When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Chinese substitutes and members of the coaching staff, who had been waiting on the sidelines for a long time, poured into the stadium and rushed to the players on the field, hugging them to celebrate the victory.

Reaching the semi-finals was something that this team didn't dare to dream about before they went out, and even if they had glory, they had already destroyed their confidence and didn't dare to dream of it because of their previous failures in major tournaments and World Cup qualifiers.

They feel that being able to qualify as a group is considered to have completed the task.

I didn't expect them to go one step further and reach the semi-finals!

The last time the Chinese team reached the semi-finals was in the 2004 Asian Cup, and in the current Chinese team, Sun Hai is the only one who participated in the local Asian Cup.

It can be said that the vast majority of this team has not tasted what it is like to reach the semi-finals in the Asian Cup.

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After the final whistle blew, the Jordanian players collapsed to the ground, having tried so hard for so long that they still couldn't make it to the quarter-finals. Although they have only made it out of the group stage in their only two appearances, they have always made it to the quarter-finals.

The last time they lost to Japan, they may have been a little unconvinced, thinking that the Japanese team was cheating.

And this time to the Chinese team, they can't be unconvinced, they have done the best, they have done well enough, they can stop the other Chinese team players, including Barcelona striker Gao Lin.

But they can't stop the glory.

In the last moments before the end of the game, goalkeeper Sha Fei did not go back, he has been near the Chinese team's penalty area.

When the whistle sounded, he seemed to be a machine without power, stopped all movements, and stood in place in a daze, with his hands on his hips and his head down.

He tried his best in this match, but he still couldn't get the result he wanted.

The blow of losing is especially brutal for those players who are good at the table, and the better they are, the more brutal they are, because it is a stark contrast.

The better the player, the stronger the desire to win, and the more they want to win. And those players who are mediocre or even bad may not think that losing is a big deal at all, and they will naturally not suffer much if they really lose.

But it is heart-wrenching that those who are bent on victory end up falling before victory.

Seven years ago, Shafi was twenty-two years old, and he was still in college. Today, Shafi is twenty-nine years old in the UAE League.

In the next Asian Cup, he will be thirty-three years old, and it is difficult to say whether he will still have this body and state by then.

It can be said that this year's Asian Cup is the Asian Cup at the peak of his career.

If we fail to create a miracle this time, then the next Asian Cup will be even more difficult to say......

The thought of this made Shafei despair.

As a goalkeeper in a small country like Jordan, he didn't have the opportunity to play in Europe, and it was good to be able to play in the UAE league.

It is not realistic to participate in the World Cup, and the Asian Cup can be said to be his World Cup.

But this time he ran into the glorious Chinese team......

Just as he was looking down in frustration, a hand suddenly slapped him on the shoulder.

He looked up with some surprise and saw Glory's face.

Glory tugged at the front of his jersey and gestured to Shafi.

Of course Shafi understands what this means, Glory is looking for himself to exchange jerseys!

He was even more surprised when he realized it.

It's normal for a striker to swap jerseys with a striker, and it's normal to swap jerseys with players in other positions, but it's rare to find a goalkeeper to exchange jerseys. It is usually the goalkeeper who exchanges jerseys with the goalkeeper.

Sha Fei never expected that the number one star in this Asian Cup, Rongguang, would take the initiative to exchange jerseys with him!

You know, in the previous three games, Rongguang has not exchanged jerseys once. And his first time in the Asian Cup turned out to be with himself!

After Shafi reacted, she did not refuse Glory, but took off her jersey and handed it to Glory.

Glory also handed her jersey to Shafi.

Then the two men clasped hands together, and Glory gave him a thumbs up.

Rongguang speaks Chinese, English, Portuguese, German, but does not speak Arabic.

Shafi only speaks Arabic.

The two people don't understand each other's language, but this doesn't prevent them from passing on their feelings for each other.

In the end, the two people **** their upper bodies and hugged each other.

Glory patted Shafi on the back.

In this game, Shafei's table xiàn left a very deep impression on Rongguang, and he didn't expect to meet such a good goalkeeper in Asia.

That's why he was willing to take the initiative to exchange jerseys with Shafei, on the one hand, to comfort him, and on the other hand, to encourage him and express praise and appreciation for him.

