Chinese champion

Chapter 50 Group Stage
"Oh!" There was a burst of exclamation from the audience in the stadium, and then there was a huge applause.

The game just started, the US team's pass was pushed out by Du Wei, Hu Yong received the ball and passed it to Pei Wei, Pei Wei turned around and wiped the opponent's lower back, kicked the goal from 30 meters away, and was caught by the US team goalkeeper Conte Si narrowly saved the bottom line, and the China Youth Team won a corner kick at the beginning of the game.

Zhu Jun took a corner kick and the ball was cleared by the defender of the US team with a header. Zhang Qi received the ball from outside the penalty area and lobbed it. The opposing goalkeeper was in a good position and caught the ball.

The American team launched an attack, and the Chinese youth team launched a counterattack in the midfield. For a while, a melee broke out in the midfield. The American team's left midfielder Martino got the ball in the melee, and made a pass from the bottom, but was blocked by Yang Bing. On the bottom line, the US team also got a corner kick, but the quality of the corner kick they sent was not high, and it was directly captured by Wu Qi.

The U.S. team’s offensive and defensive rhythm is very fast, with plenty of physical strength. For a while, they had an inextricable fight with the China Youth Team. Hu Yong was pressed by the two opponents in the midfield, and the quality of the return pass was not high. The US team launched a quick counterattack, Donovan broke into the penalty area, and he was about to shoot!

Xin Li followed closely behind Donovan and quickly caught up with him. With a beautiful tackle behind him, Donovan fell to the ground. Fortunately, the referee was aware of the situation and did not award a penalty kick.

After a false alarm, the Chinese youth team stabilized their position. Hu Yong stabilized his mentality after making a mistake, and his defense became more and more excellent. Let the two fast horses on the front line play their own advantages.

No. 307 minutes, Pei Wei launched an attack, Zhu Jun broke through and crossed the goal, Zhong Yan's shovel shot was saved by the goalkeeper, the defender made a clearance in a panic, Pei Wei intercepted the ball outside the penalty area, clever The lob shot was successful!

The Chinese youth team opened the record for the first time!

After conceding the goal, the U.S. team launched a counterattack. Donovan’s forced breakthrough won a free kick in the frontcourt. Consai’s shot was saved by Wu Qifei, and Kathy followed up with a missed shot but was blocked by Hu Yong. A successful save at the goal line.

The China Youth team stabilized the situation in the following game. Zhong Yan received a pass from Zhang Qi in front of the penalty area, leaned on the opponent's defender, turned around and hit the goal, but the shot that was bound to be scored was blocked by the post. Zhong Yan hugged his head angrily.

Before the end of the first half, Hu Yong's sudden drive from the back caught the defense of the US team by surprise. After passing two people in a row, he passed the ball to Zhang Qi on the right. Zhang Qi slanted in front of the goal. Qu Tao's small angle The shot was blocked by the defender.

Zhu Jun took another corner kick. Du Wei ferried the ball to the other side. Pei Wei volleyed the ball.

In the second 10 minutes of the first half, the China Youth team took advantage of the field, suppressed the US team, and even took a one-goal lead.

The referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, and the China Youth Team took the lead into the second half.

He Jin did not make any substitutions in the second half, but the head coach of the US team replaced Conse, who was stared down by Hu Yong, who was doing nothing throughout the first half, and replaced him with a striker, Aleko, in a 4-3-3 formation. Attempt to step up the attack.

But at the beginning of the game, the Chinese youth team launched an attack again, and firmly controlled the midfield when the number of midfielders was dominant. Hu Yong, who had no target to mark, began to insert frequently, constantly causing trouble for the US team's defense. .

No.60 minutes, Hu Yong distributed the ball to Pei Wei after attracting two players from the US team. !

2:0!The Chinese youth team expanded their lead.

The U.S. team, which was behind by two goals, woke up like a dream. The right midfielder Conway broke through from the left of the China Youth Team, passed Sun Ru and made a pass. Du Wei seemed not focused enough. The kick is empty!

Aleko, who was replaced in the second half, received the ball and hit the goal with his left foot. Wu Qifei made a save and the ball fell into the center of the penalty area. Du Wei made up for it and made a big-footed clearance!

