God of Greenery

Subsequently, the Iraqi goalkeeper kicked the goal kick, and Iraq launched a counterattack.

The two sides fought against each other.

The Chinese team wants to win and qualify early, and Iraq is unwilling to lose.

Iraq is now ranked third in the group, 2 points behind the Chinese team.If the Hua Guo team is defeated in this game, then Iraq can overtake the Hua Guo team in terms of points, rank second in the group, and gain the initiative to qualify.

Therefore, even in the away game, even with the threat of Jiang Xiaolin, Iraq played more proactively and did not back down.

After all, they are the ones who are behind. It is meaningless to shrink and defend. They must attack and strive for victory.

As a result, the two sides launched a confrontation at the Jinmen Olympic Sports Center, and the fight was very exciting and exciting.

In the 4th minute, winger Xiao Zhanbo made a cross from the side, and Jiang Xiaolin followed up in the middle to take the lead in the penalty area, grab the first point, shake his head and hit the goal, and bounced the ball off the ground.

It's a pity that the Iraqi goalkeeper Noel reacted so quickly this time that he subconsciously blocked the ball, and then was kicked out of the penalty area by the Iraqi defender to clear the siege, which caused a burst of wailing from the Chinese fans in the stands.

Everyone thought that a goal would be scored in the opening 4 minutes. Unexpectedly, the Iraqi goalkeeper played so well this time, and even saved Jiang Xiaolin's ground bounce.

Subsequently, Iraq launched a counter-offensive.

Only 2 minutes later, Iraq retaliated. The midfielder Imad picked a pass behind the Chinese team's defense, and No. 10 Younis successfully turned offside.

Younis' single-handedly made the Huaguo fans worried, for fear that the Iraqi would score the ball and take the lead.

Fortunately, goalkeeper Song Zhenyu did not stick to the goal, and he attacked in time when Younis had just turned offside and hadn't received the ball.

Coupled with the defenders Li Weifeng and Zhang Yaokun who were chasing after him, Younis had no space and time to deal with it calmly. He could only choose to shoot when he just entered the penalty area.

Eunice aimed for the far corner.

Fortunately for the Huaguo team, Song Zhenyu judged Younis' intentions correctly. The moment Younis shot the goal, he rushed to the far end, just touched the ball, and saved the bottom line.

Younis' shot was saved, and the Hua Guo team escaped. Li Weifeng and Zhang Yaokun both had lingering fears, and they pulled Song Zhenyu up and patted his shoulders to express their gratitude.

The Huaguo fans in the stands also clapped their hands, applauding Song Zhenyu's wonderful save against the one-handed ball.

Subsequently, Iraq took a corner kick, and Jiang Xiaolin, who was returned to the penalty area to participate in the corner kick defense, went out to make a clearance.

Jiang Xiaolin's height and ability to bounce, grab points, and head the ball can play a very important role in corner kicks, both offensively and defensively.

The game continued, and the open-ended battle between the two sides did not end.

In the 8th minute, the Huaguo team attacked. Sun Jihai made a breakthrough and passed the ball diagonally near the center line to Huang Bowen in the middle of the frontcourt.

After receiving the ball, Huang Bowen tried to break through the defense against an Iraqi midfielder, but was tripped to the ground by the opponent.

Huang Bowen used a breakthrough to force the opponent to foul and won a frontcourt free kick for the Hua Guo team.

This free kick is located at a good distance, and it is still Jiang Xiaolin who takes the penalty.

Although Jiang Xiaolin has not scored a free kick in an official game, the free kick scored against the Jordan team in the friendly match has already made the coaching staff and teammates trust Jiang Xiaolin, and the threatening free kicks have been determined to be taken by Jiang Xiaolin Take the penalty.

Jiang Xiaolin didn't refuse either.

On the one hand, his strong body brings great power and fast shooting, and his shooting skills are at full value, and the probability of hitting the goal frame is higher than other players.

On the other hand, Jiang Xiaolin's current "arc" skill has reached 14 points.Not to say [-]%, but it can already guarantee that the curveball can be successfully hit in most cases.

It's just that the control of the arc is not yet precise, but it is already quite threatening.

Therefore, this free kick was taken by Jiang Xiaolin.

Jiang Xiaolin hit the ball at a close corner. His intention was to use an arc to bypass the wall and hit the ball into the dead corner at the near end of the goal.

As a result, Jiang Xiaolin did hit an arc and successfully bypassed the wall, but Jiang Xiaolin used too much force and the arc was too large. After bypassing the wall, he did not fly to the dead corner of the goal, but went to the middle of the goal. With a big arc, the goalkeeper Noel, who was rushing towards the near end, hugged him in his arms, and didn't even give the Huaguo team the chance to make up shots.

Although it didn't score, the ball had a big arc, looked very pleasing to the eye, and was not a small threat, so the fans in the stands still gave applause and encouragement.

The game continues.

In the 10th minute, there was an accident on the field. Iraqi striker Younis suddenly fell to the ground in a quick counterattack with the ball from the side without any contact. He suffered a muscle strain and was unable to continue the game. He was replaced by Mahdi.

The two sides were still coming and going, attacking fiercely, but no one scored, and the score was still 0-0.

