King of the Zone

During the intermission, Cheng Hai fell into a deep sleep as usual to recover quickly.

After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

Perhaps the head coach made tactical adjustments during the intermission. The South Korean team's offensive in the second half was not as strong as in the first half, but it seemed more targeted and threatening.

In the backcourt, at least three defenders were kept to guard against Cheng Hai's counterattack.At most, only one of the two full-backs will step forward to assist in turn, and they will not both jump in together.

In this way, the advantages of the Korean team's higher overall strength and stronger physical fitness are reflected.

In the 53rd minute, the South Korean team finally played a successful teamwork. First, Kim Bo Kyung moved the ball to the right with a big foot from the left. Cao Yongzhe stopped the ball with his chest and crossed the goal.

The South Korean team finally pulled back a point, and the score became 2-1. The South Korean fans in the stands immediately cheered and screamed excitedly. Thousands of people seemed to create a momentum of tens of thousands.

As for the Hua Guo team, everyone's faces were a little ugly.

Now the Huaguo team is only one goal ahead, and it is very dangerous to lead by only one goal, and it may be tied at any time.

With the passage of time, Cheng Hai's physical fitness will be exhausted and he will be replaced at any time.

Once Cheng Hai is off the field, the pressure on the South Korean team's defense will be greatly reduced. The full backs and even the central defenders may rush to participate in the attack. The pressure on the Hua Guo team's defense will be even greater.

The South Korean team may equalize the score at any time.

Once the score is equalized, as time goes by, the gap in overall strength and physical fitness will make the South Korean team more and more advantageous, and the possibility of the Huaguo team being reversed by South Korea will become higher and higher.

After thinking about it, Sun Wei gritted his teeth and replaced the left winger Lu Wenjun with the left forward Zhao Honglue, who was stronger in defense than offense, to further strengthen the defense.

At the same time, Sun Wei instructed the backcourt players to boldly open their feet after getting the ball.

Although Cheng Hai's height is not good for the top, but Cheng Hai has excellent physique and grab points, stopping skills, and dribbling skills.

Once Cheng Hai is allowed to take advantage of his physique and grab points to occupy the ball's landing point, the opponent will basically be unable to grab the ball, and Cheng Hai may catch the ball and form a counterattack.

The score of 2-1 was too dangerous. The Huaguo team had to try to score another goal before Cheng Hai went off the field, and then it was possible to hold the lead until the end of the game.

Zhao Honglue, who is new to the field, has stronger defensive ability than Lu Wenjun. In addition, he has just entered the field, has plenty of physical fitness, and has a wide range of running, which makes up for the lack of Hua Guo's defense.

In addition, the Olympic team followed the instructions of the head coach Sun Wei, and the formation was even more retracted, and they completely defended with a bus.

Therefore, in the ensuing game, although the South Korean team bombarded the Hua Guo team's penalty area indiscriminately, in fact there were not many threatening shots.

Moreover, while maintaining a solid defense, the Huaguo team often drives forward as soon as they get the ball.

Although most of the time, because the kick is too far or too close, or the direction is off, Cheng Hai cannot get the ball, or he will be trapped by the opponent's defender when he gets the ball, and he cannot successfully dribble the ball into the frontcourt to form a shot.

But after more times, there will always be success once in a while.

And the Chinese team is lucky.

In the 65th minute, just when Cheng Hai was about to exhaust his physical strength in the second half, Zhang Linpeng, who stole the ball in the backcourt, passed the ball to Wu Xi's feet.

Wu Xi, who is the main midfielder of the Olympic team, played this time his advantages of being a short general and relatively good personal skills.

After taking a look at the running positions of Cheng Hai and the South Korean defender, Wu Xi kicked the ball with a big kick to the front of Cheng Hai's running position on the right side of the front field.

Wu Xi sent a high-quality long pass in the air this time. The ball flew over half of the pitch and landed in front of Cheng Hai.

Cheng Hai didn't stop to wait for the ball, nor did he drop it too far so that he couldn't reach it. He unloaded the ball easily while running.

Although the speed was a little delayed when unloading the ball, the opposing guard Jin Yingquan posted up, and the other two guards Hong Zhenghao and Yin Xirong returned to the front of the penalty area, blocking Cheng Hai's way.