The U.S. team, who saw the clues, strengthened the attack on the left. Since Zhu Jun's defensive ability was basically zero, Sun Ru's defense was very difficult, and he was continuously broken by the opponent. Fortunately, Du Wei and Xin Li performed very well and stared to death. Donovan, the main scorer of the US team, has not been scored by the opponent.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, He Jin made a decisive decision and replaced Zhu Jun with Yan Song, who was stronger in defense, and strengthened the defense on the left. This move really had a miraculous effect, and the US team could no longer break through so frequently on the left. , and the China Youth Team continued to launch counterattacks on the basis of a solid defense, and the battle situation fell into a stalemate again.

With only 10 minutes left in the game, the US team saw that there was no hope of victory, and the offensive slowed down. He Jin made another substitution. Gao Mingwei replaced Pei Wei, and Ma Yue replaced Sun Ru, who was exhausted. He firmly controlled the ball at his feet and did not give the opponent a chance to counterattack. With the whistle of the referee, the China Youth Team won the game and got a good start in this game!

In the next game, the Ukrainian team, the biggest opponent of the Chinese youth team in the group stage, showed great strength. They defeated the South American powerful Chilean team 4:2. No. 10 Valeyev, forward No. 11 Gerasimenko and No. 9 Belik of the frontcourt trident all scored goals, of which No. 9 Belik scored two goals.

The second opponent of the China Youth Team is the Ukrainian team. This match will be held on the 21st. He Jin feels a little lucky because he still has three days to think about how to deal with this opponent.

The two strikers of the Ukrainian team are both tall and strong, with good skills and strong impact. In the next game, Li Min will definitely start. With him and Du Wei, the height of the China Youth Team is guaranteed. .

The two defenders of the Ukrainian team are typical European defenders. They are in good physical condition and have excellent headers, but they can't turn fast enough. good candidate.

He Jin finally decided on a strategy, attack more behind the back, and pay attention to zone defense on defense.

After two days of targeted training, the China Youth Team ushered in their second match.

The game started, and Wang Jianxiang was still explaining the lineups of both sides to the audience, when suddenly he let out an exclamation:
"Oh!"

Less than 3 minutes into the game, after the Ukrainian team fell down a few times, the ball reached the foot of the midfielder Komarnicki. He made a big long pass and rushed into the penalty area. Belik beat Du Wei with a header. Another forward Gerasimenko stabbed Li Min in front of him. The ball hit the goal post, and it bounced to Wu Qi's back and slowly bounced into the net.

"My day!" Wu Qi jumped up from the lawn, grabbed the ball in the net and drove it forward vigorously. He really didn't expect that the first ball thrown on behalf of the China Youth Team was like this!

He was very annoyed, because this conceded goal can also be regarded as his own goal to a certain extent.

The players panicked, it was the first time for them to concede a goal first.

Pei Wei ran back and patted Wu Qi on the shoulder: "How does it feel to lose such a ball?"

Wu Qi yelled: "What are you doing, you still say that when I concede the ball?"

Zhu Jun also ran over: "Damn, you know you've lost the ball and you're still so loud, tell me I'm wrong!"

Although Wu Qi is big, he is a little afraid of Zhu Jun, a small man. He said aggrievedly, "Can't I be wrong?"

His funny look made the players laugh. Before they knew it, they lost the sense of panic caused by the moment they conceded the ball.

Du Wei knew what he should say as the captain at this time: "Didn't they just score a lucky ball? What is there to be afraid of? There are still [-] minutes, enough for them to drink a pot!"

"That's right!" Hu Yong also came over: "It's just luck for them, but Wu Qi, if you lose the ball again, we'll beat you when you go back, or drag you out with your face blacked out."

"Damn!" Wu Qi jumped up: "Don't worry, they are just lucky, you give me a good attack, if I lose the ball again, I will be like this!" He stretched out five fingers and made a "climbing" gesture.

A burst of laughter erupted from the surrounding players, and the Ukrainian team members who were celebrating looked over one after another. They couldn't understand why the group of Chinese people laughed so happily after losing the ball.

"Wait and see, we'll get it back in no time!"

"A small Ukraine is still so arrogant, I am not afraid!"

On the sidelines, the assistant coach asked He Jin worriedly: "Coach, will conceding the ball so early have any impact? Do you want to make any adjustments?" 
He Jin glanced at him: "Don't worry, there is no need for this. Don't underestimate this group of young people. Their psychological adjustment ability is not ordinary! It is not necessarily a bad thing to be scored by Ukraine first. Just look at the expressions on their faces." , the Ukrainian team has stabbed a hornet's nest!"

(End of this chapter)