God of Greenery

Amidst the cheers and cheers of Hua Guo fans, the Hua Guo team's defense line became more and more stable, and it became more and more difficult for Italy's offense to hit the big penalty area.

Not to mention the inside of the penalty area, it is becoming more and more difficult to score within 30 meters of the goal.

Even if someone can break through and score within 30 meters of the goal through personal skills, they will usually be pinched by two or three Hua Guo players immediately, and the ball will be lost soon.

The overall state and cooperation of the players of the Huaguo team are so good that people think that this Huaguo team is really Italy, which is famous for its defense.

However, on the football field, sometimes the situation is really changing, and you simply can't predict what will happen in the next second.

Just as many Hua Guo fans were waiting with great expectations for the Hua Guo team's solid defense and Jiang Xiaolin's surprise attack to score a goal, a controversial scene occurred on the court in the 16th minute.

This was also another Italian attack, and it was also unable to enter the penalty area of ​​the Hua Guo team. In the end, forward Rossi made a powerful long-range shot from the right outside the penalty area.

The quality of this long-range shot is still good, with speed and strength, and it was not intercepted by anyone in the middle, and it also avoided the goalkeeper Qiu Shengjiong's ten fingers.

But in the end, he smashed his head on the crossbar, bounced back to the ground, and was hugged by goalkeeper Qiu Shengjiong.

The point of controversy came at the moment when the ball hit the crossbar and hit the ground.

All Italian players and fans subconsciously thought that the goal had been scored, and celebrated wildly.

The players of the Hua Guo team naturally thought that the ball was not scored, and they all argued to the referee that the ball did not cross the goal line as a whole when it hit the ground, so it must not be counted as a goal.

The two sides insisted on their own words, and the referee also showed embarrassment.

At this time, there is no goal line technology, and it is entirely up to the referee to judge on the spot.

Tens of thousands of Huaguo fans in the stands shouted "NO...NO...NO..." to show the referee that the goal was missed.

But there were also thousands of Italian fans shouting "Goal...Goal..." crazily, indicating that the goal must have been scored, there is no doubt about it.

The Italian players also realized that the goal was controversial and might be ruled not to score. They hurriedly ended their celebration and flocked to the referee, arguing with the players of the Chinese team, and showed the referee that the goal must have been scored. There is no doubt about it.

The audience in front of the TV was a little better than the live audience, and the live broadcast cut to the playback shot in due course.

However, due to the angle of the camera, even if it is slowed down, everyone still cannot judge whether the ball has crossed the goal line as a whole when it hit the ground, and it is considered a goal.

The referee felt that the goal was scored, but he dared not make a [-]% judgment.

Facing the pressure from tens of thousands of Hua Guo fans in the host country, the referee was also under great pressure and did not dare to make a decision lightly.

He pushed away the fans of the two teams in front of him, ran to the sidewalk and whispered to the linesman.

In fact, the line referees couldn't see clearly, because there was no special goal line referee, and the line referees didn't follow the bottom line at all, and they were too far away from the goal, so they couldn't see clearly either.

However, after discussing for a while, the two felt that this goal should still be counted as Italy's goal.

So, the referee returned to the field, pointed at the middle circle, and blew the whistle for the goal to be valid.

The penalty immediately made the Italian players and fans ecstatic and celebrated wildly.

As for the Hua Guo team, it was like a hornet's nest that had been stabbed apart. The fans uttered deafening boos and curses, and the curses of "black whistle" and "stupid *" in the stands continued one after another.

On the court, Zheng Zhi, Li Weifeng, Qiu Shengjiong and others also surrounded the referee excitedly, questioning his penalty, and wanted the referee to withdraw his order.

But the majesty of the referee cannot be offended. How can the penalty already made be retracted?
The referee not only insisted on the effective penalty of the goal, but also showed a yellow card to the goalkeeper Qiu Shengjiong, who was so excited and swearing at the referee.

Jiang Xiaolin, Wang Yongbai and other players quickly pulled Qiu Shengjiong and others away. Jiang Xiaolin persuaded his teammates away from the referee and shouted:
"Everyone, don't get excited, let's lose the ball if you lose the ball, don't be afraid, it's still early. We are in such a good state today, everyone played as well as they did in the first game of the group stage, we will definitely make it back and finally eliminate Italy. "

Hao Junmin also chimed in and said, "Yes! Everyone, don't get excited. The referee has made a decision and it is impossible to change it. It is not worthwhile to argue with the referee and take the initiative to apply for a yellow card. We are in such a good state today, it is not because we have not won. The hope of the ball, everyone calm down and play well, don't ruin the good situation just because you take the initiative to apply for a yellow card."