That's all he can do as a winner.

Shafi felt the kindness of the glory and a smile appeared on her face.

Then the two men shook hands again and turned to say goodbye.

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"Rongguang actually took the initiative to exchange jerseys with Sha Fei...... Liu Hong was also quite surprised when he saw this scene, "Maybe it's because Sha Fei's performance in this game is too good...... What a hero, cherish the hero! Although we qualified for this game, we should also give a round of applause to the Jordanian team and to Shafi! ”

In the commentary of this game, Liu Hong mentioned the name of the Jordanian team player the most, probably "Shafi".

Almost every time the Chinese team shoots, he has to shout "Sha Fei!" ”

Because Sha Fei saved the shot of the Chinese team again.

In the technical statistics after the game, the Chinese team had a whopping 26 shots on goal in the whole game, setting a record for the most shots on goal in this Asian Cup, and 15 of these 26 shots hit the goal frame, scoring one goal.

In other words, 14 of those shots were saved by Shafi......

And the 14 effective saves in this game also made Shafei the goalkeeper with the most saves in a single game in this Asian Cup.

His performance is indeed worthy of the respect of the Chinese team.

After exchanging jerseys with Rongguang, Shafi finally recovered from the negative feelings of defeat for a while, and he grabbed Rongguang's jersey and raised his arms to thank the Jordanian fans in the stands.

Jordanian fans also stood up and applauded his bravery.

On the other side, Rong Guang also threw himself into the crazy celebration of his teammates.

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On the second day of the game, the Manchester Evening News ran a news story with the headline: "Manchester United: Good news! Manchester City: Bad news! ”

The picture below is the moment when Rongguang shoots the goal in the game.

The text is about the Chinese team, which defeated Jordan 1:0 and broke into the semifinals of the Asian Cup with a glorious goal.

This is good news for Manchester United, as Glory will remain in Qatar.

And for Manchester City, it is naturally not good news, the glory has not come back, and they have to continue to live without glory.

In the last round of the league, Manchester City narrowly beat Wolves 4-3 at home, and the win was thrilling. Everyone is starting to miss the glory.

Because of the glory, the English media are very concerned about covering the Asian Cup, and they even sent many reporters to Qatar to report on the Asian Cup, of course, they only report on the glorious games.

Therefore, the Chinese team has entered the field of vision of many English fans.

On the evening of that day, Manchester City will take on Aston Villa away from home, while Manchester United host Birmingham City.

Before that, the two teams are now four points apart. Manchester City scored 57 points, while Manchester United scored 53.

After Glory's departure, Manchester City have yet to lose a game, but they have drawn two games.

This affected their lead over Manchester United.

You must know that before Glory left, Manchester City was six points ahead of Manchester United.

Sure enough, the impact of Rongguang's departure gradually became apparent.

Manchester City are all supported by the attacking combination of Ibrahimovic and Sneijder and David Silva, while Berbatov, Sturridge and Martin Petrov are not good, and their form is inconsistent and their performance is not good.

Benitez now finds himself with not many cards to play, and in the absence of glory, he is stretched thin and cannot even afford to rotate.

This summer, if the team is to keep the upward momentum, it will have to bring in offensive players.

In the final evening game, Manchester City drew 2-2 with Aston Villa after a hard-fought away game.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice but was sent off in the 83rd minute after receiving a second yellow card for protesting the referee's decision.

At Old Trafford, Manchester United beat Birmingham City 5-0 at home.

They have closed the gap to two points again.

The competition for the league title this season is becoming more and more intense.

And in the next round of the league, Ibrahimovic will be banned for one game. But it's not without good news.

The good news is that in the next round of the league, the glory will be back!

Even if the Chinese team reaches the final, the final of the Asian Cup will be played on the evening of January 29.

After playing the final, the Glory 30 can return to England.

Manchester City's next league game is on the evening of February 2.

Even if Ibrahimovic is out, there is still glory.

This somewhat mitigated the impact of Ibrahimovic's absence on the team.

But what will be the state of glory at that time, no one can say, will he still have the body to deal with a fierce Premier League game after traveling?

There is no score in everyone's hearts.

In short, let's take it one step at a time.

I hope that when the glory returns, it will be healthy and healthy.