Chapter 1,177 Delaying Time
Gao Xiaodong's free kick completely changed the situation on the court.
Previously, the Chinese team was the main attacker and the Jordanian team was the main defender. The Chinese team took the initiative on the court, and the advantage of the score and time was in the hands of the Jordanian team.
Now the Chinese team is leading the score and has the advantage of time. The only hidden danger is that Gao Xiaodong received a yellow card while celebrating, and the Jordan team has only one way to go: attack desperately.
Without any instructions from head coach Adnan, the game started again, and the Jordanian players actively attacked the Chinese team's penalty area.
The Huaguo team quickly adjusted its tactics after taking the lead. With Gao Xiaodong as a treasure, Camacho was much more flexible when adjusting. He did not need to make substitutions, and directly moved Gao Xiaodong's position back, and Zheng Hua Hua and Zhao Xu formed a three-midfielder combination, guarding the edge of the penalty area and letting the Jordan team attack.
The Jordan team's front attack mainly focused on punching and pressing, forcing the Chinese team's defenders to make mistakes. Their two goals were scored by taking advantage of the Chinese team's mistakes.
After Gao Xiaodong scored the go-ahead goal, there were only ten minutes left. Jordan did not have the patience to play pass-cut coordination. He still used a combination of passing and pressing, and wanted to replicate his previous success.
However, the defense of the Hua Guo team at this moment is completely different from that of the first half. There is one more midfielder, and the distance between the midfielder and the defender is also closer. When the central defender pushes the ball, the defender and the opponent's forward compete for the ball. , almost all of them were snatched away by Gao Xiaodong, Zheng Hua, and Zhao Xu.
Without the second landing point, the Jordanian team cannot continue to put pressure on the Chinese team's penalty area. The Chinese team's defenders handle the ball easily, and the possibility of mistakes in the backcourt is greatly reduced.
The lack of opportunities on offense is not the scariest thing. The scariest thing is that the Chinese team's counterattack was obviously much higher quality and faster than the first half.
In fact, the Chinese team's counterattack seemed fast, mainly because the Jordanian team invested too many offensive forces. When the Chinese team counterattacked, it received too little obstruction, allowing the Chinese team to smoothly advance to the front of the Jordanian team's penalty area.
The Jordanian team is not someone who takes things for granted, otherwise they would not have defeated the Iraqi team in an away game. They knew that if they attacked aggressively, they would be met with a quick counterattack by their opponents. Therefore, when the Chinese team counterattacked, they first pinched Gao Xiaodong. Gao Xiaodong, the best shooter, was not allowed to shoot.
This move worked really well. The Huaguo team got two good counterattack opportunities within five minutes. Once, Gao Xiaodong passed the ball to the wing, Yang Fan made a pass, Yu Debao returned the header, and Zheng Hua followed up with a kick. The ball missed the goal post.
Another time, Qu Bo received a pass from Zheng Hua and quickly made a pass to Gao Xiaodong, but Gao Xiaodong did not touch the ball when two players were double-teaming him.
The ball flew to the back of Jordan's penalty area. Yu Debao, who was on the sidelines, grabbed the spot and shot a volley from a small angle, but the ball was blocked by the defensive player.
The Huaguo team counterattacked on the spot and got the ball again. Zheng Hua passed the ball to the left side of the penalty area. Gao Xiaodong came over and knocked his heel at Zhao Xu, but Zhao Xu was a little slow in attacking and was tackled by the defensive player.
Two counterattacks with good opportunities failed to score and seal the victory, but the players of the Chinese team did not show any signs of frustration. Time is with them. As long as they spend the last five minutes, they can successfully complete the task. .
The Jordanian team's defense was almost destroyed by the Chinese team's counterattack, but the Jordanian team could only bite the bullet and attack, and they were not allowed to strengthen their offense.
In the 85th minute of the game, the Jordanian team made its third substitution adjustment. Forward Bach replaced midfielder Amir, and the three forwards were forced to fight.
The Chinese fans in the stands were very nervous. In their memory, the Chinese team would not kick the ball as soon as they took the lead. Either they would be beaten for three minutes, or they would make a low-level mistake. Now they are only leading by one goal, and they might lose it in five minutes. A lot happens.
