Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 173 Fighting the Persian Cavalry (3)

During the half-time break, the Huaguo fans in the stands were still immersed in the excitement of the Huazu team taking the lead, and the spontaneous national anthem resounded over the stadium.

In the locker room, Lippi tirelessly told the players to insist on scoring more goals and try to lay a solid foundation for future away games. They must not be taken lightly until the end of the game.

Huang Tao and Zhan Jun took advantage of the suspension of the live broadcast at halftime to discuss the excellent situation of the Hua Guo team in this game.

"Today's first half is much easier than the away game against South Korea a few days ago. Even if I am number one in Asia, I have to lie down obediently when I come to Shenyang."

Huang Tao, who has been tortured by the national football team for many years, can finally fly for a while.

"Come on! The game with Zhang Mai is the fans' happy day. If it weren't for Zhang Mai's shot, fall and jump today, how could you be so embarrassing?"

The number one "Zhang Mai fan" Zhan Jun naturally pointed to the essence of the matter.

"When you said that, I also realized it. Needless to say, Zhang Mai NB, Zhang Yulin in front is also very eye-catching. As for Wu Lei and other Chinese football players, they feel that they are still at the level of Huachao."

Huang Tao began to reflect on the performance of the Chinese football players in the first half.

"This is the biggest reason why I have always advocated that Chinese players should go abroad as much as possible. The Iranian team's starters are basically overseas players. If we are still in the all-Chinese class, hehe! It's hard to say."

Zhan Jun began to complain about the common problem of domestic players who are full of warmth and homesickness and do not go abroad.

"Then tell me about Zhang Mai's fall. Do you think it's true?"

Huang Tao quickly changed the question to divert Zhan Jun's map cannon.

"Hmph! It doesn't matter what I think, what you think, or what the Iranians think. The referee thinks it's fine!"

Zhan Jun can understand his partner's painstaking efforts, but he is still very upset that he can't continue to complain about the domestic gang of white chickens.

The half-hour intermission passed in a flash, and the second half began. This time, the Iranian team kicked off first.

During the intermission, head coach Queiroz did not make any adjustments to the lineup, but only asked Iranian players to make more use of physical confrontation to offset the numerical advantage of the Chinese team.

This is doomed that the next game will be like a close hand-to-hand combat. Except for Zhang Mai and Zhang Yulin, it will be a difficult test for other national football players.

Despite the referee's secret care and Er Zhang's tough response, despite the high morale of the Huaguo players playing very tenaciously, mistakes under high-intensity confrontation also began to increase.

In the 51st minute, the Hua Guo team's defense line almost made a big mistake. Li Xuepeng passed the ball back to goalkeeper Yan Junling too slowly in the backcourt, and Yan Junling had to kick the ball hastily to the sideline.

Masood Shaojie of the Iranian team intercepted the ball and played consecutive cooperation with Azmon, but the final shot was over the crossbar, and the Huaguo team escaped!
In the 53rd minute, Liu Jianye forced a cross from the right, and Zhang Yuning, who was inserted in the middle, stopped the ball and hit the goal, but the opponent's defender blocked the baseline.

In the 55th minute, Lippi replaced No. 16 Sun Ke with Hao Junmin, who was more capable of holding the ball, with the intention of strengthening midfield control. This was the second substitution for the Hua Guo team in this campaign.

In the 56th minute, Feng Xiaoting of the Huaguo team rushed to clear the siege with a big foot in the backcourt. As a result, the ball was kicked flawed. Instead, it was intercepted by Temurian and went straight to the middle. Iranian forward Azmond got the ball and completed a kick on the outside Shot from long range, but over the bar.

The two defensive mistakes in just 10 minutes sounded the alarm for the Huaguo team. Zhang Mai immediately switched positions with Liu Jianye and retreated, partnering with Zheng Zhi as a midfielder to strengthen the protection of the weak defense.

The Huaguo team stabilized the defense by changing positions, and the forward offense gradually improved.

In the 60th minute, Zhang Mai's long pass found Zhang Yulin in front of him. The latter did not break through by himself but split the side immediately. The defended defender tackles the baseline.

