Chapter 59 Here We Come to the Semi-Finals!

"The Chinese team won a free kick in the frontcourt. This free kick can be shot directly, so Colombia formed a wall of five people to block the Chinese team's shooting route... Zhou Yi and Zheng Zhi discussed it..."

Duan Xin said this when the Chinese team got the free kick.

The Chinese fans in front of the TV actually had no expectations for this free kick.

Because if there is any shortcoming in the current national team's main lineup, then direct free kick scoring should be considered.

It’s not like the Chinese team doesn’t have players who can take free kicks and score directly, such as Hao Junmin, but they are sitting on the bench.

Zhou Yi has never scored with a free kick, and He Ying and Yan Min are not free kick takers.

It seems that Zheng Zhi is somewhat good at set pieces.

So now Zheng Zhi stands in front of football as a matter of course.

It's just that when everyone sees this scene, they naturally don't have any hope.

After Zheng Zhi placed the football, the human wall on the Colombian side was also placed.

Zhou Yi originally stood behind the wall. In this position, he did not attract the attention of the Colombian players because he could not get the ball here and was unlikely to create a threat.

Then the referee blew the whistle and Zheng Zhi started to run.

Just as the referee blew the whistle, Zhou Yi, who was originally behind the wall, suddenly pulled horizontally to the left and exposed his head from behind the wall.

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Zhi kicked the football towards him.

Instead of letting the football fly over the wall, he kicked the football from the side towards Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi is completely unmarked!

The wall was the Colombian players closest to him, but they had just jumped and it was too late to adjust. However, other Colombian players pounced on him, and goalkeeper Ospina quickly moved to the left to block Zhou Yi's shooting angle.

However, Zhou Yi did not stop the ball and had no intention of shooting. He ran a little in front of the football, and then directly knocked the football from Zheng Zhi behind him with the heel of his right foot!

The football just changed its line and flew towards the center of the goal!

But because of Zhou Yi's movement, all the Colombian players who were originally concentrated there were attracted by Zhou Yi, which instead caused emptiness and chaos there.

The football knocked over by Zhou Yi happened to fall at the feet of Yang Muge, who was advancing into the penalty area. He took advantage of the situation and swept it away!

The football flew towards the Colombian goal!

In the process, no one touched the football, and the football finally plunged into the Colombian goal!

"The ball is in! The ball is in! What a great goal!! Yang Muge!!" Duan Xin shouted excitedly. "This is the second goal of the Chinese team in this game! The Chinese team is currently leading Colombia 2:0! The game has reached the 70th minute. The Chinese team is leading by two goals. We are getting closer and closer to the semi-finals of the World Cup. It’s getting closer!”

After scoring the goal, Yang Muge ran directly to Zhou Yi and hugged him to celebrate the goal.

This is Zhou Yi's fourth assist in this World Cup. He also tied Colombia's Cuadrado and tied for the top spot in the assist list of this World Cup.

"Wonderful free kick tactical coordination!" Marcel Leif was full of praise for the Chinese team's goal. "This was obviously specially designed. Zhou Yi's heel pass was very decisive and exceeded the expectations of the Colombian players. Yang Muge followed up very promptly..."

The players who scored assists and goals are all players who play in the Bundesliga, and Marcel Leif is very familiar with them.

"Congratulations to Yang Muge for also receiving his first goal in the World Cup. Scoring goals is simply a luxury for him..."

When the Chinese team players celebrated the goal in the Colombian penalty area, the Colombian players looked up to the sky in disappointment, or lowered their heads in frustration.

For them, this score means that the situation is very serious.

With twenty minutes left in the game, they were two goals behind...

What’s even more frightening is that the Chinese team is obviously in great shape now. How will they play in the next games?

"Yang Muge not only froze James Rodriguez in defense today, but now also scored a goal that almost sealed the victory for the Chinese team. This performance is simply perfect!" Duan Xin continued to praise his country. The players on the team are not worried at all about "exerting too much force", because the performance of these players in this World Cup is worthy of his praise.

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After the Chinese team players celebrated lively in front of Colombia's penalty area, they returned to their own half, with smiles on everyone's faces.

Zhou Yi, who is wearing the captain's armband, has not forgotten to perform his captain's duties at this time, and don't take it lightly when kicking his teammates.

"It's not safe to lead by two goals. In twenty minutes, the opponent may equalize the score. So next, we will shrink the defense and fight their counterattack. First make sure not to concede the ball. If there is a better counterattack Let’s collect and counterattack. If the opportunity is not very good, then don’t worry. If you are pressed by the opponent and don’t know how to handle the ball, then pass the football to me..."

