Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 172 Fighting the Persian Cavalry (2)

With the whistle of the Japanese referee, the whole game began, and the Huaguo team, which kicked off first, launched a massive attack.

The Huazu coaching staff formulated the strategy of "starting at home" in advance, focusing on Zhang Mai's attack for 10 minutes and then shrinking back to the midfield for defense.

The midfield attack group headed by Zhang Mai wants to take advantage of the opponent's unsteady foothold to get a fatal blow, and give the Persian cavalry a blow, so as to disrupt the opponent's normal deployment.

In the 4th minute, No. 5 Zhang Linfan sent a long pass from the backcourt and resolutely hit the back of the Iranian central defender. Zhang Yulin in the middle got the ball and immediately passed it across, causing the Iranian defenders to panic.

Zhang Mai, who followed up from the left, squeezed away Iran's No. 15 Montazeri and got the ball. It was too late to continue entanglement with the Iranian defender. Zhang Mai noticed that the goalkeeper of the Iranian team, Beranwand, was standing relatively forward, and kicked Vigorously hanging the goal, the heavy ball passed the fingertips of the retreating Beranwand and got into the net.

1-0!The [-] Huaguo fans cheered thunderously, and Zhang Mai's lob shot gave the Huaguo team a wonderful start.

The Iranian players who had just adapted to the game were stunned, and Zhang Mai had already ran to the sidelines to celebrate the score with the excited Lippi and the substitute players.

Conceding the ball at the beginning aroused the blood and anger of the Persians. With the roar of Queiroz on the sidelines, the Iranian team launched a strong counterattack.

In the 5th minute, Iran launched an attack. No. 7 Masood Shaojie sent a through ball in the middle, which was a little bit powerful.

The goalkeeper of the Huaguo team, Zeng Cheng, attacked in time and rushed towards the ball. Amiri, No. 11, couldn't get the ball in the penalty area, but he still didn't stop his foot, and directly hit Zeng Cheng with his knee.

The ball was pinned down by Zeng Cheng, but the veteran who had been hit hard could no longer get up, and Huazu players surrounded him one after another.

Captain Zheng Zhi was appealing to the referee, and Zhang Mai also approached No. 11 Amiri who pretended to be innocent.

"The one who stepped on your horse is an executioner, hurry up and apologize to the goalkeeper, or I will knock you to meet your Allah!"

Zhang Mai and Amiri, who was not to be outdone, immediately went on top of the bull, saliva splashing all over the place.

"﹠﹪﹩&!@﹫?﹡#!"

Amiri was quickly pushed back again and again by Zhang Mai's forehead, and the Arabic backspray seemed pale and feeble.

The referee Yamamoto Kenichi checked the injury of the goalkeeper Zeng Cheng, then signaled the medical team on standby on the sidelines to enter the field, and then immediately ran towards the two people in the conflict.

Yamamoto took out a yellow card to Amiri, and at the same time pretended to verbally warn Zhang Mai, and finally calmed down the matter.

Zeng Cheng, who was hit hard, fell down on the field after persisting for a while, indicating that he could not continue the game.

The Chinese team was forced to replace the goalkeeper. In the 10th minute of the game, the substitute goalkeeper No. 23 Yan Junling was ordered to guard the Longmen.

Immediately after Zeng Cheng left the field, an ice pack was tied to his left knee, and he was sent to an ambulance for medical examination.

"Zeng Cheng was hit badly, don't worry! I will take care of the number 11 to avenge Lao Zeng, and suppress the arrogance of the Iranians by the way."

Zhang Mai patted Yan Junling on the shoulder, reassuring the new goalkeeper.

In the next stage, both sides were more cautious and launched tentative attacks on each other. The No. 11 Amiri of the Iranian team simply avoided Zhang Mai.

After being reminded by his teammates just now, Amiri remembered that the No. 13 of the Huaguo team is the "Storm Boy" who is famous all over Europe, and he must avoid Zhang Mai when he is afraid.

In the 18th minute, Iran delivered a cross from the right. Azmon leaped high near the penalty spot to overwhelm Feng Xingting, and completed a head-shaking attack. The ball went slightly out of the far corner, and the Chinese team escaped.

In the 22nd minute, Iranian defenders Montazeri and Zhang Mai competed for a header in front of Iran's goal. Montazeri's hand that wanted to hold the opponent's shoulder was moved away by Zhang Mai in time.