The Hua Guo team won the first corner kick in the second half. The ball sent by Zhang Mai was returned to the left by Zhang Yulin in the middle. After Wu Lei got the ball, he didn't notice Hao Junmin, who was unmarked behind him, and forced his shot wide.

In the 70th minute, Temurian of the Iranian team took a corner kick to the goal, and Husseini, who was plugged in behind, pushed Feng Xiaoting away and headed the ball over the crossbar.

In 10VS11, the Iranian team, eager to get back the score, focused on offense again. In the last 10 minutes, the physical fitness of Iranian players declined significantly.

Lippi also saw the failure of the Iranian team on the sidelines, and immediately replaced Feng Xiaoting, who made frequent mistakes, with No. 15 Wu Xi.

The lineup of the Huaguo team continued to be adjusted, Zheng Zhi retreated to act as a central defender, Zhang Mai became a single midfielder, and the formation of the Huaguo team became an offensive 4-1-3-2.

In the 71st minute, Zhang Linfan dribbled the ball forward from the backcourt to create a murderous intention. Hao Junmin got the ball and sent a through ball at the right time. Wu Lei almost faced the goalkeeper directly in the penalty area, but under the interference of his personal defender, the small and thin Wu Lei never got a chance to hit the goal, but his narrow vision also prevented him from passing the ball to Zhang Yulin who had rushed to the right post. After repeated hesitation, the ball was confiscated by the Iranian goalkeeper. The local champion of Huachao once again missed a good opportunity!
Wu Lei is already the best dexterous striker in the country. There is nothing wrong with liking Duxiu, but the scoring efficiency must be impressive, otherwise it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the five major leagues!
Zhang Mai knew that "Wu Lei King of the Ball" had plans to go abroad, and out of the principle of appreciation and encouragement, he held down Zhang Yulin, who was also vigorous.

In the 79th minute, Zhang Mai broke through with the ball from the midfielder position, and quickly advanced to the front of the Iranian team's penalty area, and came to the long-range shooting area he was familiar with.

Wu Lei on the left knew Zhang Mai's heavy artillery skills, so he stopped his forward steps. Zhang Yulin on the right was still leading the Iranian defender towards the right post.

It's time to show my wide vision and superb footwork!

Zhang Mai tricked the Iranian defender who was rushing up to block the hole with a false shot and made a half-high ball with his left foot and flew to the right.

The ball arrives!With a tacit understanding, Zhang Yulin grabbed the first half of the body and headed the ball to the top. The ball got into the net from the armpit of Iranian goalkeeper Beranwand.

2-0!Zhang Yulin's header put the Hua Guo team ahead of Iran by two goals, and there were only 10 minutes left in the regular game, and the Hua Guo team had a chance to win.

Excited Zhang Yulin had already shown off his turf slider to celebrate amidst the cheers of the audience, and Zhang Mai saw Wu Lei beside him contemplating.

Um!It is good to be able to self-reflect and improve. The significance of a player's improvement is far greater than that of a goal.

The second goal of the Chinese team had a great impact on the Iranian team. The exhausted Iranians seemed to have given up the last chance to counterattack, even if Queiroz yelled from the sidelines, it was useless.

In the 85th minute, the Iranian team suffered another heavy blow. This time, the Iranian defender Mohammadi made a mistake in making a clearance. After Wu Lei alerted the ball, he was tripped by the opposing defender Husseini in the penalty area. The foul action of the Iranian defender was obvious. Look at it. The clear referee awarded the Hua Guo team a penalty.

Amidst the neat and warm applause from the audience, captain Zheng Zhi walked to the penalty spot and hit a shot from the middle. The Huaguo team led Iran 3-0.

When the ball kicked off again, the game had reached the 86th minute, and it was less than 4 minutes including 10 minutes of stoppage time.

In the final stage of the game, the Iranian team, which fell behind by three goals, woke up like a dream and launched round after round of onslaught.

In the 94th minute, Muhammadi's long-range shot was saved by Yan Junling to the bottom line, and the referee Kenichi Yamamoto blew the whistle for the end of the game.

In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Iranian team 3-0 at home and won the first home victory in the top 12. At the same time, they also ranked first in Group A of the top 6 with 4 points and [-] goal difference.

(End of this chapter)