Third watch.
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Qin Xiong understood Shunsuke Nakamura's change in mentality very well.
He had also experienced this situation at Ajax, which left a deep impression on him. He even tossed and turned in bed after the game, feeling extremely depressed.
It was in the game against AC Milan, where he was suppressed by the opponent's overall strength. In the final period of the game, not only Qin Xiong, but even his teammates also lost their mentality.
When you worked hard on the field and tried your best to get out of the predicament, only to see that reality did not improve, the sense of powerlessness that could not be changed, combined with the mental pressure, would make the players' mentality explode!
Japanese football had a humble attitude in front of the world of football. They did not hesitate and unswervingly learned from Europe. But in Asia, their attitude was rampant and condescending.
They sent 1.5 teams to compete in the AFC Asian Cup, plus they were the defending champions. Why would the team led by Zico treat the China team differently just because the venue was China?
Therefore, the China team's offensive environment in the game had been very good.
If China had the comprehensive overall strength of Ajax's reserve team, the game might have already been won because they had clearly suppressed the opponent's midfield core, made the Japanese team into a scattered sand, and had a loose offensive environment, but the China team always could not grasp the opportunity.
This made Qin Xiong start to carry out more strategic planning on the field.
From the 60th minute of the game, Qin Xiong, who was unstoppable in the midfield, constantly spurred the offensive on the left side of the front field.
Sun Xiang and Shao Jiayi went straight up and down the flank, and Qin Xiong created a suitable environment for them to assist. The China team's offense was seriously leaning to the left.
Hao Haidong's snatch in front of the goal was destroyed by Miyamoto Tsunekage, Shao Jiayi's shot in the penalty area was deflected, and Li Jinyu was put down by Kadiryoshi, which caused controversy but did not get the ideal penalty kick.
With the China team's offensive on the left side of the front field, the Japanese team's defensive focus naturally tilted to this side.
In the 71st minute of the game, Shunsuke Nakamura faced a long pass in the backfield. He hoped to surprise Qin Xiong in a way that could bypass him.
He did not touch the ball. Instead, he waited for the moment when the football bounced to the ground before he turned around and went behind Qin Xiong.
When he finished turning around, he found that he had brushed past Qin Xiong, and Qin Xiong was rushing forward. It seemed that he had succeeded.
But when he looked at the landing point of the football, he was stunned to see Liu Yi move forward to control the landing point of the football. He did not stop the ball, but gently kicked the ball forward, behind Shunsuke Nakamura.
Shunsuo Nakamura looked back again and saw Qin Xiong take the football that rolled behind him and dribble forward in large strides.
He wanted to ask himself, "What's wrong?!"
He had indeed lost his balance.
All he could think about was how to get rid of Qin Xiong, but he ignored the bigger picture.
Now, as long as Qin Xiong touched the ball, countless fans in the stands would cheer, and the beautiful women would scream!
He was like the heart of the field. Every time he touched the ball, it was as if he was beating vigorously!
Through most of the game, whether the Japanese fans admit it or not, the fact that China's number 10, Qin Xiong, crushed Japan's number 10, Shunsuke Nakamura!
Qin Xiong dribbled the ball across the half of the field and still approached the left flank.
Sun Xiang rushed forward quickly, and Shao Jiayi looked serious, ready to seize the opportunity to start accelerating.
The three managers did not dare to easily give up their defensive position in front of the penalty area. Koji Nakata and Fuxi Takashi both retreated to the middle. They surrounded Qin Xiong from three sides, and focused on the running space on the left flank.
Just as Sun Xiang went down the side and Shao Jiayi plugged in and cut inside the penalty area, the Japanese defenders immediately tightened the defensive space in that area.
But Qin Xiong suddenly stopped the ball. Fuxi Takashi came forward to steal the ball. Qin Xiong pushed the ball to the right, turned around and came to the middle of the penalty area, and then sent the ball out with a straight kick.
He hit the right rib of the penalty area!
The Japanese team's rear defensive line was completely panicked.
The China team, who had been attacking the left flank for a long time, had obviously continued to attack the left flank this time, but suddenly moved to the right flank of the penalty area!
Their defense on this side seemed a little empty. Zhang Pengfei cut inside the empty area and met Qin Xiong's straight ball with a shot!
He did not master his footwork well in the high-speed movement, and the shot was a little bit on target.
