Chapter 202 Leading

On the evening of August 7, Beijing Workers' Stadium.

After a brief closing ceremony performance, the Asian Cup final officially kicked off.

More than 60,000 fans gathered at the scene. The government also dispatched more than 30 ministerial-level officials to the scene. There are countless domestic and foreign media and political and business celebrities. cup.

The weight of this final is evident.

The Chinese team once again formed a 442 lineup. The goalkeeper is Liu Yunfei, the back line is Sun Xiang, Zheng Zhi, Zhang Yaokun and Wei Xin, the central defender Li Weifeng is injured and absent, and the midfielder from left to right is Yan Song, Zhao Junzhe, Shao Jiayi and Li Ming, and the two forwards are Li Jinyu and Yang Yang.

Hao Dong suffered a head injury in the game against Iran. After he went to the hospital for stitches, although he had basically recovered and was ready to participate in the game, Alihan still put him on the bench this time, and instead arranged for a prosperous state. Yang Yang started.

With the whistle of the Kuwaiti referee Al Fahari, the much-anticipated Asian Cup final officially kicked off.

The Japanese team took the lead in attacking. In less than ten seconds, their left flank made the first attack, but Wei Xin stably hit the ball on the opponent's body, popped out of bounds, and resolved a crisis.

But then the Japanese team continued the offensive.

In the third minute, behind an oblique pass from the middle, the Japanese striker Keiji Tamada threw off the defender to form a single shot, but the linesman quickly raised the flag to signal offside, and Keiji Tamada fell into the offside trap of the Chinese team's back line.

After surviving the opening attack of the Japanese team, the Chinese team quickly made a threatening counterattack.

When Shao Jiayi got the ball in midfield, Yang Yang quickly ran out of the space, but Shao Jiayi's through ball was too obvious and not strong enough. He was intercepted in advance by the opponent's defender and failed to send the ball behind him.

When Yang Yang walked back, he did not forget to applaud Shao Jia, but he was secretly analyzing the game situation after the opening.

The Japanese team's tactical formation looks like 442, but it is actually 451. There are five players in the midfield. The intention is very obvious, which is to cut off the connection between the Chinese team's striker and the midfield.

As soon as Shao Jia got the ball and he ran, the Japanese defender immediately formed an interception.

If the striker doesn't get pass support in the frontcourt, it becomes a display.

Yang Yang can feel that Japan's defensive pressure is not as great as Iran's.

Quite simply, Iran's defense is tighter and the players' physical fitness is better, but Japan is different. Japan is better at ball-handling, and the defense is not as tight as Iran's, and they obviously prefer to press in the midfield in this game.

It was as if this time, the Chinese team got a throw-in from the left, and the Japanese team pushed the entire pressing line into the 30-meter area of ​​the Chinese team.

When Sun Xiang threw the ball to Zhao Junzhe, the Japanese team pressed all the way, forcing Sun Xiang to pass the ball back to goalkeeper Liu Yunfei.

Liu Yunfei passed it to Zheng Zhi again, and at this time Japan went directly to the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team.

After the midfield and frontcourt are forced up, the back line will naturally not be dragged too far behind, otherwise the three lines will be out of touch.

Through God's vision and his own observation, Yang Yang clearly captured this characteristic of Japan, and at the same time clearly felt the difficulty of playing the ball in the middle and backcourts.

Zheng Zhi and Zhang Yaokun fell on their feet, were pressed by the Japanese team, and were forced to pass back to the goalkeeper. Liu Yunfei picked a pass from the left to find Sun Xiang, but there was still no chance, so he could only pass back to Zheng Zhi.

At this time, only two central defenders were left on the Japanese team's back line to guard Yang Yang and Li Jinyu.

Obviously, in their view, the ball is in the front and the back is safe.

But that depends on who it is!

Yang Yang was sure in his heart, suddenly retreated, and raised his hand for the ball.

Zheng Zhi has long been paying attention to the movement in the midfield and frontcourt. As soon as Yang Yang ran, he immediately grasped it, dribbled the ball to the right, dunked a Japanese team's pressing player, and hit a low ball with his right foot, throwing the ball long. After passing 30 to 40 meters, it was directly sent to the other party's 30-meter area to find Yang Yang.

Japan's central defender Miyamoto Hengjing also followed behind Yang Yang for the first time. He obviously knew that he could not stop Yang Yang from stopping the ball, but he would definitely not let Yang Yang turn around. As long as Yang Yang stopped the ball, he would immediately stop the ball. stick it on.

Yang Yang also knew the opponent's intention in his heart, but he didn't stop the ball directly. Instead, he pushed the outside of his right foot slightly in the face of the incoming ball.

When the fast and urgent half-high ball was sent to Yang Yang's feet, he lightly stopped it to the unguarded area on his right side. Although he rolled out a few meters away, the effort of stopping the ball still made Miyamoto. Hengjing was taken aback.

The captain of Japan rushed forward at the first time, but Yang Yang was faster than him, using his body to block the position first, blocking Miyamoto Hengjing, his left foot peeped for a chance, and gently rubbed the ball behind him.

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"The Chinese team quickly launched a counterattack in the backcourt, and the long pass found Yang Yang directly."

"Yang Yang parked the ball to his right, turned around to catch up, and made a diagonal pass with his left foot behind him..."

