Chapter 1,230 The Battle of Doha (3)

There was a ball at the bottom, and the players of the Chinese team felt much more relaxed and there was no psychological pressure. The defenders of the Chinese team almost performed beyond their normal performance and defused many fierce attacks by the Iraqis in a row.

Although Gao Xiaodong scored a goal in the opening game, a large part of his energy was focused on defense. Now that the defender could hold on, Gao Xiaodong immediately counterattacked with all his strength, trying to score another goal and seal the victory.

The Iraqi team is stronger than the Chinese team, but it is not to the point of overwhelming the Chinese team. The Iraqi players did not expect to concede the ball at the beginning. They were a little confused and attacked from all directions. They forgot There is also a Mr. Golden Ball as his opponent.

In the 8th minute of the game, Hua Guo team midfielder Zhao Xu stole the ball and passed it to Gao Xiaodong. Gao Xiaodong drove the ball straight into the center circle and went straight to the Iraqi penalty area.

The Iraqi players learned a lesson from the long shot at the beginning. Seeing Gao Xiaodong's comeback, they were so frightened that the remaining defenders swarmed up and blocked Gao Xiaodong.

Although the players of the Huaguo team were of low quality, Gao Xiaodong did not refuse to cooperate with them. When the opponent was closing in, Gao Xiaodong found Qu Bo coming in from the wing and immediately divided the ball.

There was no one on the wing to defend, and Qu Bo dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

Iraqi goalkeeper Kashid struck quickly. As soon as Qu Bo entered the penalty area, he came over and flew towards Qu Bo's foot to pounce on the ball.

Qu Bo saw Kahid rushing towards him and wanted to push Kahid under the ribs, but his kick was a little slow and the ball was thrown into Kahid's arms.

Qu Bo also fell on the turf. He hammered the ground with his fists, feeling very annoyed.

Seeing a single opportunity wasted, all Chinese fans sighed.

"You can't even score a babysitter, so you better come down."

"I could have ejaculated inside you."

"You can't even eat it until it reaches your mouth."

"Xiaodong really might as well just cum myself."

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Camacho on the sidelines clenched his fists and leaned forward, ready to celebrate. When he saw the ball being saved, Camacho leaned back on his chair in anger.

"Such a great opportunity! Such a great opportunity!"

Camacho murmured to himself, wishing he could play in person.

Gao Xiaodong didn't complain about Qu Bo. He also knew the strength of his teammates. If he took advantage of the opportunity, he wouldn't have been unable to reach the World Cup finals after so many years. All he can do now is create more opportunities.

Although Qu Bo missed his one-on-one shot, Iraq broke out in a cold sweat. For the next ten minutes, Iraq played very cautiously, not daring to press hard. At the same time, they tightened their surveillance on Gao Xiaodong, for fear of being beaten by Hua again. The national team launched a quick counterattack.

Iraq slows down its pace, and the Chinese team naturally wants it even more. Time is in their hands, and it will definitely be Iraq that cannot afford to delay it in the end.

Nearly thirty minutes into the first half, Iraq lost its composure and suddenly increased its offensive intensity.

Left back Hussam assisted to the frontcourt and passed a low ball to his forward Younis.

The defenders of the Chinese team were very focused. Du Wei grabbed the position before Younis, preventing Younis from grabbing the spot.

Iraq's attack was not smooth, and Younis was a little anxious. When he saw Du Wei blocking his way, he pushed Du Wei from behind and headed the ball into the net.

After the ball was scored, Younis didn't feel that he had committed a foul at all, and he shamelessly celebrated with open arms.

Younis's foul was so obvious that Australian referee Green saw it clearly and blew the whistle to indicate that the goal was invalid.

Younis was still not convinced. He stopped celebrating and ran over to ask Green why the goal was disallowed.

Green had a good temper and explained to Younis that he committed a foul by pushing someone.

Younis said that his collision was reasonable, but Green shook his head, ignored him, and directly asked the Chinese team to take a free kick in the penalty area.

When Younis questioned Green, Gao Xiaodong had already taken the ball and was about to serve quickly and sneak attack. However, the players of the Chinese team did not have the awareness to move. Gao Xiaodong had to point to the frontcourt to let his teammates move.

Seeing Gao Xiaodong reaching for the frontcourt, Qu Bo and Yang Xu went to run, but at this time the Iraqi players also reacted and quickly ran back.

Seeing that there was no chance for a sneak attack, Gao Xiaodong had no choice but to pass the ball to the full-back and switch to a positional battle.

The Iraqi midfielder fought fiercely, and they also had the physical advantage. The Chinese team's ball had just hit the circle and was quickly intercepted by the Iraqi players.

Iraq's counterattack was also quick. Karim made a long pass. Younis took advantage of his body and speed to squeeze past Du Wei and enter the penalty area from the right rib.

Goalkeeper Yang Zhi quickly came out to block the ball. Younis's powerful volley hit Yang Zhi in the face and bounced out.

Yang Zhi was stunned for a while and did not get up for a while. Fortunately, Zhao Xu came back in time and kicked the ball out of the baseline.

Iraq was awarded a corner kick.

Iraq was never able to score in the positional battle, and set kicks became the Iraqis' hope of scoring.

Karim took the corner kick, and all Iraqi players who could compete for the header came to the penalty area to fight for the top.

The Chinese team's basic skills are terrible, but their headers are okay. They were known as China's top team back then, and they are no longer ambiguous now. Iraq did not take any advantage in the corner kick, and the ball was jumped high by Du Wei. He raised his head and pushed it out.

Abdu from the outside shot a long shot high, and the ball flew directly into the stands.

The Chinese team won the ball, but under Iraq's strong pressing, their offense still failed to improve. Except for Gao Xiaodong who dribbled the ball himself, he would make mistakes as long as he passed the ball and was counterattacked by his opponent.

Look at the 40 minutes of the game, the Chinese team simply shrunk and waited for Iraq to attack in the half.

This tactic is very beneficial to the Chinese team. Iraq suppressed the half-court attack and had a lot of space in the backcourt. This way, the Chinese team made fewer mistakes in passing and coordination when they counterattacked, and they also made two good coordinations. , but Qu Bo and Yang Xu in the frontcourt had limited abilities and made mistakes at the front of the penalty area, failing to create a chance to shoot.

Seeing that the first half was about to end, the Iraqi players were anxious. As a result, they took too many risks when attacking. Karim threw the ball straight into the penalty area, looking for Younis. The ball was predicted by Zheng Hua at the edge of the penalty area and stretched out. The foot intercepts it.

The moment Zheng Hua stole the ball, Gao Xiaodong immediately ran to the space, waiting to receive Zheng Hua.

Zheng Hua is the player with the best technical awareness in the Huaguo team besides Gao Xiaodong. After stealing the ball, he immediately raised his head to look for Gao Xiaodong. When he saw Gao Xiaodong running into the space, he immediately passed the ball over.

Gao Xiaodong was too forward-thinking. When the players on both sides were still looking at Zheng Hua, he ran away. When the Iraqi players tried to mark Gao Xiaodong again, they were already a step too late.

At Gao Xiaodong's speed, one step slower would mean he would never be able to catch up.

Gao Xiaodong dribbled the ball down the wing at high speed. Several Iraqi players were chasing after him, but not only could they not catch up, but the distance was getting further and further away.