Chapter 1,154 The First Goal for the National Team
When Gao Xiaodong cut to the ribs of the penalty area, center back Saif was already in a favorable position. Shi Jiayi, who had just been shaken off by Gao Xiaodong, also blocked Gao Xiaodong's space from a position closer to the baseline.
Gao Xiaodong saw that shooting and breakthrough from the ribs were no longer realistic. He did not hesitate to dribble the ball towards the top of the penalty area, looking for opportunities to break through and shoot.
The Singaporean players would rather leave other players open than allow Gao Xiaodong to get a chance to shoot from this position. When Gao Xiaodong crossed to the top of the penalty area, not only another center back Issa and midfielder Mustafi stepped forward. , Saif is also in hot pursuit.
There was an interception inside and a pursuer behind. Gao Xiaodong still had no space to shoot or break through. However, the space for Gao Xiaodong to cross forward was not blocked, and there was space behind Saif.
The space behind him was difficult for most people to detect in this situation, but Gao Xiaodong had super glasses. Not only did he see it, but he also noticed that his midfielder Zhao Xu was running towards the space.
Gao Xiaodong can knock the ball to Zhao Xu. He has this ability, but Gao Xiaodong does not trust the shooting ability of his national team teammates. When he can cross the ball, he gives up the pass and continues to cross the left rib. cut.
Previously, Gao Xiaodong continuously failed to concede the ball despite being chased and intercepted by his opponents, which caused the fans to exclaim. However, his choice this time caused controversy among the fans.
"Xiaodong just knocks his heel to Zhao Xu."
"It's a pity that Xiaodong didn't see Zhao Xu get involved."
"Xiaodong is being chased and intercepted by so many people. How can he have time to look behind him?"
"The vision is still a bit poor."
"What the hell, there's someone behind me, so I can't pass it even if I want to."
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The on-site commentator He Hui had a different idea. He also knew Gao Xiaodong better, "It stands to reason that Xiaodong should be able to see Zhao Xu's intervention. Whether at Manchester United or Inter Milan, he has such a vision. Maybe Xiaodong hasn't." You trust your teammates in the national team too much.”
Gao Xiaodong still didn't get any space to shoot in the other rib, because even the full-backs shrank to the ribs of the penalty area to defend.
Gao Xiaodong didn't have time to make fake moves to shake off his opponent. The opponent was chasing him very closely. He made fake moves to deceive the people in front of him. There must be more people coming to defend him.
Gao Xiaodong could only continue to cross along the penalty area line.
This time,
Gao Xiaodong had already cut across to the corner of the penalty area.
No one can intercept this position because the full-backs have returned to the penalty area, and it is extremely difficult to shoot from this position. Breakthroughs can only reach the outside of the penalty area, so Singapore players do not focus on protecting this position.
However, shooting from the corners of the penalty area is difficult only for ordinary players. For players like Gao Xiaodong who are versatile with both left and right feet, there are no blind spots anywhere.
Cutting across to the corner of the penalty area and seeing that there was no blocking player in the penalty area, Gao Xiaodong did not hesitate to half-turn around and volley with the outside of his left foot.
This was an extremely difficult shot. Seeing Gao Xiaodong whip out a super-spinning curve ball from the outside of his left foot, the fans, including goalkeeper Lewis, were stunned.
The substitute goalkeeper Lewis is naturally not as experienced as the main goalkeeper Isvan, but he is no worse than Isvan in guarding against Gao Xiaodong. When Gao Xiaodong received the ball on the right side of the penalty area, he concentrated on preparing for the save. And it has been moving with Gao Xiaodong's movement.
When Gao Xiaodong broke through to the corner of the penalty area, Lewis was slightly relieved. He thought that Gao Xiaodong most likely passed the ball. However, the moment Lewis relaxed, Gao Xiaodong took a shot.
Lewis had followed Gao Xiaodong to the right side of the goal. Gao Xiaodong curled the ball into the back corner of the goal. He could only intercept it in the middle. If he couldn't stop it, he could only resign himself to fate.
Lewis was half a step slower. When he flew up to intercept, the ball had already spun out of his control.
Watching the ball whizzing past his fingertips, Lewis desperately looked back in the direction of the ball's flight, praying that it would be another goalpost.
Lewis was disappointed. The ball bypassed Lewis, flew over the jumping head of the central defender, and flew into the net accurately against the goal post.
1:1
In the second minute of stoppage time in the first half, Gao Xiaodong made a world wave to help the Chinese team equalize the score.
This is also Gao Xiaodong's first goal for the national team.
After scoring the goal, Gao Xiaodong made a memorable celebration. He kissed the team emblem on his jersey and rushed to the stands.
At the moment when the goal was scored, the fans and players were a little confused: Is this a goal? Did you really get in? It actually got in! "Boom!" The entire stands and the stadium "exploded". The players cheered and ran towards Gao Xiaodong who scored the goal. The fans jumped up and rushed to the stadium to applaud and cheer desperately: Xiaodong Xiaodong Xiaodong...
Almost all the players of the Huaguo team ran to celebrate with Gao Xiaodong. The only ones who stayed to celebrate were goalkeepers Yang Zhi and Li Feng. Yang Zhi was the goalkeeper, so it didn't matter, but Li Feng seemed particularly lonely. If he didn't applaud, , he looks like a Singaporean player.
Head coach Camacho jumped up and screamed as if he had been stung by a wasp, "It's in, it's in! It's a high goal!"
The foreign assistant coaches were as excited as Camacho. They rushed to Camacho's side and gathered around him to applaud and celebrate. The smiles on their faces were like blooming chrysanthemums.
Team leader Mamoru rushed out of the bench with the substitute players. He applauded and said excitedly to the players: "See, this is the power of a superstar! We finally have our own superstar!"
Yang Fan applauded and shook his head: "This guy's body is too abnormal! He can also do such a shooting action!"
Yu Debao sighed: "Not to mention technical consciousness, this body is invincible even among yellow people!"
In the commentary box, commentator He Hui not only praised Gao Xiaodong's super world wave, but also kept talking about the profound meaning of Gao Xiaodong's celebration just now, "...This is a special celebration! This is Xiaodong's Xiaodong celebrated his first goal for the motherland by kissing the team logo. What does this mean? This shows that in Xiaodong's heart, the motherland occupies an important position. Previously, many people said that Xiaodong was unpatriotic because Gao Xiaodong did not play for the national team. , Xiaodong's action was a silent rebuttal. Some people might say that Xiaodong was just showing off, but Xiaodong flew back directly to China after playing in the league. Due to the delay of the heavy rain, he only arrived at Tuodong Stadium this afternoon without even warm-up training. When he saw the ball When the team fell behind, he just went on to play. Isn't this unpatriotic? Players like Xiaodong can be said to be rare in a century and are the treasures of our national team. I don't know what the mentality of many people who are like Xiaodong is, but I think that is definitely the case. Abnormal psychology..."
The Singaporean players were very frustrated. The first half was about to end. Unexpectedly, they still failed to guard Gao Xiaodong. However, they also admired him very much. A superstar is a superstar. The shot just now was really not something that anyone could hit.
Singapore head coach Aramovich kept shaking his head and sighing, muttering, "My tactics are right, but it's a pity that we don't have such players, we don't have such players!"