Chapter 59 The semi-finals are here!
"The Chinese team won a free kick from the frontcourt, which can be shot directly, so Colombia has arranged a wall of five people to block the Chinese team's shooting route... Zhou Yi and Zheng Zhi discussed..."
Duan Xin said this when the Chinese team won this free kick.
The Chinese fans in front of the TV did not actually expect any free kick.
Because if we have to say that there are any shortcomings in the main lineup of this national team, then the score of a direct free kick should be considered.
There is not a Chinese team who can take the free kick and score directly, such as Hao Junmin, but they are sitting on the bench.
Zhou Yi has never scored with a free kick, and He Ying and Yan Min are not free kick pickers.
After looking at it, Zheng Zhi is still quite good at setting balls.
So now Zheng Zhi is naturally standing in front of the football.
But when everyone sees this scene, they naturally won’t have any hope.
After Zheng Zhi put on the football, the walls of people in Colombia were also put on.
Zhou Yi was originally standing behind the wall of people. In this position, he did not attract the attention of Colombian players because he could not get the ball here and was unlikely to create a threat.
Then the referee blew the whistle and Zheng Zhi started running.
Just as the referee blew the whistle, Zhou Yi, who was originally behind the human wall, suddenly pulled horizontally to the left and exposed his head from behind the human wall.
Immediately afterwards, Zheng Zhi kicked the football at him.
Instead of letting the football fly over the wall from above, he kicked the football from the side towards Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi is completely unguarded!
The man wall is the closest Colombian players to him, but they just jumped up and didn't have time to make adjustments. However, other Colombian players rushed towards him, and goalkeeper Ospina quickly moved to the left to block Zhou Yi's shooting angle.
However, Zhou Yi did not stop the ball, nor did he plan to shoot. He ran to the front of the football, and then directly used the heel of his right foot to knock the football that Zheng Zhi passed behind him!
The football just changed its line and flew towards the center of the goal!
But because of Zhou Yi's running position, all the Colombian players who were originally concentrated there were attracted by Zhou Yi, which instead caused emptiness and chaos there.
The football that Zhou Yi knocked over happened to fall to Yang Muge who was in the penalty area, and he swept it with the opportunity!
The football flew towards Colombia's goal!
During this process, no one encountered football, and football finally plunged into Colombia's goal!
"The ball is in! The ball is in!! What a good ball!! Yang Muge!!" Duan Xin shouted excitedly. "This is the second goal of the Chinese team in this game! The Chinese team is currently leading Colombia 2:0! The game has reached the 70th minute, and the Chinese team leads two goals, and we are getting closer and closer to the semi-finals of the World Cup!"
After scoring the goal, Yang Muge ran directly to Zhou Yi and hugged him to celebrate the goal.
This is Zhou Yi's fourth assist in this World Cup. He also tied Colombia's Quadrado and tied for the top assist list in this World Cup.
"Excellent free kick tactics!" Marcel Leif praised the Chinese team's goal. "This is obviously specially designed. Zhou Yi's heel passes very decisively, which is also far beyond the expectations of Colombian players. Yang Muge's follow-up is very timely..."
The players who assist and scored goals are all players who play in the Bundesliga, and Marcel Leif is very familiar with them.
"Congratulations to Yang Muge for receiving his first goal in the World Cup. The goal is simply a luxury for him..."
When Chinese players celebrated their goals in Colombia's penalty area, Colombia's players looked up at the sky in disappointment, or lowered their heads in frustration.
For them, this score means that the situation is very serious.
With twenty minutes left in the game, they were two goals behind...
What's even more terrifying is that the Chinese team is obviously in good shape now. How to play in the next game?
"Yang Muge not only frozen Jamele Rodriguez in defense today, but now he has scored a goal that almost secured the victory for the Chinese team. Such a performance is simply perfect!" Duan Xin continued to praise the players of his national team, without any concerns about "exercising too much", because these players' performance in this World Cup is worthy of his praise.
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The Chinese players celebrated their lives in front of Colombia's penalty area before returning to their half, with each smiling.
Zhou Yi, wearing the captain's armband, has not forgotten to perform his captain's duties at this time. Don't take it lightly when kicking his teammates.
"It's not safe to lead two balls. In twenty minutes, the opponent will be able to equalize the score. So next, we will shrink our defense and play their counterattack. Make sure we don't lose the ball first. If there is a better counterattack, then play counterattack. If the opportunity is not very good, don't be anxious. If you are pressed by the opponent and don't know how to deal with the ball, then pass the football to me..."
