The Iranian team was once again killed by the China team's counterattack. They were extremely unwilling to lose the game. At the same time, the China team became an existence that the other three teams could not underestimate after entering the semifinals.
Japan, Australia, Uzbekistan, China!
The semifinals of the Asian Cup were born.
Japan and Australia would fight each other, while Uzbekistan and China would compete for another ticket to the final.
The China team started low in this Asian Cup, and their state and confidence were increasing day by day.
On the stage of the semifinals, the chief coach of Uzbekistan said at the pre-match press conference that they would compete vigorously with the China team!
"The Iranian team is very conservative in the game. They put more energy into defense and could not play their own style, which gave the China team a chance to dominate the game. We will not make the same mistake. To beat the China team, I think the most important thing is to play our own strength. But if you are led by the nose by the opponent, you will never be able to play your own strengths. There are no weak teams in the semifinals. We believe that with our own strength, we can fight the China team evenly! "
The chief coach of Uzbekistan's bold words sounded very exciting.
Maybe they really did not want to lose the game in the case of being restrained by the China team. It could be said that the Iranian team lost to the China team because of Qin Xiong's "less for more" loss!
If they could "one for one" with Qin Xiong, then the Iranian team would definitely have a chance to beat the China team in the remaining 10 VS 10.
But if they wanted to restrain Qin Xiong, sorry, one person was definitely not enough.
So when they invested more troops to restrain Qin Xiong, the Iranian team was at a disadvantage in the other local battlefields.
Uzbekistan seemed to want to learn from the failure of the Iranian team and intended to fight the China team head-on!
On the evening of January 26.
The game between the China team and the Uzbekistan team came as scheduled.
The China team, which was in good condition, still focused on the midfield and fast attacks.
The Uzbekistan team did not throw a smoke bomb. They were indeed very brave to fight the China team head-on after the game began.
The game was very unrestrained!
But the trend was not what the Uzbekistan team expected.
In the third minute of the game, the Uzbekistan team tested Zeng Cheng with a long shot in front of the penalty area, which brought some pressure to the China team and made the Uzbekistan team's tactical play look effective.
But two minutes later, Qin Xiong, who did not fall into a tight defense, let the Uzbekistan team taste the taste of regret.
In a fast attack, Zhao Xuan passed the ball to Zhang Pengfei, who pushed the attack into the danger zone and passed the ball to the front of the penalty area.
Han Peng controlled the ball and took a step back to dribble the ball for Qin Xiong, who cut inside.
In front of the Uzbek defense line, Qin Xiong used a fancy kick from behind to break through the entire defense line.
When he was facing the penalty area from the side, he used his right foot to knock the ball from behind into the penalty area. After the action of knocking the ball, he went around the other side of the opposing defender, Haidarov, and rushed into the penalty area.
Haidarov was completely stunned at the key defensive point. The football rolled past him on his right side and Qin Xiong rushed past him on his left. For a moment, it was difficult for him to pay attention to his left and right.
Qin Xiong charged into the penalty area and shot a low shot with his left foot from a small angle into the Uzbekistan team's goal!
The China team scored the opening goal in the AFC Asian Cup semi-final. When Qin Xiong celebrated on the sidelines, the enthusiastic China fans in the stands waved a huge banner they made with Qin Xiong's face and four Chinese characters.
The Emperor of Asia!
It was not an exaggeration to say that Qin Xiong had monopolized the honor of the Asian Footballer of the Year for many years. Even the media in many countries in Asia said that there was no need for the Asian Footballer of the Year award!
When Qin Xiong retired, the award would be reinstated.
Uzbekistan's offense became more unrestrained after the goal was lost. It would test the China team's defense, but it would also give the China team more opportunities to counterattack and attack quickly!
In the 21st minute of the game, Qin Xiong and Sun Xiang coordinated a quick attack on the left side. The two players continuously hit the wall and successfully pushed the offense to the front field. Qin Xiong suddenly turned to the middle to disrupt the Uzbekistan team's defense. Then, Zhang Pengfei cut inside and ran into position to send out an exquisite straight pass!
Zhang Pengfei charged into the penalty area and shot the ball into the far corner of the goal with his outer instep.
China team led by 2: 0!
In less than 14 minutes of the game, the China team led by two goals.
Uzbekistan was caught off guard.
But they only had one way to go.
In the 29th minute of the game, Zhang Linpeng passed the ball from the right side. Qin Xiong headed the ball into the middle from the far corner of the penalty area. Han Peng headed the ball into the goal and the ball went into the net!
3:0！
Uzbekistan finally realized what was going on. What they meant by having a spectacular fight with the Chinese team was actually a spectacular death for themselves!
Before the end of the first half, Uzbekistan, which was on the verge of collapse, retreated into the penalty area. Qin Xiong shot an earth-shattering long shot from the outside and sent the ball into the corner of the top right corner of the goal!
4:0！
This AFC Asian Cup semi-final almost became a carnival party for the China team.
The fans in the stands showed incredible and excited smiles. In the second half, the China team became more and more courageous. After Uzbekistan showed signs of collapse, the China team patiently organized the offense in the front field. Zheng Zhi's beautiful transfer of the ball tore the Uzbekistan defense line apart.
Sun Xiang slid down the side and received Qin Xiong's pass. Then, he passed the ball into the penalty area. Qin Xiong suddenly stopped and changed directions in the penalty area to shake off one of the opponent's defenders. Then, he raised his leg to shoot!
Although the goalkeeper touched the ball with his hand near the corner of the goal, the ball still flew into the goal after the refraction!
Qin Xiong scored a hat-trick!
5:0！
Uzbekistan was terrified. This was a semi-final that they had never expected!
The score on the scoreboard told them: Never ignore the existence of Qin Xiong!
Iran lost, but Iran did not do anything wrong.
If a superstar could not make the opponent take him seriously, then he was not a superstar!
And if you underestimate the existence of such a player, you will be punished!
Uzbekistan has made a very naïve mistake!
They felt the threat of Qin Xiong in hindsight, but it was too late. The game was over!
Gao Hongbo saved his strength for the final and used three substitutions in a row. Even if Qin Xiong came off the field, the arrogant China team still scored a goal in the remaining time!
Yang Xu, who came on as a substitute, took advantage of the opponent's mistake in the penalty area and locked the score at 6: 0!
China team advanced into the AFC Asian Cup final with a strong momentum with a wild victory!
In the other game, Japan and Australia fought for 120 minutes and finally decided the winner in a cruel penalty shootout!
Japan and China team met in the AFC Asian Cup final!
The AFC Asian Cup final reproduced the 2004 Sino-Japanese showdown!
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