Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 168 The Battle of Seoul

BJ时间9月1日晚19点整，2018年俄罗斯世预赛亚洲区12强赛开战，华国男足客场挑战韩国男足。

The national football team was divided into Group A for the top 12 matches. Except for Qatar and Syria, Iran, South Korea, and Uzbekistan are all ranked higher in the Asian region than the national football team, and Iran and South Korea are still the top two teams in the Asian region. .

In this campaign away from South Korea, Lippi and Zhang Mai set the goal for the national football team after discussions to grab points, and strive to seize every opportunity to stage a fatal blow to the proud South Korea.

In the past, the two teams have played against each other 32 times, and the national football team has only achieved a record of 2 wins, 11 draws and 19 losses, but Lippi and Zhang Mai did not pay attention to such a dismal record!
Why?Because the former Huazu team did not have Lippi, nor did they have a fierce man like Zhang Mai to charge forward.

The game was held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, which can accommodate 67 people. The AFC sent a team of referees from the United Arab Emirates to enforce the law.

As the largest football stadium in Asia, the Seoul World Cup Stadium is filled with fans from both sides. The Chinese fans, who are at a disadvantage, are not weaker than the Korean fans.

While warming up, Zhang Mai and all the players of the Huazu team walked to the sidelines to interact with the fans. His relaxed and friendly spirit made the eyes of the Huaguo fans in the stands shine.

The big screen on the sidelines displayed the starting rosters of both sides:

Korea Men's Football: 4-4-2
1- Zheng Chenglong;
3-Wu Jae-seok, 15-Hong Zhengzheng, 4-Kim Ki-hee, 20-Jang Hyun-soo;

14-Korea Young, 7-Sun Xingmin, 16-Ki Sung-yong, 13-Koo Zizhe;
17-Li Qinglong, 10-Chi Dongyuan.

Chinese men's football team: 4-2-3-1
23-Yan Junling;
2-Bi Jinhao, 6-Cai Huikang, 5-Zhang Linfan, 17-Yu Hai;

10-Zheng Zhi; 4-Liu Jianye;
13-Zhang Mai, 15-Wu Xi, 19-Jiang Ning;

11- Zhang Yulin.

“韩国队是攻守平衡的4-4-2，华国队是经典的4-2-3-1防反阵式，看来施蒂利克想要在主场全取三分，而里皮已经做好了苦战的准备。”

The game is still being broadcast live by China Television, and the commentators are still the golden partners—Huang Tao and Zhan Jun.

"The strength of the Huazu team has always been inferior to the South Korean team. The opportunity for Huazu to win tonight lies in Zhang Mai and Zhang Yulin, the young player who played the role of a single arrow for the first time."

Zhan Jun is also not optimistic that Huazu will win, but his confidence in Zhang Mai has not diminished.

The first half of the game began, and the Chinese team took the lead in kick-off. According to the pre-match deployment, except for Zhang Yulin cruising in the frontcourt to contain the opponent, the Chinese football players including Zhang Mai focused on their own half-court defense. To contain the South Korean team's opening three tricks.

Sure enough, amidst the cheers of the home fans, the high-spirited South Korean players aggressively launched an attack.

In the second minute, the South Korean team's defense line began to move as a whole. Central defender Kim Ki-hee sent the ball to the Huazu team's penalty area with a long pass. Yan Junling, who took the initiative to attack, picked the ball up.

In the 4th minute, Sun Xingmin was placed by Liu Jianye at the front of the penalty area of ​​the Hua Guo team. The South Korean team set the ball into the penalty area and Yan Junling hit the ball.

Later, South Korean striker Lee Ching-yong took a corner kick, causing chaos in the penalty area of ​​the Huaguo team. Cai Huikang quickly hooked the ball to clear the ball.

In the 6th minute, South Korea's Li Qinglong scored the ball in the middle again, and Sun Xingmin, who was inserted from the left, missed the goal slightly under Zheng Zhi's interference.

It's not good to be beaten all the time like this, Zhang Mai yelled loudly at the midfielder and backcourt of the Huazu team, urging everyone to strengthen close pressing.

In the 8th minute, Zhang Mai intercepted Gu Zizhe's pass in the middle and immediately distributed it to the left side of the front court. After Wu Xi got the ball, he turned around beautifully, got rid of the Korean team's defense and made a pass, but was blocked by the Korean player bottom line.

Zhang Mai's corner kick put the Korean team in danger for the first time in front of the goal. Zhang Yulin leaped high from the back point and overwhelmed Hongzheng with a header. The ball went over the crossbar.

The players of the South Korean team broke out in a cold sweat, and then immediately stepped up their defense against the frontcourt players of the Huazu team.