Taking this opportunity, he unified everyone's thoughts and made tactical adjustments in advance, even earlier than Lippi.
After the game started, Lippi made a defensive counterattack adjustment by replacing Gao Lin and Wu Lei.
At this time, the Chinese players on the court had actually begun to shrink their defense.
Facing the Chinese team that contracted its defense, Colombia began to push the attack.
But their pressure can only make more space behind them.
The Chinese team's forward line is three fast players, which makes Colombia's defense even more uncomfortable.
After bombing the Chinese team's goal for a while, it had to take it back because of too much pressure on the defense line, which was exactly what the Chinese team wanted.
They did not continue to attack, and the Chinese team was not in a hurry. Under Zhou Yi's leadership, everyone slowly controlled the rhythm and dealt with Colombia slowly.
In the 80th minute, Peckelman replaced Cuadrado with Juan Gentro and made his last try.
But this adjustment did not achieve any good results.
When Colombia attacks, every Chinese player is actively defending, and they have a belief in their hearts - they must hold on! Colombia must not score a goal, even if it is scored a goal!
Zhou Yi also participated in the defense, using his judgment on the passing route to get stuck everywhere in the position that is most likely to threaten the Chinese team's defense line, making Colombia very uncomfortable.
Yang Muge continued to pester James Rodriguez, allowing the Colombian genius player who performed well in the first four games to do nothing in today's game and did not play in the same state as in the first four games.
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When the game entered injury time, Chinese fans on the Internet could not wait to discuss the historical status of the World Cup semi-finals.
"The World Cup semi-finals! I'm so excited to think about it! Although the Korean team has already created such results before, we are different from them. Our semi-finals have won it with our own ability!"
"Yes, this is the achievement that the entire Asian football should be proud of!
"My God, my dream used to be when I could see the Chinese team reach the World Cup, but now the Chinese team actually reached the semi-finals of the World Cup... It seems like I'm dreaming..."
"Haha! I slapped myself hard just now, and now my face is swollen, but I'm sure I'm not dreaming!"
"I also said I'll make up for some sleep after watching the ball... Damn, I'm so excited that I can't sleep now, but what should I do if I have to go to work?"
"Then don't sleep, go to work directly, and ensure that you are energetic and full of energy all day!"
"I have heard the sound of firecrackers, I don't know who is so anxious..."
"It should be impossible for the gutter to capsize in four minutes of injury time, right?"
"If it were the Chinese team in the past, it would be hard to say..."
"If it were the former Chinese team, how could it have reached the World Cup quarter-finals and lead Colombia 2-0 in the quarter-finals?"
"That's right..."
"After watching the Chinese team's match in the semi-finals, I feel like I don't think about anything anymore. Don't be afraid, just do it! We have defeated the defending champions Spain and host Brazil. What else is there to be afraid of in Germany?"
"That's it! Zhou Yi, Yan Min, and Yang Muge both play in the Bundesliga. They must be very familiar with this German national team, which is a good thing for us..."
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Just as everyone was in high spirits of discussion, on the court, in the 93rd minute of the game, Colombia won a corner kick.
"This may be Colombia's last offensive opportunity in this game. If we hold this corner kick, we will win and advance to the semi-finals!" Duan Xin's excited voice was trembling. Although the game was not over, he had already determined that the Chinese team had won.
James Rodriguez ran to take the penalty. He was so entangled by Yang Muge in this game. Settings like this were the only opportunity he could get rid of Yang Muge.
Because the score difference is two goals, even if this corner kick is scored, Colombia will still lose the game, so everyone's mood is not very high.
On the sidelines, the Chinese team's substitutes and coaches were all standing on the sidelines, preparing to rush into the stadium to celebrate the victory. In this World Cup, they have done this three times, the first time was to tie the Netherlands 1:1, and that draw was a victory for the Chinese team. The second time was the last round of the group stage, after defeating Spain 2:0. The third time was in the last game, when the Chinese team eliminated the host Brazil team with a penalty kick.
This time, they will take a step forward and reach the World Cup semi-finals.
James Rodriguez's corner kick was kicked in front of the goal, and Sun Pan yelled: "Everyone can dodge!" Afterwards, he jumped high from the crowd, gently stretched out the ape's arms, picked the football in the air, then landed on the ground, lying on the ground, pressed the football under his body, and did not get up.
Then everyone heard the referee Velasco blew three whistles - the game is over!
Chapter completed!