Chapter 263 Poor Condition

At nine o'clock in the evening Beijing time and five o'clock in the afternoon local time, the game started with the referee's whistle. E novelWw『W. *1XIAOSHUO. COM

When the game started, the Omani players were indeed like warriors blessed by the gods, high in spirit and running around the field, completely tireless.

In contrast, the players of the Chinese team still showed a side of being uncomfortable with this kind of high temperature weather, especially the returned players. Fatigue and high temperature made them not in very good condition.

The Book of Changes is no exception.

After all, he is also a human being, not an omnipotent god who makes no mistakes when employing people.

Under these circumstances, Aman naturally took the advantage on the scene.

They controlled the tempo of the game and attacked very fiercely, while the Chinese team could only shrink their defense to avoid conceding the ball.

Sun Pan performed quite well, saving many shots from the Oman team.

But his condition today is actually not at its best. You must know that he only finished playing in the league on the night of June 1st, flew to Oman the next day, and appeared in the game against Oman on the 4th.

Not to mention getting used to the team, he might not even have a chance to get over the jet lag.

From arriving in Muscat to playing in the game, there are only two days, and the only time to actually participate in team training is June 3.

How good can he be?

This can be seen from the several saves he made in the game.

If it were normal times, he would be able to hold some balls directly in his arms, and would not give Oman any chance for a corner kick or a follow-up shot.

But today, there were a few balls that he could only save from the bottom line and give the opponent corner kicks.

Compared with his performance at Atletico Madrid, his body seems a bit heavy, as if he can't jump.

Of course, Sun Pan also knew that he was in poor physical condition, but he did not show it. Every time he saved the opponent's shot, he would get up from the ground, wave his fists and scream.

This not only boosts the morale of the whole team, but also encourages myself.

But he was so high and low, but he still couldn't completely block the opponent's indiscriminate bombardment.

In the 26th minute of the game, Oman's midfielder Kashim Saidi suddenly shot a cold arrow from outside the penalty area, and the football flew towards the lower right corner of the goal against the turf.

Sun Pan flew over and flicked the football with one hand.

But because the distance was too far, he only touched the football with his fingertips, so there was no force. The football bounced outward, hit the goalpost, and then bounced back...

Oman forward Aziz Mubarak happened to be caught in the penalty area. He stretched out his foot and poked the football over Sun Pan and into the goal!

"Aziz Mubarak!!! goooooooooooaL!!!" the Oman TV commentator excitedly shouted.

The Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex was filled with cheers. The Omani fans wearing traditional Arab costumes jumped up, waved their Omani team scarves and cheered.

At the same time, the fans of the Chinese team were sitting on their seats with their heads in their hands, and the dazzling sunlight made everyone's face look extremely pale.

"Ah, no! Lost the ball!" He Ping said disappointedly at the scene.

He was worried before the game that the hot weather and insufficient rest for the returned players would be the biggest problems for the Chinese team. Now the problem has exploded.

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Sun Pan, who lost the ball, lay on the ground and hammered the ground hard.

"Hold!"

He knew in his heart that the ball should not have had this result, and he also knew why he lost the ball - when he kicked out, he clearly felt that the strength from his legs was not enough, which caused him to not fly far enough when he kicked out. , in fact, it was just a little bit off...but just this little bit caused the goal to be conceded.

If it was normal, he should have slapped the football out of the baseline instead of rubbing it with his fingertips.

The TV broadcast showed some close-up shots of the Chinese players who lost the ball. In the shots, many Chinese players opened their mouths, breathing heavily like fish out of water, hoping to take in more oxygen.

Everyone's jerseys were soaked with sweat and clung to their bodies.

The game had only started for twenty-six minutes, and they seemed to be fished out of the water. Their exhaustion was heartbreaking, and they were also worried about the prospects of the next game.

"Hey, I don't expect to win either. It would be nice to tie the score..." Someone started to say this on the Internet, and they quickly gained approval.

"That's right, a draw is not bad. As long as we win one of the next two games, we will qualify..."

"Oman's game schedule is too ridiculous. As expected of a West Asian team, everything must be done outside the game!"

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The loss of the ball damaged the morale of the Chinese team. After the game restarted, Oman took the opportunity to attack aggressively. For a while, there was a lot of turmoil in front of the Chinese team's goal and dangers continued.

The Chinese fans watching in front of the TV and in the stands were worried, fearing that the next goal would be conceded.

On the sidelines, head coach Gao Hongbo had left the coaching bench and stood outside the court, nervously watching everything happening on the court.

But he had no better way.

This is not a problem with the tactical arrangement, but the players are in poor condition.