However, on the left side that the South Korean defenders didn't notice, Zhao Honglue, who had just come off the bench in the second half and was very physically fit, also rushed to the frontcourt with Hong Zhenghao and Yin Xirong who returned to defense.

However, Cheng Hai and others are on the right, and Zhao Honglue is on the left, which is less noticeable.

Although there were South Korean defenders following Zhao Honglue back to defend, it was probably because Zhao Honglue was more physically fit that he ran a little faster than the opponent and opened up the position by three or four meters.

Then, when Hong Zhenghao, Yin Xirong, and Jin Yingquan were about to besiege Cheng Hai, Cheng Hai used his powerful dribbling technique to open a gap, and immediately transferred the ball to the front of Zhao Honglue's running position on the left with a long pass.

Although Cheng Hai's passing skills were not good, and the pass was slightly deflected, but fortunately, it was deflected forward, not backward.

After Zhao Honglue chased for two steps diagonally, he finally caught up with the ball and was not caught up by the South Korean player who returned to defend behind him.

After Cheng Hai passed the ball, Hong Zheng and the others spotted Zhao Honglue at the far end, and their expressions changed drastically. Hong Zhenghao and Yin Xirong immediately turned to defend in the middle.

Because in addition to Zhao Honglue who was catching the ball, there was also Mai Tijiang, a player from the Huaguo team, who rushed up to meet him in the middle.They not only had to defend Cheng Hai and Zhao Honglue, but also Mai Tijiang's support.

It's slow to say, but in fact the Hua Guo team's counterattack was very successful and fast, resulting in a three-on-four situation in the frontcourt.

This can be regarded as the few collective counterattacks of the Chinese team in this game.

The appearance of Mai Tijiang and Zhao Honglue shared the South Korean team's attention to Cheng Hai, causing most of the opponents to move closer to the left side where the ball was located, and Jin Yingquan was the only one defending Cheng Hai on the right side.

And Cheng Hai's physique, grabbing points, running without the ball, etc., can give him a clear advantage when there is only one person defending.

Therefore, when Cheng Hai rushed into the penalty area from the right, Zhao Honglue, who was near the bottom line after taking the ball on the left, took a look at the situation in the middle and then made a cross.

Knowing that Cheng Hai is not good at headers, Zhao Honglue passed a ground ball, and the pass was delicate, neither too close to the goalkeeper to make the goalkeeper dare to attack, nor too far outside so that Hong Zheng, who was running with Mai Tijiang, could not steal the ball.

The ball rolled over in front of Yin Xirong, Mai Tijiang, Hong Zhenghao and others, and rolled to the right side of the penalty area in the penalty area.

Cheng Hai, who was entangled with Jin Yingquan and rushed into the penalty area, stuck Jin Yingquan behind the side with his hand, and at the same time spotted the incoming ball with a precise kick, and kicked the ball to the lower left corner of the goal.

Seeing that Mai Tijiang and others in the middle didn't touch the ball, the goalkeeper Jin Chengkui who was standing in the middle was shocked and rushed to Cheng Hai's side.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Hai made a back call in the opposite direction.

Jin Chengkui, whose center of gravity was thrown towards the near end, could barely brake and fell backwards. He tried his best to reach for the ball, but he was far behind because of the opposite direction.

The ball flew into the South Korean team's goal without any suspense against the far post.

In the 65th minute of the second half, Cheng Hai scored a hat-trick to help the Huaguo team lead the South Korean team 3-1 again by two goals.

Huge applause and cheers from the Huaguo fans sounded from the stands, and Cheng Hai's name resounded through the night sky.

For the players of the Hua Guo team, Cheng Hai's third goal also lifted their spirits.

Originally, leading by only one goal really made everyone very nervous, for fear that the Korean team would score an equalizer at any time.

And once Cheng Hai is off the field, it will be extremely difficult for them to regain the lead.

But now Cheng Hai scored again before leaving the field, extending the score advantage to two goals again, and the time has come to the 65th minute, less than 30 minutes from the end of the game.

It is entirely possible for the Olympic team to keep their two-goal lead to the end, and even if they are scored by the South Korean team, they can still win.

