Chinese champion

Chapter 180 Wu Qi's National Team Debut
"Hey, Pei Wei, Wu Qi is lucky, he got the chance to play!" Just as Pei Wei got up early in the morning to watch the first match of the World Cup qualifier between China and Kuwait, Zhu Jun The phone call came.

It seems that he said that he is not interested in the national team's game, but he still cares about it in his heart. Otherwise, how could he get up so early to watch the game if he likes to stay in bed so much?Pei Wei thought in his heart.

"Yeah...it's good luck. Generally speaking, the goalkeeper is the least likely to be injured in the game, but he was hit by him..." Pei Wei echoed Zhu Jun's words, but kept his eyes on the TV screen, never moved away.

After arriving in Guangzhou, the Chinese football team announced the 18-man roster for the match against Kuwait after a day of adaptive training at Tianhe Stadium. Due to Li Lei’s injury, the Chinese team only had two goalkeepers left. Wu Qi had no suspense entered the big list.

Just as no suspense as Wu Qi's entry into the squad is that Wu Qi sat on the bench after the start of the game. A goalkeeper who has never cooperated with any player on the backline plays. tacit connection.

But Wu Qi has no opinion on this point. He also knows how difficult it is to win the main position from a goalkeeper who is not injured or sick. Besides...

Although he was sitting on the bench, when the majestic national anthem sounded at Tianhe Stadium before the start of the game at 07:30 BJ time, he stood in front of the bench together with other teammates who did not play, and put his right hand on the bench religiously. In his heart, he truly felt the shocking force of the chorus of more than 7 Chinese fans. Because of the excitement, his body was trembling slightly, and an indescribable feeling penetrated in an instant. his whole body.

It is a sense of pride, an infectious force of national cohesion.

Wu Qi was still infected by this atmosphere until Wu Qi sat down at the start of the game. As soon as the Chinese team got the ball on the court, there would be a wave of cheers immediately. Their enthusiasm seemed to melt the entire stadium.

"It is said that the fans in Guangzhou are the most rational, but every time I come to Guangzhou to play for the national team, I can feel their enthusiasm." Sitting next to Wu Qi, Shaoyi said: "When I first came here, I also felt their enthusiasm." I was taken aback, but then slowly got used to it.”

"It's a bit unbelievable." Wu Qi agreed, "Foreign fans are of course fanatical, but our Chinese fans are also very cute. If they are not saddened by us again and again, I think they will be even cuter. "

"Forget it, let's watch the game carefully." When Shaoyi saw that several other players sitting on the bench were looking at Wu Qi with displeasure, he hurriedly pulled Wu Qi's clothes. There's nothing wrong with it, but it's different in other people's ears.

Only then did Wu Qi focus on the game. The strength of the Chinese team at home was obviously higher than that of the visiting team Kuwait. The situation on the field was under control shortly after the game started. However, although Kuwait has declined in recent years, the old team The background of a strong team is still there. They came to China this time with the mentality of sticking to the tie. They did a good job defensively. If they have the opportunity, they will make a quick counterattack. Killing time, even if the Chinese fans booed them, they still insisted on their own style of play.

Half an hour passed quickly in the first half. Although the Chinese team had the advantage on the field, they didn't get any chance to score. Only No. 12 minutes took advantage of a free kick and was assisted by Hao Dong. Li Wei created a good chance to shoot, but unfortunately Li Wei's shot hit the side net.

The Chinese team, which has been unable to open the situation for a long time, was a little anxious. They spared no effort to press and attack on a large scale. However, due to the lack of offensive means, the offense seemed very weak. Uncle Hao, the "demon sword", was submerged in the dense crowd of the opponent. , and another striker, Zhang Yu, also seemed to be doing nothing because he couldn't get the pass from the midfielder.

Although Sun Chenghai's several breakthroughs on the right posed a certain threat, even passing the ball into the penalty area had no effect, because there were too many people in the penalty area.

One side was unable to attack for a long time, while Kuwait on the other side seized the opportunity to counterattack several times in a row. Fortunately, Liu Fei performed well and was able to keep the goal.

