Ultimate Demon Sword

Chapter 340 Quarterfinals, the real best result in Asia

Lippi's high-position pressing tactic had a remarkable effect in the few minutes after the substitution. Liu Ruofan had just come on the field. He was very physically fit and had a strong desire to perform. His range of activities on the field was even larger than that of Wen Zhihao. On the offensive end, the Chinese team also created many threatening offenses because of his active running and changes.

Just 3 minutes after Liu Ruofan played, the Chinese team created an opportunity in the frontcourt. Wen Zhihao sent a pass with strong penetrating power. The Wuqiu King tried his best to reach the zero angle on the left side of the goal, and then made a low-level pass to the middle without hesitation. The defensive attention of the Brazilian defender was on Gao Lin in the middle. team offensive.

However, Liu Ruofan's last slash shot to the ground was wiped out of the baseline by Edson with his fingertips. This attack was flawless, and the only flaw was that the result was not perfect.

An attack failed, and the Chinese team quickly made a comeback. Two minutes later, the Chinese team got a set ball in the frontcourt. The quality of Wen Zhihao's pass was excellent. The ball went straight to the back point with a strong spin, forcing the goalkeeper to dare not rashly choose to attack, which was very conducive to the fight for the top.

Gao Lin and Wuqiu Wang ambushed in the middle and back of the goal at the same time. Gao Lin's strong jump and Wuqiuwang's fake volley shot attracted the attention of every player in the Brazilian defense line, but he ignored Liu Ruofan who advanced forward from the back.

Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson saw Liu Ruofan suddenly rushing out from the diagonal stab, and his heart beat faster, but his attack route was blocked by the dense crowd in the penalty area, and he was completely helpless. He could only pray that Liu Ruofan wasted a second chance.

But God is fair.Liu Ruofan originally became famous at a young age because of his impressive performance as a striker, which earned him the nickname "Liu Ruma". Although he is still a rookie with a serious lack of experience in the World Cup, whether he can score such a header that is less than two meters in front of the goal has nothing to do with experience. It depends entirely on his mentality. Under normal circumstances, a striker must score.

Liu Ruofan has been quite excited since he came on the field, so this header is no difficulty for him at this moment.

Liu Ruofan chose to smash the ball to the ground, then bounced it high and flew into the goal.Although his personal World Cup first goal is not particularly domineering, it is worth a thousand dollars to the Chinese team.This goal happened at the stage when the Brazilian team was about to take off. It undoubtedly poured cold water on the opponent's head and extinguished the flames of attack.

"The goal is scored! 3:2, wow! The Chinese team is domineering! One less player and a strong overtake!" He Wei sighed excitedly.

After scoring the goal, Liu Ruofan threw off Wen Zhihao who ran up to express his congratulations. While jumping onto the stands behind the goal, he wanted to take off his jersey and give it to the fans, enjoying the feeling of being a hero. However, Wen Zhihao followed him from behind and stopped him. He stopped this move and reminded loudly: "Ruofan, Ruofan, don't get too excited! You can celebrate as much as you want, but don't take it off, the referee's yellow card is waiting! We have one less person now, it's not worth it."

Liu Ruofan was halfway undressed, and under Wen Zhihao's reminder, he stopped his movements again, turned around and gestured a set of combined punches to Wen Zhihao, venting his inner excitement. Wen Zhihao is also very talented in acting. Following Liu Ruofan's movements, he kept making movements of falling backwards by KO, which seemed very joyful.

The eyes of the Brazilian team players revealed a deep question: What's going on, falling behind again?When did the Chinese team become so difficult?
The game time has reached 65 and a half minutes. Counting injury time, there are still three to 10 minutes of full play. Now, the Brazilian team has stepped on a cliff with one foot, and Tite quickly used the second substitution quota.Renato Augusto, who played for the Chinese Super League BJ Guoan Club, came on and replaced Paulinho.

Although Paulinho has bright spots on defense today, he is mediocre on the offensive end.But now what the Brazilian team needs is offensive firepower, and it is completely reasonable to replace it with a midfielder who is good at organizing.

However, Tite’s thoughts are a bit wishful thinking. Although he put on an offensive posture, no matter how strong the offensive ability of the players is, they must control the ball at their feet... After the Chinese team regained the lead, the rhythm was once again dominated by Wen Zhihao. It is the kingly way to exert the potential and rely on the overall maximization to win.

I have to admit that playing at a high level is very good for young people, especially when you are with excellent players. Wen Zhihao doesn’t talk too much on the field, but Liu Ruofan partnered with him, and he quickly felt how an excellent midfielder should relax.With [-] goals to win the Champions League and silver boots, Wen Zhihao has now entered the ranks of the world's first-class midfielders. Although Liu Ruofan is still far from Wen Zhihao's level, it cannot be denied that he is also a young player with high savvy. As the game progresses, he has gradually been able to fit Wen Zhihao's rhythm.

Of course, in the national team competition, Wen Zhihao deliberately took care of everyone's rhythm and habits. If he played with the intensity and rhythm of Atletico Madrid, no one in the Chinese team could keep up.But obviously this was not what Wen Zhihao wanted.In most cases on the football field, there is no need for a lone hero.

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In the last half hour of the game, the two sides were attacking and defending each other. It was the Chinese team who always maintained an offensive attitude. The Brazilian team was afraid and never dared to attack across the board.

The final stoppage time of the game is 5 minutes.

He Weigang wanted to question whether stoppage time was too long. Seeing that Lippi was about to make a third substitution, his mood immediately improved a lot. He joked: "I guess this substitution is over, and there is not much time left in the game. Hold on to the Chinese team! The top eight seats are already waving to us!"

Lippi's tactical substitution this time is to replace Wen Zhihao.When he left the field, he enjoyed the applause of all the Chinese fans in the audience.Although Liu Ruofan's personal first goal was the real winning goal, but Wen Zhihao's two goals laid a solid foundation and also contributed a lot.

When Wen Zhihao left the field, he was still killing time and applauding the fans. In the end, the referee showed a yellow card and invited Wen Zhihao to the bench.

But the result is already a certainty. The Chinese team finally defeated Brazil 3:2 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Since the Korean team in the 2002 World Cup, this is the second time that an Asian team has broken through the hurdle of the top [-] of the World Cup. The previous best chance was the World Cup in South Africa, but both South Korea and Japan stopped in the top [-].

After the game, domestic websites were flooded with congratulatory messages, and Chinese fans ridiculed that the Chinese team's top eight was the best result of an Asian team in the World Cup. Although the South Korean team broke into the top four in 2002, it was an open secret that the referee was the protagonist of that game.Otherwise, it is impossible for the South Korean team to win Spain and Italy.Chinese fans have never bothered to mention the "glorious journey" of the Korean team in 02.

However, the Chinese team's current record in the quarter-finals is earned by real strength. It is said that it has truly broken the new heights of Asian teams in the World Cup, and there is nothing wrong with it.

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