Amid the cheers of the fans, the final of the 14th Asian Cup began.
Historically, South Korea won the championship in the first and second Asian Cup respectively, and was the runner-up in 1972, 1980 and 1988. In other words, South Korea has the experience of reaching the finals 5 times. .
The Chinese team only reached the finals in 1984 and 2004, but never won.
So this time, the Chinese team carries the hopes of thousands of people.
Fans all over Asia are focusing their attention on this, whether the Tai Chi Tiger can "roar" to the end, or the Oriental Dragon can soar into the sky and skyrocket.
The AFC officially released a poll of Asian countries before the game. More than 85% of fans support the Chinese team, 11% of fans support South Korea, and the remaining fans are optimistic about the two teams. Scored overtime.
It can be seen that South Korea's past sports experience means that they cannot get support from any other country in Asia.
And this time Wang Xiaodong returned to the team, causing fans from many other countries to switch sides to China.
As an Asian player, the honors Wang Xiaodong received in the past season can be said to be the pride of fans across Asia.
So after the game starts, you can often find some foreigners waving Chinese flags in the stands.
Regardless of whether they really came to cheer for the Chinese team or simply support Wang Xiaodong, at this moment, they were wearing red.
Fan Rossi stood in the center of the team and waved the big flag in his hand hard.
"Lao Li, take a break and let me do it!" The fans on the side couldn't bear to see Rossi's age.
"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer!" Rossi shook his head. "This is the most promising time for the Chinese team to win the championship! Even more hopeful than three years ago! As a fan, how can I not stand with the players at this moment? Together?"
Mr. He was sitting in the commentary box with a headset, and just hearing the fans' shouts was so exciting.
In this game, the national football team sent out the "Dong-Wang Combination" on the front line. Dong Fangzhuo and Wang Peng, one on the left and one on the right, pierced the belly of the Tai Chi Tiger like two sharp knives.
But it actually doesn't matter to the fans who starts at the front line.
Wang Xiaodong, who runs back and forth on the court, is the source of the fans' confidence.
It is said that Wang Xiaodong has a bad temper and is difficult to discipline. But he has started every game from the group stage to now, but he hasn't even received a yellow card.
Not only that, Wang Xiaodong's healthy body and abundant physical fitness can form a line of defense alone, giving fans peace of mind.
With such a player on the court, what should the fans be afraid of?
At the beginning of the game, the Chinese team pressed forward aggressively and launched a siege on the South Korean penalty area.
"Li Tie..."
"The Long Biography of Li Tie..."
Amid the congratulations, Wang Xiaodong ran a long way before stretching his legs to receive Li Tie's long pass.
After taking a few steps in from the wing, he suddenly took a shot from the front of the South Korean penalty area. The ball was directly confiscated by goalkeeper Li Yunjae.
"This shot was too right!" He Wei said regretfully, "Wang Xiaodong's shot was very powerful, but it was a little on the right side! But after all, it was just the beginning of the game, and it is already very difficult to have such a toe."
"But after all, it was the first shot taken by both teams after the start. It can be seen that in terms of seizing the opportunity, the Chinese team led by Wang Xiaodong did not want to lose to their opponents."
"Now players like Wang Xiaodong, Sun Xiang, Dong Fangzhuo and Li Tie are beginning to take advantage of their experience in Europe. This is also a big test for South Korea's defense."
In the 5th minute, Li Datou received a corner kick from teammate Sun Xiang from the left, and the lion shook his head in front of the goal. The ball missed the goal post slightly and almost changed the score.
After that, the national football team relied on Wang Xiaodong's pulling in the frontcourt to continuously tighten the formation and firmly control the midfield. Even in the first ten minutes, South Korea was pressed to fight.
Seeing this posture on the court, many old fans couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Good guys, it's been years since I've seen us fight with them like this!"
“Come on Team China, come on Wang Xiaodong!!!”
"Shoot him first and then talk!!!"
But I don’t know if Wang Xiaodong didn’t put in the effort, or he still wanted to use the Asian Cup to “train”. Except for Wang Xiaodong's probing kick after the opening kick, all other long-range shots were left to Zhao Xuri.
With the confidence accumulated in the last game against Iraq, Zhao Xuri was not unambiguous.
When there was a chance to shoot from a long distance, one kick after another hit the gate of South Korea.
Watching the ball come out of the door repeatedly, the fans in the stands couldn't help but become anxious.
"Hey, we're not here to practice footwork!"
"This is the Asian Cup final! The opponent is South Korea!"
"Xiaodong, please don't give the ball to Zhao, kick it yourself!"
“Let’s talk first first!!!”
Seeing that the national football team repeatedly "wasted" opportunities, South Korea, which entered the final for the sixth time, was not to be outdone and took the opportunity to fight back.
In the 16th minute, Li Tianxiu got the ball in midfield, turned around and got rid of it, dribbling the ball for a counterattack.
