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Chapter 579 First Battle

"The first half of the game is coming to an end. Generally speaking, the national team's performance is still normal. However, Sun Chenghai's end has greatly reduced the efficiency of the national team's wing attack. If the national team wants to play well in this game So the performance of Liu in the second half and the performance of the frontcourt players of the national team are very important."

In the CCTV live broadcast room set up in South Korea, three hosts were discussing the performance of the national team in the first half of the game.

Although Huang Jianxiang and others are trying their best to save face for the performance of the national football team, it must be admitted that the performance of the national team at the beginning of the game was too poor. If it were not for Liu Han's active retreat, it is estimated that the national team would have already been beaten. sieve.

There are less than 3 minutes left before the end of halftime, and both sides have become more cautious. No one wants to be broken by the opponent before halftime.

But at this time, another striker of the Costa Rica team, Ronald Gomez, suddenly emerged.

Costa Rica midfielder Rolando Fonseca sent a precise long pass near the middle circle. Maricio Solis from the right flanked the Chinese team and went into the left baseline of the Chinese team. Wu Chenying failed to intercept the opponent's pass because of his short height. pass the ball.

Solis calmly sent a half-high ball, and Fan Zhiyi made a defensive error in the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team. As a veteran, Fan Zhiyi missed the ball in this situation. The ball passed directly under his crotch and was caught by Gomez behind him. An easy shot broke through the gate guarded by Jiang Jin.

The Chinese team unexpectedly fell behind the Costa Rica team before halftime. This ball hit the Chinese team players very hard.

After the referee blew the whistle to end the halftime game, the players of the Chinese team left the field in a hurry, their faces were rather dignified.

"The ball belonged to me. I didn't expect the opponent to pass it to my feet. Everyone, work harder in the second half, or I will lose all my old face."

As soon as he returned to the locker room, Fan Zhiyi directly apologized to his teammates. As a veteran, his mistakes were certainly not deserved, but his attitude was still very sincere.

"Old Fan is right. This is a ball. It's not a big deal. When no one stumbles, the important thing is that we cheer up in the second half, run more, and pass the ball more resolutely. Don't think about it. According to Let's play from our previous training."

As the captain of the team, Liu Han also said a lot. He is no longer the fool he was back then. Now that he is the captain of the team, he must set an example accordingly.

Under the guidance of Liu Han, several veterans and head coach Horton, the state of the national team players has improved.

The intermission ended and the game restarted. Horton made a substitution adjustment during the intermission. He replaced him who was in a sluggish state and replaced him with the more impactful Zhang Yuning.

After the game restarted, the Costa Rica team did not stop their offensive pace. Compared with the first half, their offense was more bold and direct. Probably after the first half of the game, they felt that they had understood the strength of the Chinese team , no longer fear the Chinese team because of Liu Han's reputation.

Under such circumstances, the pressure on the Chinese team is even greater, but in this kind of pressure, there are actually hidden opportunities for the Chinese team. Counterattacks are often only available at the most dangerous moments of the team.

Seven minutes into the second half, the Chinese team intercepted the ball in the backcourt. Li Tie made an extreme sliding tackle to keep the football that was about to go out of bounds on the field, and then he quickly got up and passed the ball to Zhao Junzhe in front of him.

After Zhao Junzhe got the ball, he didn't stick the ball and passed the ball directly to Zhang Xiaorui in the middle.

Zhang Xiaorui deserves to be the player with the thinnest feet in the "Jianlibao Team". He withstood the pressure of the Costa Rica players and held the ball firmly. Then he saw that Liu Han had rushed up and handed the ball to Liu Han.

Liu Han raised the ball gently to meet the incoming ball, avoided Costa Rica's midfielder Rodrigue's sliding tackle, and then drove straight in with the ball.

Liu Han's sudden advance made the Costa Rica team feel his threat, and Costa Rica's defensive players began to rush towards Liu Han.

After dribbling the ball into the middle circle, Liu Han did not continue to advance, but passed the ball to Zhang Yuning's feet before the opponent came up. Zhang Yuning covered with his back, and then planned to turn around along the line of the ball, but he Before he could turn around, he was tripped by the Costa Rica defender and the Chinese team won a direct free kick less than three meters away from the penalty area.

