Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 220
Zhang Mai and Zhang Yulin returned home together on March 3. Both of them won the league last weekend, and Zhang Yulin also scored a goal.

The Huaguo team set up the home game against South Korea in the sixth round of the top 12 match in Xiangdu, so Zhang Mai and Zhang Yulin flew directly to Gwangju and then transferred to Xiangdu to report.

Now Huaguo has won five consecutive victories in Huaguo, and no one talks about "Korea-phobia" or "Korean flu" anymore. Instead, fans all over the country are talking about how many rounds the Huaguo team can advance. Straight out.

Lippi's coaching staff and players are already in full swing in Xiangdu. After the two return to the team, they have started closed training and are waiting to face the visiting South Korean team.

At 3:23 on March 19, the Huaguo national team played against the South Korean team at home in Xiangdu, and the game will be held as scheduled.

In the first 2018 qualifiers of the 5 World Cup in Russia that have ended, the Chinese team won all 5 games and ranked first in Group A. With two more victories, they can securely get the tickets for the World Cup in Russia. If they win this game, China The national team will score 18 points, which means half a foot has stepped into Russia.

Facing the old rival South Korea, Xiangdu fans and the city government gave their full support, and tens of thousands of tickets were snapped up early.

The Xiangdu city government prepared 7000 policemen to maintain order and spent [-] million yuan to upgrade the hardware and software facilities of Xiangdu Huolong Stadium.

在两队过去的34次交锋史中，华国队以3胜13平18负处于绝对劣势，上一次获胜还是在2010年的东亚四强赛，华国队在高洪波的带领之下以3-0战胜了半主力的韩国。

This time, under the leadership of coach Lippi, the Hua Guo team has Zhang Mai and Zhang Yulin's "double Zhang" strong players. Fans all over the country are looking forward to this victory to welcome the World Cup in Russia.

After the match at the Fire Dragon Stadium in Xiangdu, the Huaguo team will non-stop challenge the No.28 Iranian team in this group on the 2th of this month (next Tuesday).

In the last round, the Chinese team beat Qatar 4-0 in Kunming. Halfway through the top 12 match, the Chinese team won all 5 games and ranked first in the group. The qualifying situation is very good.

The South Korean team scored 7 points after five rounds and ranked third in the group. The situation of direct promotion is not good.The two teams faced each other in the first round, so the South Korean team will definitely strive to get all 3 points in the away game in China. Of course, 3 point for a draw is also acceptable.

The big screen on the sidelines displayed the starting and substitute lists of both sides:

Hua Guo Team: (4-2-3-1)

1- Zeng Cheng;

2-Bi Jinhao, 6-Cai Huikang, 5-Zhang Linfan, 17-Yu Hai;

10-Zheng Zhi (C); 4-Liu Jianye;
13-Zhang Mai, 15-Wu Xi, 7-Wu Lei;

11- Zhang Yulin.

华国替补：23-颜军龄、21-李学鹏、3-冯消停、22-王燊超、14-郑笼、18-尹鸿博、8-蒿俊闵、19-姜宁、12-黄波文、16-孙克、9-高林、20-于大包。

Korea Team: (4-3-3)

1- Quan Chuntai;
2-Li Rong, 15-Hong Zhenghao, 20-Jang Hyun-soo, 3-Kim Jin-soo;
8-Gao Mingyu, 16-Qi Chengyong (C), 13-Koo Zizhe;
11-Ji Dongyuan, 18-Li Tingxie, 10-Nam Tae-hee.

South Korean substitutes: 4-Kim Ki-hee, 5-Kim Min-hyuk, 6-Jung You-young, 9-Kim Shin-wook, 12-Kim Bo-kyung, 14-Korea Young, 17-Xu Rong-jun, 19-Huang Hee-chan, 21-Kim Dong-joon, 22-Cui Zheshun , 23- Kim Seung-gyu.

The starting situation of the Huaguo team, the injured Zeng Cheng returned to the starting lineup, and Lippi continued to use the personnel arrangement of the previous round on the back line; in the midfield, captain Zheng Zhi and Liu Jianye partnered in the midfielder; Ambush behind single striker Zhang Yulin.

Only No. 7 Sun Xingmin of the South Korean team did not appear in the list due to injury, and the rest can be described as elites.

After the warm-up, the two teams reunited in the player tunnel. The captain of the South Korean team, Ki Sung-yong, came over to chat with Zhang Mai, and the two talked in English throughout the process.

"Zhang Mai, it's almost over. We are all East Asian teams, and we should squeeze Iran to third place."

As expected of a Premier League player, Zhang Mai's Huaguo team is not easy to mess with at a glance.

"Understood, Sun Xingmin said it in England, and I look forward to seeing you old friends in Russia again."

They all played in the Premier League, and Zhang Mai especially admired Ki Sung-yong's great sacrifices in his career for the Korean team.

The two talked freely, and the Chinese players on the side were leisurely and leisurely. On the contrary, several members of the South Korean team glared at Zhang Mai, including Huang Xican, who played for the Salzburg Red Bull.

"Zhang Mai, don't argue with them, they are still young."

Qi Chengyong expressed his apology to Zhang Mai, then turned around and gave the angry youth a scolding.

Ki Chengyong reprimanded several young teammates in Korean, and Zhang Mai didn't understand what it meant, but judging from the slightly frightened eyes of the scolded players, it was nothing more than promoting Zhang Mai's martial arts attributes and reputation for violence.

well!Brother, I won’t be serious with you little brats, who told me to be...

