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Chapter 289 The Red and Black Years: The First World Cup Goal! ! !

Green-point Stadium (Green-point Stadium) is a modern multifunctional stadium with a capacity of 70000 people. South Africa is second only to the football stadium of Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg. Green-point Stadium will also be the final of this World Cup site……

In the Green Point Stadium, fans who were lucky enough to buy tickets have already begun to set up their own battlefields. Italian fans hang flags and portraits of stars on the railings and some commanding heights. Italian fans are a unified national team. Gowns, of which the No. 9 jersey facing south, accounted for the majority...

There are also many fans in Côte d'Ivoire. The World Cup held in the African continent has really ignited the enthusiasm of African fans. Many fans and even dozens of people joined forces, rented a large truck, brought food and water, and traveled long distances. Trekking came to South Africa. Now, in almost every host city in South Africa, there are many fans sleeping in tents or even on the road. These respectable African fans use the only funds they have to buy Tickets, even some high-priced tickets on the black market... Although there are only one, it is still hard to find one! !

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"Italy!!!"

"Italy!!!"

In the cheers of the Italian fans.The bus of the Italian national team slowly passed through the crowd, passed an underground square, and then stopped at the entrance of the inner passage of the Green Point Stadium...The players walked out of the bus, carrying their backpacks, and headed to the locker room. go to...

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There is a tense atmosphere in the locker room, that’s right, it’s tension. The first match day of the group stage is the hardest match. Everyone knows this. The team's next game is a good start... However, it seems that Italy is a typical slow-heating team... This is also recognized...

Lippi didn't talk too much about tactical issues. I don't know how many times I watched the game video and tactical explanation of Côte d'Ivoire for the whole Italian team... At this time, there is no need to repeat it...

After the routine pre-war mobilization, the time came. Cannavaro was the captain, and he opened the door of the locker room. All the men rushed out like a gust of wind! !
In the player tunnel, Xiang Nan greeted Drogba, and after a while, the moment the whistle sounded, they all knew that it was——
Enemy! !

The referee for this game is Xiang Nan's old acquaintance, England's Golden Whistle Ball, that's right, he is the man who received three yellow cards in the 2006 World Cup. When Xiang Nan was at Chelsea, he had a championship in the Premier League In the World Cup games, Boll enforced the law in many games... Generally speaking, this man's law enforcement is quite strict... However, occasionally his brain will short-circuit and make surprising penalties...

Ball looked at the watch on his wrist, nodded to the assistant referee and the fourth official, walked in front, led the Italian players and Ivorian players, held the hand of the little caddy, and strode into the turf of the Green Point Stadium...

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Countless floodlights shone on the green turf, making it more and more emerald... 70000 fans in the stands were creating a huge wave of people that belonged only to fans...

Walking out of the player tunnel, Xiangnan felt suddenly enlightened... There was a bang... The whole stadium was also boiling at this moment. The fans who had been waiting for 4 years expressed their burning desire for the game and victory from the bottom of their hearts! ! ! !

The scene shot, in the stands, swept across, and finally stopped at a corner of the stand, where the "Wife Group of Italian Players" is located. Every year in the European Cup and World Cup, the "Wife Group" of players is the best player on the field. Beautiful scenery, but Italy is not the most eye-catching when it comes to the "Wags", the most eye-catching is England's "Wags", although it is the third time that Beckham has appeared in the stands of the World Cup, but , former members of the Spice Girls are still the focus of the media and cameras... After Beckham returned to the European mainstream league from the Los Angeles Galaxy, and had a good performance in Tottenham Hotspur, Capello also fulfilled his promise to play Beckham brought to South Africa...

Joanna did not appear in the wives of the Italian players, and the pregnant little beauty did not come to South Africa to watch the World Cup. For safety reasons, Xiang Nan decided to let his fiancée stay at home in Milan...

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"There is no doubt that today's game will be the most eye-catching focus since the opening of this World Cup...and Andre is undoubtedly the most star-studded one in the focus..." Rossi said.

However, the Brazilian will certainly not agree with the statement of the former Italian golden boy. In the game at 5 o'clock this afternoon, the 3-star Brazil made its debut, beating Serbia 1-[-] at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, Pato Score twice, Fabiano also scored a beautiful header...

And 10 minutes ago, in another match in Group E that just ended, Mexico defeated Algeria 1-0, who entered the World Cup for the first time...

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Xiangnan stood in the middle circle, breathing deeply, and calmed down his nervous mood. That's right, the World Cup has begun, and his own World Cup has arrived! ! ! !
Xiangnan bent down habitually, touched the turf of the Green Point Stadium, patted his jersey, and jumped twice...

Of the dozens of cameras at the scene, one of them was fixed on Xiang Nan...Xiang Nan's usual action immediately caused quite a commotion, and the cheers from the stands were deafening...