After attracting Lee Tie to step forward to block the ball, he distributed the ball to Cui Chengguo, who was unmarked on the left. The latter made a decisive move and swept the ball to the middle. Li Tianxiu rushed to the goal 17 meters away and raised his right leg to shoot hard. The ball went straight to the goal with spin.
Li Leilei, who returned from injury, was in great condition and fell to the ground to save the ball.
"Beautiful! Li Leilei's save was so beautiful!" He Wei said excitedly, "Li Leilei's save this time is no less than that of some world famous players! It seems that not only our outfield players are required to travel to Europe, but the goalkeeper can also go out!"
Zhu Guanghu's eyebrows jumped on the sidelines, and the assistant coach immediately stood up and shouted, apparently very dissatisfied with the team's nearly scoring a goal after ten minutes of continuous attack.
However, with his previous experience, Zhu Guanghu did not say anything. He has always believed that as long as he is calm enough, things will always turn around.
Sure enough, with Zhu Guanghu's "trust", the Chinese team learned their shame and became brave.
In the 21st minute, a wonderful cross was played near the bottom line on the right side of South Korea.
After Zhang Yaokun stepped in from the wing, he played an exquisite one-two with Zhu Ting, and then released his speed without hesitation.
Jin Zhiyou paused for a moment. He didn't expect Zhang Yaokun, a full-back, to be so decisive. His feet slowed down and he could no longer keep up with Zhang Yaokun's speed.
Seeing that Zhang Yaokun was about to cross the ball, Jin Zhiyou was also a bachelor and shot his body like an arrow.
But his target was not the bullseye, but Zhang Yaokun's legs and the ball at his feet.
After the experience of this Asian Cup, Zhang Yaokun's skills and awareness have also been greatly improved.
With his limited skills, Zhang Yaokun did not choose to pass the ball directly.
He not only tempted his opponent to tackle him desperately, but then swung his right leg lightly and smashed the ball behind him.
After bypassing Jin Zhiyou who was gliding past, a vacuum appeared in front of Zhang Yaokun.
"Yo! Zhang wants Kun to dunk!"
"pretty!"
"It really shook off!"
Zhang Yaokun's fake action was not realistic. The key was that no one thought that apart from Sun Jihai, there would be Chinese team full-backs who would dare to do such an action, so much so that even the camera was shaken.
Seeing Zhang Yaokun getting rid of his opponent so "easily", the fans cheered immediately.
After taking a kick inward, Zhang Yaokun did not push the ball forward. Before Kim Sang-sik pounced, he lifted the ball directly to the back of the goal with a tip of his toe.
Li Yunzai and the other South Korean defense players hurriedly backed away while watching the ball flying in the air, but before they could take a few steps back, Dong Fangzhuo and Wang Peng blocked them.
Just when the South Korean defender was trying his best to knock away the two forwards of the Chinese team, Li Datou suddenly rushed into the camera and leaped high, using his big head to make a diving leap in the air, overpowering No. 22 Jiang Minshou and directly heading the ball in. door.
"Li Weifeng..."
"The ball went in!!!"
After landing, Li Datou opened his arms and rushed toward the Chinese fans in the stands with a roar.
But just halfway through, he saw the referee in front of him holding a flag aimed at him.
"I, I, I...I am..." Li Datou pointed to his chest in confusion, his face looking innocent.
"Huh? This ball... wasn't counted???" He Wei also looked anxious, "Why wasn't this ball counted?"
"Offside? Is Li Weifeng offside on this ball?"
"Let's watch the replay again..."
"Zhang Yaokun spikes the ball, kicks it, and then passes..."
"right here..."
"Li Weifeng isn't offside either. Isn't No. 3 Kim Jin-kyu still lagging behind?"
"this..."
“This is a misjudgment???”
After watching the replays several times, He Wei's mind was filled with questions.
"This is not offside, it is not offside..."
"Eh? It's definitely not offside!"
"Dear viewers, the referee from Indonesia this time did not rule for offside, but Li Weifeng made a foul on Kim Jin-gyu by pushing someone during the summit challenge. Let us watch the replay again whether he pushed someone or not..."
But after watching the replay again, He Wei was still confused.
"This ball can be ruled or not..."
When he just took off, Li Datou made some small movements on his hands, but such movements are too common in football matches, let alone a jumping athlete.
You know, after the team member jumps up, out of the instinct to protect himself, he will make some subconscious movements on his hands. As long as it is not intentional, this is nothing at all.
But at this moment, Jin Zhengui was still lying on the ground, covering his head and rolling around. It looked like he was hit hard by Li Da's head.
From this point of view alone, it seems reasonable that the referee gave Li Datou the first foul.
But at this moment, Rossi in the stands handed the flag to others and sat down on the chair like a deflated ball like many fans.
"Hey, is this all South Korea can do? Don't tell me it's starting again!"
