The continuous attacks of the Chinese Olympic team also made Honduras head coach Pinto a little bit restless. A team cannot always count on the goalkeeper to defend the goal with divine pounces. Soon he chose to substitute, using E
Spinar replaced Banegas in the midfield and continued to ensure that the midfielder had sufficient physical energy to commit fouls.
Pinto made the right choice. After Espinal came on, Honduras was still in danger.
In the 25th minute of the second half, the Honduras team got a rare opportunity to advance the ball into the Chinese team's half. Their three offensive players in the frontcourt actively moved to prepare to receive the pass from the midfield.
Benavidez, the Honduran midfielder, raised his head with the ball and observed the position of his teammates, preparing to distribute the ball. However, after seeing that his teammates did not have a good chance to respond, he chose to slow down and control the ball in the midfield for a while.
ball.
How could the players of the Chinese team give him such a chance? Xu Mingyu went directly to grab the ball. Benavidez turned around and wanted to carry Xu Mingyu behind him, but Qin Minghao, who came back from defense, used his hands and feet to block the ball.
It was interrupted, and the Chinese team took advantage of the opportunity to slightly press the opponent out to counterattack.
Espinal, who had just come on the field, came into play at this time. He made a fierce tackle and knocked Qin Minghao to the ground. The referee saw that he had just come on, so he just warned him a few words and showed no mercy.
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"A red card for such a foul is not an exaggeration, but there is no card?" Hong Gang was so angry that he almost threw away his wheat, but he had no choice. The referee's standards were just like this, so he could only complain.
Next, the Chinese team put more and more pressure on Honduras. The latter's midfield players were suppressed for a long time and could no longer bear it. Their captain Acosta was really unable to withstand Qin Minghao's impact and later killed him.
He was directly pushed down and received a yellow card, and gradually Honduras' formation was very flat.
At the 37th minute of the second half, Pinto chose to make a substitution again. This time he replaced Acosta with Paz. Judging from the list provided by Honduras, this was a defender replacing a midfielder. This was already
Back six.
Rick Link looked at his watch. Even if the game included stoppage time, there were only about ten minutes left. He chose to take a risk and put on a player with better foot skills and certain long-range shooting and set-piece abilities.
Yan Xiaoyu was replaced by center back Ma Yongli. Rick Linke did his best.
Yan Xiaoyu, who had just come on the field, almost gave a fatal blow. This time, the Chinese Olympic team won a free kick in the frontcourt, less than thirty meters away. Yan Xiaoyu took the penalty kick.
His shot hit the goalpost directly and bounced off the baseline.
"Oops! The goal post. Luck is not on the Chinese team's side either." Hong Gang looked regretful, but soon began to cheer up the Chinese team, "It doesn't matter. There is still time, and we still have a chance to score."
But then Rick Link discovered a bad problem, that is, the players of the Chinese team were generally not physically fit enough. The consequences of the previous two fierce battles and the long journey after the game were reflected.
At this time, Rick Linke could only play his cards that he had not played until the stoppage time, replaced Zhang Linpeng and replaced him with Xiang Tiange.
The Honduran players started their last move - lying on grass.
For four or five consecutive minutes, four or five players from Honduras took turns falling on the turf. There were many reasons why they fell to the ground. Either they were cramps, or a touch meant that I was injured. Ouch, ouch, I feel so much pain.
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With the intermittent delays, the game was about to enter stoppage time, and Honduras' tactical purpose was about to be achieved.
At the 90th minute, the fourth official raised his sign, indicating three minutes of added time.
Just after stoppage time, Honduras began to make substitutions. They used their third substitution. Ellis, the hero of the goal, was replaced by Benavidez. A defensive midfielder replaced the midfielder. This was the last step.
Defended.
In the 91st minute, Honduras got another chance to counterattack. Their forward Lozano attacked the two defenders of Li Yun and Liming alone, and the ball was intercepted by Li Yun.
When the Honduran players thought Li Yun was going to kick the ball forward and hand it to the frontcourt players, he dribbled the ball forward.
The Honduras side was a bit unresponsive. Neither of the two players in the midfield could press forward in time, allowing Li Yun to break into the offensive area of 30 meters. At this time, their two players went up to defend together, and Li Yun
Yun however distributed the ball to the right.