In panic, more than a thousand Chinese fans who came from afar all stood up, applauded, and shouted "Come on, Chinese team!" to comfort their players.
The on-site commentator He Hui also recalled the scene of being "injured" by the Chinese team. He also said nervously: "You must hold on! You must not make mistakes at this time. It is best to give the ball to Gao Xiaodong and Zheng Hua, the two of them are the most stable in controlling the ball..."
Before He Hui finished speaking, Zheng Hua caught the ball and dunked a player who was counterattacking. However, when he turned around and wanted to move forward, he did not notice that Jordan No. 10 Ahmed got stuck between Zheng Hua and the ball from the side. The ball was broken.
Zheng Hua had no choice but to kick down Ahmad who stole the ball from behind and gave his opponent a free kick.
Now everyone in the Chinese team was nervous. This position was very good. It was only 267 meters away from the goal. Ahmad had good footwork. They were worried that goalkeeper Yang Zhi would not be able to block Ahmad's shot. .
Yang Zhi directed his teammates to line up the wall and stand ready in front of the goal.
The Jordanian team's strong attack had no results. A free kick was the best chance to score a goal. The Jordanian fans cheered in unison and cheered for Ahmad.
Ahmad may have been too eager to score. He exerted too much force and his curved ball went over the wall and flew directly over the crossbar.
Yang Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to get the ball from behind the goal. Suddenly he heard Gao Xiaodong calling him, so he stopped and looked at Gao Xiaodong, wondering what Gao Xiaodong was calling him at this time.
Gao Xiaodong said with a smile: "Don't be so fast, waste some time."
Yang Zhi's reaction was not slow. He nodded quickly as if he was all ears, but did not catch the ball thrown by the boy.
The Jordanian players noticed the fishy relationship between Yang Zhi and Gao Xiaodong, and Ahmed complained directly to the referee, saying that Gao Xiaodong was wasting time.
In fact, it was Yang Zhi who delayed the game because Gao Xiaodong had previously received a yellow card for covering his head with a jersey, and Ahmad wanted the referee to send Gao Xiaodong off.
The referee Irmatov is a gold medal referee, so naturally he will not punish Gao Xiaodong. In order to control the situation on the court and appease the Jordanian players and fans, Irmatov showed the yellow card to goalkeeper Yang Zhi and asked him to serve the goal kick quickly. .
When Yang Zhi took the goal kick, he did not take a big kick, but passed it to the full-back Liu Jian first.
The Jordanian team now has three forwards. Forward Odai Sefi, who came on as a substitute, came over to press Liu Jian. Liu Jian immediately passed the ball to Gao Xiaodong who came over to assist.
In fact, when Gao Xiaodong came over, there were people following him. Liu Jian's pass was actually a bit irresponsible. It would be safer to just kick it out.
However, this was also a mistake. Gao Xiaodong flicked the ball horizontally, then turned around to get rid of Abhashi who was following the defense, and wanted to quickly dribble the ball forward.
Where did Abha City let Gao Xiaodong counterattack with the ball? He swept Gao Xiaodong's ankle from behind with a move similar to a leg sweep.
Gao Xiaodong had super glasses, so he could almost see what was happening behind him without turning around. But what the Chinese team needed most at the moment was time, so Gao Xiaodong pretended not to see it and let Abha City's leg sweep towards his ankle. superior.
"Ah!" Gao Xiaodong suddenly fell to the ground. When he fell to the ground, he did not forget to press the ball under his body to prevent the referee from blindly misjudging and ignoring the opponent's foul on him.
Referee Irmatov's whistle sounded again. He gave Akha a yellow card and awarded a backcourt free kick.
Gao Xiaodong took a free kick, but Gao Xiaodong was carrying a yellow card and could not delay like Yang Zhi.
But Gao Xiaodong also had a way. He took advantage of the Jordanian team's heavy pressure and drove a big kick towards the Jordanian team's half and directly to the sideline.
This move was very damaging. Both Jordan's full-back and goalkeeper were far away from where the ball went out of bounds. Gao Xiaodong easily delayed his opponent for more than ten seconds.