Rebirth Football Simulator

Chapter 42
At the end of the intermission, Lyon was about to return to the field. Fournier specifically said to Zhang Chaoqiang:
"Zhang, you are in good form today, you can try to shoot more in the second half..."

"Okay, coach!" Zhang Chaoqiang was secretly happy, and agreed loudly.

On the surface, Fournier said this to himself, but in fact it was to remind others.

If there are no big surprises in the second half of the game, you can create more opportunities for yourself and help yourself achieve a hat-trick.

Facing Lille in the last round, Fournier said the same thing after Lacazette scored twice in the half.

Then Lacazette wore a cap in the second half.

"Players from both sides have returned to the field and the second half is about to begin."

"Zhang Chaoqiang looks very relaxed, this mentality is right..."

A normal start of the game was almost made mysterious by the CCTV commentary.

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beep-beep-

With the whistle of the referee, the second half of the game officially began.

Lyon took the lead to kick off, and after two rounds of passing back and forth, Gonerons sent the ball to Zhang Chaoqiang's feet.

Zhang Chaoqiang charged with the ball, but was quickly blocked by Montpellier's intensive defense.

Obviously, the brace in the first half allowed the Montpellier players to tighten their restrictions on him.

Zhang Chaoqiang did not force his way. After all, he only leads by two goals, which is not a sure win.

So the two sides gradually fell into a back and forth tug of war, looking for opportunities for each other.

In the 62nd minute, Fekir sent a beautiful through ball from the frontcourt, and the football was firmly sent behind Montpellier's defense.

Zhang Chaoqiang accelerated decisively and was about to go forward to catch the ball, but was blocked by two Montpellier players.

So Lacazette, who was emptied, took the ball easily and scored directly.

Zhang Chaoqiang would like to remind the opposing players: Have you made any mistakes?That guy is the number one shooter in Lyon. You stopped me and let him single-handedly. There is something wrong with his mind, right?

Lacazette's goal gave Lyon a 3-0 lead, and the suspense of the game was not much, so Fournier began to make substitutions.

Jordan Ferry and Lacazette went off one after another, and Zhang Chaoqiang stayed on the field.

But in the second half, Montpellier seemed to be against him deliberately, and never gave him a chance.

In the 79th minute, even Gourcuff, who came off the bench, found a chance to score a goal, but Zhang Chaoqiang still couldn't wait for his third goal.

After 80 minutes of the game, Zhang Chaoqiang seemed to have given up wearing a hat, and he was no longer so active in running back and forth.

CCTV commentary began to smooth things over: "Zhang Chaoqiang fought for more than 80 minutes, he must be a little tired..."

"Here we come, Zhang Chaoqiang!"

"Nice steal!!"

Dong Fangzhuo suddenly shouted and pulled everyone back to the court.

Montpellier, who was behind by four goals, obviously lost, and they were listless in passing the ball in the backcourt.

Zhang Chaoqiang, who had been walking in the front court, saw the timing and rushed up suddenly, just in time to steal the ball from the opponent's defender.

Directly form a single knife!

Zhang Chaoqiang stepped on the hot wheels and quickly approached the opponent's goal. The Montpellier goalkeeper could only choose to attack according to his own destiny.

Lightly swipe under the foot, and then buckle again.

Zhang Chaoqiang passed the goalkeeper cleanly, raised his foot and pushed the ball into the net.

"Goooooooal———"

"Super Zhang! Hat-trick!! Here it comes!!!"

"A frontcourt steal and then a one-handed goal, a very beautiful goal, Zhang completed the first hat-trick of his career!!"

"We congratulate Zhang, who scored a hat-trick in Ligue 19 at the age of [-]!"

"Many fans may not know that the last player in Lyon who wore a cap in Ligue 19 at the age of [-] is now the champion of the Champions League. His name is Benzema!"

"At the same time, we also congratulate Lyon. In two consecutive rounds of Ligue [-], their strikers scored hat-tricks successively. This is a brand new record in the history of the Lyon team!"

The Gerland Stadium erupted with a bang, and the fans embraced passionately and cheered wildly.

"Super Zhang!! Super Zhang!!"

On the edge of the court, Zhang Chaoqiang was standing there, looking up at the stands with open arms.

At this moment, he is Gerland's only darling, and he is the only star of this stadium!

"Zhang Chaoqiang, that's great! Hat trick!!"

"My friends who are watching the game, we are witnessing a miracle and the history of Chinese football!"

"Congratulations to Zhang Chaoqiang! The first hat-trick of his career! It is also the first hat-trick of our Chinese player in the five major leagues!! It is also the first hat-trick of an Asian player in Ligue [-]!!!"

"At this moment, I think it is not too much to call Zhang Chaoqiang the number one in Asia..."

The CCTV commentator read the record again, and at the same time did not forget to ridicule the sunspots in South Korea, because they kept saying that Zhang Chaoqiang was not worthy of the title of Asia's number one.

"I totally agree!" Dong Fangzhuo made up the knife.

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Zhang Chaoqiang finally got his wish, and his heart was extremely refreshing.

The rest of the game time completely turned into garbage time, and the two teams quickly dealt with it.

When the referee blew the final whistle, there was another round of cheers in the stadium.

Witnessing their players wear hats for two consecutive rounds, Lyon fans are of course very excited.

"Congratulations to Lyon. They beat Montpellier 5-0 at home with a super hat-trick. They have won two consecutive Ligue [-] games and remain unbeaten for six consecutive rounds."

"Lacazette and Zhang, both are treasures of Lyon, and will definitely bring a lot of transfer income to the club in the future..."

It's fine to explain congratulations, and by the way, he also teased Lyon that he would definitely not be able to keep people.

This made the Lyon fans who watched the live TV broadcast very angry, and they all expressed their desire to complain to each other.

In the stadium, Zhang Chaoqiang is happily signing autographs for fans.

"Brother Qiangzi, it's too fierce. It's a good thing I came here from Paris to support you."

"Zhang Chaoqiang plays hard and strives to overthrow Paris this season."

Due to the poor start of Paris, Lyon has successfully promoted to second place. Indeed, some fans have begun to fantasize about whether they can overthrow the hegemony of Paris this season.

However, Fournier is very sober and has been emphasizing in the team that the team's goal is to be in the top three, so don't aim too high.

After signing the signature, Tolisso walked over with the football in hand, stuffed the ball into Zhang Chaoqiang's arms and said, "This is yours, take it."

"Thank you." Zhang Chaoqiang smiled and took the football, holding it under his arm.

It's a court rule that whenever a player wears a cap during a game, he can take the game ball with him.

The two went back to the locker room together, and as soon as they walked around the corner, they were immediately sprayed with foam.

Whoa whoa--

Jordan Ferry, shaking a bottle of champagne in his hand, cheered and squirted at the two.

This is to congratulate Zhang Chaoqiang for wearing a cap for the first time in his career.

Lacazette also had this treatment in the last game.

"I didn't wear a hat, why are you spraying me?" Tolisso looked unhappy.

"This is Zhang's capped champagne. It will bring you good luck. Maybe it will be your turn next time..."

Last season, Zhang Chaoqiang, Toliso and Ferry were all substitutes under Gard, and they were not reused at all.

This season, the three of them have changed and become the main force of the team one after another, so the relationship is good.

(End of this chapter)