Chapter 53: The Sino-Japanese War (Part 2)

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  Head coach Ali Han is no longer there, and the assistant coach lacks the courage to make decisions on his own. The remaining Hao Dapao has shown his value at this time. He waved his hand, and the Chinese team immediately launched the most crazy attack since the start of the game. The Japanese team retreated to the penalty area, hoping to exhaust China's last bit of physical strength before launching a major counterattack...

  In the 77th minute, Sun Ji-hai assisted in front and successfully passed a speedy arc ball with Li Ming's cooperation, but Gao Jun was unable to shake off the Japanese defender's interception in time. Hao Haidong, who had been injured, had already exhausted his physical strength after nearly 80 minutes of fighting, and he fell to the ground due to leg cramps before completing the encirclement at the door. The assistant coach on the substitute bench had no choice but to replace him with Li Yi, but this substitution made him regret it soon afterwards.

  Li Yi got a great shooting opportunity in the penalty area just 1 minute after coming on, but he chose to continue dribbling and took the ball out of bounds, China missed a great chance to kill the opponent!

  The Japanese team, which was frightened, became even more determined to shrink back, and the Chinese team's coaching staff hastily adjusted their troops, sending out a breakthrough with stronger ability, Huo Jiamin, replacing the old general Li Ming, who had almost no physical strength left. However, at this time, the situation on the field changed again. Realizing that the Chinese team was already approaching its physical limit, the Japanese team suddenly launched a large-scale counterattack, wanting to take advantage of the decline in China's physical strength and the relaxation before the end of the game to launch a surprise attack. The frightened Chinese coaching staff hastily ordered all players to retreat, even Li Yi retreated to the penalty area, but there were still two people on the field who did not retreat...

  "Xiao Huo, I believe in your attacking ability. Within the Asian range, one-on-one, no one can defend against you. However, your speed is not fast. If you're surrounded, you still need to pass the ball out in time. Don't worry, I'll definitely create space to receive the pass." Gao Jun said seriously to Huo Jianmin.

  "I know, actually the Japanese players are also running out of energy now. I just came on and was full of energy, but it's not necessarily that I can outrun them..." Just as Hou Junmin finished speaking, a Chinese team header clearance flew towards him...

  "Hao Jiamin showed off his solid basic skills, effortlessly stopping the ball in front of him. Japan's No. 6 Nakata Koji rushed towards him, but Hao Jiamin easily deceived him with a fake move. Beautiful! Hao Jiamin continued to dribble forward, already crossing the midfield line. Alas, his speed was still not fast enough, and Nakata Koji had caught up. Japan's left back No. 3 Tanaka Makoto also pressed towards him. Hao Jiamin passed the ball to Gao Jun in front of him, but now he was facing away from the goal. Nakazawa Yusuke had already rushed up... Beautiful! Wonderful! Gao Jun made a beautiful move, dodging Nakazawa Yusuke behind him with a nutmeg!" Excited Huang Jianxiang didn't care about his sore throat and continued to shout at the top of his lungs.

  "Supplemental defense is really fast!", Gao Jun furrowed his brow, looking at the other Japanese center back Miyamoto Kojiro who had already pounced in front of him, but soon a mysterious smile appeared on his face. "However, as a center back, he's really too short, this point can be taken advantage of."

  "Steal the ball! It's a steal! Gao Jun seized the weakness of Miyamoto Kohei, who is only 1.76 meters tall, and used his heel to steal the ball from him! Now Gao Jun only has the opposing goalkeeper Kawaguchi Noriyuki in front of him, ah, damn it, the ghost (opponent) actually made a sliding tackle!" Huang Jianxiang's passionate commentary suddenly turned into a furious shout.

  Seeing that the opponent was directly facing him, Kawaguchi, who knew how formidable Gao Jun's shooting was, decisively made a sliding tackle towards Gao Jun's lower body, "You choose, either your leg or the ball!"

  "The foul that can be seen by the naked eye, I've never been afraid of it..." Gao Jun couldn't help but sneer secretly.

  "Fantastic! Gao Jun beautifully dodged the opponent's fly shovel, keeping his leg safe and not losing the ball... Although the ball hasn't entered the net yet, Kawaguchi Kento has already fallen to the ground. Gao Jun only needs a light push to score, but what is he doing? He stopped the ball on Japan's goal line...... Only after Kawaguchi Kento got up did Gao Jun push the ball into the net. This is an outright slap in the face, clearly revenge for Kawaguchi Kento's fly shovel earlier! Look, Kawaguchi Kento's face has turned black......" Huang Jianxiang finally managed to hold back his laughter and continued to explain, "Now there are only 3 minutes left in regular match time. China is leading 4-3. If they can hold on until the end of the match, China will win its first Asian Championship title in history!"

  In the following match, all members of the Chinese team worked together to defend their hard-won victory. The Japanese team was completely out of balance and in the final moments of the game, Japan's midfielder Nakata Hidetoshi kicked the heel of China's Hao Haidong for allegedly intentionally holding onto the ball to waste time. As a result, he received his second yellow card of the match and was sent off with a red card. The Chinese team, which had often lost both the game and their composure in the past, finally gave Japan, who had considered themselves the masters of Asia for years, a taste of this experience...

  As the goalkeeper, no, it was the referee's whistle that sounded, the game ended, and the Chinese team defeated Japan 4-3 to win the Asian Championship for the first time! Congratulations to them! What are the Chinese players doing? They lifted Gao Lin up high, is this a way of expressing their gratitude? Indeed, Gao Lin, who once again performed a hat-trick in this game, was undoubtedly the biggest hero. However, every player on the Chinese team deserved our applause for their performance in this game. I believe that every fan who watched this game will have the same opinion as me...... Huang Jianxiang ended his commentary of the game, and then the camera cut to the scene, where Gao Lin was naturally the first person to be interviewed...

  "First of all, congratulations to the national football team for winning their first Asian championship, and also congratulations to you for being selected as the best player and top scorer in this tournament. Can you share your feelings with the vast number of fans watching on TV?" CCTV's famous commentator Liu Jianhong was the first to offer his congratulations to Gao Lin at the scene.

  "Thank you, I'm very happy." Gao Jun was unusually exhausted after the match and was somewhat out of breath, so his answers were briefer than usual.

  Liu Jianhong wouldn't let him off so easily and immediately asked, "You staged a hat-trick in such an important match again and refreshed the personal goal-scoring record of all Asian Cups. Many fans commented that you are already the best forward in China, or even Asia. What do you think about this?"