Chapter 280 Two hat tricks, the Chinese national football team helped the Singapore team advance
The head coach of the Iraqi team is always keeping an eye on the score in Singapore. Isn't it the same for Singapore?
After learning that the Chinese team had scored another goal and extended the score to 3:1, the Singapore coach made the sign of the cross on his chest on the spot. God bless, fortunately the Chinese team held on. When he heard the news that the Iraqi team had scored a goal just now, he was almost scared to death!
But he also understood one thing, that is, his destiny must be in his own hands and cannot be controlled by others.
If the Singapore team wants to ensure their promotion, the best way is to score more goals. As long as they can widen their goal difference advantage over the Iraqi team, their situation will be stable.
Anyway, he doesn't believe that the Iraqi team can create a miracle against the Chinese team!
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After Gao Lin scored the third goal for the Chinese national team, the Iraqi team was completely driven into a corner.
There is not much time left, they must score at least one goal, otherwise they will be eliminated.
Under the tremendous pressure of survival, the Iraqi team gave it their all, almost pressing forward on all fronts and launching a massive attack on the Chinese national team.
After all, the Chinese national football team was one man short, and the numerical disadvantage made it appear somewhat passive when facing the massive attack of the Iraqi team.
The opponent took advantage of their numerical advantage and the width of the field to constantly attack and pull the Chinese team's defensive formation.
In order to deal with the opponent's attack, the Chinese national football team retreated across the board, and even the only forward Gao Lin withdrew to his own half to participate in the defense.
Although under the opponent's reckless attack, the backcourt is indeed prone to exposing gaps, giving the Chinese national team a chance to counterattack.
But the opponent was obviously prepared, and they spared no effort to press the ball frantically in the frontcourt, making it difficult for the players in the backcourt of the Chinese national team to find opportunities to pass the ball. Even if they had opportunities, they might be ruined by the opponent's tactical fouls.
Under the tremendous pressure of life and death, the Iraqi team seemed to be activated and fought with great decisiveness and toughness.
It's a pity that they got into this form too late. If they had shown this form at the beginning of the first half, the score of the game would not have turned out like this.
Moreover, after the lineup was pushed forward in large numbers, the threat posed by speed forwards like Younis actually decreased.
Younis' greatest advantage lies in his speed and impact. In the Iraqi team's defensive counterattack tactics, he is an extremely sharp spear that can easily pierce the opponent's defense line.
But once he was caught in a positional battle and the opponent was ready for battle, he obviously had no way of finding space to speed up and sprint. Having lost his speed advantage, all he could rely on was his keen sense of smell in the penalty area.
But today, the player assigned to defend him is young player Feng Xiaoting. Although Feng is very young, he has seen many top forwards in the football world during the one and a half years he spent studying abroad in Barcelona. In the competition with these forwards, he not only broadened his horizons, but also accumulated rich experience.
At the Asian level, Younis is still a good striker, but in the top five leagues, he is not good enough!
The main striker of any team in the La Liga will not be weaker than him.
Therefore, Feng Xiaoting has rich experience in dealing with this type of forward.
When Eunice first met Xiao Feng, he looked down on him because of his age.
But after fighting with Feng Xiaoting several times, his contempt gradually turned into solemnity and even fear.
No wonder he was selected for the Chinese national team at such a young age and became a main player. He is indeed quite capable.
After realizing that the opponent was not easy to deal with, Younis tried to avoid Feng Xiaoting, but Feng Xiaoting kept a close eye on him and did not give him a chance to get rid of him. Unless he stayed away from the penalty area and the dangerous area in front of the goal, he would be intercepted by Feng Xiaoting as soon as he entered the penalty area.
Moreover, Feng Xiaoting does not fight alone, he is very good at mobilizing people.
This made Younis's playing time even more difficult. From the second half until now, he, the top scorer of the Iraqi team, had only completed one shot, and it went astray.
This is rare in previous competitions!
Younis, the team's top scorer, was frozen out, resulting in a serious lack of Iraq's offensive firepower.
Although other players can shoot, their shooting skills are much worse than Younis. In addition, under the high-intensity defense of the Chinese team, their shooting opportunities are not very good. The shots that are barely completed can hardly threaten the goal guarded by Li Leilei!
As time passed, the Iraqi team became more and more anxious and their hand movements became more and more vigorous.
In the 81st minute of the second half, the Chinese team launched a counterattack. Zheng Zhi got the ball and made a long pass behind the opponent. After Gao Lin successfully made an offside, he sprinted at full speed to get the ball.
