Chapter 46
In the 71st minute of the second half, Han Guo team made substitution adjustments, and forward Lee Genho replaced midfielder Jang Hyun-soo and strengthened the offense.
For Han Guo team, which is behind in the score, this is just a basic operation. Any team is still two goals behind at this point in time and must strengthen the offense.
The key point is that Lee Genho came on the court and conveyed the latest instructions from the head coach to the Han Guo players on the court, the style of the Han Guo team game changed drastically.
In addition to running harder and winning goals, Han Guo team began to use their notorious foul tactics in defense.
Originally, Australia, the host of the Asian Cup this time, expected to enter the finals and win the championship, so he paid great attention to keeping confidentiality and protection of the referee's location, so he did not allow other teams to contact and buy it. The Han Guo team was unable to do anything to the referee.
This is also the reason why this final was relatively clean before the 71st minute: Han people dare not make big fouls.
But now there is nothing we can do. They are still two goals behind and must strengthen their offense.
The overall strength is not as good as the Chinese team. They are still two goals behind and have to strengthen their offense. Even the bus can't set up the iron barrel formation. They have more gaps in the backcourt, making it easier for the Chinese team to use and concede the ball.
Therefore, the Han national team can only use foul tactics to curb the Chinese national team's counterattack.
Of course, Han Guoren is not a fool. With Hao Junmin, a free kick expert, they try to foul in advance when they foul, keep the foul location away from the threat area, and do not give Hao Junmin the chance to directly attack the free kick.
The advantage of doing this is that it is not very threatening after being far away from the penalty area, and it is not easy to get a card if you make a foul.
For example, in the 75th minute, a Han Guo team's attack ended in vain, and was cut off by Zheng Zhi and sent to the feet of midfielder Wu Xi.
When Wu Xi passed the ball to the full-time forward Yu Hanchao and was about to fight back, the Han Guo full-back Kim Zhenzhu, who intercepted Yu Hanchao, did not care about Yu Hanchao's fake moves at all, rushed up and pushed Yu Hanchao down.
This is a tactical foul against people and the goal is to interrupt the counterattack of the Chinese team.
But because the foul was in the midfield and on the wing, the referee did not give a yellow card in the end, but just called Kim Jin-soo over and warned her.
The Chinese team was naturally dissatisfied. Captain Zheng Zhi stepped forward to negotiate with the referee, but it was useless. The referee still insisted on his own opinion and did not give him a card.
The game continues.
Because of Kim Zhensu's tactical foul, the Chinese team's rapid counterattack no longer existed. All Han team members returned to defense, and the Chinese team's attack through this free kick was not achieved.
In the 78th minute, Yu Hi played a two-pass and one-way match with Wu Sanshi in the middle to break through the midfielder Ji Chengyong, a fried meatball was about to break through the central defender Guo Taihui.
As long as he breaks through Guo Taihui, whether Yu Hi shot himself or passed the ball to Wu Sanshi, Yang Xu, with only the last central defender Kim Young-kwon left in the backcourt of Han Guo’s team, this time the attack on the Chinese team has a high chance of scoring and killing the game.
Yu Hi's dribbling skills are naturally very superb, and the fake moves are very realistic. Guo Taihui was almost fooled by Yu Hi in a flash, and the two were about to pass by.
Guo Taihui also knew what situation would be formed after letting Yu Hi break through, so he decisively turned around and flew on the side, without scooping the ball, but shoveling Yu Hi down.
This time the side tackle was given a yellow card by the referee and awarded a free kick to the frontcourt team.
But this free kick was more than 30 meters away from the Korean team's goal. Although Hao Junmin's free kick was within the goal frame, it was not strong enough, which gave goalkeeper Kim Jin Hyun too much preparation time, and he finally saved it from the baseline.
The Chinese team did not grab the first point in the subsequent corner kick, and was pushed out of the penalty area by the Han team defender and cleared the siege.
As time goes by, the time left for the Han people is less and less, and their attacks are getting higher and higher.
After all, they are now two balls behind, not one ball. Even if they score one ball back, they cannot equalize the score.
Therefore, the anxiety of Han people can be imagined by anyone.
Finally, in the 82nd minute, Han Guo team made a successful attack, and finally made a wonderful pass from Nam Tae-hee in the frontcourt, forward Lee Ting-hye and Lee Gon-ho were involved in running in the penalty area, and the wing forward Sun Heung-min entered the back row and entered the penalty area to rush into the penalty area before central defender Zhang Linpeng and kicked the ball into the Chinese team's goal.
This goal made Han Guo people overjoyed. Han Guo fans in the stands burst into huge cheers and shouts, celebrating excitedly for their goal.
But the Han Guo players on the court did not celebrate.
Because they are only 1-2 now, they are still one goal behind. The 90-minute regular game time is already very little left.
Therefore, Son Heung-min, who scored the goal, did not rush to the sidelines to celebrate, but rushed straight into the goal, picked up the ball and ran into the center circle, and then simply slapped the teammates along the way to celebrate, and then put the ball at the midpoint of the center circle, indicating that the Chinese team should start the ball quickly.
However, before the mid-circle ball was opened, Zheng Zhi gave some advice to several nearby teammates, asking them to pass the ball backwards, and fell down in the backcourt, allowing Han Guoren to attack.
Because Han Guo team scored the goal now, their morale is greatly boosted and they are behind in the score, so they will definitely rush to the Chinese team's half to grab the ball.
In this way, Han Guo team will have more space and space in the backcourt, and the Chinese national team can just fight back.
As the captain, Zheng Zhi's leadership is as strong as 94/94, which determines that many of his decisions on the field are correct. Otherwise, how can he be a "leader"?
So, after his teammates passed Zheng Zhi's words to everyone's ears, the Chinese team drove the ball in the middle and then passed the ball back all the way, and even finally passed it to goalkeeper Zeng Cheng, who seemed to want to fall in the backcourt and delay the game time to the end.
The Han people naturally refused.
They just scored a goal and were in full swing. They were about to score another goal to equalize the score and drag the game into overtime!
At this time, the Chinese team passed the ball to the backcourt and wasted time. How could the Han people watch it?
Therefore, Lee Ting-seok, Lee Gen-ho, Son Heung-min, Nam Tae-hee, Park Joo-ho and other offensive players collectively pressed forward and counterattacked in the frontcourt. Even the midfielder Ji Chengyong, full-back Cha Du-ri, and Kim Zhen-soo had already surpassed the center line, and Han Guo team had only two central defenders, Guo Tae-hui and Kim Young-kwon, in the backcourt.
It’s not that they don’t know the danger of doing this, but that there is not much time left and they are behind in the score, so there is nothing we can do.
This is Zheng Zhi's open plot. Even though Han Guo team knew the Chinese people's plans, they had no choice but to be led by the Chinese team.
Chapter completed!