and protected the incoming ball from the other side.

Sun Jihai pulled Cassiri's Qiuyi, and the two of them came to the top of the arc with a bumpy foot. Cassiri stretched out her feet and touched the ball with her right instep, intending to take another kick forward.

But just as the ball rolled out to the farthest point, Ou Chuliang, who had abandoned the door, quickly fell to the ground, crossed his body and hugged the ball firmly in his arms. Casili, who was held tightly by Sun Jihai, came to the ball one step later, and had no choice but to jump high and jump over Ou Chuliang.

"Good defense!" Ou Chuliang stood up and gave Sun Jihai a thumbs up.

Sun Jihai's green face turned slightly red because of the continuous running. Hearing Ou Chuliang's praise, he coughed a few times to hide his joy. He turned around and ran towards the frontcourt without saying anything.

After more than ten days of contact and four consecutive games, Ou Chuliang has already impressed everyone with his skillful goal line skills.

Even though he was as proud as Sun Jihai, he had to admire Ou Chuliang's solid goalkeeper skills behind his back. He knew very well that although Ou Chuliang's performance on the court was far inferior to those players who scored goals, if it were not for Ou Chuliang's magical performance, the Chinese team would not have reached the semi-finals.

Ou Chuliang took a few steps in the middle with the ball in his arms and threw the ball to Xie Feng who was returning to defense on the other side. Because neither Wu Chengying nor Li Bing could continue to serve as the left back, Xie Feng from Guoan, from Beijing City, appeared in the starting lineup of the Chinese team for the first time.

Xie Feng, born in 1966, is already considered a veteran. He is known as the "Four Famous Captains in the Capital" in Guoan and Cao Xiandong, Gao Feng and Gao Hongbo.

Although Xie Feng, who is good at playing right back, is not particularly used to being on the left side, as long as he is careful and concentrates on defense, he can at least make solid progress on the left side.

Seeing that there was no threat on the left, Xie Feng led the ball to the front court along the sideline. He grabbed the ball to Ma Mingyu who came to pick up the ball, and he attacked the UAE's defense line.

After Ma Mingyu took the ball, two white sharp knives instantly inserted into the UAE penalty area and looked for opportunities in the penalty area. Ma Mingyu ran to the 45th corner and flew up, and came a cross from Qi Wusheng's teaching.

Gao Feng at the front point was pressed tightly, and Su Maozhen in the middle did not make a header either. Zhang Jianhua, who was stealing the chicken from the back point, flew up and wanted to directly record the volleyball in the air. However, because the ball was too fast, Zhang Jianhua's swinging legs did not achieve the ideal effect. The ball bounced on his knee and flew towards the goal.

The UAE goalkeeper quickly raised his hand, raised his hands, grabbed the ball in his hands, resolving the attack.

After adapting to the opponent's rhythm, the Chinese team started a tide of attack. After two failed counterattacks, the UAE began to gradually set up a bus in front of the goal.

In the 38th minute, Peng Weiguo staggered on the right and drove the ball into the penalty area, and passed back in the back triangle in front of the bottom line. Gao Feng, who followed the back point, easily pushed the shot into the net.

Such an easy goal came so suddenly, the red fans in the stands were stunned, then stood up and shouted loudly, "China team! Must win! China team! Must win!"

Before Huang Jianxiang could stop to praise the Chinese team, Peng Weiguo and Su Maozhen used the UAE's kick-off error to successfully intercept the too-slow pass. After dribbling the ball over the opponent's defender, Peng Weiguo flew on the penalty area line and sent the ball to the goal.

The UAE goalkeeper fell to the ground and saved the ball. Then Su Maozhen, who was running alongside, was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and shot the ball saved by the opponent's goalkeeper into the net.

For a moment, there were constant calls in the stands, and the Chinese team scored two consecutive games within two minutes, which completely encouraged the confidence of everyone present.

Su Maozhen, who raised his hand to celebrate on the sidelines, was pulled by Ma Mingyu, who said something softly. Su Maozhen immediately thanked the audience for the penalty kick, then ran back to the middle circle, waiting for the serve.

After the game, the media interviewed and asked what Ma Mingyu said at that time. The golden-headed old man shook his hair and said proudly: "Old Ma, I will hurry up and stand. Maybe we can score another goal while the momentum is getting stronger. Haha, who doesn't want to score another goal? Hahaha..."
Chapter completed!