The strongest winger

Chapter 826 The first 3 points, the first place in the group!

Chapter 826 The first three-pointer, first in the group!

In the 36th minute of the game, the Chinese team not only took the lead by one goal, but also the Ghanaian midfielder Muntari received a red card for revenge on Aiello. The situation is completely tilted towards the Chinese team.

"Spanish referee Rossetti's penalty was very accurate. Muntari's side-to-back shovel this time was very dangerous, and he was also suspected of deliberate revenge. Although the red card was severe, it was very suitable for a top-level competition like the World Cup. This will not only deter those 'blue-collar workers' who like to do dirty work on the field, but also protect technical players on the football field." Duan Xuan nodded.

"That's right. Since 2007, FIFA and UEFA have jointly called on national football associations to set up relevant rules to protect talented and technical players. The referee Rossetti's penalty is in response to the call of his immediate boss, FIFA. Seeing retaliatory actions on the football field must be relentless, and the red will be red!"

Liu Jianhong is well-known on CCTV as a fan of Ailuo, so she very much supports Duan Xuan's theory.

Although the game on the court was very favorable for the Chinese team, the head coach Gao Hongbo did not let down his vigilance. He took advantage of the fact that the referee was driving the Ghanaian players away and specially called Zheng Zhi and Du Wei, who had the most experience in the team, to his side to teach him how to do it. A one-goal lead does not guarantee the victory of the game.

Zheng Zhi and Du Wei naturally nodded to Gao Hongbo's request, this is the world's top national team competition!

It is not allowed to make any mistakes.

In fact, the frontcourt players of the Chinese team do not need too many reminders from Gao Hongbo to know what to do. Players such as Hao Junmin, Gao Lin, Zhao Xuri and Feng Xiaoting are all veteran players who have been in European football for more than four seasons.

Coupled with the presence of a top football star Aiello, it is enough to crush Ghana, who has one less player to fight.

At this moment, Essien, the Ghanaian international who was sitting in the stands, shook his head. He seemed to have seen the result of the national team's loss. He was a teammate with Aiello in Chelsea for two and a half seasons. He knew Ailuo's technical characteristics and influence very well.

"Damn injury!" Essien glanced down at his left knee and cursed secretly.

For professional players, injuries are the worst enemy!

The game restarted, and since there were less than 8 minutes left before the end of the first half, Rajevac had no good way to let the team take the initiative on the field, so he could only ask the team to hold the half first and use up the remaining time in the first half, and the consideration of equalizing the score had to wait until the halftime break before making a long-term plan.

But people are not as good as heaven, and the Chinese team expanded the score before the end of the first half.

Ai Luo accelerated and dribbled the ball on the left side to attract the defensive strength of the four Ghanaian team members. Then he made an emergency stop and dribbled and swayed to pass behind Ghanaian left-back Inkum.

Immediately, the Chinese fans in the stands broke out again, and the neat and loud cheers surrounded the entire Royal Bafokeng Stadium, as if the whole world was seriously shaking.

The Chinese fans who were sitting in front of the TV thousands of miles away burst into loud cheers after a few seconds of delay...

The Chinese team led by two goals, and the opponent played one less player. They used their toes to think about the problem and knew what the result would be.

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"Ai Luo made a wonderful breakthrough and scored the goal. Zhang Linpeng inserted a return pass to the front of the penalty area at high speed, and Wu Xi blasted the goal!! The Chinese team leads Ghana by two goals. If the game ends according to this score, then the Chinese team will win the World Cup. The first victory and the first three points, and... no matter what the result of another game at the Mandela Bay Stadium later, we will be ranked second in the group standings!!"

At the same time, Duan Xuan from the on-site commentary seat shouted along with the cheers erupting from the stands.

"I have to say that Ai's personal influence on the court is really huge. His simple acceleration and forward dribbling can attract at least four defenders of the Ghana team, so that the two full-backs have to recycle into the penalty area, leaving the other side unmarked. Zhang's back penetration is very timely... The overall attack of the Chinese team is very three-dimensional, the whole offensive idea is very clear, and Wu who finished the shot is also very calm...!"

BBC commentator Lineker commented on the Chinese team's attack during the slow-motion playback.

The Chinese team scored another goal before the end of the first half, which made the Chinese fans in the stands very excited, and the atmosphere on the scene became more and more frenzied...

It was the second time that Tang Shun, chairman of the Football Association, and Lin Yao, vice chairman, who came to watch the game, sincerely felt the joy that football brought to them. Seeing those Chinese fans who were excited like children, they couldn't restrain their emotions, so they simply put aside their identities and followed other Chinese fans on the scene to vent their inner fanaticism with cheers.

