Football: He suffered a broken leg at the start of the game, but partnered with Haaland!

Three days later. Songkhla Stadium.

The quarter-final match between China and Jordan in the AFC U23 Championship has officially begun.

Cannavaro, dressed in a dark black suit, stood with his arms crossed in the command area on the sidelines.

He kept a close eye on the game. Today, the Chinese team fielded their strongest lineup, with no players holding back. If they could overcome Jordan and reach the semi-finals, it would mean they only needed one more victory to secure a direct ticket to the Tokyo Olympics.

The referee blew the opening whistle.

Jordan's head coach was a local coach with a large beard. He made targeted tactical arrangements against the Chinese team. At the start of the match, Jordan's two tall defensive midfielders were like two plasters, sticking tightly to their midfield maestro, Sun Yang. They attempted to use physical confrontations and constant subtle fouls to cut off Sun Yang's connection with the forwards.

The match has reached the 12th minute.

Jordan's midfielder attempted a breakthrough on the left flank but was thwarted by Feng Boxuan and went out of bounds.

The ball was thrown out of bounds, and Huang Zhengyu jumped to head it towards the middle.

Sun Yang chested the ball down. Almost simultaneously, Jordanian defender Awad charged at him from behind. It was a collision that teetered on the edge of a foul. Awad is 1.85 meters tall and weighs over 85 kilograms; he attempted to use his size advantage to knock the Chinese number 10 over.

Sun Yang lowered his center of gravity, his core suddenly sinking. Not only was he not knocked down, but in the last second before losing his balance, he cleverly flicked the ball with the outside of his right foot.

The ball rolled between Awad's legs toward the open space to his left. Sun Yang turned and slipped past the defender, disappearing through the gaps in the defense.

A huge gap appeared in Jordan's midfield defense.

Upon seeing this, Yang Liyu and Zhang Yuning, the Chinese forwards, immediately dashed towards the two flanks of the Jordanian penalty area like arrows.

Sun Yang dribbled forward two steps. His mind raced, and his radar-like vision allowed him to clearly see the gap between Jordan's two center-backs.

The left-back was left behind, and the offside trap was not created.

opportunity.

The "point and shoot" skill was activated silently. Sun Yang pointed his left hand at a large patch of green grass on the right side of the Jordanian penalty area. He then used the inside of his right foot to chip the ball into the bottom of the pitch.

There were no unnecessary adjustments, and no unnecessary delays.

A very subtle long through ball.

The ball traced a flat parabola in mid-air, soaring over the heads of three Jordanian defenders and landing precisely on the right side of the penalty area.

Yang Liyu arrived in a flash. He didn't need to slow down to adjust his pace; the ball seemed to have eyes, glued to the instep of his foot. As he controlled the ball, Yang Liyu had already broken into the penalty area.

Facing the Jordanian goalkeeper who had rushed out of his goal, Yang Liyu remained calm and used the instep of his right foot to push the ball into the far corner of the goal.

The ball rolled along the grass and into the net.

1:0.

Just fifteen minutes into the game, the Chinese team broke the deadlock with a textbook counter-attack.

Yang Liyu excitedly rushed towards the corner flag area and hugged the flagpole tightly. Sun Yang jogged up from the backfield and gave him a high-five in celebration.

In the CCTV sports channel's broadcast booth, He Wei raised his voice several decibels.

"Great shot! Yang Liyu scores with a low shot. But we must praise Sun Yang's pass. It was a surgical through ball that cut through the entire defense. His vision is so wide; even under physical contact, he was still able to keenly spot the fatal gap in the opponent's defensive line."

Xu Yang chimed in from the side.

"This is only possible because it's an empty stadium. If it were a full stadium, this kick would definitely ignite the whole place. Sun Yang is playing more and more like a master now. He doesn't engage in unnecessary battles with the Jordanian team in midfield. He just delivers the ball and kills them."

The game has restarted.

The Jordanian players' emotions fluctuated to some extent after conceding the goal.

After the kickoff from the center circle, the Jordanian center-back chose to pass the ball back to the goalkeeper. The goalkeeper hesitated slightly upon receiving the ball, intending to launch a long ball forward.

Sun Yang, who had been lurking near the center circle, suddenly accelerated, relying on his incredible mobility, and charged directly into the Jordanian penalty area to press high.

The goalkeeper panicked and kicked the ball too high, hitting the ball hard. Instead of soaring high, the ball flew low towards midfield.

Chinese midfielder Huang Zhengyu leaped high and headed the ball back into Jordan's half.

The ball landed right at the feet of Sun Yang, who had turned around to receive it.

At this moment, Sun Yang was only thirty meters away from the goal. He pushed the ball forward with his right foot, picked up speed, and directly shook off the defender chasing back, heading straight for the edge of the penalty area.

Jordan's key center-back, Hassan, panicked. He knew that if the number 10 rushed into the penalty area, they would be met with a one-on-one slaughter. Hassan had no choice but to slide tackle from two meters outside the penalty area line.

With a thud, Sun Yang and the ball were tackled and tumbled onto the grass. He slid for more than two meters before coming to a stop.

The referee's whistle blew sharply.

A yellow card was held above their heads. At the same time, the Chinese team was awarded a direct free kick in an excellent position.

The team doctor rushed onto the field. Fortunately, Sun Yang had the "Iron Legs" talent, which reduced his injury rate by 50%. The team doctor applied a spray to his ankle, and Sun Yang rubbed his ankle and stood up immediately.

This is a position about 22 meters from the goal, slightly to the left.

Because it was an empty stadium, the surroundings were so quiet that the heavy breathing of the Jordanian players could be heard. The Jordanian goalkeeper stood on the goal line, loudly directing his teammates to form a wall.

Five tall Jordanian players stood close together, covering their groins with their hands, forming an impenetrable human wall.

Sun Yang, holding the ball, walked to the spot where the foul occurred and carefully placed the ball on the white line. He stepped back five paces, his eyes fixed on the upper right corner of the goal.

From this position, you can use Beckham's Crescent Moon Kick to bypass the wall of players using the arc.

But Sun Yang, who had struggled tens of thousands of times in the system's dream training camp, had another option.

He wanted to try something absolutely violent.

The referee blows the whistle.

Sun Yang didn't take a side run-up. He faced the ball directly, took long strides, and accelerated forward in a straight line.

Two steps, three steps.

His left foot slammed heavily onto the grass ten centimeters to the left of the ball. His core strength exploded.

"Barty GO" skill activated.

Sun Yang's right leg swung in the air in a semi-circle, and his instep slammed into the ball's valve stem just below it, like a heavy hammer.

boom.

A dull, teeth-grinding bang echoed through the empty stadium.

The ball had no spin whatsoever. Completely ignoring air resistance, it carried terrifying kinetic energy, like an armor-piercing bullet fired from a gun, whistling past just centimeters above the heads of the two players on the outermost edge of the wall.

The Jordanian goalkeeper's view was blocked by his own players. By the time he saw the ball fly over the wall, it was already a blur in front of the goal.

The ball was moving too fast. The goalkeeper didn't even have time to make a save.

The ball slammed violently into the top right corner of the goal.

2:0.