The second half begins.

Jiangsu's pressing intensity did indeed decrease, but Sun Ke was still running.

In the 52nd minute, he tracked back to the edge of his own penalty area, tackled the ball away from Muriqui's feet, and then passed it to the goalkeeper.

In the 58th minute, he made a diving block on Huang Bowen's long-range shot in midfield, and his right knee slammed heavily onto the grass when he landed.

He got up, limped a couple of steps, and then resumed running.

Bullet comments:

"Sun Ke is playing with his life on the line."

"Your knees are like that, why aren't you getting down?"

"Jiangsu fans are going to cry."

"Who wouldn't love a player like that?"

"Look at the fighting spirit of these other national team players!!"

In the 63rd minute, Evergrande won a corner kick.

Conca headed towards the corner flag area. Wu Shi wanted to go too, but Conca waved him off.

Wu Shi retreated to the edge of the penalty area, preparing to receive the second ball.

The penalty area was packed with people. Feng Xiaoting was sandwiched between two defenders, Kim Young-gwon had his jersey pulled at the far post, and Gao Lin was entangled with the opposing center-back at the near post.

Conca stood in the corner flag area, his left hand raised above his head, with three fingers extended.

Tactical hand signals: Low ball to the near post, feint to the far post.

[Silver: Current Position Selection]

A. You have a 12% success rate when diving into the penalty area to contest headers, indicating that your heading ability is inferior to that of the opposing center-back.

B. Standing at the top of the arc and waiting for the second bounce has a 31% success rate, and the opposing defender will immediately rush out to block it.

C. Using the hand gesture indicated by the card, feint from the front point to the back point; success rate is 58%, provided you can successfully weave through the crowd.

Wu Shi took a deep breath and began to move.

Conca takes a run-up and launches the ball.

A high-speed, low, curved shot bypassed the defender at the near post and headed straight for the center of the penalty area.

Wu Shi pretended to jump in the crowd, as if he wanted to compete for the top.

The Jiangsu center-back immediately blocked his position.

But Wu Shi didn't actually jump.

He feinted, jumped 3 centimeters high, and landed. He slipped between two defenders and circled around to the back post.

Conca's ball flew over everyone's heads and landed in front of him.

nobody.

Takeshi uses his head

Just a gentle touch.

The ball changed direction and bounced towards the near corner of the goal.

The Jiangsu goalkeeper couldn't make the save.

1:0.

Tang Qiu'er's voice rose: "Goal! Wu Shi! Header! A corner kick assist from Conca! Evergrande leads 1-0 away!"

Liu Chang adjusted his glasses: "This was a pre-planned tactic! Conca took a low, flat shot at the near post, and Wu Shi didn't go to contest the near post; he feinted from the near post and then circled around to the far post!"

The barrage of comments exploded:

"Holy crap, you can do that?"

"Wu Shi Stone Ball? Wu Shi Stone Ball???"

"His 185cm height has finally come in handy; he hasn't had many headers this season, has he?"

"That's incredible basketball IQ and teamwork."

"Conca is terrifying."

"Two rounds ahead! Two rounds ahead!"

Wu Shi did not celebrate wildly after scoring.

He ran towards the corner flag area, where Conca was already waiting for him.

The Argentinian reached out his hand, which Wu Shi grasped, and then pulled him into his arms.

"Good shot," Conca said in broken Chinese.

Wu Shi patted his back forcefully.

He looked up and saw Sun Ke.

Jiangsu's number 20 player stood near the center circle with his hands on his hips, watching Wu Shi being surrounded by his teammates. His face was expressionless; he simply raised his arm and wiped the blood from his forehead with his sleeve.

It got scratched there sometime ago.

Wu Shi stared at him for a second.

Sun Ke nodded, turned and left.

In the 74th minute, Sun Ke was substituted.

He slowly walked to the sidelines, and all the Jiangsu fans stood up and applauded.

He pulled out his shin guards, shook the head coach's hand firmly, then sat on the bench and covered his face with a towel.

The camera was pointed at him for a long time.

Liu Chang was silent for a few seconds: "That's professional football. It's not that you can win just by giving it your all, but you still have to give it your all."

