Chapter 369: Psychological Baggage
Han Sen is also almost the first time in this game to carry the ball alone, the two attacks organized before are big foot transfers, this time finally found the opportunity to break through alone, but Han Sen is still not greedy, seeing that Dong Fangzhuo's space is greater, this time a foot obliquely plugged the right side, the ball passed flat in front of Dong Fangzhuo, Dong Fangzhuo didn't have time to get the ball, the left fullback of the Nigerian team Adefemi took the lead to destroy the ball out of the bottom line, and the Chinese Olympic team won a corner!
The corner kick was punished by Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning's ball speed was not fast, but it was high and floating, Nigeria goalkeeper Fan Zekin made a mistake in the judgment of the landing point in the process of picking up the ball, and he was about to miss, Fan Zejin also gritted his teeth, no longer picked up the ball, and directly knocked the ball out with a single fist, the ball flew out of the penalty area and fell at the feet of Yuan Weiwei on the left side, Yuan Weiwei saw that Jiang Ning had retreated after the corner kick, so he directly went to Jiang Ning's side, Jiang Ning took the ball on the left side to face the opponent's No. 2 Okonkuwo, and shook the bottom one after another and crossed, The ball passed to the middle, Han Peng missed the passing point due to his forward position, but Han Sen, who was inserted in the back row, intercepted the ball at the penalty spot and pushed it directly, due to the large number of people in the penalty area, Han Sen sought stability in his heart when he pushed, and had a slight scruples, and slightly increased the strength of Xiangshang to try to bypass the defenders in the penalty area, but the ball was pushed on the crossbar, and the local sound flew out of the bottom line!
"Oops! Another chance! Liu Jianhong grinned and said, "It should be said that the Chinese Olympic team has tried its best, and this opportunity is also created with the hard work of all the team members, but it's a pity that it's just a little bit close!" ”
"Mentality!" Zhang Lu said decisively, "The national Olympic team has never lagged behind for such a long time before. Two wins, one draw and one defeat in four games, the draw has nothing to do with the big picture, and the one against Brazil only needs to score one goal to change the situation. But now it's different, now it's a one-on-one knockout match that can't be talked about, and if you can't win, you'll be eliminated, so now including excellent players like Han Sen, facing a game like the top four, are burdened with heavy psychological baggage, which is very unfavorable to the current Chinese Olympic team. ”
Han Sen also felt the impact of this psychological baggage on himself. When there are three group stage games, one game counts as one, and it counts wherever it is played. The quarterfinals against Italy were a big burst of character, with 10 players leading most of the time, and now it's the semifinals of the Olympics. If you can take a step forward. Then lock up the gold medal or silver medal, and if you can't win the opponent and enter the third or fourth place final, whether it is Ronaldinho's Brazil or Messi's Argentina, it is difficult to guarantee that the Chinese Olympic team will definitely win the bronze medal. What kind of thing in life is the most painful, undoubtedly seeing hope right in front of you, right at your fingertips, but not being able to touch it or even watching it disappear is the most painful. Now the Chinese Olympic team is up and down, including Han Sen. Unconsciously, there will be such a cloud in my heart that cannot be dissipated, that is: the Chinese team has entered the semi-finals, but can it really get a medal?
Nigeria is also in the lead, continue to make substitutions to adjust the physical strength of the players on the field, in the 55th minute, No. 16 Anichebe replaced Okolonkovo, the Chinese Olympic team after Han Sen hit the post, morale is also a little low, continue to control the rhythm of the field by the opponent. And the Chinese Olympic team also gritted their teeth to strengthen the scramble in the midfield, and it was Han Sen again, who collided with Ekpo again in the midfield, and the referee sentenced Han Sen to foul again! Han Sen also began to be a little impatient, and stepped forward to defend that his figure was far stronger and more powerful than the other party, and now in the one-on-one collision, the other party would definitely suffer, but it did not mean that he would foul.
At the same time as Han Sen pleaded, Nigeria once again quickly took a free kick in the midfield, Keita directly stuffed the ball to the left side of the 16th Anichebbe, who had just come on the field, Anicheb was also full of physical strength, facing Tan Wangsong on the right side, a look of eagerness, just when everyone thought that he was going to take the opportunity to play some tricks, Anicheb suddenly simplified, directly with his left foot, and passed the ball to the middle, Nigeria No. 7 Ogbuke weirdly shot with the outside instep of his left foot, The ball of this shot was beyond everyone's imagination, and at the same time shook off the balance of goalkeeper Qiu Shengjiong, who was originally going to pounce on the far end, Qiu Shengjiong suddenly found that Ogbuk was ejecting from the near corner, and he couldn't save it, and watched the ball go into the net, in the 60th minute, Ogbuk rewrote the score to 2-0!