After receiving the ball, Xiang Tiange accelerated again, broke through to the baseline, and then passed the ball into the penalty area.
Zou Weijia also used his last bit of strength to jump up high to head the ball. However, Honduras goalkeeper Lopez performed even better. He rushed out of the penalty area, jumped up, pressed on Zou Weijia's head and hit the ball out of the penalty area with his fists.
outside.
Because Li Yun attracted two defensive players, Xiang Tiange's breakthrough from the wing took away two more players. Nie Jiang and Zou Weijia also needed people to defend them in the penalty area. When Lopez hit the ball to the arc in front of the penalty area, he shot out
At that time, there was only one Honduran defender defending the short Yan Xiaoyu.
Facing the ball, Yan Xiaoyu, who came on the field in the second half, was more explosive. He started faster and hit the ball directly with a non-stop volley. Lopez had lost his center of gravity because he was pressed on Zou Weijia. By the time Yan Xiaoyu
When the ball came over, he couldn't save it no matter what.
The football drew an arc and went straight to the upper left corner of the goal. After hitting the lower edge of the crossbar, it entered the net. After attacking wildly for most of the game, the Chinese team finally scored another goal before the end of the game.
This is a winning goal.
"Xiang Tiange broke through. He was so fast and passed the ball to Zou Weijia." Hong Gang also looked nervous at this time. He also knew that the Chinese team players were even less physically fit and would definitely suffer in stoppage time. "The opponent's goalkeeper came out.
, jumped out."
"Yan Xiaoyu, he grabbed the second point and shot. Beautiful, beautiful. The ball went in. This is a buzzer beater. This is definitely a buzzer beater." Hong Gang, who has always been very restrained in his commentary style, roared at the top of his lungs.
, "2:1, Yan Xiaoyu. Rick Link's magical substitution. The Chinese team expanded the score again in the penultimate minute of the game. Beautiful!!"
"Yeah! Yan Kongka, haha, beautiful." Chen Jiangfeng called Yan Xiaoyu's nickname - because his playing style is similar to Kongka, the fans of the Longteng team eagerly called him Yan Kongka, "This shot is so beautiful.
I told you to sleep on the grass, haha, 2:1, cool!"
Dad Chen also stood up from the sofa excitedly at this time. Because he got up early, sat for a long time, and stood up vigorously, Dad Chen was a little dizzy. He just stood up and sat back down: "It's a killer, haha.
.We will definitely win."
At this time, the Chinese fans who had been booing the Honduran player Wucao in the stands also jumped up collectively, and cheers resounded throughout the football field, while the Honduran fans held their heads in pain, and some even
My eyes started to turn red.
After scoring the goal, Yan Xiaoyu ran wildly and then slid to his knees, leaving a clearly visible mark on the turf. All the Chinese players except the goalkeeper and even the substitute players on the bench gathered around frantically.
, everyone excitedly pressed Yan Xiaoyu under them to celebrate this hard-won goal.
Lopez, with a black face - although you couldn't tell as a black man - fished the ball out of the net and drove it into midfield with a big kick.
The referee Pinto also came over to intervene in the Chinese team's celebration at this time. He asked the Chinese team's goal to return to the field quickly and the substitute players to return to the bench. There was still more than a minute of game left.
After kicking off again, the Honduran players all rushed out, but basically all the offensive players in the frontcourt were replaced. There was only forward Lozano on the field, and the rest were either defensive midfielders or defenders. They could only choose a big player.
Leg sling to Lozano.
At this time, Rick Link pressed his hands down on the sidelines to calm down the players. As the captain, Li Yun did exactly that. He jumped high to squeeze out Lozano and head the ball away.
Lozano fell to the ground and wanted to ask the referee for a set piece. Such a confrontation was nothing in the eyes of the referee. He raised his hands to let him get up, and then ran forward directly to signal the Chinese team.
Attack normally.
At this time, Honduras only had two defensive players in the backcourt, while the Chinese team had three players, Nie Jiang, Zou Weijia and Ding Huaiyi. Ding Huaiyi, who was holding the ball, made a beautiful through ball and found Nie Jiang who was advancing forward.
Nie Jiang, who had already scored a one-on-one goal, made a light spoon shot against the attacking goalkeeper Lopez. The ball passed the latter's raised hands and accurately fell into the net.
In the last minute, the Chinese team scored again and the score became 3:1.