It was about to enter the field, and Zhang Mai remembered that among the players present, he was still the youngest one.

At the beginning of the first half of the game, the players on both sides appeared more cautious, and there were many mistakes in passing and receiving the ball.

In the 7th minute, Chi Dongyuan made a tactical pulling foul and blocked a counterattack by the Chinese team, and the Korean also received the first yellow card of the campaign.

In the 13th minute, Zhang Linfan sent a flat fast ball from the right, Zhang Yulin outflanked and was a step slower, and Zhang Xianxiu cleared the ball out of the baseline.

In the 17th minute, Li Tingxie opened up his posture from the outside, kicked a long shot, and the ball was slightly higher than the crossbar.

The Hua Guo team sent long passes frequently, but the timing of the pass was not well grasped. Zhang Yulin often drew fire in the middle, but Wu Xi and Wu Lei on both sides were always offside.

As the game progressed, the South Korean team gradually adapted to the atmosphere of the game and began to recover a little disadvantage on the court.

In the 28th minute, the Huaguo team played a simple counterattack. Wu Lei broke through the midfield area with the ball and then dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. The opposing goalkeeper confiscates it.

Subsequently, the South Korean team also completed an attack, and Gu Zizhe's curve ball from the front of the penalty area missed the goal.

In the 34th minute, Zhang Linfan dribbled the ball to the front of the penalty area, and then hit the goal with his left foot. The ball was blocked by the defender from the bottom line.

In the 37th minute, Zhang Mai sent a corner kick. Zhang Yulin nodded and rubbed the ball. The ball bounced off the ground and rushed into the far corner of the goal. The Chinese team led 1-0!

More than 4 fans at Xiangdu Huolong Stadium were boiling, and red flags and singing were flying passionately in the stadium.

The game continued, the offense and defense of the two sides were still balanced, and the fight was indistinguishable for a while.

In the 40th minute, the Huaguo team got another chance to set the ball on the right. Zhang Mai lobbed the ball to the back point, and Cai Huikang ferried the header, but unfortunately the Huaguo team failed to outflank.

In the 42nd minute, Chi Dongyuan received a corner kick, shook his head and hit the goal above the lintel.

Before halftime, the South Korean team played a small-scale cooperation in the frontcourt, which almost caused the players of the Huaguo team to score an own goal.

At the end of the first half, the Huaguo team led by one goal.

Changing sides to fight again, both teams have made personnel adjustments.

Lippi replaced the "fast horse" Wu Lei with midfielder Zheng Long, intending to strengthen the control of the midfield; while the South Korean team adjusted the center position, Jin Xinyu, who is 1.96 meters tall, replaced Li Tingxie.

In the 48th minute, Jin Xinyu headed the ball, and the two defenders of the Huaguo team gave way to each other. Fortunately, Chi Dongyuan missed the goal from a small angle.

In the 50th minute, the Huaguo team launched a counterattack. Zhang Mai dribbled the ball to the frontcourt again after stealing the ball in midfield.

In the 56th minute, the South Korean team passed a free kick from the left into the penalty area, and Zeng Cheng fished and hit the ball with both fists.

In the 58th minute, Zhang Yulin hit the goal from the front of the penalty area and was directly confiscated by the opponent's goalkeeper. Then, the South Korean team captain Ki Sung-yong kicked a long shot from the front of the penalty area, and the ball was saved by Zeng Cheng.

In the 59th minute, Lippi made a second substitution, replacing Wu Xi with Yin Hongbo.

Subsequently, the Hua Guo team played a tacit cooperation in the frontcourt. Zhang Yulin turned half-turned and hit the goal, but the defender blocked the baseline.

In the 64th minute, Qi Chengyong tried another long shot. The ball was heavy but was still saved by Zeng Cheng.

In the 68th minute, the Huaguo team played another simple and efficient counterattack. Zhang Linfan dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. Zhang Mai made an inverted triangle pass from the wing. Chuntai flies and saves!
The two sides were attacking and defending each other, and the Hua Guo team had a slight upper hand on the scene.

In the 71st minute, Yin Hongbo shoveled from behind the opponent's player in the midfield area and received Hua Guo's first yellow card of the game.

In the 73rd minute, Zhang Yuning had cramps and was replaced by Yu Dabao. The Huaguo team had run out of substitutions.

In the 75th minute, the South Korean team made a cross from the left, and the unmarked Ji Dongyuan headed the goal. Zeng Cheng made another key save and blocked the ball!
In the 81st minute, the South Korean team sent a corner kick, Zhang Mai blocked Chi Dongyuan's header on the goal line, and the Chinese team escaped!
As the game drew to a close, the South Korean team frequently bombed from high altitude, while the Huaguo team's defense was in danger.

In the end, until the end of the game, the score on the court remained unchanged. The Chinese team defeated the South Korean team 1-0 and ushered in a six-game winning streak in the top 12.

It is worth mentioning that in the 88th minute of the game, Yin Hongbo protected the ball from the side, and fell to the ground after fighting with Huang Xican, who came off the bench. The ball, such a bad move made Lippi furious right in front of him, and the "Silver Fox" angrily complained to the fourth official.

The referee gave Huang Xican a yellow card, but the fans and Huaguo players were very angry. After the game restarted, Liu Jianye shoveled the ball as soon as Huang Xican touched the ball. He sent the Korean on a stretcher and was also rejected by the referee. Stern verbal warning.

Zhang Mai and Qi Chengyong were very calm, and prevented their angry teammates from intervening in the matter, preventing a court conflict.

(End of this chapter)