The weather is indeed very hot, so hot that even if you do nothing, your mouth will become dry and you may become dehydrated. Not to mention the players running as hard as they can on the pitch.

Only half an hour into the game, Chinese team players continued to take advantage of various dead balls to come to the sidelines to ask for water from the coaching staff.

The amount of sweating is much greater than usual. If you cannot replenish water in time, you will really become dehydrated, and you may faint in severe cases.

There are really no good signs in today's game. It seems that all the bad situations in the world are concentrated on the Chinese team.

In fact, Gao Hongbo's goal for this game is not to win, but to draw. To him, a draw is the same as a victory, which is completely acceptable. But even so, he did not expect that the situation in today's game would be so severe.

Now it seems that a draw may not be that easy to get...

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In the first half, the Chinese team basically had no decent offense, because almost everyone retreated to their own half to resist Oman's attack.

After taking the lead, Oman had higher morale and full confidence. They felt that they really had hope of defeating the Chinese team at home, so the quality of their offense was also very high.

The Chinese team had to work hard to cope with the situation in order to barely keep a clean sheet.

Fortunately, the Chinese team did not concede any more goals until the end of the first half.

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the score was temporarily fixed at 1:0, with Oman, playing at home, taking the lead.

"The good news is that we only conceded one goal. The bad news is that looking at the players, it really makes people worry about how long their physical fitness can last..." Looking at the Chinese players coming off the field, they all looked exhausted. , He Ping said weakly - just sitting and explaining, he felt as if all his energy had been exhausted.

He felt for the players and naturally felt that there was little hope.

Every Chinese team player who entered the locker room sat down in his seat, lowered his head and remained silent.

Everyone was dissatisfied with the scene and result of the first half, but there was nothing they could do.

High temperature and dehydration make them weak.

Everyone who comes in does this, which inevitably makes the atmosphere in the locker room depressive.

As a substitute player, Yan Min sat on the bench in the first half and was anxious for the team throughout. Every shot from the opponent made him squirm in his seat, worried about losing the ball.

Seeing everyone's exhaustion, he wished he could go on the field and help the team. But he also knows that Zhou Yi is right, he is an intern of the national team, don't forget to think about being able to play.

He couldn't contribute his own strength on the court. Now seeing his teammates bowing their heads and saying nothing, he was naturally unwilling to accept it, so he couldn't help but jump out and said: "I said what's wrong with you? You're just one goal behind, right?" Is it necessary to be so downcast?"

His teammates were startled by him, and someone snorted: "What are you talking about, intern? What does this have to do with you?"

Since Zhou Yi called Yan Min "intern", this name has become Yan Min's standard title in the national team, and everyone usually calls him that. Sometimes, calling someone this is a form of affection and ridicule, but sometimes it means calling someone so disdainful.

Being left behind already made everyone feel bad, and hearing Yan Min's noise made them even more irritated, and his tone of voice was not very good.

But Zhou Yi stood up and expressed his support for Yan Min: "Yan Min is right, it's just a goal lost. There is no need to act like the world is ending."

The meaning of the words is the same, but when Zhou Yi said it and Yan Min said it, they gave people completely different feelings.

The international player who was dissatisfied with Yan Min before became silent this time.

Zhou Yi continued: "That goal conceded actually had a bit of luck in it. We were not very lucky. But it was that time. Other times, they didn't score. When their offensive was at its strongest, we withstood it. Okay, what else do you have to worry about? Will their offensive be even more intense in the second half?"

Having said this, Zhou Yi paused for a moment, seemed to have thought of something, and then laughed: "Oh, I hope they attack more fiercely."

Everyone looked at Zhou Yi strangely and didn't understand why he said that. During the game, everyone was hoping that Oman’s offense would be weaker, even weaker...

"They will definitely step up their attack in the second half, because they are only one goal ahead of us now. If they want to make the victory more stable, they need to score at least one more goal. They will step up their attack, so that behind them There will be bigger and more openings..."

Zhou Yi began to explain to everyone why he thought so.

"And once there are too many spaces behind them, it will be a good opportunity for us to counterattack!" Zhou Yi slapped his hands and woke up his teammates in the locker room - Zhou Yi was right, they pressed hard, and we Can we fight back against them?

"That's right, it's just Aman, what's there to be afraid of!" Sun Pan jumped up and said. "If we don't give them any clues, they really think they can sit on our necks and poop and pee!"

Gao Hongbo put his hand on the door handle and did not actually open the door, but waited quietly outside.

Now the atmosphere in the locker room was gradually becoming heated, and he was afraid that he would interrupt the fermentation of this emotion as soon as he entered.