The lead of two goals gave the Hua Guo players a great psychological advantage.

Therefore, in the next game, the players of the Huaguo team worked very hard.Although the anxious South Korean team aggressively attacked, it was blocked by the Huaguo team.

Although the South Korean team is stronger than the Huaguo team, it is not the world's top teams like Brazil and Spain, but a team in Asia. It cannot easily break through the dense defense of the Huaguo team.

What's more, although Cheng Hai's physical strength is on the verge of exhaustion, it hasn't been truly exhausted after all, isn't it?

Even just walking in the frontcourt can greatly involve the defensive attention of two or three defenders of the South Korean team.

In the 71st minute, the right back, who was supposed to be behind, couldn't help attacking, but was immediately kicked by the backcourt players of the Hua Guo team and almost counterattacked.

Fortunately, Jin Yingquan's timely tactical foul prevented Cheng Hai's breakthrough, otherwise Cheng Hai might be able to break through and form a shot and goal.

This dangerous situation made the South Korean team break out in a cold sweat. The defenders on both sides no longer dared to rush forward together, so they could only take turns.

The time came to the 75th minute after our side couldn't fully commit to the attack, and the players of the Hua Guo team were extremely desperate and paid the price of three yellow cards.

Cheng Hai, who had been gritting his teeth and persevering, taking walks to delay physical exertion, and trying to intimidate the South Korean defender for a while, finally collapsed in the 75th minute.

It wasn't that he ran out of energy and asked for a substitution, but Cheng Hai's thigh cramps!

Cheng Hai, who has a full physique, can still have thigh cramps, which shows that Cheng Hai really persisted to the limit.

However, he finally fought for the longest time for the Olympic team.

After Cheng Hai collapsed with thigh cramps, the Huaguo team called the team doctor to enter the field, dealt with it urgently, then carried it down on a stretcher, replaced players, etc., and the game was delayed for another 2 minutes before the game restarted.

When Cheng Hai left the field, he received a standing ovation from all the fans.Wu Xi, Zhao Honglue and other teammates also stepped forward to shake hands with Cheng Hai to say goodbye, and told Cheng Hai to rest assured that they will surely keep the victory.

After Cheng Hai left the field, Sun Wei replaced a central defender, adopted a 523-[-]-[-] formation without a front, and put his best efforts to defend the bus.

It is really difficult to let the players think of scoring goals when they are behind.

But in the case of a two-goal lead, let everyone desperately defend the victory, the players of the Olympic team really did it.

Although the South Korean team still scored a high-quality direct free kick by Park Joo-young in the 87th minute to tie the score at 2-3, the Hua Guo Olympic team paid a total of four yellow cards and one red card in the second half, and finally maintained their one-goal lead until the end.

When the referee blew the final whistle after 4 minutes of stoppage time, the Huaguo fans, both at the scene and in front of the TV, went completely crazy.

The fans vented their excitement with wild applause, shouts, and screams.

The CCTV-5 commentator on the commentary seat also roared with the loudest voice:
"ended!"

"The game is over!"

"The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game."

"The Olympic team defeated South Korea U3 2-23 in the Asian Games men's football quarter-final matchup, advanced to the quarterfinals, and achieved the first victory since the official competition between the two national Olympic teams."

"Following the adult national team's 3-0 victory over the South Korean national team in the East Asian semi-finals, the National Olympic team also defeated the Korean National Olympic team 3-2 on the stage of the Asian Games. While winning the first Olympic-level competition between the two sides, they also sent South Korea's U23 home."

"Korean players such as Kim Jong-woo and Park Joo-young, who are trying their best to be exempted from military service by relying on gold medals, are dreaming of the Asian Games."

"Of course, let's not forget that this victory was almost entirely brought about by Cheng Hai alone! He scored all three goals of the Hua Guo team, and he fought until his thigh cramp before leaving the field, giving the Hua Guo team the confidence to defend until the end of the game."

"I hope Cheng Hai recovers as soon as possible, and he can still start the next game."

"Cheng Hai, come on! Hua Guo, come on!"

On the field, the Huaguo players were all in celebration. Even Cheng Hai, who had been substituted with thigh cramps just now and had relieved a lot, rushed into the field to participate in the celebration.