Under the persuasion of his teammates, goalkeeper Qiu Shengjiong finally returned to his defense zone. Zheng Zhi, Li Weifeng and others also calmed down and prepared to resume the game.

As Jiang Xiaolin and others said, it is still early, and the Hua Guo team is not completely dead. There is still time and a chance to equalize or even reverse the score.

What's more, the Hua Guo team is in a very good state today. Just like the first game of the group stage, it is not that there is no hope of winning.

The penalty has been determined, no matter how you attack the referee, it is impossible for the opponent to change the penalty. On the contrary, it may make the referee become angry and show a yellow card warning to the players of the Huaguo team.

The only way is to try to defend well, then counterattack back, and use a solid score to complete the miracle of reversal and advancement.

However, no matter what, the players of the Hua Guo team were still affected psychologically.

After the game restarted, the performance and cooperation of the players of the Huaguo team were a little chaotic.

Fortunately, Italy failed to seize this opportunity. Although there were two shots in more than ten minutes, one missed the post, and a long-range shot was not threatening and was confiscated by Qiu Shengjiong.

As the game progressed, after the players put their energy into the game, they gradually forgot the negative impact of the last conceded goal, and began to return to the on-the-spot state that Jiang Xiaolin gave them to upgrade to full value.

But after the Hua Guo team's on-the-spot performance returned to normal, it became more and more difficult for Italy's offense to break into the frontcourt.

Although Italy is also the world's top team, even the 2006 World Cup champion, but their team is only the U23 Olympic team after all, and there is no superstar of Ronaldinho's level. The line of defense seems to have few options.

At the same time, as the Hua Guo team was gradually stabilizing their defense, they were also trying to find opportunities for Jiang Xiaolin to complete the counterattack goal.

After all, the Huaguo team is now behind. If they don't score, there is no chance of eliminating Italy.

As long as one goal is scored, the situation will be very different.

However, although Italy does not have many ways to attack, in terms of defense, Italy is doing much better than Brazil, Belgium, and New Zealand.

In terms of defense on the football field, no country in the world can compare with Italy.

Although Jiang Xiaolin's personal strength is extremely strong, there is not even a single Italian player on the field who can stare at him one-on-one.

But the Italian defense is not a simple one-on-one defense. They are a group-style chain defense, using collective power to block the opponent's super striker.

Jiang Xiaolin may be able to break through one or two defenders with his technique and speed, but he has never succeeded in breaking through three defenders in a row.

For the Hua Guo team, which has only one striker to fight back, this seems a bit lonely.

So, after being double-teamed by the opponent and poked the ball away in another counterattack, Jiang Xiaolin found Wang Yongbai and asked him to follow up in time during the next counterattack. It's up to him to make the final blow.

Wang Yongbai nodded to express his understanding.

Of course, this requires proper timing, and you can't follow Jiang Xiaolin all the time.

On the one hand, Wang Yongbai's physical fitness is not as good as Jiang Xiaolin's, and he cannot sprint back and forth like Jiang Xiaolin.

On the other hand, it is because the Hua Guo team's tactical tone is to defend and counterattack. Although Wang Yongbai is the midfielder, he still has to bear a large part of the defense responsibility.

Italy's pressure on China's defense is far greater than that of New Zealand and Belgium.

Of course, in this way, Jiang Xiaolin and Wang Yongbai's intentions were also prevented from being exposed prematurely.

Without getting an excellent chance to counterattack, Jiang Xiaolin has been fighting alone, and will not reveal his intention to pass the ball to Wang Yongbai's back row for a shot.

In the 33rd minute, Jiang Xiaolin once completed a very threatening shot, but it was a pity that he fell short because of the distance.

It was when the goalkeeper Viviano became paralyzed and moved forward after Italy continued to attack. Jiang Xiaolin got the ball cleared by his teammates. After seeing Viviano's position near the center line, he suddenly got up. Foot lob.

This ultra-long-range lob shot went straight to the goal, which aroused hope for countless Chinese fans on the scene and in front of the TV, and also made the Italian fans nervous.

