host must win

Chapter 374 The Fifth Time

On the first match day of the Asian Cup, there is only the opening game between the Chinese team and the Bahrain team. The other game in this group will be in the afternoon of the second day.

Still in the Workers' Stadium, Qatar, another big favorite to qualify for the group stage, revealed a super upset. They were defeated by Indonesia, a recognized team with a big belly in the group, with a score of 1:2!

This defeat made Qatar's qualifying situation passive. They had to fight against the two strong opponents of Bahrain and China in the next two games.

However, Qatar's coach Troussier did not admit defeat. In an interview with reporters after the game, he said that Qatar's goal would not change because of the loss in the first game.As long as his team can beat Bahrain and China in the next two rounds, Qatar can still advance.

Not only Qatar pinned its hope of promotion on defeating the Chinese team, but even the Indonesian team, which was previously recognized as a weak group in Group A, had some unrealistic fantasies after defeating Qatar in an upset.

The head coach of the Indonesian team, Kolev, said in an interview after the game: "It is undeniable that the strength of the Chinese team is stronger than ours. But on the football field, a strong team may not necessarily win. Just like this game, Who would have thought before the game that we could win Qatar?"

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Imagination only needs to use the brain, and it comes quickly, but the slap in the face also comes quickly.

At 7:21 pm on July [-]st, at Beijing Workers' Stadium, the Bahrain VS Qatar match took the lead. This was the first match of the second round of the group stage.

Under the hot temperature in the capital, the Bahrain team and Qatar played very boringly.After a boring battle, the two brothers from the Middle East scored a 1:1 draw.

Since then, in the case of multiple rounds, both Bahrain and Qatar have only scored one point. Qatar temporarily ranks third because of its more goal difference than Bahrain, while Bahrain is at the bottom of the group.

This is a result that hurts both sides, but it is also a result that both parties can accept.Both have retained a hope of advancing, but they have basically lost their hope of competing for the first place in the group.

Then, the two teams set their sights on the match between the Chinese team and the Indonesian team that will start immediately.

Surprisingly, both Qatar and Bahrain want the Chinese team to win.

It's not that they are kind, but if the Chinese team beats the Indonesian team, it will be more beneficial for them to qualify.

For Qatar, as long as the Chinese team beats Indonesia, it must be a two-game winning streak and advance to the first place in the group.The Chinese team may rotate in the third round and play with a substitute lineup.At that time, Qatar has a great possibility to beat the Chinese team, get 4 points, and qualify as the second place in the group.

For the competition with the Bahrain team, Qatar still has a big advantage, because in the first round of the group, the Bahrain team lost at the feet of the Chinese team with a score of 2:5, and the two teams played in a tie in the second round. If it wins, Qatar's advantage is too obvious.

As far as the Bahrain team is concerned, they naturally hope that the Indonesian team will continue to upset the Chinese team.But after they played against the Chinese team, they had a deep understanding of the strength of the Chinese team.Knowing that the Chinese team with Yin Jun is definitely the leader in this group, there is almost no possibility for Indonesia to draw with the Chinese team, let alone beat the Chinese team.

If the Chinese team beats Indonesia, and the Bahrain team beats Indonesia by a big score in the third round, the other team that will qualify in the group will still have a high probability of being the Bahrain team.

After all, even if the Chinese team wins two consecutive victories to lock in the first place in the group in advance, in the final round of the match, the Chinese team cannot accept the result of losing to Qatar by a large score, because this is the Asian Cup held in China, and the Chinese It is also the most face-saving, which is doomed to the last round of the group, and Qatar will definitely encounter a fierce battle.

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The match between the Chinese team and the Indonesian team started at 9:[-] pm. At this time, the weather has cooled down and it is very time to play football.

The Workers Stadium is still full, and the enthusiasm of the fans is very high.

Compared with the first game four days ago, the Chinese team had two personnel adjustments. Zhou Ting was replaced by Sun Xiang in the back line, Zhou Haibing in the midfield was replaced by Shao Jiayi, and other positions remained unchanged.

The Indonesian team has a formation of 541, hoping to use defensive and counterattack tactics to deal with the Chinese team, strive to score points on the Chinese team, and lay the foundation for advancing to the knockout round.

After the start of the game, the Chinese team did not launch a fierce attack immediately, but patiently controlled the ball and launched an attack around the penalty area in Indonesia.

Time passed slowly like this.

As the Chinese team took control of the situation on the field, the two full-backs also stepped up to assist more boldly.

Especially Sun Xiang on the left was very active.

Time quickly reached the 25th minute, and the Chinese team launched an attack from the left.Dong Fangzhuo pulled to the left to respond, but had no chance and was forced to pass back.Yin Jun ran back with the ball along the left, and suddenly saw Shao Jiayi going forward.

Therefore, Yin Jun made an emergency stop suddenly, as if he was about to dribble the ball and cut inside.

The Indonesian team's right forward No. 18 Si Ansar and right back No. 3 Alexander quickly approached, trying to pinch Yin Jun at the same time.But just when the two-team was about to take shape, Yin Jun suddenly sent the ball horizontally.

The football passed between Si Ansar and Alexander, and fell behind Alexander.

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No. 8 Avery of the Indonesian team has been sitting in the middle. He noticed Shao Jiayi's forward drive and immediately chased him, trying to steal Yin Jun's pass in advance.

Shao Jiayi's speed was not fast, but Yin Jun gave the ball very comfortably. He took a step ahead of Avery, poked the ball forward lightly, and chased after him again, throwing off Avery's marking directly.

Indonesian central defender No. 6 Varsti realized the danger and immediately pushed forward.But before the others arrived, Shao Jiayi had already set foot!

There was a burst of exclamation from the entire Workers' Stadium, and even Yin Jun was taken aback. It must be 20 meters, right?
But Shao Jiayi hit it without hesitation!

Shao Jiayi's shot was very smart, with a certain arc, and it came very suddenly.Indonesian goalkeeper Hendro, who stood slightly outside, made a flying save, but he could only watch the ball crash into the upper right corner of the goal!
"The goal is scored! Another assist from Yin Jun! This is Yin Jun's fifth assist in this Asian Cup!"

"Shao Jiayi scored his first A-level goal in the national team! We can see that Shao Jiayi was very excited, and he rushed out of the field, running all the way, and kept aiming at the players in the stands. The fans shouted and vented their inner excitement."

"This is a very wonderful goal! But Shao Jiayi should thank Yin Jun who assisted him!"

(End of this chapter)