Chapter 65 3:1, there is not much time left for the Japanese team! For the defensive counterattack tactics, the best situation is that one side is ahead and the opponent is forced to launch a large-scale attack. In this case, the opponent's empty defense will become their best breakthrough point. The Japanese team is now in such an embarrassing situation. If they want to equalize the score, they have to launch a massive attack, but a massive attack will leave their own defense line empty, which will give the Chinese team an opportunity. This mentality of wanting to attack but fearing to lose the ball made the Japanese players anxious and worried. The result was that they wanted everything but could not grasp anything. In a desperate situation, the Japanese players' movements on the field became much bigger. In the 71st minute, Gao Lin pressed Konno Yasuyuki in the frontcourt. The latter had no advantage in height and weight, and felt very uncomfortable being pressed by Gao Lin. Finally, Yasuyuki Konno was driven into a corner and hit Gao Lin with his elbow. Gao Lin was stunned for half a second before he remembered that he had been elbowed. His performance gene was activated, and he covered his chest, screamed, and rolled on the grass. Gao Lin is still too young, lacks experience, and his acting skills are a bit exaggerated.
After lying on the ground, he actually tried to observe the referee's reaction through his fingers, which reminded Lin Feng of a certain actor in La Masia. Lin Feng calmly took the opportunity to protest to the referee and stood in front of Gao Lin, finally preventing the kid from being exposed. The referee did not notice the foul by the Japanese team at first, but when he saw Gao Lin falling to the ground screaming, and the Chinese players' constant complaints and protests, he had to contact the linesman and the fourth official to confirm the situation. After communicating with several other referees, the referee showed no mercy and directly took out a red card to send the Japanese player who committed the foul off the field. This red card almost completely shattered the last glimmer of hope of the Japanese. They were already behind in the score, and now their own player was sent off for an uncalm foul. For them, who were outnumbered, even equalizing the score was a luxury, let alone a reversal. Seeing the opponent being sent off, Gao Lin got up from the ground with a smile. "Hey, how was my performance just now?" "Well, that's good. You can consider joining the Kaura Masia Film and Television Academy!" Lin Feng teased. "What is La Masia Film and Television Academy?" Gao Lin was confused and didn't quite understand. What was La Masia Film and Television Academy? He had only heard of the La Masia youth training camp, which was a good place, so the other party was probably praising him? …… After Yasuyuki Konno was sent off, the Japanese team completely lost control of the midfield. The Chinese national football team began to use its numerical advantage to push back. In the 74th minute, Lin Feng once again launched a very threatening attack. After he took the initiative to move to the side, he formed a cooperation with Sun Xiang on the left. Then a straight pass broke through the Japanese team's defense. Gao Lin took the ball in the penalty area, calmly dribbled past the defender, and suddenly shot at a small angle. The Japanese goalkeeper made another amazing save and blocked the ball with one hand after falling to the ground.
After completing the shot, Gao Lin had already raised his arms to celebrate, but when he saw the opponent's goalkeeper blocked his shot, he held his head in frustration, with an expression of disbelief on his face. The opponent's goalkeeper was on drugs as he was able to save this kind of shot. The Japanese team's goalkeeper's performance in this game was indeed outstanding. If he hadn't made many amazing saves, the Japanese team might have lost more than two goals. But no matter how well the goalkeeper performed, he could not save the Japanese team from their decline. After completely controlling the midfield, the Chinese national football team gradually began to form an siege on the Japanese team. In the 77th minute, Lin Feng saw the opportunity, dribbled the ball in the middle and got rid of the defense before making a cross. Li Jinyu made a beautiful counter-run, got rid of the defender, and leaned forward to head the ball near the small penalty area line. Compared with the last time, Li Jinyu was fully prepared this time. He aimed at the lower right corner of the goal and smashed it hard. The Japanese team's goalkeeper finally failed to perform another miracle this time. Facing Li Jinyu's header, he was powerless and could only watch the ball fly into the bottom corner of the goal! The score became 3:1, and the Chinese national team's lead expanded to 2 goals. At this time, there were only a dozen minutes left before the end of the game, and the Japanese team was running out of time! Li Jinyu, who scored twice, excitedly rushed to the sidelines and slid on his knees passionately. His teammates were also very excited and slid down on their knees behind him. The Chinese fans in the stands cheered excitedly, waving the national flag vigorously, and the voices of their cheers became even louder. For football fans, this is truly the Chinese New Year! The Chinese national football team first defeated South Korea 3:0, breaking 27 years of South Korea phobia, and then defeated Japan 3:1, avenging last year's defeat! After watching the games over the past few days, the fans felt like they were dreaming. The last time Chinese football fans felt so excited was when the national team qualified for the World Cup in 2001. I hope this time it won’t be as short-lived as last time! "Alas, what a pity! If the Chinese national football team had reached this state earlier, perhaps they would have succeeded in qualifying for the World Cup!" When talking about the World Cup, many fans began to sigh and feel upset. The 06 World Cup qualifiers were a pity for the Chinese national football team. They had the same points and goal difference as group leader Kuwait, but because they scored one goal less than their opponent, they finished second and failed to advance. If the Chinese national football team had been in the same form last year, perhaps the result would have been completely different. But unfortunately, there is no if. "It doesn't matter. We can't play in the World Cup next year, but at least we can look forward to the World Cup in South Africa in 10. With the current state of the Chinese national football team, we will be even stronger in 10 and will definitely make it to the World Cup by then!" "That's right. In a few years, as Lin Feng and others continue to grow, and as the players from the World Youth Championship join the national football team, the national football team will surely improve by leaps and bounds. By then, we will not only be able to qualify for the World Cup, but may even make a breakthrough in the World Cup!" What fans fear most is seeing no hope, but with the Chinese national youth team's historic victory in the World Youth Championship, everyone has hope in their hearts. Just because this national football team is not good doesn’t mean that the next generation of national football team with the 85 National Youth Team as the core will not be good either. The young national youth players, who are regarded as the strongest generation in history, will definitely bring different changes to the national football team. The fans firmly believe this. …… Seeing their team leading by a large margin, the opponent's morale almost hit rock bottom.
Zhu Guanghu did not hesitate and replaced Lin Feng in the 75th minute. Although Lin Feng did not score a goal in this game, he provided three assists. The fans saw his performance, and when he left the field, many fans stood up and gave him warm applause and cheers. Lin Feng smiled and high-fived Wang Liang who came on as a substitute, then stood on the sidelines and waved to the fans in the stands. "Brother Lin, sit down and rest!" Hao Junmin quickly made room for Lin Feng and considerately handed him a bottle of iced water, treating him like the team's veteran. The other national team players on the side were not at all unhappy about this. Instead, they started chatting with Lin Feng in a friendly manner. Although Lin Feng is just a newcomer in the national team, he has proved his ability in two games. Anyone with discerning eyes can see how much Zhu Guanghu values him and his future position in the national football team. So everyone is happy to have good relations with him. Even if they cannot become good friends with him, at least they cannot become enemies with him. …… After Lin Feng left the field, the creativity of the Chinese national team's midfield declined. Although the attack was still fierce, the threat to the Japanese goal decreased. But the Japanese team had no fighting spirit at this point, and neither side scored a goal in the last ten minutes. The score of 3:1 remained until the end. In the end, thanks to goals from Li Jinyu, Gao Lin and others, the Chinese national team defeated the Japanese team 3:1. Not only did they end their seven-year losing streak against Japan, but they also almost secured the East Asian Cup championship trophy one round ahead of schedule. (End of this chapter)