The 1-minute stoppage time in the first half passed quickly, the referee blew the half-time whistle, and the players of both sides entered their respective locker rooms.

It is worth mentioning that there is a clear gap between the expressions of the players on both sides. The Chinese players waved happily in response to the enthusiastic Chinese fans in the stands, while the Ghanaian players walked towards the player tunnel with their heads down and their teeth gritted.

The difference in the expressions of the players on both sides also indirectly represents a microcosm of the first half.

During the 15-minute intermission, the commentators from various countries in the on-site commentary booth commented on the two goals of the Chinese team and Muntari's red card.

Although the two goals of the Chinese team were not scored by Ai Luo, it is undeniable that he played a pivotal role in the two goals. It can be said that there would be no two goals without Ai Luo.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. The Ghanaian team took the lead in making substitution adjustments, replacing K. Boateng with Walsa.

The Ghanaian commentator saw Rajevac’s substitution adjustment, frowned, and said displeasedly: “We are two goals behind and we should strengthen our offense. What’s the use of replacing an offensive forward K. Boateng with a defensive midfielder Walsa? In the second half, we must increase our offensive investment. We must know that our opponent in the next round is the strongest German team in the group. Instead of pinning our hopes on defeating the German team in the next round, we should fight hard in this game. Maybe we can turn defeat into victory with one less player. what?"

Of course, his words have also appeared in Rajevac’s mind, but he is too scruples about the existence of Ai Luo. If he blindly increases the number of offensive players without being able to control the overall situation, then the team’s three lines will be out of touch, and it is very likely that they will be beaten by the Chinese team. In addition, there are 45 minutes left in the second half, and the method of boiling frogs in warm water may not be able to turn defeat into victory...

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With Walsa playing, Ghana's control ability in the midfield has risen to a higher level, but he is still overwhelmed by the defense of the two sides. Ai Luo will always divide the ball very reasonably after accelerating the breakthrough, and Hao Junmin's foot skills are also very delicate. He will always play a small-scale cooperation with Gao Lin and Wu Xi.

The Ghanaian team has one less player to fight on the field, and forward Ji'an never takes the initiative to recover the defense, so the Ghanaian players on the field must consume more physical energy to make up for the lack of personnel.

In the first 10 minutes of the second half, the Ghanaian players were able to rely on each other's active running to fight against the Chinese team. Ji'an, who wore the No. [-] jersey, even created a single-handed chance, but Wang Xiaolei, who was good at single-handed shots, blocked the ball out of the baseline.

When the game entered the 75 minutes of the full game, the running coverage of the Ghanaian players had dropped significantly.

Rajevac had to replace the starters with fresh blood to make up for the obvious decline in physical fitness.

At this time of the game, the Chinese team naturally adjusted accordingly.

Replaced the full-back Jiang Zhipeng with the tall Yang Xu, Hao Junmin came to the midfielder position, put Ai Luo, Gao Lin and Yang Xu at the front, and the formation became familiar three four three.

So... Ai Luo used his personal ability to score a goal with a cold arrow in front of the penalty area when the No. 805 minute of the game progressed.

However, Ghanaian striker Ji'an took advantage of a mistake made by the Chinese team's defenders before the whole game and sent the ball into the goal guarded by Wang Xiaolei to save face.

In the end, the Chinese team defeated Ghana 3:1 at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium.

At the moment when the on-duty referee Rossetti blew the whistle for the whole game, the Chinese fans in the audience erupted again, accompanied by Chinese fans who could not buy tickets and were on the periphery of the stadium. Their huge cheers made the whole stadium seem like a violent collision at this moment, so that the players on both sides on the field could feel an invisible energy hitting themselves...

At the same time, the commentator Duan Xuan said excitedly: "The game is over, the game is over! The Chinese team defeated the Ghana team 3:1, which means that after the first goal record of the Chinese team in the history of the World Cup created by Ai Luo in the last round, we once again broke our own record in the history of the World Cup. We won the first victory and the first three points! Congratulations!! I have to say that the boys on the field really did a great job!!"

Liu Jianhong added emotionally: "Just like Ai Luo's tattoo on his right foot, the records are all under our feet. As long as we dare to fight hard, any record will be in front of us. Victory is completely at your fingertips. Now the Chinese team has exactly the same points and goal difference as the German team in the first game, but because the number of goals is two more than that of Germany, we have already become the first in the group!!"

(End of this chapter)