China's passivity in the World Cup stage was not only reflected in the defensive counterattack tactics, but also in the face of a slightly stronger opponent. China simply could not control the pace of the game.
In other words, China was leading in the score. According to the usual practice, if they wanted to keep the victory, they must slow down the pace of the game, wear down the opponent, and not give the opponent a better opportunity to attack.
But in China's case, this approach simply did not work.
There was a risk of the opponent successfully intercepting the pass from the middle and backfield at any time.
Therefore, China could only follow the rhythm of the opponent.
The difficulty of the game was also reflected in this. Because of this, Ali Khan did not try his best to defend and always maintained the threat of counterattack to give China a chance of survival.
After China's substitution and restart the game, the Danish team still used the tactics of creating chaos from outside long shots or set pieces to attack.
And China's counterattack in the 76th minute of the game caught the Danish team a little off guard.
If there was any advantage that China had, then there was only one: the opponent did not understand China's team!
It was difficult to fully understand the characteristics of China's players. Before this, China's counterattacks were mostly launched from Zhang Pengfei's point on the right flank.
After Shao Jiayi came on, China's offense changed to the left flank.
This change surprised the Danish team a little.
When Shao Jiayi ran forward from the left flank, the Danish team was a little caught off guard.
The empty backfield of the Danish team could only watch as Shao Jiayi drove the ball forward like a hurricane.
When Shao Jiayi pushed the offense into the danger zone, he immediately passed the ball to Qin Xiong's feet.
At this time, Qin Xiong had already run to the middle in front of the penalty area.
Gao Lin was waiting in the front. Due to the lack of understanding of Gao Lin, the Danish team's defensive line was a little cautious and did not dare to absolutely let Gao Lin stir up trouble in the penalty area.
This gave Qin Xiong a good opportunity to break through, and Gao Lin played a deterrent role!
Qin Xiong went straight forward and pressed in front of the penalty area.
When Klaudrup came to block, Qin Xiong kicked the ball diagonally behind Klaudrup, and then he continued to bypass Klaudrup and cut into the penalty area.
Klaudrup immediately turned around, but he still couldn't catch up with Qin Xiong, who was moving at an explosive speed.
The ball passed by!
When Qin Xiong cut diagonally into the penalty area, the goalkeeper, Sorensen, left the goal early. He knew that he could not wait at the goal line for a save.
Just when he was only two meters away from Qin Xiong, Qin Xiong pretended to pass the ball across. It looked like he was going to pass the ball with the arch of his foot. Sorensen's center of gravity was deceived!
The moment Qin Xiong touched the ball, he used his outer instep to kick the ball in the direction of the end line.
He quickly caught up with the football and was less than 15 degrees away from the goal, but Qin Xiong still decisively chose to shoot!
With a precise kick, the ball was sent into the goal!
The Royal Banfliken Stadium erupted in deafening cheers.
The China fans felt that the emotional changes in the game were really like a roller coaster!
Every time the Danish team scored a goal, they began to be on tenterhooks, but after the China team recovered a goal, their mentality became comfortable again.
After Qin Xiong broke the goal, he slowed down and trotted to the sidelines. He patted the team emblem on his chest and nodded to the fans in the stands.
At this moment, his expression was extremely serious, and there was a majestic air about him, like a god.
"Goal, goal, goal, goal, goal … The China team scored the fourth goal of the game, and our Qin team scored a hat-trick!
The China team's unwavering counterattack tactics have yielded good results. The Danish team scored again and again, which made us sweat for the China team. But Qin team repeatedly stepped forward to help the team stabilize the team's morale, and also gave all the China fans a reassurance! "
The Danish team was already on the verge of collapse.
Especially their defensive players, who were already helpless to the extreme.
It was not that they did not work hard, and it was not that they did not value it.
But in the key defense, it was really difficult for them to mark Qin Xiong.
Qin Xiong was given a wide space to break through. He was like a free bird, going wherever he wanted to go.
The China team stabilized the situation again.
If the Danish team wanted to advance, they had to score three goals against the China team in the next 15 minutes or so!
This was undoubtedly a difficult task.
But the Danish team would not give up.
They would treat these 15 minutes as a decisive battle.
In the 79th minute of the game, Romedar cut inside the penalty area to receive Bendtner's return pass for a long shot. The football brushed the outside of the goalpost and flew out of the end line. Romedar knelt on the ground and covered his face, as if he was too ashamed to face his elders.
In the 83rd minute, Jorgensen passed the ball from the side, and Tomasson headed the ball to Bendtner in the penalty area. At the crucial moment, Li Weifeng used his body to block Bendtner's shot, and the China team was in danger in the penalty area!
In the 85th minute of the game, the China team entered the stage of total retreat.
It was not until the game entered injury stoppage time that Agger, who had plugged in to assist, was knocked to the ground by Feng Xiaoting when he was fighting for a header in the penalty area. The referee immediately blew the whistle and pointed to the penalty spot to indicate that the China team had committed a foul. A penalty kick was awarded!
"The second penalty kick! The Danish team has won the second penalty kick of the game. Although there is not much time left in the game, this penalty kick may still give the Danish team a chance to create a miracle. "
It was still Tomasson who took the penalty kick.
He calmly ran up and raised his leg to push the ball. The football rolled into the bottom right corner of the goal, and a clean shot broke the goal!
This time, Yang Zhi made a mistake in his prediction and pounced in the opposite direction, and the China team lost the third goal.
4:3
The China team, who was only one goal ahead of their opponent, did not panic at all, because in theory, the Danish team still needed two goals to advance to the top 16.
Qin Xiong did not launch another attack. After the game restarted, he used his individual ball control skills to delay the game time.
He brought the ball to the flank of the front field. If a Danish player came to grab the ball, he would cause the opponent to commit a foul or let the opponent destroy the ball out of bounds, striving to not easily lose the ball.
The Danish team finally gave up after destroying the ball under Qin Xiong's feet and fouling once in a row!
In the stands of the Royal Banfliken Stadium, the China fans gathered into a spectacular picture. They wore the same clothes, shouted the same slogan, and even their expressions were the same: persistent and excited!
"China team, come on! China team, come on! "
The shouts were even more magnificent, and the Chinese fans were looking forward to the referee blowing the final whistle of the game to witness the historic breakthrough of China's football on the stage of the World Cup!
Finally, the referee finally blew the whistle to end the game.
At the moment when the game was over, Qin Xiong picked up the ball at his feet and kicked it into the sky!
Then he stood in the same place, squatting, tensing his muscles and letting out a wild roar!
The China team had advanced to the top 16 of the World Cup!
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