He seemed to have seen the hat trick waving at him!
However, Gao Lin seemed to be so focused on being happy that he didn't notice the opponent's players approaching from behind.
Seeing that Gao Lin was about to catch up with the ball, the opponent's defender got anxious and threw Gao Lin from behind.
Gao Lin was confused. Why was the sky spinning?
Oh, it turns out that I was flying!
When he reacted, he screamed like a pig being slaughtered the moment he landed, and then completed a 360-degree turn and a Thomas turn.
However, other gymnasts complete the rotation by supporting themselves with their hands, while Gao Lin does it with his hips touching the ground.
The moves are so difficult and creative that if Lin Feng were the judge, he would definitely give him a 10!
Beep!
A sharp whistle sounded. Perhaps it was because the opponent's foul was too obvious in front of everyone, or perhaps it was because Gao Lin made too much noise, making it impossible for the referee to ignore it.
The referee ran over and after hesitating for half a second, he pulled out a red card and sent the Iraqi player who committed the foul off the field.
The Iraqi players seemed to be emotionally broken, including the player who committed the foul. A group of players emotionally ran to surround the referee, and it was unclear whether they were appealing or begging for mercy.
But judging from the referee's continuous retreat and increasingly serious expression, Iraq's appeal had no effect.
Originally, after seeing the opponent's foul and Gao Lin's "miserable condition", the Chinese national football team was very angry and prepared to argue with the opponent and the referee, but seeing that the referee was so busy, they had to give up the idea and surrounded Gao Lin, concerned about his injury.
"Except for the butt, everything else looks fine!"
Captain Zheng Zhi said jokingly.
Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this. Everyone saw clearly how Gao Lin used his butt to absorb the force just now.
Although Gao Lin looked very embarrassed, he was actually not seriously injured, thanks to the thick fat and muscles in his buttocks which provided him with adequate cushioning.
"Shh, stop talking, I feel like my butt is about to be rubbed raw!"
Gao Lin gasped after being pulled up by his teammates. The slightest movement caused the skin on his buttocks to be pulled, and a burning pain came from his buttocks. However, when he turned his head, he found that his shorts were not worn out, so it was estimated that at most the skin inside was worn out a little, which was not serious.
Having said that, Gao Lin has always been a crying child, using his "miserable" experience of being injured to pester his teammates for compensation.
No one had ever seen such a shameless guy, and there was nothing they could do about his persistence. In the end, they could only agree to pass the ball to him more often if there was a chance, and try to help him complete a hat trick.
The game continued one minute later. The Iraqi team's appeal did not change the referee's decision, but instead gave them several more yellow cards.
Although the head coach was considerate of them in the penalty decisions, he would never condone or tolerate such behavior that clearly challenged the referee's authority.
The Iraqi team paid the price for their lack of calmness!
After one player was sent off and several yellow cards were given, the situation for the Iraqi team became increasingly unfavorable.
They could have relied on their numerical advantage to launch a massive attack on the Chinese national football team, but now they have also been sent off. Without the numerical advantage, it is obviously impossible for them to launch the same offensive climax as just now.
Moreover, the head coach of the Iraqi team seemed to be a bit of a gambler. After a defender was sent off, he did not choose to use the last substitution spot on a defender, but continued to use it to strengthen the offense.
Perhaps in his opinion, losing more or less is still a loss, and the final result of being eliminated will not change.
In that case, why bother about defense? Why not give it a try?
This is quite courageous, but such reckless behavior will naturally come at a price!
In the 87th minute of the game, taking advantage of Iraq's desperate and massive attack, the Chinese national football team launched another counterattack.
However, this time it was not Gao Lin who dribbled forward, but Lin Feng.
Compared to Gao Lin, Lin Feng is faster. When one of the Iraqi team’s defenders was sent off, the last defender left couldn’t catch up with him at all!
Lin Feng had a smooth journey down the middle and headed straight for the opponent's penalty area!
The goalkeeper, who was unwilling to sit in front of the goal and wait for death, chose to take the initiative to attack, but after seeing him attack, Lin Feng chose to continue to accelerate, intending to pass the goalkeeper and shoot into the empty goal!
After seeing Lin Feng’s choice, the Iraqi goalkeeper was shocked.
He had just intended to use the momentum of his fierce attack to scare off the opponent and then resolve the opponent's one-on-one attack.