In addition to the team's victory, what made Cheng Hai even more happy was that he was promoted to another level.

You know, he was level 20 before, and the reward for upgrading to level 21 is not 20 skill points, but 30.

Moreover, the system randomly opened a quite practical skill for him.

Cheng Haihai performed a hat-trick in this game, and was naturally rated as the best player on the spot by the system.

加上进球奖、赢球奖，程海的总经验就上涨到了20级105.73万/100万，自动升级为21级5.73万/200万，获得了30个技能点的升级奖励，技能点余额为30。

And the skill that was randomly activated because of the upgrade turned out to be "Speed", with an initial attribute of 12, which is very good.

This attribute is also the reason why Cheng Hai was selected for the Yuzhou University team.However, compared with professional players, there is still a gap.

The function of "acceleration" is short-distance acceleration. If the attribute is high, it will accelerate to its speed limit in a shorter time than others.

Because Cheng Hai's limit speed of only 12 points is lower than other professional players, even if the "acceleration" is added to the full value, it will not have much effect, but it will increase to 12 in a shorter time than others.

But other people can continue to add to fifteen, sixteen, or even seventeen, eighteen, but Cheng Hai can't do it. If he can't add it, it is easy for his opponent to catch up and overtake him.

This is why even though Cheng Hai could easily get the chance of anti-offside through perfect running without the ball, he was overtaken by the opponent's defense and then blocked the way.

However, now Cheng Hai has activated the "Speed" skill, combined with "Acceleration", Cheng Hai will be faster than his opponent in terms of starting speed and long-distance attack speed.

This is undoubtedly a very favorable condition for Cheng Hai, who plays a single forward in the Olympic team and often needs to counterattack as an arrow figure.

If it was said that Cheng Hai's speed was not enough for long-distance raids, then this time the "speed" skill was activated, combined with "acceleration".

In addition, after the speed is increased, whether it is running without the ball or grabbing points, it is obvious that the performance will increase.

In the same gap, Cheng Hai can start a little later, and it will appear more concealed, and it will be harder for the opponent to detect. Even if he is found, the speed will not be as fast as him.

So Cheng Hai said that this skill is very practical.

Because the influence of all aspects is really too great.

During the celebration with his teammates and fans, Cheng Hai took the time to increase the acceleration and speed.

他先花了2个技能点，将14的加速加到了15。然后花6个技能点，将12的速度也加到15。

The skill point balance is 22.

As a football sport, in fact, the short-distance sprint of 10-30 meters is the main sport, and there are not many long-distance sprints.

In soccer, short sprints play a greater role.

Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, Cheng Hai spent 15 skill points to increase "acceleration" from 15 to 18, and the remaining 5 skill points were added to "speed", making the speed of 15 become 16.

In the end, the balance of 2 skill points was useless, so I left it there.

可能受这次速度提升和平时其他一些属性提升的影响，程海的有几个属性也产生了变动：本来属性值为5的“抢断”自动加到了6，“人盯人”从4自动加到了5，“防守站位”也从4加到了5。

After completing the addition of speed and acceleration, Cheng Hai's data attributes changed to:

Host: Cheng Hai

Nationality: Hua

Date of birth: April 1992, 5

Team: Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
Height: 178cm
Weight: XNUM X kg
Rating: 21
Experience: 5.73/200 million

Skill Points: 2
Archery: 20
Stops: 20
Physique: 20
Dribbling: 19
Steals: 6
Bounce: 5
Grab points: 20
Crosses: 5
Balance: 19
Acceleration: 18
Speed: 16
Croquet: 3
Man-to-man: 5
Throw-ins: 5
GK saves: 2
Moves without the ball: 20
Barb shots: 3
Over the Rainbow: 2
Long passes in the air: 2
Defensive Positions: 4
Seal dribble: 1
Matthews feints: 19
The acceleration of 18 is definitely the highest in the Asian U23 level competition, and there will be no opponents.

As for the speed of 16 points, in the Asian U23 level competition, although it is not called a fast horse, it can also reach the average level of a striker.

With the acceleration of 18, after seizing the opportunity, it will become very difficult for the opponent to catch up with him.

Cheng Hai was very satisfied with the skill points obtained through this upgrade and the randomly unlocked skills.