Facing the Japanese team's strict defense, several offensive players all worked hard to find better opportunities to catch the ball.
Wu Lei moved erratically on the left side of the penalty area, preventing Gaode Sakai from marking him.
But Dong Fangzhuo is also very depressed. My passing is not as accurate as Wang Chuhe's. If you run like this, I am not sure that the pass will be in place...
Yu Dabao in the middle was leaning against Maya Yoshida. Although he was able to catch the ball, it was difficult to turn around for a while.
And Chen Tao was stared at by the real person in the forest. The guy kept making small movements with his hands, and Chen Tao was also very awkward.
Dong Fangzhuo knows very well that Chen Tao prefers the opportunity to sprint into space after catching the ball. It is also difficult for him to handle this kind of catching the ball on the spot and getting rid of it.
Dong Fangzhuo made continuous cycling movements with his feet, and his brain was thinking rapidly.
How about I rape Yuto Nagatomo? But the chances are slim...
At that moment, Dong Fangzhuo suddenly saw a flash of red speeding past from the left. Without hesitation, he passed directly across!
Through the movement of running, Dong Fangzhuo already knew who was coming to pick him up!
It's Zheng Zhi!
Dong Fangzhuo trusts the captain extremely!
Zheng Zhi ran from the backcourt to the frontcourt. The 35-year-old veteran showed no signs of fatigue. After he caught the ball, the ball bounced slightly. Just now, Dong Fangzhuo's passing force was slightly stronger.
At this time, Honda Keisuke had already come up from behind, and he immediately caught up with Zheng Zhi!
About 28 meters away from the goal, Zheng Zhi had no time to stop the ball again. Looking at the slightly bouncing ball, Zheng Zhi took off his foot and shot!
"Dong Fangzhuo passed the ball to the middle! Zheng Zhi stopped the ball a little too hard! But it was still within his control!"
"Zheng Zhi suddenly volleyed with a scissor kick! Wonderful shot! The ball went in!!!"
"Zheng Zhi made a wonderful world wave! This goal is so beautiful!"
"If Zheng Zhi stopped the ball just now, Keisuke Honda came up behind him. Zheng Zhi's choice was no problem! His shooting skills are excellent!"
"This reminds me of the 2010-2011 season, when Zheng Zhi was playing for Juventus. In a league match, Juventus was trailing AC Milan 0-3. Zheng Zhi stepped in and used such a wonderful scissor-kick shot to help Juventus went ahead 4-3 and scored a hat trick! Because of that goal and that game, Zheng Zhi became Juventus' fourth captain, and the next season he was poached by AC Milan at a high price!"
"Now, Zheng Zhi is back to glory!"
"1 to 1! At the end of the first half, Zheng Zhi equalized the score! The Huaguo team could easily return to the locker room to rest with the tie!"
At this time on the court, the Chinese players hugged Zheng Zhi tightly. The Chinese fans in the stands and the Chinese generals on the sidelines were all excited, shouting and applauding!
Zheng Zhi's goal is so crucial!
Li Tie excitedly hugged Yun Sheng's shoulders: "Boss, you are right! As long as our players have a sudden inspiration, equalizing the score will be a matter of minutes!"
Yun Sheng's face was full of confidence and pride!
At this time on the court, Chen Tao pulled Dong Fangzhuo from the crowd.
"Brother, could you just get past Nagatomo Yuto and then shoot yourself? Your chance is also very good. When did you become so selfless?"
Dong Fangzhuo said with a smile on his face: "I didn't think too much, I just wanted to get an assist."
Chen Tao: "Don't mention it, now you are really far ahead in the assists list. It's really yours..."
Shortly after the Chinese team equalized the score, the first half ended.
After the score became 1-1 at the last moment, Yunsheng's tactical adjustments in the second half were much more proactive.
Yun Sheng did not make any substitutions during the halftime break. He asked Dong Fangzhuo and Wu Lei to retreat slightly from shadow forwards to attacking midfielders, so that the number of midfielders in the Chinese team could be equal to that of the Japanese team.
In the 2004 Asian Cup final, apart from off-field factors, the numerical advantage of the Japanese team's five midfielders was also an important factor in their control of the game.
Originally, Yun Sheng planned to use the personal advantage of the front three to help the Chinese team score goals as soon as possible today, but he found that the effect of his tactics was not obvious. The Japanese team's midfield and backcourt were very close, and the Chinese team's trident did not have many opportunities.
Stopping the loss in time, Yun Sheng simply changed the formation to 4-5-1. However, Wu Lei and Dong Fangzhuo are both speed forwards. As long as they start to accelerate, they can still reproduce the power of the Trident in the offense. Anyway There are many outstanding offensive players sitting on the bench, and they will adjust when their physical strength is exhausted.
After the start of the second half, the number of midfielders in the Chinese team increased, and they gradually became evenly matched with the Japanese team in controlling the ball.
Although the Chinese team's offensive power has weakened, the Japanese team has fewer absolute offensive opportunities. As a result, Zhang Linpeng and Zhang Chengdong even frequently assisted the team because of their easy defense in the backcourt, helping the team create opportunities.
One goes with the other, and the Chinese team's absolute offensive opportunities have not been reduced much.
The Japanese team also relied on their German-style cooperation to try their best to create opportunities near the penalty area of the Chinese team. Wang Dalei also worked very hard to catch the ball from high and low.
Time progressed minute by minute, and the game had reached 65 minutes.
This time it was Keisuke Honda's long shot, Wang Dalei punched it out, and the Japanese team got a corner kick.
Kagawa Shinji took a corner kick, and the penalty area was crowded with Japanese players. Honda Keisuke was waiting for an opportunity outside the penalty area.
In front of the Chinese team, the Japanese team does not have much aerial advantage, so they are likely to use tactical cooperation, or pass the ball outside the penalty area, and Honda Keisuke will handle it.
Shinji Kagawa runs the ball and passes the ball!
This time it was a low penalty! Go straight into the restricted area!
The penalty area of the Chinese team was in chaos!
At this point, the audience can no longer see clearly what is going on...
The referee's whistle sounds! The ball went in!
The ball went in?
The ball went in!
I saw the Japanese team players excitedly rushing to the sidelines and hugging the coaching staff and substitute players!
The scoreboard has also changed!
2 to 1! Japan takes the lead!
In the penalty area of the Chinese team, all the Chinese players rushed to the referee to protest!
In the live broadcast room, through video playback, Li Feixiang said loudly: "This is a handball! This is another handball!"
Sun Jihai was so angry that he hit the table hard, causing all the equipment on the table to shake.
"It was just a handball from Japanese player Yasuhito Endo! Why didn't the referee see it?"
Li Feixiang sighed: "The ball moved too fast in the penalty area. Even we only saw it based on the video replay. It is really difficult for the referee to make a judgment..."
Sun Jihai sighed, leaned on the chair, and shook his head.
At this time, in the video replay on the big screen, the fans at the scene could also tell that it was a handball. The ball hit Endo Yasuhito's right arm. Endo Yasuhito waved his arm forward and the ball flew into the near corner of the goal.
The Chinese fans in the stands booed! This boo is for the referee!
But in the face of the boos from the fans and the protests from the Chinese players, the referee still insisted on his decision.
Zheng Zhi, who had experienced the 2004 Asian Cup final, felt his heart sinking at this time.
Will the painful scene once again happen again...
