Chapter Five Hundred and Eighty First Unexpected Red Card

Lu Wenbin's genius performance like an ice prince's dance made all the Japanese in the Tokyo National Stadium silent, and made the Chinese fans extremely excited and proud.

However, after celebrating the goal and the game restarted, the players of the Japanese team were not intimidated by Lu Wenbin.

Although we hate Japan, sometimes we have to admire their spirit and will.

During World War II, Japan was able to occupy so many territories of Asian countries, and after the war, it was able to rise rapidly from the ruins to become the world's second largest economy. The entire country and nation always have its advantages and admirable features.

If the Chinese team hadn't had Lu Wenbin, a pervert who played football with cheats, they might not even have won the first Asian Cup championship.

The Japanese team who restarted the game neither shrunk to defend because of fear of Lu Wenbin, nor pressed aggressively in a hurry to equalize the score. They still maintained their rhythm and entangled with the Chinese team.

The Chinese team did not take advantage of the morale boost brought about by the first goal to take a bigger lead.

On the contrary, the Japanese team from time to time takes advantage of its overall strength compared to other Chinese players except Lu Wenbin to threaten the Chinese team's goal.

In the 17th minute, the Japanese team played an exquisite cooperation in the frontcourt and penetrated the defense line of the Chinese team. Shinji Kagawa completed a very threatening small-angle shot from the corner of the small penalty area.

Fortunately, the goalkeeper of the Chinese team, Zeng Cheng, predicted in advance and made a crucial save, and used his fingertips to pull the ball out of the baseline.

The Japanese team failed to grab the first point in the subsequent corner kick and was cleared by the Chinese defender who pushed out of the penalty area.

But the Chinese team also failed to make a quick counterattack. Zheng Zhi was cut off in the process of passing the ball to Lu Wenbin, and the two sides fought again in the midfield.

In the 24th minute, the Chinese team attacked. Lu Wenbin, who was holding the ball, was going to pass a wonderful pass through the Japanese team's defense and create a scoring opportunity for forward Gao Lin.

But at that second, Gao Lin didn't understand Lu Wenbin's intention to pass the ball, and the start was a bit slow. As a result, the ball was intercepted by the Japanese team, and the Chinese team missed a chance to fight offside.

The Chinese fans in the stands sighed, Gao Lin also patted his head in frustration, and then gave Lu Wenbin a thumbs up, making a sorry expression.

But Lu Wenbin was not as annoyed as they were, and he had no time to be annoyed, because the Japanese team who stole the ball had already sent the ball quickly and launched a counterattack.

Lu Wenbin tried to intercept,

But since the last game against Iraq, the Japanese also know that Lu Wenbin's defensive ability has greatly improved now, and he seems to be stronger than the Chinese team's defensive generals such as Zheng Zhi and Zhao Peng.

Therefore, the Japanese did not intend to pass by Lu Wenbin at all, so they avoided Lu Wenbin with a two-footed pass and passed the ball to the frontcourt.

The Chinese team, which was still on the offensive just now, was hit with a quick counterattack.

The last pass of the Japanese team was passed by Shinji Kagawa to forward Ryoichi Maeda, and a through pass was passed, avoiding Zheng Zhi and central defender Dewey. Ryoichi Maeda received it before another central defender Zhao Peng Take the ball and rush towards the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team.

Although Zhao Peng was not completely thrown away, he was separated by Liaoichi Maeda, and he was still unable to grab the ball.

The two pulled and entangled all the way and rushed towards the Chinese team's big penalty area.

When he was about to enter the restricted area, Zhao Peng became anxious and made an irrational move.

Unable to steal the ball, Zhao Peng made a tackle from the side, trying to block the ball.

Instead of shoveling the ball, he shoveled Maeda Liaoyi to the ground, rolled two or three times, and screamed in pain while clutching the foot that Zhao Peng shoveled.

Zhao Peng destroyed Maeda Ryoichi's shot that was about to rush into the penalty area, but fouled.

Players from both sides rushed up immediately, and the Japanese players naturally said angrily that Zhao Peng's shovel was a serious foul and should be severely punished.

Chinese team players, including Lu Wenbin, claimed that Zhao Peng did not tackle Maeda Liaoichi at all, and that Maeda Liaoyi was a flop.

They were all speaking for their own people. In fact, Lu Wenbin and other Chinese team players knew that Zhao Peng must have committed a foul this time, and they just wanted to see if he would get a card.

Anyway, Zhao Peng's goal was to tackle the ball, not someone deliberately. Maeda Ryoichi was not injured, and had already stood up with the support of his teammates.

The Chinese players, including Lu Wenbin, thought they would get a yellow card at most, and what everyone wanted was to get no card.

However, the referee from Singapore separated the quarreling players and showed Zhao Peng a red card to send him off the field.

Everyone in the Chinese team was shocked. As the captain, Lu Wenbin was the first to shout at the referee, saying that Zhao Peng's action definitely did not meet the standard for a red card.

Other Chinese players also gathered around to put pressure on the referee, and the Chinese fans in the stands also shouted "black whistle".

However, the referee from Singapore insisted on his own opinion. In the end, he even put his hand into his pocket, threatening that if Lu Wenbin and others couldn't figure it out, he would play a card.

Zhao Peng himself came over to persuade his teammates to leave one by one, and then left the field. The Chinese team will face the situation of one less player in the opening 24 minutes, and it is the situation of missing a key central defender.

However, the Singapore referee's decision cannot be changed.

The Chinese in Singapore, who are supposed to be of the same origin, somehow like to oppose China in all aspects of politics and economy, and sometimes feel that they hate China more than Japan or the United States.

The Japanese team won a free kick in the front court with excellent position and distance.

The ball was naturally taken by Keisuke Honda, the free kick master of the Japanese team.

Keisuke Honda didn't waste this opportunity either, and kicked the ball into the dead corner of the Chinese team's goal. Zeng Cheng was beyond his reach, and could only watch helplessly as the ball hit the net.

The Japanese team equalized the score, the two sides scored 1-1, and the Chinese team will face the situation of fighting with one less player in the next time.

As a last resort, Zheng Zhi, who was originally in the midfielder position, could only continue to retreat and stood at the center back position, leaving only Zhao Xuri in the midfielder position.

As a front midfielder, Lu Wenbin can only retreat appropriately to help Zhao Xuri defend in the midfield, which is farther away from the Japanese team's penalty area.

But there is no way, the Chinese team can't play three backs, and there is only one central back, so the defense in the penalty area will definitely have problems, and Zhao Xuri cannot face the overall impact of the Japanese team with a single midfielder.

Fortunately, Zheng Zhi himself is an all-around player who was born as a central defender, so he has no problem playing as a central defender.

Lu Wenbin has also maximized his defensive ability, and his position selection value also has 10 points, which can be of great help to the Chinese team's midfield defense.

It's just that Zheng Zhi and Lu Wenbin retreated at the same time, and the Chinese team's offense must be greatly affected.

But this is something that can't be done legally. Who made Zhao Peng shovel fouls irrationally? Who made the Chinese team meet a Singaporean referee, and then one less man to fight?