As a goalkeeper, carry the team forward

Chapter 354 Huaxia Xiangjiang Team

It's a pity that the general trend of the league is over, and the Blues finally failed to reverse and win the league championship.

Fortunately, the Blues won Manchester City in the Champions League final, and Haverts scored the only goal.

Leaving aside professional competitions, it was Jose's other behavior that shocked the whole world.

On September 20, 9, the top 2 of the Asian qualifiers officially started.

Because of the addition of Jose's team, the original top [-] match became the top [-].

There was trouble when the thirteen teams were divided into groups, so they decided to add three more teams, making a total of 16 teams.

The sixteen teams were divided into four groups, and Jose's team was placed in the fourth group with South Korea, the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon.

The top four teams qualify for direct qualifying.

The two No.2 groups with the best results will have a play-off to compete for the last qualifying place.

South Korea and the United Arab Emirates are not weak. It is not easy for Jose to qualify directly.

At 17:[-] China time, China Nanling City Stadium, the focus of the Asian qualifiers will start here.

The Xiangjiang football team led by Jose faced the South Korean team here.

Jose originally wanted to use Nanling to name his team, but because of the suspicion of splitting, he used the name Xiangjiang.

Xiangjiang has nothing to do with Hong Kong. Xiangjiang is just another name for a small river in front of Jose's hometown.

Of course, the name of the team is not important, what matters is who the players are.

Xiangjiang team information was finally announced before the game.

The head coach of the team turned out to be the madman Mourinho!

After Mourinho retired from Chelsea's coaching position, he did not go to any team to coach. Instead, like Wenger, he was a guest commentator for a while.

When he heard that Jose was going to form a team to participate in the World Cup, the madman sent someone to contact Xia Guoyong without hesitation.

Jose originally planned to let Xia Guoyong be the head coach, but Xia Guoyong did not obtain a coaching certificate, and finally chose Mourinho.

Before the game, the news about Messi and Ronaldo joining Jose's team had already spread, but they hadn't been shown, so there was everything to say. Most of the comments were that Jose hired two superstars as pillars, which was not considered. What a real skill.

The starting lists of both sides were not announced until 10 minutes before the start of the game.

In Jose's team, they were all young players from China, and Mei and Luo were arranged to sit on the bench.

Careful people found that most of these teenagers came from the youth training camps of various clubs in England, including defenders Bai Xiaochun, Qin Yu, Mo Fan, Ye Chen, midfielders Luo Feng, Ye Fan, Xu Yang, left and right wingers Xiao Huohuo , Chu Feng, and center Shi Hao.

The opportunity that Jose gained by selling himself to England back then has now achieved certain results.

As for the South Korean team, stars such as Sun Xingmin and Kim Min-jae are on the list.

The Nanling Stadium is not too big, and if the original specifications were used, it would not even be able to meet the requirements of the competition venue. However, thanks to the hard work of the local stadium, it is now a standardized football stadium that can accommodate 5 fans.

China's infrastructure efficiency is definitely at the top level in the world.

The 5 tickets were sold out early, and scalpers even sold out at ten times the price.

The appearance of the three superstars in the world at the same time is something that many fans dare not even think about. In order to witness the demeanor of the superstars with their own eyes, what about the expensive tickets?

It's a pity that Melo and Melo didn't get the chance to start.

The South Korean team took the lead.

Attack directly on the goal guarded by Jose.

The Xiangjiang team took the initiative to shrink the line of defense.

This is the first time that Xiangjiang team players have collectively appeared in an official game.

The pace of the game was not fast and Jose didn't feel too much pressure.

In the 6th minute, Xiangjiang's defense made a mistake.

Son Heung-min made a steal and passed the ball directly to Lee Jae-seong.

On the edge of the penalty area, Li Zaicheng faced the empty goal and directly kicked the goal.

When the ball was about to cross the goal line, Jose arrived in time.

Jose blocked Lee Jae-seong's shot.

Jose takes the goal kick.

Passed to Ye Chen on the left.

Ye Chen dribbled the ball forward, young and vigorous, without any timidity.

From the right side of the frontcourt, Ye Chen made a cross and the ball landed at Shi Hao's feet.

Kim Min-jae and Kim Moon-hwan pressed Shi Hao close to him.

On the left side of the penalty area, Xiao Huohuo is already in an unmarked state at this time.

What made the Huaxia fans sigh was that Shi Hao didn't pass the ball, but shot directly.

It's a pity that Kim Moon-hwan can live but not Kim Min-jae.

The ball was blocked.

Outside the penalty area, Chu Feng got the ball and took a long shot directly.

It's a pity that the angle was a little bit off, and the ball flew out of the baseline from the right side of the goal.

The Huaxia team played a good wave of offense.

If Shi Hao knew how to cooperate, perhaps Xiao Huohuo's chances would be higher.

In the 9th minute, the South Korean team came forward again.

Huang Yizhu drove straight in from the right and sent the ball to the goal.

Before Sun Xingmin followed up with a shot, Jose made a decisive attack and easily confiscated the ball.

Xiangjiang organized the offense, but unfortunately, because it was the first time they were competing in the same field, the cooperation between the players was always lacking a bit of tacit understanding.

For this, Jose and Mourinho are not in a hurry.

Everyone believes that with more games played, the performance of the Xiangjiang team will definitely be better.

In the 22nd minute, Kim Moon-hwan made a cross from the right.

Qin Yu came off the top and let Sun Xingmin get the ball.

On the left side of the penalty area, Sun Xingmin volleyed.

Jose predicted the shot route in advance.

Son Xingmin's shot went directly into Jose's arms.

In the 40th minute, the Xiangjiang team got an excellent opportunity.

Ye Fan made a pass from midfield, and the ball directly passed the South Korean team's defense.

Shi Hao rushed out to shoot.

Facing the Korean goalkeeper single-handedly, Shi Hao's shot angle was too straight.

The result was directly confiscated by South Korean goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu.

At the end of the first half, the two sides drew 0-0.

Jose is not involved in the offense, he needs to let these young players try.

This is an official qualifier, but it is also a warm-up opportunity for the Xiangjiang team.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

After the running-in in the first half, the tacit understanding of the Xiangjiang team has improved a lot.

In the 48th minute, Jose got the ball in the backcourt.

The big foot was sent directly to the opponent's half.

Luo Feng competed with the South Korean players for the top and sent the header directly to Xiao Huohuo on the left.

Xiao Huohuo broke into the left side of the penalty area with the ball. Facing Jin Wenhuan's interception, Xiao Huohuo made a Marseille roundabout and easily dunked the opponent.

On the left side of the penalty area, Xiao Huohuo passed the ball low and flat to the middle.

Xu Yang followed up and made a half-volley.

The ball went straight to the bottom right corner of the goal.

Jin Chengkui flew to save, but it was still difficult to stop the ball from flying into the net.

The Xiangjiang team led 1-0.

The fans at the scene gave deafening applause.

In the past, when facing the South Korean team, the Huaxia National Football Team had a high probability of ending in a disastrous defeat. It is a blessing to be able to draw the opponent occasionally.

Now the Huaxia Xiangjiang team led by Jose is leading the South Korean team 1-0. Of course, the fans are happy.

The game continues.

The Xiangjiang team became more and more confident as they played.

The South Korean team fell behind and could only disintegrate the Xiangjiang team's offense through close pressing and fouls.

(End of this chapter)