In the 12th minute, Kim Ki-hee fouled Wu Lei viciously and was shown a yellow card by the referee. Kim Ki-hee, who claimed to have a home defense bonus, lost his arrogance.

The Huaguo team won a set kick in the frontcourt, Zhang Mai's arc kick was almost snatched by Zhang Yulin from the back, and the ball was finally cleared by the South Korean defender.

With the referee's fair and impartial law enforcement assistance, the united Huazu team began to confront the South Korean team.

In the 13th minute, Zheng Zhi brought down the Korean team's Ki Sung-yong in front of the penalty area, and Gu Zizhe took the frontcourt to set the ball. Chi Dongyuan collided with Yan Junling in the penalty area and was called a foul.

Chi Dongyuan, who was full of dissatisfaction, was about to approach the referee to make an argument, but was held back by the captain Qi Chengyong, which made Saeed the referee on duty very regretful.

The peat is coming up!I am worried that the arduous task entrusted by the prince has not been fulfilled. If you come here, you can choose the yellow card and the red card is free!
The head coach of the South Korean team Stillik waved and scolded angrily, and even suspected that the group of public relations staff who swore had embezzled the gift money.

Soon the fourth referee came over to discuss with the Germans whether this year's popular color is red or yellow, calming down the Korean team's bench.

The game was still going on. In the 18th minute, the South Korean team once again advanced to the outside of the penalty area. The eager Sun Xingmin dribbled the ball in and chose a long shot. Unfortunately, he missed again.

In the 19th minute, near the penalty area line, Zhang Linfan kicked down Qi Chengyong, who was breaking through with the ball, and was verbally warned by the referee for a defensive foul.

"Hey! Zhang Linfan is too much. Clotte, who is not strong, can get a red card for this kick."

Zhang Mai hurried over to cool down Zhang Linfan, lest the ecstatic Huachao Iron Gate would turn into a dead fish, brother, this is Seoul!
In the 21st minute, the unabated South Korean team got a free kick on the left side of the frontcourt. Sun Xingmin took a set kick. Chi Dongyuan in the middle of the penalty area grabbed a shot. The ball hit Zheng Zhi and flew into the goal. An own goal , 0-1, the Huaguo team fell behind in the away game.

"Brother Zhi, it's okay, Zhang Yulin and I will go back to them later."

have to!Amidst the earth-shattering shouts of the fans in the audience, Zhang Mai had to comfort the big brother Zheng Zhi with a wry smile on his face.

In the 23rd minute, Zhang Xianxiu, who was assisted by Cai Huikang in the defense and went to the frontcourt, was verbally warned by the referee, which caused dissatisfied boos from Korean fans.

In the 25th minute, Zhang Mai stole the ball in the frontcourt, Wu Xi got the ball at high speed, but was disturbed in the dribbling and the ball went straight out of the baseline.

In the 26th minute, Li Qinglong volleyed high from the right side of the penalty area.

In the 29th minute, the Chinese team counterattacked. Zhang Mai quickly dribbled the ball forward and broke into the penalty area. Hong happened to return to the defense and kicked the ball out of the baseline.

In the 34th minute, Jiang Ning took the ball in the frontcourt and wanted to break through, but the ball was cut off by the defender while hesitating.

In the 36th minute, Li Qinglong met Zhang Linfan again with a bottom pass, and Yan Junling confiscated the ball.

In the 38th minute, Wu Xi was blocked by a foul. Zhang Mai set the ball in the frontcourt. The ball was cleared by the South Korean defender. Zhang Linfan got the ball and gave it to Wu Xi. The latter turned around in the penalty area and volleyed it on the side net.

In the 39th minute, Zhang Mai made a breakthrough at the front of the penalty area and passed it obliquely to the right side of the penalty area. Jiang Ning made a low pass.

1-1!The Huazu team relied on Zhang Yulin's goal to equalize the score. The Korean fans in the audience went down instantly, and only the joyous Huaguo fans were left shouting and celebrating.

Zheng Zhi, who had an own goal ahead, was even happier than Zhang Yulin, who scored the goal. He carried Zhang Yulin on his back and ran for most of the game excitedly.

Shortly before the halftime break, the South Korean team also tasted the taste of the arc serve in the middle circle. After kicking off again, the intensity of the game between the two sides did not decrease at all.

In the 40th minute, Wu Xi sent a through pass, and Jiang Ning from the left side of the penalty area kicked a low shot and missed the South Korean team's goal.

In the 43rd minute, Han Guorong, the midfielder of the South Korean team, broke through to the outside of the penalty area and shot high with his right foot from a long distance.

One minute of stoppage time in the first half, and the referee blew the final whistle as soon as the time was up.

After the first half, the Huaguo team temporarily drew with South Korea 1-1 in the away game.

(End of this chapter)