Seeing Liu Han holding the ball to the penalty spot, the Costa Rica team remembered Liu Han's ability. This Chinese player who plays for Real Madrid has top free kick skills.

In response to Liu Han's free kick, the Costa Rica team formed a six-man wall, and all the midfielders returned.

After Liu Han set up the football, he retreated steadily for three steps, and then waited for the referee's whistle to sound.

The Costa Rican players couldn't understand Liu Han's withdrawal from such a small distance, because generally speaking, free kicks are not only such a small distance from free throws, so it is difficult to exert force.

Following the whistle of the referee, Liu Han ran two steps lightly, then hit the football with his right foot, the football flew up instantly, and flew over the wall of the Costa Rica team to the goal.

The Costa Rica goalkeeper was relieved to see Liu Han's free kick, which looked like it was going to go straight over the baseline, with little spin on Liu Han's ball.

But when the football flew to the highest point, the team suddenly fell, and the football flew towards the upper left corner of the team's goal in an instant.

At this time, the goalkeeper of the brother team, Ronis, was dying, but when he tried to save it, it was too late. The ball hit the post and flew into the goal, and the Chinese team equalized the score.

"Big Liu, shoot, alas - alas - the goal is scored, the goal is scored, the Chinese team equalized the score, the goal is scored, this is the first goal of the Chinese in the World Cup, Liu Han made history, he He is the hero of the Chinese team, the hero of China."

When Liu Han scored such a wonderful free kick, the hosts in the live broadcast room were overjoyed, and the domestic fans who watched or listened to the game were overjoyed. Although it was only an equalizer and was suppressed by the opponent for a long time, The Chinese team withstood the pressure, Liu Han withstood the pressure, such a goal will be remembered by the Chinese for a long time.

After scoring the goal, Liu Han was crazily crushed to the ground by the players of the Chinese team. In any case, this game, this goal, and everyone who participated in this game will be remembered by Chinese fans.

The celebration of the Chinese team was urged twice by the referee before it ended. This goal is very important to everyone in the Chinese team. After scoring this goal, the mentality of the national team players will be completely relaxed.

The game continued, and the Costa Rica team began to attack more aggressively, but was equalized by the seemingly weak Chinese team, which made the players of the Costa Rica team feel a little embarrassed.

However, at this time, the players of the Chinese team were more active than them. The players' running and passing and receiving began to speed up, and the scene of the game suddenly looked better.

The two sides fought fiercely in the midfield, and the referee had to show yellow cards one after another to stabilize the situation.

In the 609th minute of the game, defender Wu Chengying received a yellow card for a tackle. Two minutes later, the defender of the brother team received a yellow card for a foul in the header.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the game seemed to end in a draw, which was not good news for both sides, because the Chinese team and the Costa Rica team were the two weakest teams in Group C. You must seize the opportunity in this game.

Entering the last 5 minutes, the Costa Rica team began to press aggressively. Their defense line almost reached the middle circle. The Chinese team also withstood the pressure of the opponent's strong attack and did not retreat.

At this point in the game, the physical strength of both sides is almost exhausted, and the players are relying on their will to persist in the game. However, in comparison, the players of the Chinese team are in a more sluggish state.

However, at some point in the football game, the competition is not only about physical conditions or skills, but sometimes mentality plays a more important role.

No.809 minutes, the assistant referee raised the display board for 4 minutes of stoppage time.

At this time, the Costa Rica team was attacking. Wanchope made a mistake when he was preparing to receive a pass from his teammate.

The Chinese team who broke the ball quickly launched a counterattack. Li Gang passed the ball to Liu Han who was not far away. Zhang Yuning from the deepest part burst out suddenly.

Zhang Yuning only played in the second half, and his physical strength is relatively abundant. In addition, he played in Europe for the previous two seasons. In a sense, his impact is stronger than other players.

Although Liu Han's pass was a bit big, Zhang Yuning caught up with the football smoothly. At this time, there were no defensive players from his brother team, because the opponent's physical strength could not keep up, and they couldn't hold on. They could only expect their goalkeeper to appear It worked wonders.

However, Zhang Yuning, who had undergone European training, was very calm at this time. Facing the attacking Ronis, Zhang Yuning directly pushed the far corner of the goal. Ronis was beyond his reach. The Chinese team beat the Costa Rica team.

(End of this chapter)