It's a pity that the ball had been flying in the air for too long, and Viviano was standing forward, but not too far away. Finally, he returned to the defense in time, kicked the ball on the crossbar and bounced back to the penalty area, and was hugged by him again. Wait, not even a corner kick was left for the Hua Guo team.

This time, Jiang Xiaolin's ultra-long-range lob shot caused a lot of shock in Italy, so that the backcourt players did not dare to press too hard to participate in assists for a while, and they have been paying attention to Jiang Xiaolin's counterattack.

It also allowed the Hua Guo team's defense to withstand the Italian attack, and did not concede a goal until the end of the first half.

However, just when the time had entered stoppage time and everyone thought that the two sides would end the first half with a score of 0-1, the Hua Guo team got a chance to counterattack in the last minute of the first half.

This is an opportunity that pops up when the Italian attacking player makes a pass and makes a mistake.

Originally, the Italian full-back Zigalini, who was holding the ball, was preparing a long oblique pass to forward Aquafresca to pose a threat. Zheng Zhi had a keen insight, and then suddenly fell to the ground and shoveled the ball in time.

The ball was shoveled by Zheng Zhi to the vicinity of another midfielder Zhou Haibing. Zhou Haibing touched the ball before the opponent's counterattack and stabbed it to the forward Hao Junmin.

And when Zheng Zhifei tackled, Jiang Xiaolin had already turned around near the center line and rushed towards the Italian penalty area.

Immediately, the three defenders, including Bocchetti, Criscito, and De Qieli, retreated one after another, forming a chain defensive net, and defending Jiang Xiaolin's running position while checking the passes of the Hua Guo team's backcourt players , vowing to stop Jiang Xiaolin's counterattack.

Except for the full-back Motta who assisted, the other three defenders were all focusing on Jiang Xiaolin alone, paying attention to his counterattack.

And Wang Yongbai, who ran forward with the Italian players returning to defense in the middle, did not attract everyone's attention at all.

Everyone's attention was on Jiang Xiaolin, who was rushing towards the Italian penalty area, and Hao Junmin, who was holding the ball.

Sure enough, nothing unexpected.

Of course, the routine remains the same.

After receiving Zhou Haibing's pass, Hao Junmin dribbled a few steps forward, adjusted his pace, and then passed the ball near Jiang Xiaolin before the opponent's midfielder went up.

This pass was not very good, and Jiang Xiaolin could not catch the ball while running and then rush forward. Jiang Xiaolin had to slow down to receive the long pass that was slightly passed by Hao Junmin.

Otherwise, the ball would have gone behind Jiang Xiaolin.

In order to slow down and catch the ball, Jiang Xiaolin was naturally marked by one of the defenders, Chris Chito.

However, Jiang Xiaolin's full-value dribbling allowed him to control the ball very precisely and freely.

Even under the pull of Criscito, Jiang Xiaolin smoothly received Hao Junmin's pass, and in the slow progress, he used a sudden deep-fried ball to shake Criscito to one side, and then Jiang Xiaolin from the other side Break through the past with the ball.

It was still far from the restricted area, so Criscito made a decisive decision, turned around and grabbed Jiang Xiaolin's clothes, trying to pull Jiang Xiaolin to the ground.

In this way, even if there is a foul, it is just an ordinary foul. Maybe you won't even get a yellow card, but it can prevent the Hua Guo team from counterattacking.

But Jiang Xiaolin's activation speed was faster than Chris Chito expected, and he only got a piece of Jiang Xiaolin's clothes.

Although he stretched Jiang Xiaolin's shirt upright, he still couldn't make Jiang Xiaolin stop.

Jiang Xiaolin flicked back with one hand, opened and broke away from Criscito's pull, and took the ball away.

Criscito, who lost his center of gravity, fell to the ground, looking embarrassed.

However, he wasn't too worried.

Because Jiang Xiaolin often used his speed and technique to break through the first man's defense in today's game, this scene is no longer surprising.

Jiang Xiaolin's speed and technique are really outstanding. Even Italian defensive players at the Serie A level can hardly defend Jiang Xiaolin's breakthrough one-on-one.

But Italy's defense was not a refueling tactic, and it was not for Jiang Xiaolin to break down one by one.

When Jiang Xiaolin broke through Criscito, the other two defenders, Bocchetti and Decelli, who were retreating and stuck, had already stopped retreating. After Jiang Xiaolin broke through Criscito, they immediately joined forces to block the attack. Jiang Xiaolin continued on his way.