host must win

Chapter 9 Black 4 minutes

It is not only the commentators who are far away in the domestic studio hall who ask the players not to be careless. In the home team locker room of the Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Milu is also conveying this request to the players: Don't be careless!Never be careless! !

For the Chinese team's opponents in this game, Milu still has a good understanding.Although this Costa Rica team is completely different from the team he coached at the beginning, their coach Guimaraes was the proud disciple of Milu back then.

It is said that Master Mo Ruo, the apprentice, is able to lead Costa Rica to the World Cup finals again after 12 years, and his ability is still good.In addition, Costa Rica itself is stronger than the Chinese team. Regardless of the fact that the Chinese team is now leading by two goals, they will be chased very quickly.

Milu's prestige in this team is still very high. After all, it was the old man from the former Yugoslav League who led the Chinese team to achieve a historic breakthrough and enter the World Cup finals.Therefore, after the start of the second half of the game, the Chinese team's performance was still very stable.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, the Chinese team got a good opportunity. The left side broke through the entire defense line of the opponent, but the pass was too large when it was transferred to the center. Neither the center nor Yang Chen, who was in the back, could form a shot. The ball went straight Fly off the bottom line.

The ensuing scene became dull. Although the fighting was fierce, the organization was equally low-energy. The occasional few breakthroughs were difficult to form any powerful offense before reaching the penalty area.

At the 55th minute of the game, the scene finally changed. The Chinese team sent a well-placed ball from the left. Yang Chen, who followed up in time, shot the ball, but unfortunately the ball hit the side net.

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As the temperature was as high as 32°C, the physical strength of the Chinese team players dropped rapidly. Just after 60 minutes of the game, the Chinese team encountered a physical crisis.In this physical crisis, the Chinese team's middle lane was found by the opponent.

In the 61st minute of the game, after a scramble in the penalty area, the Chinese team's defense line in the chaotic battle was completely unstable, and they were at a disadvantage in the confrontation with their opponents.

Costa Rica No. 11 Gomez volleyed, Jiang Jing was beyond his reach, and the ball flew into the goal of the Chinese team.

Costa Rica pulled one back and the score was rewritten to 2:1!

The morale of Costa Rica, which had regained a victory, rose sharply, and they continued to set off a frenzy of attack.

In the 65th minute, Costa Rica got a corner kick.The Chinese team made a big mistake in this corner kick defense. There was a serious leakage problem in the penalty area. No. 4 Wright of Costa Rica scored easily without defense.

2:2, Costa Rica equalized the score!

The Chinese team lost two goals in a row in just 4 minutes, and the 2:0 lead disappeared in an instant.

In the past few minutes, the Chinese team first had physical problems, and then lost the ball again and again.

Milu, who was watching the game from the sidelines, naturally saw the changes in the players' emotions, and he quickly decided to make substitutions and adjustments.

In fact, after losing the first goal, Milu had the idea of ​​​​adjusting, but the Chinese team lost the second goal too quickly. By the time he completed the substitution, the Chinese team had already been equalized.

This made Milu very helpless, but he could only accept this bitter result.

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The Chinese team, which was equalized, was a little confused for a while. Although Milu made personnel adjustments, the Chinese team's offense still did not improve. Although there was a good corner kick, the two forwards were not in good condition today and failed to catch. Live the opportunity.

Milu continued to make personnel adjustments. Su Maozhen came off the bench in the 66th minute of the game and replaced Yang Chen, who was in a mediocre state in the game.

Milu is hoping to strengthen the team's high-altitude ability. After all, with Yang Chen's physical condition, in the case of some physical problems, his role on the front line can no longer be highlighted. On the contrary, it is his relatively poor header disadvantage. Show everything.

After two consecutive substitutions and adjustments, the Chinese midfielder changed from a double midfielder to a diamond-shaped battle position.The Chinese team's offense has also improved a bit, but the opponent has also adjusted accordingly, and began to defend intensively in the middle, leaving only one player on the front line.

The situation on the court entered a stalemate. Although both sides created some opportunities, they failed to rewrite the score.

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For both sides, the current situation is somewhat unacceptable, because the opponents are all their hopes of advancing to the knockout round.Whether it is Costa Rica or the Chinese team, they are two obviously weaker teams in this group.If you want to advance, you have to win the opponent, and then use your defense to fight for two draws when facing Brazil and Turkey, which are obviously stronger in the group. If you get 5 points in three games, the possibility of advancement will be great.

However, if you can't even win against the weakest opponent in the group, it is undoubtedly a dream to enter the knockout round.

In this stalemate, the stronger Costa Rica took the lead in ushering in an excellent scoring opportunity.

In the 83rd minute, the defense of the Chinese team was once again put to the test. After breaking through the defense of several Chinese defenders from the bottom line, they knocked back, and the teammates who kept up with them volleyed vigorously. Fortunately, the goalkeeper Jiang Jing of the Chinese team performed well today and his judgment was very accurate. , Steadily caught the ball without giving the opponent a chance to make up shots.

On the court, there is a very magical rule, that is, if you miss a good scoring opportunity, you are likely to be punished.Perhaps, this is the so-called "God does not take, must be blamed."

In the 85th minute of the game, the Chinese team played a wave of counterattacks, and then Yu Genwei's advance on the left was stopped by the opposing defender at the cost of a yellow card.

The Chinese team won a free kick from the left side of the front court.

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There is not much time left in the game, and the Chinese team, which is hard to find opportunities in sports battles, this time the set kick is undoubtedly a very good opportunity to score.

For a while, several players of the Chinese team who were good at headers, including No. 12 Su Maozhen and central defender Li Weifeng, rushed into the penalty area of ​​Costa Rica.

With a height of 1.8 meters, Yin Jun is considered to be at the forefront of the team. He also has a good header attack ability, so he also stands near the penalty area line, ready to advance to participate in the header attack.

Because Yin Jun scored twice in the first half, Costa Rica attached great importance to him and sent two people to defend him, which made Yin Jun speechless: You are too wasteful, let two people defend me, Isn't this an opportunity for other offensive players of the Chinese team?

(End of this chapter)