Chapter 69 Scored twice, an admirable veteran
"Penalty kick!"
"In the 13th minute of the game, the referee awarded the Chinese team a penalty kick!"
"For the North Korean team, this was a bolt from the blue. They were not as strong as the Chinese team, and the situation on the field was already very passive before this foul.
And this penalty kick directly pushed them off the cliff!"
Inside the CCTV studio, the commentator became visibly excited.
In this game, the Chinese national football team got into shape very quickly. Except for the fact that the North Korean team stole the lead in the early stages of the game, the Chinese national football team was suppressing them at other times.
Judging from the performance of the Chinese national football players on the field in the past ten minutes, even without this penalty, it was only a matter of time before the national football team scored a goal.
This penalty kick only accelerated the process!
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Xie Hui stood at the penalty spot, ready to take the penalty.
Xie Hui fought for this penalty himself, and no one wanted to compete with him for it.
Xie Hui did not disappoint his teammates' expectations. He shot the ball with great force and easily hit the target, helping the Chinese national team to temporarily lead the North Korean team 1:0.
Less than 15 minutes into the game, the North Korean team fell behind.
This had a great impact on the mentality of the North Korean players, and they played more anxiously.
After the game resumed, the North Korean team was eager to equalize the score.
However, facing the solid defense of the Chinese national team, the North Korean team's offense found it difficult to penetrate. After several crosses were cleared by the Chinese national team's defenders, the North Korean team was forced to attempt long shots from the outside.
But the penalty area was packed with people, and their long shots either missed the target or were blocked by players in the penalty area.
After several attempts, not a single shot was on target.
On the contrary, the Chinese team's offense was clear in thinking, smooth in coordination, and well-organized, making the North Korean team's defense very embarrassed.
"The North Korean team may be mysterious, but its hard power doesn't seem to be that good!"
“It does feel a little worse than the Chinese national football team!”
"I'm curious, how did they beat the Japanese team?"
Through these ten minutes of game, the fans also had a rough judgement of the strength of the North Korean team.
Objectively speaking, among the four teams in the East Asian Cup, North Korea's actual strength should be the weakest.
Not as good as Japan, South Korea, or the Chinese national football team.
But because they participate in relatively few competitions, they seem very mysterious.
The outside world does not understand their football style and characteristics, so it is difficult to judge their true strength.
Judging from the first 15 minutes of the game, the Chinese team took an overall lead in terms of ball possession, pass success rate, number of dangerous attacks and other statistics.
Therefore, there is nothing wrong in judging that the Chinese national football team is stronger than the North Korean team in terms of hard power.
The North Korean team's fighting spirit is indeed very strong, but fighting spirit is not enough to make up for the gap in technical strength.
In the 19th minute, the Chinese national team successfully penetrated the middle, and Shao Jiayi's pass broke through the North Korean team's defense.
If it weren't for the North Korean defender Cha Jong-hyuk who dived to the ground and tackled the ball, disrupting the Chinese national team's attack, the score would probably have widened further.
The Chinese team got a corner kick opportunity. Lin Feng discussed it with Zheng Zhi and finally decided to take the corner kick himself.
Lin Feng stepped back while making a gesture to kick the ball forward.
Players from both teams saw the gesture, and their teammates understood it and prepared to rush to the front point, but the North Korean players did not quite understand it and did not know what the gesture meant, so they had to follow the Chinese national team players.
After the corner kick, Lin Feng kicked the ball to the front point. Gao Lin cleverly pretended to retreat, tricking the opponent's defender into retreating, and then suddenly rushed forward and got to the front point.
But unfortunately, the boy's heading skills were not good enough and he headed the ball off target.
The ball should have flown toward the goal, but it hit the opposing player and bounced out of the baseline.
The Chinese team got another corner kick.
Lin Feng continued to kick off, and this time he made the same forward gesture as before.
After the North Korean players noticed his movements, they followed the Chinese national team players and moved forward.
They obviously haven't read the Art of War and don't know what it means to use deception regardless of war.
Lin Feng made a gesture to kick the ball to the front point on the surface, but when he actually kicked the ball, he did not choose to kick the ball to the front point, but kicked the ball to the back point.