Tang Qiu'er said softly, "Sun Ke deserves all the applause today."

Bullet comments:

"Sun Ke is awesome!"

"Jiangsu fans are devastated."

"This is what a true professional player is like."

"Wu Shi should swap jerseys with him."

In the 76th minute, Lippi made a substitution.

Wu Shi is below, Rong Hao is above.

A round of applause erupted from the away stands where the Tianhe Expeditionary Force was located.

Wu Shi slowly walked to the sidelines and took the jacket handed to him by a staff member.

He looked up at the scoreboard.

1:0.

[Silver: That last choice had a 58% success rate. You were betting that you could get through.]

Wu Shi didn't say anything.

[Silver: You bet right.]

"Where is Sun Ke?"

[Silver: Still sitting on the bench.]

Wu Shi didn't say anything more, put on his coat, and sat on the bench.

The final whistle blew.

Guangzhou Evergrande won 1-0 away from home.

In the standings, Evergrande leads second-placed Shandong Qilu by 7 points. With two rounds remaining in the league, no one can overtake them.

2011 Chinese Super League champion.

Guangzhou Evergrande.

Two rounds ahead of schedule.

In the PPTV studio.

"This is Guangzhou Evergrande's first Chinese Super League title in history. Before last year, they were still in China League One."

Liu Chang took off his glasses and slowly wiped them.

"I've been commentating on Chinese football for twenty years and have witnessed many championship moments. But this time is different."

He paused.

"Hengda has shown dominance from the first day of the season, and has only lost 3 times so far. Therefore, they have lifted the trophy two rounds in advance."

"This is the ascension of a new king."

The screen was flooded with comments:

"Hengda is the champion"

"A new king ascends the throne"

"Wushi Takeshi Takeshi"

"This is the most enjoyable season I've watched in the Chinese Super League in the past ten years."

"Keep fighting in the AFC Champions League"

The scene cuts back to the stadium.

The Evergrande players celebrated on the field, with some throwing Lippi into the air and others grabbing champagne and spraying it everywhere.

Wu Shi did not rush into the arena.

He walked through the crowd toward the Jiangsu substitutes' bench.

Sun Ke was still sitting there, the towel had been taken off, and she was holding a water bottle in her hand.

Wu Shi stood in front of him.

Sun Ke looked up at him but didn't say anything.

Wu Shi took off his jersey and handed it over.

Sun Ke was stunned for a moment.

He took the jersey and looked down at it for a long time.

Then he smiled, took off his number 20 jersey, and handed it to Wu Shi.

"Next time we meet, I'll beat you," Sun Ke said.

Wu Shi took the jersey.

"Um."

He turned and walked back.

After walking a few steps, I stopped.

"That cross today was of very high quality," Wu Shi said without turning around.

Sun Ke did not answer.

Wu Shi walked back to the center of the court and was pulled into a shower of champagne by Gao Lin.

In the distance, Jiangsu's number 20 was still sitting on the bench, clutching a soaking wet number 21 jersey.

He did not look at the celebrating crowd.

He just kept his head down, stroking the name on the back of his jersey with his thumb.

WU SHI.

The comments section started rolling again at some point:

"Sun Ke deserves a championship jersey."

"Wu Shi's vision"

"The best mirror is the opponent."

"Jiangsu fans are devastated."

"See you next season!"

In the PPTV studio thousands of miles away, Tang Qiu'er began broadcasting the match data.

"The match is over. Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Jiangsu Sainty 1-0 away from home, lifting the 2011 Chinese Super League championship trophy two rounds in advance. The winning goal was scored by Wu Shi (No. 21), and the assist came from Conca (No. 15)."

Liu Chang nodded.

"Jiangsu Sainty fought until the last minute, and Sun Ke fought until he was substituted. They didn't win tonight, but they didn't lose to anyone."

He paused.

"That's football. Some are crowned champions, some just miss out. But the guy who swaps his jersey with the opponent's and sits on the bench touching their name again and again is also part of football."

Tang Qiu'er smiled at the camera.

"Thank you to both teams for the wonderful match. See you in the next round."

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