Kawaguchi Nengo pounced to the right and blocked the ball with his arm. But Zhang Pengfei's shot was more sudden, and the ball that Kawaguchi Nengo blocked rebounded into the small penalty area.
A player kicked the ball back in the direction of the goal!
The ball went into the net!
"The ball went in! China team scored the second goal. Who is it? Who shot the ball that was blocked by Kawaguchi Nengo into the goal in the scuffle in front of the goal? Could it be an own goal?
Oh, oh, oh, it's Li Jinyu! It's Li Jinyu who shot the ball into the goal! China team widened their lead and leads Japan 2: 0! There's less than 20 minutes left in the game. China team can't relax. We can't give Japan any chance! "
Li Jinyu rushed to the sidelines after the goal and made his signature celebration move, shooting the condor with the bow!
After getting up, he hugged his teammates. China team's players began to smile excitedly. The championship was in sight!
But at this time, as he walked towards the backfield, Qin Xiong once again clapped his hands at his teammates and repeated what he had said before.
Let's pretend that nothing happened!
Let's continue the game!
Alihan asked the substitutes to warm up on the sidelines. He had to consider a conservative strategy to lock in the victory based on the time left in the game.
Zico shook his head slightly, and his eyes revealed his disappointment with the Japanese team's performance in the game.
Obviously, after losing Nakamura Shunsuke's role in organizing and coordinating, the Japanese team was like a pile of loose sand. They were like a group of dragons without a leader and could not cooperate.
Zico was also ready to mobilize the troops and make the final gamble.
But before the substitutes could finish warming up, a major change occurred on the field.
In the 76th minute of the game, Qin Xiong confidently stepped on the ball in front of Nakamura Shunsuke and was ready to pull the ball and change the direction at any time. But Nakamura Shunsuke seemed to be forced by Qin Xiong's confrontation, harassment, and extraordinary humiliation throughout the game.
He chose to directly use the tackle!
Qin Xiong staggered to the ground in order to dodge. He quickly stood up and glared at Nakamura Shunsuke with a face full of anger.
Before Nakamura Shunsuke could stand firm, he was surrounded by the China team members.
The referee came to help him out, and then showed Qin Xiong a yellow card first. The stands were filled with boos!
Qin Xiong asked the referee why he gave him a yellow card.
The referee's answer was that he was provocative!
After answering Qin Xiong, the referee ran to catch up with Nakamura Shunsuke, who was walking to the backfield, and also showed him a yellow card.
Nakamura Shunsuke immediately protested to the referee, but just as he was protesting, the referee took out a card of another color.
It was red!
He had previously fouled Qin Xiong and already had a yellow card.
Now, two yellow cards had turned into a red card!
The reason the referee showed him a second yellow card was very simple. It was a dangerous tackle.
"Nakamura Shunsuke, Japan's iconic star player of this generation. He played a major role in Japan's AFC Asian Cup without sending out all of their main players. During crucial moments, he repeatedly helped Japan to stabilize their morale and overcome difficulties. He is Japan's midfield brain. Before the final, his performance was outstanding, but in the final, his performance was terrible. He met another Asian number 10 player, China's Qin Xiong! In the confrontation, he was obviously at a disadvantage. Qin Xiong's active running allowed him to seal off Nakamura Shunsuke, and we can also notice that Qin Xiong deliberately targeted Nakamura Shunsuke. So far in the game, most of Qin Xiong's breakthroughs were concentrated on Nakamura Shunsuke. Except for Nakamura Shunsuke, Nakamura Shunsuke lacked the support of his teammates around him, so Qin Xiong's breakthroughs seemed to be more successful. We can imagine that Qin Xiong was deliberately attacking Nakamura Shunsuke's confidence and distracting him from the game.
Qin Xiong succeeded. Nakamura Shunsuke did not play to his full strength in the game, and his two yellow card fouls were targeted at Qin Xiong. His careless tackle just now was not in line with Nakamura Shunsuke's technical characteristics, but Japan was two goals behind, and there was not much time left. Under the huge pressure, Nakamura Shunsuke lost his balance. Now he is going to leave the field, which obviously disrupted Zico's substitutions. Zico called back the players who were about to be substituted on the sidelines and called new players. Japan is playing with 10 players, and China is leading by two goals. There are less than 15 minutes left in the game. We hope that China's players can stay calm and tenaciously maintain their excellent performance until the end of the game! "
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