Taking this opportunity, he unified everyone's thinking and made tactical adjustments in advance, even earlier than Lippi.

Lippi made defensive counterattack adjustments after the game started by replacing Gao Lin and replacing him with Wu Lei.

At this time, the Chinese team players on the court had actually begun to shrink their defense.

Faced with the Chinese team's shrinking defense, Colombia began to attack.

But their pressing can only create more space behind them.

And the Chinese team's striker is a three-speed player, which makes Colombia's defense even more uncomfortable.

After bombarding the Chinese team's goal for a while, they had to take it back because the pressure on the back line was too great, and this was exactly what the Chinese team wanted.

They did not continue to attack, and the Chinese team was not in a hurry. Under the leadership of Zhou Yi, everyone slowly controlled the rhythm and dealt with Colombia leisurely.

In the 80th minute, Pekerman replaced Cuadrado with Juan Quintero as a last-ditch effort.

However, this adjustment did not achieve any good results.

When Colombia was attacking, every Chinese team player was actively defending. They had one belief in their hearts - they must hold on! Colombia must not be allowed to score, not even one goal!

Zhou Yi also participated in the defense, using his judgment on passing routes to get stuck in the positions most likely to threaten the Chinese team's defense, making Colombia play awkwardly.

Yang Muge continued to stalk James Rodriguez, causing this talented Colombian player who performed well in the first four games to do nothing in today's game and did not play the same state as in the previous four games.

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When the game entered stoppage time, Chinese fans on the Internet could not wait to discuss the historical status of the World Cup semi-finals.

"The semi-finals of the World Cup! I'm so excited just thinking about it! Although the Korean team has achieved such results before, we are different from them. We got the semi-finals by our own ability and with dignity!"

"Yes, this is an achievement that the entire Asian football should be proud of!"

"Oh my God, my dream before was just to see the Chinese team reach the World Cup. Now the Chinese team has reached the semi-finals of the World Cup... It's like a dream..."

"Haha! I just slapped myself hard, and now my face is swollen, but I'm sure I'm not dreaming!"

"He also said he could catch up on some sleep after watching the game... Damn, I'm so excited that I can't sleep now, but what should I do if I still have to go to work?"

"Then don't sleep and go straight to work. I'll make sure you feel refreshed and energetic all day long!"

"I have already heard the sound of firecrackers. I don't know who is so anxious..."

"With four minutes of injury time, it shouldn't be possible for the boat to capsize in the gutter, right?"

"If it were the Chinese team in the past, it would be hard to say..."

"How could the previous Chinese team have reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup and led Colombia 2:0 in the quarterfinals?"

"That's true..."

"After watching the Chinese team's match against Germany in the semi-finals, I now feel like don't think about anything, don't be timid, just do it! We have defeated the defending champion Spain and the host Brazil, what else does Germany have to be afraid of?"

"That's right! Zhou Yi, Yan Min, and Yang Muge all played in the Bundesliga. They must be very familiar with the German national team. This is a good thing for us..."

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Just as everyone was discussing in high spirits, on the court, in the 93rd minute of the game, Colombia got a corner kick.

"This may be Colombia's last chance to attack in this game. If we hold on to this corner kick, we will win and advance to the semi-finals!" Duan Xin's voice was trembling with excitement. Although the game was not over yet, he had already determined that China The team won.

James Rodriguez ran to take the penalty. In this game, he was badly troubled by Yang Muge. Set kicks like this were his only chance to get rid of Yang Muge.

Because the score was two goals apart, even if the corner kick was scored, Colombia would still lose the game, so everyone's emotions were not very high.

On the sidelines, the substitute players and coaches of the Chinese team were standing on the sidelines, ready to rush into the court again to celebrate the victory. In this World Cup, they have done this three times. The first time was after a 1:1 draw with the Netherlands. A draw in that game was a victory for the Chinese team. The second time was the last round of the group stage, after defeating Spain 2:0. The third time was the last game, when the Chinese team eliminated the host Brazil team on penalty kicks.

This time, they will take a step forward and reach the World Cup semi-finals.

James Rodriguez's corner kick was kicked in front of the goal. Sun Pan yelled: "Get out of the way!" After that, he jumped high from the crowd, stretched his arms, and plucked the football from the air. Then he landed, lying down on the ground, pressing the football under him, without getting up.

Then everyone heard referee Velasco blow three whistles - the game was over!

"We won!" Duan Xin shouted. "We won! We defeated Colombia 2:0 and reached the semi-finals! At the Mineiro Stadium, we are back!"

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