Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 639 My husband, Shan Yongzhuo, is the best in the world.
Hao Junmin dribbled forward immediately after receiving the ball.

With an open field in front of him, Messia's attacking third left him in a vacuum, unmarked.

It wasn't until Valdes closed in that Hao Junmin finally poked the ball to Shan Yongzhuo.

Dan Yongzhuo ran backwards towards the ball, with Balanta close behind, but Dan Yongzhuo's speed was too fast, and he got into position first.

Balanta was very alert, watching the ball while trying to prevent Shan Yongzhuo from turning around prematurely, but he still didn't expect Shan Yongzhuo to turn around so quickly.

Dan Yongzhuo immediately activated the Whirlwind Ground Kick.

This allowed him to turn almost without stopping the ball, dribble past Balanta, and then dribble forward like a madman.

Balanta didn't even have time to react. By the time he turned around, he saw Shan Yongzhuo dribbling the ball and almost reaching the edge of the penalty area.

"How can it be!"

How did he control the ball?

Balanta was stunned.

By the time he realized what was happening, he couldn't catch up at all.

Dan Yongzhuo easily shook off Balanta with his whirlwind ground kick, then dribbled forward like a cheetah.

At this point, Colombia's backfield had no defenders left, only goalkeeper Ospina. When he saw Shan Yongzhuo about to reach the penalty area line, Ospina felt a chill run down his spine.

But with things having come to this point, Ospina had no choice but to attack.

Dan Yongzhuo dribbled the ball to the edge of the penalty area and spotted Ospina coming out to challenge him.

Without any hesitation, he unleashed a powerful shot.

This position is generally considered to be Shan Yongzhuo's zone, and with a shot from this position, Shan Yongzhuo generally won't make any mistakes.

"The ball is in!"

"Three to zero!"

"China's counter-attack goal: Shan Yongzhuo received a through pass from Hao Junmin, shook off Balanta, and unleashed a brilliant shot from the familiar edge of the penalty area!"

"He completed another hat-trick, his second in this World Cup, bringing his World Cup goal tally to eight!"

"Three appearances, eight goals, an average of 2.6 goals per game—that's enough to instill fear in any opponent..."

The commentator shouted excitedly.

Simultaneously.

The Chinese fans at the stadium were also excitedly cheering. The goal came in the 80th minute of the match, when Shan Yongzhuo scored again, widening the score gap to 3 goals, which almost meant that Colombia had no chance of winning.

Many Chinese fans were moved to tears.

Making it through the World Cup qualifiers and into the World Cup finals is already incredibly exciting.

Now, the Chinese team, participating in the World Cup finals for the second time, did not suffer three defeats and be eliminated early, as many had predicted.

No one expected that in a relatively evenly matched group, the Chinese team would achieve an undefeated record of two wins and one draw, advancing to the World Cup round of 16 as the group leader.

This is a huge success and a great honor.

Chinese football has finally risen to prominence.

In the past, Asian football had basically reached its limit by the time it reached the round of 16.

Of course, Chinese fans don't really acknowledge South Korea's semi-final appearance.

Even Japan, which has long been considered the strongest in Asia, has failed to advance beyond the round of 16 in several World Cups.

Therefore, reaching the round of 16 is a success for Asian teams.

Chinese football has finally risen to prominence.

The atmosphere in the entire stadium was completely ignited; something absolutely unimaginable had just happened. The fans were overjoyed, excitedly making various celebratory gestures in the stands and chanting Shan Yongzhuo's name.

"Shan Yongzhuo, awesome!"

"Shan Yongzhuo, you are the best!"

"My husband, Shan Yongzhuo, is the best in the world!"

"Shan Yongzhuo, Shan Yongzhuo, Shan Yongzhuo!"

For a moment, the cheers for Shan Yongzhuo completely drowned out the cheers for the Chinese team.

Amidst the enthusiastic atmosphere in the stands, the Chinese players on the field were also celebrating excitedly. Everyone was thrilled. Although the goal belonged to Shan Yongzhuo, the victory belonged to the entire team, and they were happy to have secured a place in the round of 16.

Shan Yongzhuo was completely surrounded.

"Xiao Dan, you rascal, if I were a woman, I would definitely marry you!"

"You damned genius!"

"I told you long ago, with Brother Shan here, we're sure to win."

Even Zheng Zhi, the oldest player on the field and the team captain, excitedly gave Shan Yongzhuo a strong hug: "Xiao Shan, thank you, it's so great to have you on the team!"

"Don't thank me, Brother Zhi!"

Shan Yongzhuo also felt somewhat emotional.

Gao Hongbo's team doesn't have many veteran players; most of them are in their 20s or almost 30, in the prime of their careers.

There aren't many veteran players like Zheng Zhi and Li Weifeng.

However, these veteran players, such as Zheng Zhi and Li Weifeng, all participated in the 2002 World Cup.

They were highly praised by the media before the competition, but they lost all three group stage matches, which put them under tremendous pressure.

Now, they have successfully advanced to the round of 16, and with an undefeated record in the group stage.

Such a result moved veteran player Zheng Zhi to tears.

Surrounded by his excited teammates, Shan Yongzhuo didn't feel much about scoring. In fact, he had already decided to save up his goals from each game for the sake of the team's performance, so he could use them more often later.

So for him, this World Cup was actually a losing proposition.

However, at this moment, Shan Yongzhuo was also surrounded by a huge sense of collective honor. Listening to the cheers of the fans around him, his emotions were also stirred.

After the game restarted, Colombia continued to attack, but it was noticeably less intense.

With ten minutes remaining, they didn't seem to want to push themselves too hard for a goal.

After all, finishing second in the group is a result they can accept. So, with the outcome already decided, there's no need to fight any further. If any players get injured as a result, it would be a net loss.

However, in the 87th minute, Colombia still managed to launch a very impressive attack.

A cross from the wing leads to a header in the middle.

Ramos almost headed the ball into the goal, but unfortunately the ball hit the post and went out of bounds.

After that shot, Colombia was completely desperate.

With only three minutes remaining in the game, and even including injury time, it won't exceed six minutes. It's uncertain whether the referee will give that much added time, given the huge gap between the two sides; the outcome of the game is no longer in doubt.

Colombia is still trying, but it's really just for show.

At last.

In the second minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the final whistle to end the match.

(End of this chapter)