"Li Jinyu is not offside, the Chinese team has a chance..."

"The ball is in!!!!"

"In the sixth minute, only six minutes into the game, the Chinese team took the lead in breaking the Japanese team's goal!"

"Goal from Lee Jin Woo!"

"He didn't waste the excellent opportunity created by Yang Yang, and he formed a single-handed attack against offside, and calmly seized the opportunity."

"One to zero!"

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The whole gymnastics stadium boiled in an instant.

More than 60,000 fans shouted hoarsely, spreading to every corner of the stadium.

Li Jinyu rushed out of the court excitedly, knelt down on one knee at the corner flagpole, and fired a machine gun.

That's how he celebrates goals.

Yang Yang was the first to rush up to celebrate with him, Li Jinyu also hugged Yang Yang hard, and then both of them were surrounded by teammates who rushed out frantically.

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"Judging from the slow-motion replay, Zheng Zhi's long pass was very good, and Yang Yang's stop was even more ingenious. What's even more amazing is that after Yang Yang stopped the ball to the right, he used his body to stop the ball. He blocked Miyamoto Hengjing, and then used his left foot to pass this wonderful pass."

"The Japanese obviously forgot that although Yang Yang is a right-footed general, his right foot is very sharp, but his left foot is equally unambiguous."

"He has excellent left and right feet. He has performed very well in the previous Toulon Cup and this Asian Cup."

"One to zero, the Chinese team took the lead."

"Arihan was also very excited on the sidelines. In this game, he pushed Yang Yang to the position of the starting striker. From the current point of view, it is a very successful decision."

"The Japanese team was in a disadvantageous position from the start."

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After a frantic celebration, the Chinese team returned to the stadium amid the cheers of the fans.

The game restarts.

After conceding the ball, the Japanese team started to play a little hurriedly and committed several rude fouls when pressing the Chinese players. Among them, Takayuki Suzuki also received the first yellow card of the game.

Yang Yang got a long-range shot in the 16th minute. With the cooperation of Li Ming and Wei Xin from the right, he planned an offensive and crossed it to the front of the penalty area for Yang Yang. Yang Yang felt very good. Get up and hit.

But this shot hit the opponent's defender directly.

Yang Yang is also quite helpless about this, especially after the Japanese team has obviously strengthened his personal defense against him, the space he can get is much less.

Subsequently, the Japanese team continued to launch the offensive, and the original impatience gradually became stable.

In dealing with his own emotions, Yang Yang feels that the Japanese team is more experienced than the Chinese team.

After leading by a goal, the Chinese team began to play more securely.

The team began to play defensive counterattack tactics, retreated to their own half, waited for the Japanese team to attack, and played to their own advantages, and all the players were on guard and did not dare to relax in the slightest.

In this case, although the Japanese team has the opportunity to control the ball, it is difficult to create a favorable threat.

On the contrary, the Chinese team, while stabilizing the defense, actively played Yang Yang's quick counterattack in the frontcourt.

First, in the 26th minute, a quick counterattack encountered a foul by the Japanese team and won a free kick in the frontcourt. Then, after receiving a long pass from the backcourt on the right, after removing the ball, a pair of sideways forced a breakthrough. The bottom line dribbled the ball back to the penalty area and crossed it to Shao Jiayi, who was inserted in the back row.

But unfortunately, Shao Jiayi failed to suppress the ball and shot high.

The most worth mentioning is that in the 34th minute, the Chinese team counterattacked from the left. Yan Song made a pass to the penalty area. When Yang Yang grabbed the first landing point and was about to kick, he was pushed to the ground by the Japanese defender.

It was a fairly obvious foul, but the Kuwaiti referee ignored it.

Yang Yang stood up from the ground and walked towards the nearby referee, constantly protesting that he had grabbed the position, but was pushed to the ground by the opponent, but the referee repeatedly said that his penalty was not wrong.

Faced with such a referee, Yang Yang was also very speechless, and he couldn't be too excited, so he could only walk away indignantly.

Afterwards, the Chinese team quickly got another chance. After Shao Jiayi got rid of the defender in the middle, he kicked up a volley, but was saved by the Japanese goalkeeper Kawaguchi.

After taking the lead in scoring, although the Chinese team had no possession of the ball, they basically controlled the situation on the field steadily. It was difficult for the Japanese team to penetrate the defense line of the Chinese team, but the Chinese team’s counterattacks threatened time and time again. The goal of the Japanese team.

Whether it is the players on the field, the fans on the sidelines, or even the audience in front of the TV, they can easily feel the advantages of the Chinese team, and the team is more confident now.

Everyone believes that it will be a matter of time before they continue to play in this situation and break the goal of the Japanese team again.

During the halftime break, head coach Alihan also repeatedly praised the performance of the players, and at the same time called on the players to continue to work hard, continue the performance in the first half, and continue to play the game according to this rhythm and countermeasures.

After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, the two sides still continued the situation in the first half. The only change was that Alihan reminded the players not to retreat too far back at halftime, and to push the defense line forward as much as possible. It is better to advance to the periphery of the 30-meter area, which will be more beneficial to the counterattack.

One to zero, it's never a safe score.

Both players and coaches are still thinking about scoring goals and sending Japan back to their hometown.

But at the fifty-fifth minute of the second half...