Montazeri lost his balance in the air, and when he landed, he landed on his shoulders first, and a scream resounded through the sky, startling Zhang Mai who then landed.

The Japanese referee quickly stopped the game. The Iranian defender's arm was suspected to be dislocated, and he was replaced by Husseini. The Iranian team also lost a general.

In the 25th minute, No. 7 Masood Shaojie slanted into the penalty area again, and there was an obvious loophole in the defense of the national football team. Fortunately, Azmon's shot went wide again.

In the 29th minute, Zhang Mai took a free kick and sent a well-placed cross. Zhang Yulin took the lead in the fight with the Iranian defender, but unfortunately the header went higher than the goal.

In the 31st minute, the Hua Guo team counterattacked again. Zhang Mai, who was cruising to the right, dribbled the ball at high speed, and ran into Amiri head-on, and a good show was staged.

Amiri has been avoiding Zhang Mai all the time, and now it is impossible to avoid hand-to-hand combat. Looking back, he saw that his left back was already in full swing, so he just thought about it, and stretched his feet when Zhang Mai quickly passed by.

Who knew that Zhang Mai flew forward as if stepping on a landmine, and continued to roll several times after falling to the ground, and the indispensable BGM was also particularly permeating.

The Huaguo fans in the audience immediately erupted, and the fans in the first few rows even had to jump over the fence to beat up the Iranian who hurt Zhang Mai.

Amiri was also stunned for a moment, and did not react until the referee blew a stern foul whistle, and hurriedly cried out his innocence to Kenichi Yamamoto:
"I swear to the great Allah, I really didn't touch the number 13, he is..."

The serious Japanese referee had no time to listen to the Iranian's complaint. After carefully inspecting Zhang Mai on the ground, he gestured for the medical team to enter the field, and finally turned to Amiri slowly.

First a yellow card and then a red card. Amiri, who was covering his face, was expelled from the field amid complaints from Iranian players on the field and protests from Queiroz on the sidelines.

"Zhang Mai really did it."

In the thunderous applause given to the referee by the audience, Yan Junling, the goalkeeper of Huaguo, was dumbfounded.

"Nonsense! Don't let the arrogant Middle Easterners suffer, how will I explain it when I return to Japan?"

Kenichi Yamamoto, who had a solemn expression on his face, was also very happy.

The Iranian team, which was sent off after one goal behind, was a little panicked. Coach Queiroz quickly replaced No. 18 Jahanbakhsh with a defender.

The game continued, and Zhang Mai, who was carried to the sidelines for treatment, immediately revived with full blood, and rushed into the field again bouncing around.

The Iranian team's title of "Asia's No. [-]" is not covered, and it still caused a lot of trouble for the Huaguo team after playing one less player.

In the 38th minute, the Iranian team took advantage of the set-piece opportunity in the frontcourt to complete a cross from the wing, but Masood Shoja's header in front of the goal went wide again.

Soon afterwards, Iran's corner kick again created a dangerous situation. Goalkeeper Yan Junling hesitated to attack, but the Iranian player's header was also high.

In the 36th minute, Zhang Yulin made a beautiful handicap + turned around and fired at the front of the penalty area of ​​the Iranian team. The whole action was done in one go, but it was a pity that the ball was higher than the crossbar and missed the target, which caused the audience to sigh.

In the 40th minute, Iran's striker No. 20 Azmon suddenly broke out and almost penetrated the Hua Guo team's right line of defense. Finally, Liu Jianye and No. 21 Li Xuepeng's continuous fierce actions ended the opponent's attack.

As a result, both Liu Jianye and Li Xuepeng were given yellow cards by the fair and impartial referee. Even Zhang Mai begged and begged to no avail.

"Fouls must be concealed. If you can't resist, you can still act!"

Zhang Mai solemnly warned the two honest emperors and dispelled their arrogance at home.

Two big brothers, I beg you, this is a global live broadcast, do you two have to let the referee get off the stage?
One minute of stoppage time in the first half, until the end of the game, the situation on the court did not have any major twists and turns.

With Zhang Mai's one shot and one fall, the Huaguo team temporarily led Iran 1-0 in the first half, and the opponent was sent off.

(End of this chapter)