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On the big screen of the stadium, the game was also played, and the starting lists of both sides——
Ivory Coast (4-3-3):
Goalkeeper: Bubaka Barry;

Defense: Emmanuel Eboue, Kolo Touré, Abdoulaye Meite, Marco Zorro;

Midfielders: Emmos Fahi, Yaya Toure, Didier Zokora;
Forwards: Didier Drogba, Kade Keita, Bubaka Sanogo;
Italy starting lineup (4-3-1-2):
Goalkeeper: Buffon

Defenders: Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Ziellini, Grosso
Midfielders: Pirlo, De Rossi, Marchisio, Giovinco;

Forwards: Andre, Giuseppe Rossi
After introducing the starting lineups of both sides, Rossi said, "Emilano, what do you think, Lippi's starting lineup today?"

The guest commentator Mondonic said, "This is Marcelo officially establishing the front trident of Giovinco, Andre, and Giuseppe. Compared with Camoranesi, Giovinco's speed is faster and he has a breakthrough. It's also sharper... However, the little guy's experience is a bit worse than that of Camoranesi... Also, this trident performed well in the 2008 BJ Olympics and has a tacit understanding... Help Casilla Qi brought back a gold medal!!"

In fact, what Mondonic said was exactly the reason why Lippi finally decided to use this young trident who had tried in the qualifiers. Compared with Giuseppe Rossi, Camoranesi and Iaquinta, they do not have an advantage, but the tacit cooperation between the two Xiangnan is undoubtedly what Lippi values ​​​​most... three Sparks of genius can always be sparked among young people...

At this time, there was a loud cheer in the stadium. Following the referee Boll's whistle, the defending champion Italy VS Côte d'Ivoire on the first match day of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa...

It started! ! !
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Xiangnan knocked the ball back to Rossi, and Rossi knocked the ball back to Giovinco. Giovinco made a half-turn and made a gesture to pass back, then suddenly wiped his body, accelerated, and passed Delo who was grabbing up. Ba, then called the ball to De Rossi, the Roma midfielder did not take the ball, but passed the ball to Pirlo against the turf...

Pirlo was about to break through with the ball and was pulled down by Eurasia Touré. Italy won a free kick...

Pirlo's free kick was taken to the south in the penalty area, squeezing Kolo Touré away, and the ball almost flew out of the baseline against the left post. Ivory Coast goalkeeper Bubaka Barry was surprised. in a cold sweat...

Hurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ! !
"Wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow ... Andre!!!!"

Italy completed the first shot in the 2010 World Cup... The Italian fans at the Green Point Stadium also gave applause without hesitation...

Xiang Nan rubbed his forehead in annoyance, just now, as long as the ball is deflected inward by another 2 cm, there will be...

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Xiang Nan's shot after the opening was also the most threatening shot in Italy in the 15 minutes of the game. In the 15th minute of the game, the ratio of shots from both sides was 3:2, Italy three times, Côte d'Ivoire played twice, the game was like a glass of warm water, unhurried, and the speed of offensive and defensive transitions was not fast. This is the first game of Group G, and both sides are more cautious...

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In the 21st minute of the game, after receiving a pass from Giovinco, Xiang Nan didn't stop the ball, and directly hit the ball with his heel, swaying Emmos Faye, who was robbing, and then turned around, knocking the ball with a beautiful heel. ...

Going south along the left road all the way, near the bottom line, suddenly stopped suddenly, half turned around, stepped on the ball on the spot, and drew circles on the ball with both feet back and forth. When he was about to make a move, he was caught by Yaya Toure Pulled down, Italy won a free kick near the baseline...

The free kick was taken, and Pirlo's free kick was a bit floating. Grosso, who is 191cm tall, grabbed the first point and smashed his head towards the ball. He made a world-class save and slid the ball off the crossbar with one hand...

Whoa whoa whoa! ! !

Applause rang out over the Green Point Stadium! ! !

"Beautiful!!! Grosso's top is beautiful... Bubaka Barry's save is even more exciting!!!" Mondonic couldn't help but praise the goalkeeper of Côte d'Ivoire...

Immediately afterwards, Pirlo took a corner kick, and the ball was pushed out of the penalty area by Abdoulaye Meite. De Rossi, who inserted it, faced the ball with a strong shot, and the ball flew to the stands amidst laughter... …

"Haha, De Rossi should be glad that there are no planes flying over the stadium now..." Rossi couldn't help but tease, "It seems that the Roman midfielder should be warming up his feet!!!"

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Three minutes later, Didier Zokora easily swayed away from Grosso's defense and knocked the ball horizontally. Lyon striker Keita suddenly shot a cold shot at a position about 3 meters away from the goal... The strength of this kick It was so big that Buffon didn't dare to be careless, so he had to hold the ball out of the crossbar...

