vncnus Chapter 29 This is the real difference in strength!
Chapter 29 This is the real difference in strength!
"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!"
"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!"
"This is a live broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Men's Football Quarter-Final!"
"China vs. Italy!"
"The players from both teams are now positioned in their respective halves of the field!"
"Beep!!!"
"With the referee's whistle, the match officially begins!"
"First, let's look at the starting lineups for both sides!"
"Qiu Shengjiong, the starting goalkeeper for the Chinese Olympic team, wearing the traditional red jersey and attacking from left to right!"
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"Still the 4-5-1 formation we used to beat Belgium in the group stage!"
"On the other side, Italy's starting goalkeeper, Viviano, is attacking from right to left in his traditional blue jersey!"
"Defenders: De Ceglie, Criscito, Bocchetti, Motta!"
Midfielders: Giovinco, Montolivo, Marchisio, Nocerino, Rossi!
"Lone striker: Acquafresca!"
"Facing the home team China, Italy's coach Casiraghi also fielded their usual 4-5-1 formation..."
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August 18th, 8 PM Beijing time.
The quarterfinals of the Chinese Olympic team, which countless Chinese people have been eagerly anticipating, have officially begun.
Although many commentators had analyzed before the match that the Chinese Olympic team was unlikely to win this mismatch and might even suffer a crushing defeat, even so...
On this day, the Workers' Stadium still attracted more than 40,000 Chinese football fans.
Even before the match started, they kept shouting "Go China!" at the top of their lungs.
The fans were cheering enthusiastically.
And on the field!
The Chinese Olympic team, including Su Yu, fought hard from the start of the match, repeatedly intercepting the Italians' relentless attacks.
Yes!
Even Su Yu, who was previously considered the strongest offensive weapon for the national youth team, felt a deep sense of powerlessness when facing a group of Serie A starters.
Montolivo and Marchisio, these two future top midfield maestros, not only allowed the Italians to easily tear apart the Chinese Olympic team's defense on the offensive end, but also showed Su Yu the true Italian style of defense on the defensive end.
With their extremely seamless teamwork, Su Yu was completely locked down.
With Su Yu, the national Olympic team's offensive metronome, losing his touch, the match completely turned into a half-court offensive and defensive drill for the Italians.
The match is in its 7rd minute.
Giovinco, currently Italy's strongest talent, used his almost overwhelming individual ability on the left wing to dribble past Hao Junmin and Yuan Weigui in succession.
And before Li Weifeng could pounce, he passed the ball to Montolivo, who had rushed to the center.
A powerful shot!
The football soared into the air and hurtled towards the goal.
Qiu Shengjiong lunged forward with all his might, but the football just grazed his fingertips.
The Chinese fans in the stands held their breath in fear as they watched the game concede a goal right from the start.
Fortunately, although the football passed Qiu Shengjiong, it was ultimately blocked by the crossbar.
The Chinese Olympic team escaped a disaster.
The match is in its 12rd minute.
It's still Giovinco on the left wing!
Qiao Wenke, who had already left Hao Junmin and Yuan Weigui breathless, once again put on a solo challenge.
Moreover, this time, Giovinco, who rushed into the penalty area, did not choose to pass the ball. Instead, he exaggeratedly changed direction again, dodging Li Weifeng's interception, and raised his right leg as if to shoot.
Seeing that he was about to lose the ball, Feng Xiaoting immediately made a desperate sliding tackle.
However, the experienced Giovinco suddenly pulled his foot back!
Qiao Wenke managed to stop his foot, but Feng Xiaoting couldn't. With a scream, Feng Xiaoting tackled Qiao Wenke, who then fell to the ground!
"Beep!"
The referee blew his whistle and, without hesitation, pulled out a yellow card and pointed to the penalty spot with his right hand.
"Feng Xiaoting is now..."
"no way!"
"The difference in skill is too obvious; no one can stop Giovinco!"
- [Sigh, it's really impossible to stop him. Giovinco is every defender's nightmare in Serie A, how could our players possibly defend against him!]
- [A yellow card and a penalty kick in just 12 minutes, this game is hopeless!]
- [I was hoping our national Olympic team would perform well this time and maybe even win a medal or something, but now it seems like there's little hope.]
-【Nonsense! Look at who the national Olympic team's opponents are this time—a whole Serie A starting lineup! No wonder they're unlikely to win!】
[Sigh, Su Yu can't get any information out here either, and Dong Fangzhuo is completely contained by Criscito, posing no threat on offense. The Italians are just blocking your way and messing with you!]
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If you earn a penalty kick yourself, you should take it yourself.
After feigning a few cries of despair, Giovinco quickly got up, grabbed the soccer ball, and stood at the penalty spot.
No miracle occurred. Faced with Qiao Wenke's tricky shot, Qiu Shengjiong could only lower his head in disappointment.
Giovinco, who helped Italy open the scoring, excitedly rushed to the sidelines to celebrate with his fans who had traveled from afar to the stadium.
The match is in its 13rd minute.
China's Olympic team is trailing 0-1.
Seeing that they had already conceded a goal, Yin Tiesheng, who had originally hoped to drag Italy into extra time, could only shout for the whole team to attack.
However, the Italian coach, who had already prepared for Su Yu's move, had Montolivo and Marchisio sandwich Su Yu.
Under the pressure of these two players, even with Su Yu's top-notch vision and game reading ability, he could only helplessly send the ball back to the backfield time and time again.
Once, twice...
After several unsuccessful attempts to launch attacks, the Chinese Olympic team was once again pushed back into their own half by the Italians.
"There's a gap in skill levels across all positions, so there really isn't much of a solution!"
"But it's not all bad. After all, playing a real match against a team like Italy is a very valuable experience for our young players... Ouch!"
"Shen Longyuan's control of that ball was a bit too heavy!"
"Rosie makes a steal!"
"The Italians' counterattack!"
"Danger!!!"
While commentator Huang was comforting the fans in the commentary box, Shen Longyuan, the left winger of the national Olympic team, made a sudden mistake on the field.
The sudden loss of possession threw the Chinese Olympic team's defense into complete disarray.
Taking advantage of the fact that the national Olympic team's defense had not yet returned, Rossi immediately made a long run into the heart of the national Olympic team's backfield.
And just as Li Weifeng lunged forward, he delivered a cross pass to Qiao Wenke, who was rushing over.
A powerful shot!
The football thus passed over Qiu Shengjiong's hands for the second time and nestled into the net.
"Beep!!!"
The referee blew his whistle again.
Giovinco scores twice!
At this moment, the entire Workers' Stadium fell completely silent.
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P.S.: Oh no, Chapter 2 is stuck in the review process. I'm contacting the editor, and it should be released soon.