Chapter 1,232 Another Hat Trick

When the game reached 65 minutes, Camacho finally couldn't stand it anymore and made substitutions.

High center forward Han Peng replaced Yang Xu to add a fulcrum and heading ability in the frontcourt. At the same time, he replaced Qu Bo, who had no physical strength, and replaced him with Yang Fan to strengthen the breakthrough on the wing.

This substitution is very Camacho. Since the frontcourt cannot cooperate well, then it is simpler, long pass and cross from the wing.

Han Peng's header was excellent, but the Chinese team's two wingers could not create pressure on Iraq's defense. Iraq could safely double-team Han Peng, but Han Peng's header was not used.

Fortunately, Han Peng's appearance is not useless. He is physically stronger than Yang Xu and can hold the ball in the frontcourt and pass the ball to his teammates who intervene.

This is very helpful for Gao Xiaodong's offense. Since Gao Xiaodong plays in the defensive midfield position, which is far away from the opponent's goal, and Iraq adopts foul tactics, Gao Xiaodong can not give much support to the offense.

Now that there is someone in the frontcourt who can hold the ball, Gao Xiaodong can reach around the 30-meter area without the ball. Because Gao Xiaodong's free kicks are very powerful, Iraq does not dare to foul easily here, and his threat to the goal has greatly increased.

In the 70th minute of the game, Han Peng's header passed to Gao Xiaodong who came in at high speed. Gao Xiaodong hit the ball 35 meters away and the ball flew straight to the left side of the goal.

This is a cold kick!

Iraqi goalkeeper Kashid was unable to react in time, but the ball hit the post and bounced out.

When Gao Xiaodong shot, Han Peng rushed to the penalty area to shoot, but his speed was too slow and the ball was kicked out of the sideline by the defender.

The Iraqi players also have rich experience. They began to consciously move forward to defend Han Peng and cut off the passing routes of Han Peng and Gao Xiaodong.

The Chinese team was not prepared for the changes in Iraq. In the 75th minute of the game, Abdu intercepted Han Peng's pass to Gao Xiaodong and quickly counterattacked.

Gao Xiaodong was rushing forward at high speed. After Apdu stole the ball, it was too late for Gao Xiaodong to stop suddenly and turn back to defend.

Abdu dribbled the ball past the midfielder and passed the ball behind full-back Sun Xiang. Hussam cut in from behind Sun Xiang at high speed and made a pass.

At this time, the speed disadvantage of the Chinese team's center back was undoubtedly evident. Du Wei and Feng Xiao were both left behind by Iraqi forward Younis.

Younes grabbed a shot near the penalty spot, but Chinese team goalkeeper Yang Zhi couldn't save it, and the ball flew into the net from under his ribs.

1:2

Younis pulled a goal back for Iraq.

This goal is extremely important to Iraq. The game has reached the 75th minute. If we still cannot score, the game will basically be lost.

Now, the Iraqis have revived hopes of an equalizer.

There was not much time, and the Iraqis did not celebrate for too long. They quickly returned to the stadium and waited for the Chinese team to kick off.

Losing the ball at this time was not only a big blow to the morale of the Chinese team, but also confused the Chinese team's tactical awareness.

Some people think that the team should continue to defend and counterattack if it is still ahead, but some people think that only leading by one goal is not safe and should increase the intensity of the offense.

There is no problem with either of these ideas. The problem is that if the thinking is not unified, the team will not be able to form a synergy. In the end, the offense will not play well and the defense will not play well.

In the 78th minute of the game, Iraq got another good chance.

Iraq counterattacked quickly. Hussam, Akram and Younis cooperated continuously in the frontcourt. Akram suddenly broke into the penalty area and shot.

Goalkeeper Yang Zhi flew to save, but failed to touch the ball. The ball flew past Yang Zhi and hit the post.

Akram's goalpost awakened the Chinese team coach Camacho. Camacho immediately asked the players to continue to defend and counterattack. If there is no good counterattack opportunity, the two full-backs and midfielders should not intervene.

Camacho's decision was a bit conservative, but the game had already reached the 80th minute, and it didn't matter if it was conservative. The important thing was that the team had a unified idea.

Time is on the side of the Chinese team. At this point in time, the only one who is anxious is Iraq.

Iraq knew that if they gave the Chinese team a lot of space, Gao Xiaodong's counterattack would be terrifying, but they couldn't care less now. They could only gamble on their luck.

Zico made another substitution, and Kalal replaced Abdu to strengthen the creativity of the midfield.

Iraq launched a massive attack. Although the Chinese team had Gao Xiaodong in the defensive midfield, they were under great pressure. Even Han Peng had to retreat to half court to help defend.

In the 83rd minute of the game, the Chinese team suffered a major blow. Karar, who came on as a substitute, penetrated the midfielder with a scalpel-like through ball and hit the feet of forward Younis. Younis pulled the ball at the front of the penalty area and turned around Du Wei. Pass the ball straight into the penalty area.

Du Wei was passed and when he saw Younis about to enter the penalty area, he subconsciously stretched out his hand and pulled Younis down to the ground.

Referee Green saw it clearly and immediately blew the whistle and showed Du Wei a yellow card.

Since Du Wei had already received a yellow card before, Green then took out a red card and sent Du Wei off.

The red card was not very controversial. After the Chinese team players protested to the referee Green, they quickly went to defend Iraq's free kick.

Younis personally took the free kick, and Younis kicked a banana ball into the upper right corner of the goal.

The arc of the ball was a little low and failed to go over the wall. The ball was blocked to the midfield and fell to the feet of Iraqi midfielder Samir again.

Samir took two steps forward and took a long shot.

The distance of Samir's shot is almost thirty meters. Without super leg strength, such a ball is a gift.

Maybe Samir shot to see if he could create a refracted ball. Unfortunately, Samir's shot hit Gao Xiaodong.

The ball popped out, and before anyone else could react, Gao Xiaodong immediately went after the ball.

Gao Xiaodong chased the Iraqi player. Gao Xiaodong was one step faster. He thrust his foot forward and the ball left the control area of ​​the Iraqi player.

After Gao Xiaodong stabbed him, he accelerated to chase the ball again, almost going to the meeting alone.

The score is now 2:1. If Iraq concedes another goal, Iraq's chance of equalizing the score will be slim.

Iraqi defender Hussein fell to the ground and shoveled, trying to get a red card and not allowing Gao Xiaodong to score.

At this time, Gao Xiaodong certainly didn't want a red card. He was staggered by Hussein and almost fell to the grass. However, Gao Xiaodong still controlled his balance and dribbled the ball straight into the penalty area.

There is no defender in front of Gao Xiaodong, only goalkeeper Kahid.

Gao Xiaodong had scored two long-range shots before. Kahid didn't know how powerful Gao Xiaodong was with one-on-one shots. When he saw Gao Xiaodong entering the penalty area, he actually attacked Gao Xiaodong's feet.

Gao Xiaodong calmly passed the ball horizontally, dodged Kahid who was attacking, pushed the ball with the arch of his foot, and sent the ball into the empty goal.

3:1

Gao Xiaodong passed the goalkeeper and hit an empty goal, scoring his second hat trick since returning to the national team.