Côte d'Ivoire wins a corner! ! !
Didier Zokola took the corner kick, and Drogba's strong physical fitness was reflected. He squeezed Cannavaro who was defending him, and a lion shook his head. Buffon didn't respond. , The ball hit the post and bounced back into the penalty area. Bubaka Sanogo followed up with a supplementary shot, and Buffon, who reacted, hugged him firmly in his arms! !

Ah woo woo! !
Whoa whoa whoa! ! !
The Italian fans were startled into a cold sweat by the sound of a 'bang' hitting the goal post, and then responded with warm applause to Buffon's quick second reaction...

"Well done!! Gianluigi!!! But Drogba's header clearly scored!!! Italy escaped... our players, should be more aggressive in the press..." Rossi said...

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Maybe it's because the continuous wonderful offense consumed too much physical strength of the players. In the next 10 minutes, the game fell into a dull...

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Pirlo controlled the ball in the midfield, and the ball went back and forth between Pirlo, De Rossi, Grosso and Giovinco... In the stands of the Ivorian fans, there were bursts of boos...

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After a few passes, the ball returned to Pirlo's feet again. AC Milan's midfielder raised his head. At this time, a blue shadow suddenly advanced from the midfielder. This is the time! !
Pirlo flicked his ankle, and the ball, like a golf ball that had been knocked into the air by force, floated up towards the frontcourt...

Between Xiangnan and Pirlo, the long-term tacit understanding, even just one look is enough. By the time Emmanuel Eboue, who was defending Xiangnan, reacted, he was already halfway to the south... Xiang Nan's very experienced card stuck the Arsenal right back behind him, and then began to accelerate... Chasing towards the ball...

With a light pad on the chest, the ball jumped forward for another two meters. It was these two meters that made Kolo Toure, who was facing south, jump into the air. He took two more steps to the south and used his knees After a while, he unloaded the ball with the arch of his foot, and when he looked up, the Ivorian goalkeeper Bubaka Barry had already abandoned the goal! ! ! !

This is the time! ! !
goal! ! ! ! !

My World Cup goal! ! ! !

Xiang Nan felt a voice, roaring with all his strength in the depths of his soul, his feet moved with his heart, and his toes lightly flicked. The ball was like a firework that suddenly flew into the air, spinning towards the goal...

“这是……”罗西正在喝水，差点呛到……“g-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-a-a-a-a-a—l！！！！伟大的吊射！！！！布巴卡-巴里完全无能为力！！！安德烈简直是一个无以伦比的天才！！！这是他在世界杯上的第一粒进球！！！这也是意大利本届世界杯的第一粒进球！！！1：0！！！！感谢安德烈！！！1：0！！！比赛进行到41分钟的时候……意大利……领先了！！！！”

Rossi yelled almost hysterically, and almost at the same time, the blue ocean of the entire Green Point Stadium completely exploded...

Xiangnan seemed to be crazy, running wildly on the court, when the ball took an obvious parabola, fell suddenly, passed the raised hands of Ivory Coast goalkeeper Bubaka Barry, and hung into the net... the moment the net touched ... He felt that the blood in his whole body was about to boil! ! !

This is...the ball...goes in! ! ! ! ! ! !
A determined face! !

Slightly messy hair ends! ! !
Slowly slipping down the sweat! ! !
Clenched fist! ! !
At this time, Xiangnan seemed to be a real God of War! ! !

Golden Armored God of War! !
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The camera was aimed at the Italian bench, and Lippi, who had been quiet for nearly half of the court, jumped up from his seat almost the moment the ball touched the net! !Like 'Popeye', waving his arms excitedly! !The silver hair tips are extremely conspicuous under the floodlight! ! !
In stark contrast to the head coach of the Italian national team is the head coach of Côte d'Ivoire, this gentleman kicked the mineral water bottle in front of him away... He has held on for almost 45 minutes, and it is about to enter the intermission , conceded the goal, and the one who scored the goal was that before the game, he repeatedly told him to guard against Andre... It is conceivable how annoyed the head coach of Côte d'Ivoire is...

The head coach of Côte d'Ivoire sat down on the bench, thought about it wrong, jumped up again, came to the sideline, waved his hand, and signaled his players to take advantage of the end of the first half to strengthen the offense and try to get back score! ! !
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Drogba's long-range shot was saved by Buffon, who was highly concentrated...

In stoppage time, the Ivorian wins a corner...

"Show me Drogba!! Don't let him kick easily!! Be careful of his header!! Damn, Grosso, you are a person, not a stake!!!" Lippi couldn't sit still Yes, roaring loudly on the sidelines...

Didier Zokora runs to the corner to take the corner...

It was already the last moment of the first half, and Xiang Nan also ran into the penalty area to help defend the corner...The Green Point Stadium suddenly became more and more noisy...Italian fans tried to interfere with the Ivorian's last chance to attack...

Xiang Nan wiped the sweat from his forehead, found Drogba, and stuck it next to his former teammate and friend...

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PS: I am really tired today, I feel so-so when writing this chapter, please forgive me...

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