In the No.306 minute of the first half, Kuwait launched an attack. The striker broke through in front of the penalty area and shot coldly. Liu Fei couldn't stabilize his body when he was throwing the ball, and his shoulder hit the post heavily. The referee blew his whistle to stop the game, and Liu Fei, who was lying on the ground, was carried out of the court for treatment.

"Go warm up!" Ali Han said to Wu Qi, Wu Qi did not expect that he would have the opportunity to play so soon, he responded excitedly, threw off his coat and began to move his body.

After a brief observation of Liu Fei, the team doctor reluctantly gestured to Ali Han that he must be replaced. Although Liu Fei was not seriously injured, the injury on his shoulder would obviously affect his reaction when he made a save.

No. 307 minutes, Wu Qi jumped a few times on the sidelines, and after receiving the signal from the referee, he quickly ran towards the gate of the Chinese team.

He ushered in the first test soon after he came on the field. Kuwait's only striker, Hamad, seized the opportunity when the Chinese team's defender was a little slack. I don't know whether Wu Qi didn't hold the ball firmly because he was still inactive or because he was too nervous for the first time. Fortunately, his second reaction was not bad, and he grabbed the ball before Hamad made a supplementary shot.

"What's wrong with Wu Qi, you can let go of this kind of shot? It's not like you, behave well, don't make you make mistakes that you shouldn't have on the court because of nervousness!" Pei Wei muttered to the TV explain.

Then until the end of the first half, the Chinese team did not give Kuwait any more chances. Wu Qi spent the past ten minutes doing nothing on the field, which made him a little regretful. He even hoped that Kuwait's offensive would be stronger. Give him a chance to show off.

During the intermission, Ali Han was very dissatisfied with the team's performance of gaining momentum and not scoring. He replaced a midfielder with Shaoyi. The Chinese team's midfield became a diamond-shaped position, and Ali Han prepared to strengthen Attacked.

Now that the offense has been strengthened, the defense has naturally become weaker. In all fairness, although the double defensive midfielders in the first half made the midfielder and the forward line somewhat disconnected, it was precisely because of the spare no effort of these two strong midfielders that Kuwait played. There are very few times when the half can threaten the goal of the Chinese team, but now that there is one less midfielder, Kuwait is also active in offense under the increased defensive pressure.

Kuwait attacked from the wing, and Hamad grabbed the header to attack the goal. The moment he hit the ball on his head, he thought to himself: Yes!
The ball landed just right, and he was not disturbed when he headed the ball, and he shot very comfortably.

It's a pity that Wu Qi didn't want him to get what he wanted. With a beautiful dive, Wu Qi's stretched arms tightly grasped the ball, and he didn't even leave the opponent with a chance to make a follow-up shot.

Hamad kicked the lawn angrily. This shot was very rare, but he was caught by the big goalkeeper. What bad luck!

He is still not aware of Wu Qi's outstanding goal-line skills, but he just thinks that this shot is just Wu Qi's luck.

After being pressed by the Chinese team for nearly 10 minutes, Kuwait got another chance to counterattack, but Hamad's shot was weak under Li Wei's close defense, and Wu Qi easily got the ball.

Wu Qi launched an attack by throwing the ball at the first time. The Chinese team attacked all the way to the opponent's penalty area. Unfortunately, Zhang Yu slammed the ball when facing the last Kuwait defender. The ball went out of the baseline. The Chinese team's The attack came back in vain again.

"Damn! The chances are getting less and less..." As the only arrow of the Kuwaiti team's offense, Hamad was closely guarded by Li Wei. Li Wei was not inferior in terms of body and speed, which made Hamad very annoyed. And his few shots were blocked by Wu Qi one by one, Hamad has never felt powerless.

During this period, the Chinese team once scored a goal. Unfortunately, when Li Wei passed the ball, the ball was already out of the baseline and the goal was ruled invalid.

Time is running out, and Kuwait's defensive strategy seems to have paid off. Ali Han broke the boat and replaced Zheng Bin with Li Jinyu.