Not only the North Korean players were deceived, but also many teammates who were not able to react in time were deceived. However, veteran Xie Hui saw the gap at the back post and did not move forward with everyone, but quietly ambushed at the back post.
When Lin Feng's free throw came over, Xie Hui, who was lurking at the back post, used his signature dry-field onion-pulling move to head the ball towards the goal.
The North Korean goalkeeper subconsciously dived for the ball, but the ball was too fast and in a tricky position, so he didn't touch the ball at all.
With a swish, the football made close contact with the net.
The score became 2:0, and veteran Xie Hui scored twice!
"Another goal, the Chinese team is awesome!"
“It really is going to be a three-game winning streak!”
"Xie Hui's header is of really high quality!"
"Lin Feng's shot was so deceptive, I think quite a few Chinese national football players were fooled by him!"
"Haha, he even lied to his teammates. This guy is really full of bad intentions!"
"Tactics, this is called tactics, understand? Besides, didn't we score a goal in the end?"
"Including this assist, he has completed a total of 5 assists in this East Asian Cup. He is definitely the assist king!"
"Compared to assists, the number of goals seems to be a little less. Except for the first game against South Korea, there was no goal in the remaining two games!"
"Shocked, the Chinese national football team's superstar is experiencing a goal drought, failing to score a goal in two consecutive games!"
"You understand the shock body. Report to UC Browser headquarters tomorrow!"
UC Browser, which was only released last year, has won the nickname of UC Shock Style among netizens thanks to its exaggerated news headlines.
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There were a lot of fans watching the live broadcast of this game. After seeing the Chinese national team take a 2:0 lead early in the first half, the fans were all overjoyed and posted crazy comments online.
This match was very satisfying for the fans. After all, who doesn’t like to watch a game where the weak opponents are bullied?
I never thought that the Chinese national football team, which has always been weak, would one day be able to play such a dominant game on the field.
Has the Chinese national football team really stood up?
The continuous victories have made the Chinese national football team stronger. What was originally just a joke among fans is showing signs of coming true.
This Chinese national football team seems to be really different!
"Including this goal, Xie Hui has scored 3 goals in this East Asian Cup, ranking first in the scorer list!"
In the studio, several commentators were praising Xie Hui's performance.
In the commentary booth today, in addition to the familiar Mr. Huang Jianxiang, we also invited a special guest - former international player Xu Yang!
Xu Yang is only half a year older than Xie Hui. The two used to be teammates in the national team. Xu Yang is very familiar with the strength of his former teammate Xie Hui.
"People often say that flowers do not last forever, and people never become young again. Although Old Xie is older, his strength is still the same. He even plays smarter and more reasonably. The header just now was an opportunity he found with his experience."
The gesture Lin Feng made was so deceptive that it not only fooled his opponent, but also his teammates.
A silly boy like Gao Lin really thought that Lin Feng would continue to take the penalty kick, so he foolishly ran to compete for the penalty kick.
Only a seasoned man like Xie Hui realized that something was wrong and wisely chose to do the opposite.
"Xie Hui is still very strong. The reason he was not selected for the 23-man World Cup squad last time was mainly due to injuries!"
"Yes, in order to enter the World Cup, he even ignored his overseas studies and returned to China to participate in the competition despite his injuries, but unfortunately he was not selected for the national team in the end."
Fans also feel sad for Xie Hui, the veteran of the national football team.
When the Chinese national football team was striving for the World Cup, Xie Hui was not only the top scorer of Aachen, but also the top scorer of the German Bundesliga.
In the 2001 season, Xie Hui played 24 times for Aachen and scored 14 goals, with an incredibly high goal efficiency!
But in order to join the national team, Xie Hui gave up his starting position in the German Second Division and his bright future and returned to China to play football, and made great contributions to the national football team in the qualifying stage.
But unfortunately, due to injuries and losing his main position in the club, his condition continued to decline.
In the end, he was unfortunately not selected for the World Cup roster and missed the World Cup finals.
This is the pain in Xie Hui's heart, and it also makes many fans who like him feel upset.
Many people feel that if Xie Hui was not so "patriotic" and a little more selfish, his future in the German second division would definitely be brighter, and he might even achieve the same success as Yang Chen.
But when faced with the choice between his career and serving the country, Xie Hui chose the latter.
(End of this chapter)