But the other party's choice was beyond his expectations. At this time, due to the huge inertia, even if he adjusted the direction immediately, it would be difficult to catch up with Lin Feng.
At the critical moment, his body almost made an instinctive choice, and he rushed towards the ball at Lin Feng's feet!
Beep!
The whistle sounded again!
The tens of thousands of spectators at the scene were in an uproar. They all stood up and stretched their necks to look at the Iraqi team's penalty area.
There, Lin Feng, who was attacking with the ball, and the goalkeeper both fell to the ground.
The scene just now happened too quickly. Except for the fans in the stands near the goal who saw clearly what happened on the field, the vast majority of fans did not see the specific details.
But the opponent's goalkeeper tackled his own player who was on one-on-one, and this fact cannot be changed!
So, the shouts for a red card resounded through the sky.
"Red card!"
"Must have a red card and a penalty!"
"This foul is too bad, it must be a red card!"
All the Chinese fans were furious, not only because the opponent's foul was so bad, but also because the person who was violated was Lin Feng.
For Lin Feng, the precious gem that the Chinese national football team has been looking forward to for decades, fans are really afraid that he will melt if they hold him in their mouths, and afraid that he will fall if they hold him in their hands.
So when the fans saw Lin Feng being fouled maliciously, they were all furious and wanted to rush up to teach the opposing goalkeeper a lesson.
The Chinese national football players on the field had the same idea as them. When they saw Lin Feng being tackled by the opponent's goalkeeper, the nearby Chinese national football players swarmed into the penalty area, wanting to ask the opponent's goalkeeper for an explanation.
Some people with hot tempers even started pushing each other, questioning what the other party meant.
Among them, Chen Tao, who had always been non-competitive and gentle, rushed to the front, and his posture seemed as if he was the one being invaded!
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, the referee rushed into the penalty area with a serious expression, and together with the two assistant referees, separated the players from both sides. Then he showed a red card to the Iraqi goalkeeper who fell to the ground pretending to be injured, and sent him off the field directly.
He saw the opponent's goalkeeper's foul clearly from close up. When Lin Feng dribbled the ball and accelerated, the ball was completely out of the goalkeeper's control. In other words, there was no way he could touch the ball when he dived. But he still did it. There is only one explanation - he was going for the person!
Except for some bold and reckless referees, most referees would not dare to cover up such serious fouls.
Naturally, he didn't dare to do so, so without hesitation, the Red Dot Package was delivered, which put another nail in the coffin of the Iraqi team!
But at this time, not many people cared about the referee's decision. Everyone's attention was focused on Lin Feng who was lying on the ground.
Zhu Guanghu paced anxiously on the sidelines, praying silently in his heart, hoping that Lin Feng was not seriously injured.
He has already asked Zhou Haibin to warm up, and he will replace Lin Feng regardless of whether Lin Feng is okay or not.
The outcome of this game has been decided, there is no need to let Lin Feng stay on the court and take risks!
The opponent is very likely to lose his mind when he is behind in the score, has no hope of advancing and has received two red cards in a row. If the number of substitutions is not limited, he would have wanted to replace all the main players on the field.
These are all his treasures. They are the main team he will take to Southeast Asia to play in the Asian Cup next year. None of them can be lost!
Lin Feng's injury was actually not very serious. His ankle was slightly bruised after he was knocked down by the opponent, but his bones and muscles were not injured. This kind of injury only involves soft tissue, and he will usually be fine after resting for one to two weeks.
But considering the importance of the ankle to the player, it may take two to three weeks of rest to be on the safe side.
This means that he may miss two to three league games and one Champions League game.
For Inter Milan Club, this is definitely bad news. After all, Lin Feng plays a very important role in the team.
But for the Chinese national football team, which has not played any games this year, it does not have much impact.
After learning the news, Zhu Guanghu felt a little relieved and only hoped that Lin Feng's injury would not affect his future career.
After Lin Feng left the field, his teammates graciously gave the penalty kick to Gao Lin.
Gao Lin scored his third goal of the game in one fell swoop, completing a hat trick for two consecutive games.
The Chinese national football team also relied on his hat trick and Li Jinyu's goal to beat Iraq 4:1 at home.
After the game, the results of the other game were also announced. Singapore, playing at home, finally defeated Palestine 2:1. Relying on the Chinese team's big victory, they reversed the Iraqi team and won another qualifying spot in Group E!
(End of this chapter)