"Nie Jiang! Lob shot, haha. 3:1." Hong Gang said with a happy smile, "Nie Jiang completely killed the game. There is no suspense anymore. The Chinese team has been confirmed to have entered the semi-finals."
Chen Jiangfeng also didn’t expect that the Chinese team would score again. He was still in the afterglow of the celebration after Yan Xiaoyu’s goal. He smiled so hard that he couldn’t close his mouth: “Our Nie Jiang is still great, it’s done. 3:1, you can go catch up on your sleep.
Already."
Father Chen, who had just finished celebrating and was about to have a cigarette afterward, pressed the lighter, and then let go of his hand with a look of surprise on his face: "Is this okay?"
Two goals in the last two minutes of stoppage time, the Chinese fans were completely happy, and at the same time they completely defeated the Honduras team. All the Chinese players once again began to surround Nie Jiang, who had rushed to the Chinese fans' stands. All the
Everyone knows that the game is settled.
The hearts of the Honduran players were completely gone. They all slumped on the grass, and some players had already begun to cry.
The referee didn't waste much time. As soon as the ball came out, he blew the whistle to end the game.
All the Chinese team players and coaches rushed into the stadium to celebrate this hard-won victory.
On the day of the end of the game, the whole of China was once again into football fever. Not only were the highlights of the match against Honduras once again broadcast on CCTV News, but all newspapers also reported the game on their front pages. On the Internet,
This craze is even hotter. Weibo hot searches that were originally popular for entertainment and current affairs have also been replaced by the football trend. For the first time, Chinese football has defeated all kinds of young people, Internet celebrities, traffic stars, and current affairs news with a positive image.
, also defeated other events in the Olympic Games and appeared at the top of the hot search list.
Now, people from all walks of life, including celebrities, popular public accounts, etc., come to try to gain traffic from the Olympic team.
During the 2018 World Cup in real life, people like Huang Xi and others who knew nothing about football used to disband the Chinese national football team to make headlines. Now all these rubbish have shut up, and instead they make up all kinds of jokes.
Praising the U.S. Olympic team from the side, this kind of public opinion environment is also a big curiosity about Chinese football in China.
But at this time, in the Chinese Olympic team, Rick Link was having a headache about the formation for the next game.
Although Zhang Linpeng's suspension was compensated by Xiang Tiange, the gap between the two is still not small. Judging from the most intuitive system ability value, Zhang Linpeng's current ability value has reached 90 after training in Europe.
While Xiang Tiange's score is still a little short of 80, the Chinese team's right-side offense and defense have been severely weakened.
In addition to the suspension, another issue that troubles Rick Link is injuries and physical fitness.
In the last game, because the referee was lax about the standards, although the young men of the Chinese Olympic team won the game, they were frequently fouled and still suffered various injuries and hidden injuries.
Among them, Qin Minghao's injury is the most troublesome. As the strongest and most famous player on the Chinese Olympic team, offensive players are far more famous than defensive players, so Qin Minghao is more famous than Li Yun. Qin Minghao was injured yesterday.
With such emphasis on care, he was tackled no less than three times on the field.
During the game, his nerves were highly tense and Qin Minghao could not feel the pain. Now that the game was over, the consequences were reflected. The next day, Qin Minghao had a few bruises on his calf and a slight bruise on his left ankle.
It's a little swollen, obviously the result of being kicked.
As for the other players, although they all had some injuries, they recovered quickly.
Another thing that Rick Link can't solve is the physical problem.
In addition to the Chinese Olympic team playing very easily against Fiji in the first game, Germany and Mexico were tough battles. I originally thought that Honduras was weaker and could save some energy, but because they underestimated the enemy, they had to fight hard. The players
We have never been able to relax well.
Perhaps it is a matter of schedule. The Chinese Olympic team kept changing venues for these three consecutive games. Even if the distance is not far, it is still a waste.
You must know that the next opponent is the Brazilian team, which is waiting for work. As the host, they are also the most powerful opponent with the highest aspirations to win the Olympic football match. Coupled with the advantage of home court, they are even more powerful.
The most famous player in this Brazilian Olympic team is Neymar. It can be said that anyone who knows a little bit about football knows about his existence. He is on par with the world's top players such as Messi and Ronaldo, and his influence is
His strength has long gone beyond football.
And except for the young player, all other players are equally generous.
