host must win

Chapter 523 The song of victory!
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto's pass was very accurate, and Hidetoshi Nakata's forward drive was also very decisive. The defense of the Chinese team had nothing to do with the cooperation of the two of them.

"Be careful!!" Huang Jianqiang and He Wei in the commentary booth exclaimed at the same time.

The boos over the workers' stadium also reached their peak.

Amidst the deafening boos, Nakata Hidetoshi turned his head to confirm the trajectory of the football flying, adjusted his pace during running, raised his right leg, and prepared to shoot directly.

There is not a single defensive player of the Chinese team around him!
The head coach of the Japanese team, Zico, clenched his hands into fists and was trembling slightly.Alihan, who was not far from Zico, widened his eyes and opened his mouth wide, but did not make any sound.

In a blink of an eye, the football flew to where Hidetoshi Nakata was, and was hit by the outside instep of his right foot.

Just listening to the muffled sound of "bang", the football flew to the back corner of the goal!

After the shot, Hidetoshi Nakata had the opportunity to let his eyes follow the football and take a look at the situation in front of the goal.

However, the scene that the football player expected from the Japanese player bypassed the Chinese goalkeeper Li Leilei and flew into the goal did not happen. The football was poked hard by his fingertips, and the deflection jumped out of the bottom line!
Seeing this, Hidetoshi Nakata's knees softened and he knelt in the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team.

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"Li Leilei——Wow!! Beautiful!! Beautiful!!! A world-class save! He saved Nakata Hidetoshi's shot from close at hand! It can be called the ultimate save!!"

The huge boos at the Workers' Stadium seamlessly switched to cheers. Amidst the cheers, Li Leilei lay on the ground and turned his head to look at the football that had flown beyond the bottom line.

Hidetoshi Nakata didn't respond, just staring at the football beyond the baseline in a daze.

Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, who was outside the penalty area, rushed into the penalty area, and at the same time pointed his finger at the corner flag area, reminding his teammates loudly: "Go to the corner kick! We still have a chance to attack!!"

He rushed directly in front of Nakata Hidetoshi, pulled the latter up with both hands, and roared loudly in his ear: "The game is not over yet, Nakata! We still have a chance to attack!"

The players of the Chinese team who were about to hug and celebrate with Li Leilei were also stopped by Yin Jun: "What are you doing?! The game is not over yet! Prevent their corner kick first!"

So before everyone had time to cheer for Li Leilei's world-class save, they threw themselves into the battle again.

That's right, the game is not over yet, it's not time to be happy!
There was also a tsunami in the stands of the Workers Stadium: "China team - come on!! China team - come on!! China team - come on!!!"

There is only this one voice in the audience, and everyone can hear it clearly, even if it is transmitted to the TV through satellite signals, the audience can also hear it clearly.

In the living rooms of countless families, bars, teahouses, restaurants, food stalls, and squares... the audience gathered in front of the screen followed the fans in front of them and shouted in unison: "Team China—Come on!!"

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For this corner kick, the Japanese goalkeeper Nohuo Kawaguchi also rushed up from the goal, ready to make a final fight.

The Chinese team naturally retreated to the penalty area to defend.

Li Leilei turned a blind eye to the players from both sides competing for positions in front of him, and just raised his arms high, as if declaring his sovereignty over the place.

Li Weifeng followed Liu Zedun tightly, and the two of them flashed and moved in the penalty area, seeing back and forth.

Zheng Zhi stuck to Nakata Hidetoshi's side, with his back to the corner flag area, and his eyes were on the Japanese.

The other Chinese team players also have their own tasks, and they are mixed together in the penalty area.

In a certain VIP box on the stands of the Workers' Stadium, Ye Lanqiu covered his mouth nervously, staring at the ground below the stadium without daring to blink.

In the hustle and bustle of the scene, the whistle of the referee was almost inaudible. It was not until they saw the football being kicked towards the goal that many people realized that the corner kick was taken!
Ye Lanqiu paused for breathing.

The football drew an obvious arc and went straight to the goal of the Chinese team.

In the penalty area in front of the Chinese team's goal, Li Weifeng and Atsushi Yanagi jumped up at the same time, and Zheng Zhi and Hidetoshi Nakata also jumped up behind them.In the end, Li Weifeng shook his head against Liu Zedun forcefully and pushed the football outside the penalty area.

Yin Jun, who was on the edge of the penalty area before, saw the football flying out, so he quickly ran to the football landing point, and looked around very quickly to observe the situation. He saw a Japanese team player rushing towards him.

Yin Jun jumped up first and rubbed the football backwards. The opponent player jumped directly at him and knocked him to the ground.

"Ah!" Yin Jun screamed in the air.

Then he heard a whistle!
Yin Jun, who was lying on the ground, was waiting for the referee to come over, but he heard the referee blow his whistle again.

Yin Jun was a little dazed. There was no conflict between the players on the court. Why did the referee blow his whistle twice?
Then he heard the referee blew the third whistle and made a gesture to signal the end of the game.

At this time, Yin Jun finally realized - the game is over!

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"The game is over!! The game is over!!!"

"2:1! The Chinese team defeated the Japanese team at home and scored 10 points. They are only one step away from qualifying for the World Cup finals in Germany next summer!"

In the passionate words of Huang Jianqiang and He Wei, the players of the Chinese team embraced together excitedly to celebrate this rare victory.

In sharp contrast with the Chinese team, many players of the Japanese team have collapsed on the court.On the one hand, it is because of tiredness, and on the other hand, it is because of worry about the future.

Almost every Japanese player knows that their loss to the Chinese team in the away game does not mean that they are completely eliminated. After all, even if they can only get third in Group B in the end, they still have a chance to advance to the play-offs.

But it is undeniable that the initiative to advance is no longer in their hands!

When the Chinese players finally gathered together and went around the field led by Yin Jun to thank the Chinese fans in the stands who had accompanied them to the end, a familiar prelude sounded from the loudspeakers of the Workers Stadium.

Just hearing the prelude, the fans on the scene burst into cheers again.

Soon a chorus of [-] fans resounded in the Workers Stadium:

"The five-star red flag is fluttering in the wind! What a loud song of victory!!"

"Sing to our dear motherland! From now on we will be prosperous and strong!!"

"Across the mountains! Across the plains! Across the rushing Yellow River and Yangtze River!!"

"Broad and beautiful land! It is our dear hometown!!"

"The heroic people stand up! We are united, fraternal and strong as steel!!"

(End of this chapter)