Chapter 281

The defeat to Spain in the first leg of the group stage did not cause much surprise for Ukraine, but the defeat to last year's Golden Globe champion Andriy Shevchenko made the media even more worried.

"Ukraine is on the brink, Sheva needs to cheer up. The second match against the Chinese team will be a battle to the death!"

Ukraine reached the World Cup finals for the first time, but Shevchenko was 30 years old and he could not accept returning home in despair after the group stage.

AOL Arena in Hamburg, where the match between China and Ukraine will take place. The Golden Globe winner started the match very positively, often threatening the Chinese team's defenders. Just in the 4th minute, he stopped the ball at the edge of the penalty area, turned around, and fired an angry shot through Li Leilei's door handle.

0:1! The Chinese team was in a backward situation from the beginning!

Conceding too early made the players who were still immersed in the joy of their previous victory a bit overwhelmed. They want to increase their attack but create space at the back. Shevchenko and another Ukrainian striker, Vononin, created one after another. Opportunity.

Fortunately, Vuong Phong promptly rebuilt the defense and destroyed the attack. He loudly reminded his teammates to reduce their defense, even if they fell behind, they could not compete with each other.

His active defensive recoveries and runs eventually woke up his teammates. The first win doesn't mean anything! So everyone went back to the track and placed a bus in the backyard to stop the brutal Ukrainian attack. In the first half, the score of the two teams no longer changed and they switched sides to fight again. Head coach Ali Han continuously made substitutions and adjustments, Cao Yang and Xu Yunlong, who had better physical strength, were replaced in the defense.

In the 54th minute, the Ukrainian Army rushed to attack. Karen Yeshenko fired a long shot from outside the penalty area to Zhang Yaokun, who later blocked it.

Wang Feng quickly started the match on the sidelines of his team's penalty area. His speed is very fast. In just a few seconds, he rushed from the defense line into the center circle. At that time, there was only one defender Nes Machini in Ukraine's backyard.

The two rushed towards the ball. Under the watching eyes of countless spectators in the stands, the distance between Wang Feng and Nes Mazzini gradually became closer. When the ball dropped, both sides advanced!

Relying on his excellent confrontation ability, Wang Feng pushed his opponent away and took the lead to touch the ball. He raised his right foot to gently push the ball to the right, then accelerated to push Nesmaccini out and then launched a one-handed attack towards the penalty area. At this time, Ukrainian goalkeeper Shovkovsky attacked near the edge of the penalty area. Seeing that, Vuong Phong continued to use his big foot to move the ball to the right, avoiding Shovkovsky's block, then caught up with the ball and kicked into an empty goal. success.

1:1! The Chinese team stubbornly equalized the score!

Nesmaccini was chasing and watching the ball fly into the net. He could only stand helplessly in the small penalty area.

"Great counter-attack defense! Ukraine made an irreparable mistake! They thought the Chinese team was powerless so they stepped up their attack to try to preserve the victory. Unexpectedly, Vuong Phong's thousand-mile attack penetrated the defense line.

"Running from his own penalty area, Vuong Phong passed five Ukrainian players one after another, being the first to touch the ball. As his name suggests, his speed is as fast as the wind."

"Now that the problem has returned to Ukraine, do they still have the courage to continue to go out and seek victory?"

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Unprepared, Ukraine did not attack with full force. They had to be careful of Vuong Phong's speed, so the defensive pressure on the Chinese team was greatly reduced.

Wang Feng continued to play as a defender, and he repeatedly stopped Shevchenko's offense with clean tackles and tackles. In the 79th minute, Shevchenko passed the ball past Ji Mingyi on the right side of the penalty area and intended to shoot towards the penalty area. Wang Feng's tackle stood up, successfully took the ball out of bounds and brought down Sheva.

The Ukrainian player immediately stood up to put pressure on the referee, but the on-duty referee saw that this was clearly a good defensive phase so he insisted on giving Ukraine a kick.

Vuong Phong on the side said in Italian: "Don't fight over Andre, you know my defense is always very clean, there will be no challenges."

Shevchenko waved his hand helplessly: "Can't the seniors in Serie A be respected? Every time I shovel, I turn my back on them."

"Speaking of which, why are you always in the backyard as the attacker, attack me, you bastard!"

Vuong Phong is also very helpless, he also wants to attack, a draw does not guarantee an advantage in the qualifying round, but he is helpless, Ukraine's attack is too strong, anyway he has no way to rush in and stop. waiting in midfield. opportunity. In doing so, you will most likely not be able to wait for your teammates to pass the ball but instead will see your team score.

The Chinese team also tried to counterattack at the end of the match. After Vuong Phong dribbled the ball halfway, facing a dense defensive siege, he had no way to break through and had to change position. Soon after, the ball was recovered by Ukraine.

In the end, both teams scored a goal and shook hands. In the other match, Spain defeated Tunisia with a score of 2:0. Matador, who won two games in two, qualified with a lead, while Tunisia were eliminated in both matches.

The competition for second place in the table is increasingly fierce. Although the Chinese team temporarily leads with 4 points and Ukraine has 1 point, the Chinese team will face the powerful Spain team in the final round, while Ukraine will face the bottom team Tunisia.

The national media started counting the points one by one. Until now, no one thought that the Chinese team would win and draw. Since promotion opportunities are around the corner, why can't they compete?

The match with Spain, whether win or draw, will be considered directly, tie will be considered eliminated!

If the Chinese team loses to Spain, they must calculate the goal difference and the total number of goals. The Chinese team currently has a goal difference of 1 and total goals of 3. Ukraine has a goal difference of -1 and total goals of 1. Only if the Chinese team loses 0:1 and Ukraine wins 1:0 can they continue steadily, otherwise they will still be eliminated due to goal difference or total number of goals.

Head coach Arihan did not want fate to fall into someone else's hands, so he took action against the whole team, the match with Spain must at least be a draw!

"Everyone, Spain qualified ahead of schedule ~ www.mtlnovel.com ~ They should prepare for the next round of 16 instead of going all out. This is our chance."

"Don't be afraid of any opponent. We won against Tunisia, the African champion, and drew with Ukraine, the European Golden Ball winner. Promotion is within your reach."

"The game's strategy is still the same as the previous two games, use all your strength to defend, and leave the attack to Vuong Phong to judge. Wang, you played very well in these two matches and the connection between attack and defense was perfect. Let's keep it that way!"

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After two rounds, he was eliminated at the bottom.

Group E is more complicated. Italy has 4 points, Czech Republic and Ghana 3 points and USA 1 point. Everyone can move forward. In Group F, Brazil took the lead, Australia had 3 points, Japan and Croatia had 1 point each. Group G is a relatively unpopular group. Switzerland ranked first with 4 points, France only scored 2 points, Saudi Arabia also scored 2 points and Togo ranked last with 0 points.

The Asian teams that are still capable of qualifying are China, Japan and Saudi Arabia.