This substitution really paid off. In the 705th minute, the Chinese team made a pass from the wing. The involvement of Li Jinyu and Zhang Yu in the penalty area attracted the attention of the Kuwaiti defenders. Kuwait, who had been performing very well before that Goalkeeper Cankuni made a mistake. Hao Dong, who was ambushing at the back point, easily headed the ball into the empty goal. The Chinese team finally gained a one-goal lead.

The Tianhe Stadium was boiling, the fans cheered loudly, and at the same time made a disdainful ridicule to the Kuwait team: Xiao Dian, I see you are still delaying time, delay!Now that we are ahead, can you still hold off?

At the same time as the Chinese team scored a goal, Wu Qi in the backcourt also raised his arms. The offensive players have already taken the lead. Kuwait will definitely counterattack. Now it's up to me!

Kuwait, who was cornered, really launched a massive attack. After receiving the pass from the midfielder, Hamad shot directly over the lintel. He signaled to the referee that Li Wei had fouled him, but the referee ignored it. .

After taking the lead, the Chinese team was not conservative. Both Zhang Yu and Li Jinyu had chances to score, but unfortunately they were missed one by one. Seeing that there were only less than 5 minutes left in the game, the Chinese team's good start in the World Cup qualifiers will soon come to an end. arrival.

No. 807 minutes, there was an unexpected situation on the field.

Hamad broke into the penalty area with the ball, Li Wei stuck to him to interfere with him, Wu Qi attacked in time and destroyed the ball, Hamad tripped over Wu Qi and fell down, he immediately asked the referee for a penalty kick, but only got The referee waved his hand to make him stand up.

Hamad was about to go mad with anger. He jumped up from the ground, caught up with Li Wei who was dribbling the ball, and pulled Li Wei down to the ground. Of course, the referee would not sit idly by and immediately sentenced Hamad for a foul. .

Unconvinced, Hamad picked up the ball and was arguing with the referee about something. Li Wei snatched the ball from his arms and put it on the ground to kick off. , he stared at Li Wei angrily, and suddenly spit on Li Wei's face!
"Hey, what are you doing?" When everyone else was shocked by this scene, Wu Qi was the first to react. He ran over and pushed Hamad away, and then stopped the referee.

The consequences can be imagined, Hamad paid the price for his stupid behavior. After asking the line referee, the referee decisively showed Hamad a red card and sent him off. Amidst the scolding of many fans, Hamad returned to the locker room in dismay, waiting for him to be punished more severely by the AFC.

However, after this incident, other members of the Chinese team saw something else in their eyes when they looked at Wu Qi. Wu Qi was the first to stand up for Li Wei, which made them feel that this newcomer looks pretty good. ,terrific……

In fact, Wu Qi's actions at that time were completely subconscious behaviors. He has always been duty-bound to help his teammates get ahead. Subconscious behavior made him gradually accepted by other members of the national team...

The remaining few minutes of the game were very dull. The Kuwait team, which was already at a disadvantage, was even more unable to organize an effective offense without one player. The Chinese team did not seem to want to beat the dog in the water. The score was maintained until the end. The Chinese team 1 :0 against Kuwait.

After the game, Wu Qi, who had just walked off the court, was surrounded by reporters from all walks of life. They surrounded him with long guns and short cannons. Obviously, the reporters had a good performance in his first appearance for the national team. Wu Qi is very interested.

When a reporter asked Wu Qi how he felt when he represented the national team for the first time, Wu Qi said without hesitation: "Of course I am happy and proud! It is the wish of every player to represent the national team in the World Cup. What's more, today is the first time I participated in such an important game, but today we won the game and won, which is more important than anything else."

"Hehe...Wu Qi, this guy, you've learned to speak bureaucratically!" Pei Wei, who was far away in Spain, couldn't help laughing. He turned off the TV and stood up. When he opened the curtains, a ray of morning sunlight Shining on his face, he took a comfortable breath of fresh air and closed his eyes intoxicated.

(End of this chapter)