"Second goal!" Liu Jianhong's lost commentary was suddenly drowned in the sighs of the entire Shanghai 80,000-person stadium, the scene was helpless, and the gap continued to be widened by the other party, obviously the shadow of failure has come to the Chinese Olympic team step by step, can there be a miracle? Who else can be counted on?
"It's so fast!" Zhang Lu also shook his head, "Nigeria almost didn't give the Chinese Olympic team any respite, in the first half Han Sen also concentrated and cut off a free kick like this fast in Nigeria, but Han Sen can't fight with the opponent every time he takes a fast free kick, he is the captain of the field, he must sometimes have to appeal with the referee, but the Nigerian team made full use of the rules and did not leave the Chinese Olympic team any room at all, and the Chinese team is already very difficult." ”
"Is there any hope?" Wei Miao asked Li Xinran off the field, Li Xinran was silent, Xu Yun turned around and watched the Nigerian cheerleaders in the stands ecstatic, and Bonjerry, who had just chatted with him, was wearing the jersey of the scorer No. 7 Ogbuke, hugging other fans there and cheering the team's goal!
The Chinese Olympic team also made adjustments, in the 60th minute, Zheng Zhi came out and replaced Zhao Xuri, Yin Tiesheng told on the sidelines, but also clarified Zheng Zhi's forward position, which is equivalent to the current three strikers and two forwards on the field of the National Olympic team A total of five offensive players have been invested, this configuration has reached a limit in terms of international football. But for a team, the number of attackers does not mean that it will be able to gain an advantage, after the Chinese Olympic team fully counterattacked, it was only within 2 minutes, forcing Nigerian defender Okonkuwo to foul Zheng Zhi in the backfield, and was shown a yellow card by the referee.
After Zheng Zhi took a free kick into the penalty area, he was blocked by the Nigerian team first, and the Nigerian team once again played a very fast-paced counterattack, directly forming a three-on-two situation in the backfield of the Chinese Olympic team, but the No. 16 Anichebe, who had just come on the field, was pushed away in the face of the ball that was close to the empty goal. In the next 2 minutes, the Nigerian team took advantage of the Chinese Olympic team's big pressure and failed to grasp two consecutive single opportunities.
Because at this time, Han Sen was more involved in the work of attacking and even outflanking the score, and the role of controlling the rhythm of the game was handed over to Zheng Zhi, in fact, the offensive and defensive conversion speed of the Chinese team was a little slowed down.
However, Nigeria still did not stop its stormy offensive, and continued to tear apart the heart and state of the Chinese Olympic team that had begun to lose confidence with a powerful attack. In the 71st minute, Nigeria's No. 9 Ensofor attracted Tan Wangsong's defense on the left side and crossed to the middle, and it was No. 7 Ogbuke, avoiding Zhou Haibin, who had become a single back, and hit the ball into the upper right corner of the goal with a strong long-range shot outside the penalty area, which was a shijie wave goal! Qiu Shengjiong once again said that he could not do anything! Nigeria leads 3-0!
"It's hard to see miracles anymore!" Liu Jianhong finally gave up all the cover-ups and detours, and directly said something like this, "70 minutes, 0 to 3!" This is the gap between us and the top four teams in the Olympic Games, this is the end of our Chinese football in the squeezed into the shijie first-class showdown, the next game time is not much, we may still concede goals, but the fans on the scene are not discouraged, let alone give up, they are all cheering, I hope the Chinese team can hold on to the end of the game, and I hope that the Chinese team can score a goal and maintain the record of scoring in every game in the Olympic Games, which will also be an unforgettable record and a goal worth fighting for. ”
Zhang Lu listened carefully to Liu Jianhong's summary of the conclusion of the coffin, and did not speak.
Bonjerry in the stands jumped even happier, constantly showing off his No. 7 shirt, and Ogbuk scored both goals beautifully, fully worthy of Bonjerry's boastful genius. The cheers of the Nigerian team, mixed with the frustration of the Chinese Olympic fans, seemed extremely abrupt, but it also made people feel helpless. (To be continued......)