In the 13th minute, Iraq made another pass from the middle, trying to hit the back of China's defense line, so that the new Mahdi formed a single-handed attack on the goal of the Chinese team.

But this time Song Zhenyu was on guard, he didn't stand too close to the goal, and then immediately attacked the moment the opponent made a pass, and confiscated the ball before Mahdi got the ball.

In the 15th minute, players from both sides fought in the midfield, and Iraq got the ball and wanted to attack aggressively.

As a result, after hitting the frontcourt, the offense was interrupted by the midfielder Zhou Haibing of the Huaguo team, who stabbed the ball to Zheng Zhi not far away.

According to the previous style of play, the two sides will once again start fighting in the midfield.

But this time Zheng Zhi didn't pass to the surrounding teammates, but looked up at the frontcourt, then suddenly kicked a long pass in the air and kicked the ball to Iraq's backcourt.

It turned out that the moment Zhou Haibing stole the ball, Jiang Xiaolin had already turned around and rushed towards Iraq's backcourt.

When Zheng Zhi got the ball, Jiang Xiaolin was about to complete the anti-offside.

Therefore, Zheng Zhi did not pass the ball to the nearby teammates to advance layer by layer, but passed a long pass, hoping to successfully hit an anti-offside attack.

But because there were too many people in the midfield, Zheng Zhi couldn't pass the ball on the ground, so he could only pass a long pass in the air with one big foot. I hope Jiang Xiaolin's superb stopping technique can stop the ball and smoothly form a single goal.

Sure enough, the moment Zheng Zhi passed the ball, Jiang Xiaolin completed the overtake of the Iraqi defense line: the anti-offside was successful.

However, because the Iraqis focused on Jiang Xiaolin's marking, the two guards have been paying attention to Jiang Xiaolin's movements.

Although Jiang Xiaolin was successfully turned offside, they were not thrown off by Jiang Xiaolin.

Because they had already turned around and followed Jiang Xiaolin closely.

Although Jiang Xiaolin's acceleration and speed were at full value, after looking back at the ball in the air, Jiang Xiaolin had to slow down, because if he sprinted at full speed, the ball would fall behind him.

Therefore, Jiang Xiaolin failed to get rid of the Iraqi defender behind him. The distance between the two sides was about half a body, entangled and ran towards the Iraqi restricted area. Pulled to the ground.

But Jiang Xiaolin's physique and balance are so good, no matter how the opponent pulls him, he will not fall, and he can continue to run forward, and has never let the two overtake him.

At the front of the penalty area, Jiang Xiaolin, who controlled the speed, made Zheng Zhi's pass just in front of him. His full stop technique allowed him to unload the ball lightly even under the interference of the opponent's two defenders. He got down and waded forward perfectly, and then rushed forward without letting the two Iraqi defenders overtake him.

Afterwards things are easy.

Jiang Xiaolin opened his arms, stuck in his position, carried the interference of two Iraqi defenders, and rushed into the penalty area with the ball. Facing the attacking goalkeeper Noel, he aimed at the far corner and shot the ball.

The ball flew past Noel's feet, and Noel fell to the ground subconsciously, but still failed to touch the ball.

Then, under the expectant eyes of the Chinese players and fans and the desperate gazes of the Iraqi players and coaches, the ball flew into the Iraqi goal against the far post.

In the 15th minute, the Huaguo team counterattacked with a long pass, and Zheng Zhi assisted Jiang Xiaolin to score a goal, taking a 1-0 lead.

Immediately, all Huaguo fans at the scene and in front of the TV were excited.

Everyone raised their arms and shouted excitedly to celebrate Hua Guo's first goal.

This was much smoother than the previous game.

If the Hua Guo team can successfully defeat Iraq and Australia defeats Qatar, the Hua Guo team will join hands with Australia to qualify ahead of schedule, and the last round of the game will be meaningless.

Therefore, both the players and the fans were very excited and celebrated the first goal of the Chinese team taking the lead.

Jiang Xiaolin was even pressed down by his teammates, and the Arhats celebrated for a long time.

With Jiang Xiaolin's goal, the Hua Guo team's morale was boosted even more, and they completely came out of the haze of the previous game. The overall competitive state has improved compared to the beginning.

Only a few minutes had passed since Jiang Xiaolin scored a goal. In the 22nd minute, full-back Cao Yang successfully made consecutive breakthroughs from the wing, and then made a cross from the bottom.

The ball was passed a little low, and the Iraqi defender who was guarding the front point went out of the bottom line to clear the siege, and the Huaguo team got a corner kick.

The Iraqi immediately became nervous. The goalkeepers and defenders were staring at Jiang Xiaolin, guarding against Jiang Xiaolin's header.

Jiang Xiaolin's height, jumping ability, ability to grab points, heading skills, etc., are too much of a threat to others, and the opponent can't help but ignore them.

However, Cao Yang's previous cross was low, but this corner kick was slightly higher. Although Jiang Xiaolin in the middle tried his best to take off, he still failed to reach the ball.

However, even though he failed to hit the ball, Jiang Xiaolin's fight for the top in the middle still attracted the attention of almost everyone in Iraq, leaving Zheng Zhi, who was in the back point, unguarded.