champion light

Chapter 1126 Heroes cherish each other
When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the impatient Chinese substitute players and members of the coaching staff, who had been waiting on the sidelines for a long time, poured into the field, ran to the players on the field, and hugged them to celebrate the victory.

Being able to break into the semi-finals was something that this team didn't dare to think about before they set off. Even if they had glory, they had already destroyed their confidence in many previous major competitions and World Cup qualifiers, so they dared not dream.

They feel that being able to qualify for the group stage is considered to have completed the task.

Unexpectedly, they could go one step further and reach the semi-finals!

The last time the Chinese team reached the semi-finals was the local Asian Cup in 2004. In the current Chinese team, only Sun Hai participated in that local Asian Cup.

It can be said that most people in this team have never tasted what it is like to reach the semi-finals in the Asian Cup.

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After the final whistle sounded, the players of the Jordan team collapsed on the ground. They have worked hard for so long, but they still cannot pass the quarterfinals.Although they have qualified from the group stage in the only two times they participated in the competition, they always stop at the quarterfinals.

The last time they lost to Japan, they may still be a little unconvinced, thinking that the Japanese team has cheated.

And this time they lost to the Chinese team, they have no way to be unconvinced, they have achieved the ultimate, done well enough, they can stop other Chinese team players, including Barcelona striker Gao Lin.

But they couldn't stop Rong Guang.

At the last moment before the end of the game, the goalkeeper Sha Fei did not go back. He was always near the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team.

When the whistle sounded, he seemed like a robot with no battery. He stopped all his movements and stood there blankly, with his hands on his hips and his head bowed.

He tried his best in this game, but he still couldn't get the result he wanted.

The blow of losing is especially cruel to those players who perform well, and the better the better, the more cruel, because this is a stark contrast.

Players who perform better have a stronger desire to win, and they also want to win more.And those players with mediocre or even bad performances may not feel that losing is a big deal at all, and they will naturally not suffer much if they really lose.

But those who pursued the victory with all their heart fell before the victory in the end, which is really heartbreaking.

Sophie was 22 seven years ago, when he was still in college.Shafi is now 29 years old and plays in the UAE League.

In the next Asian Cup, he will be 33 years old. It is hard to say whether he will still have this physical fitness and state by then.

It can be said that this year's Asian Cup is the Asian Cup at the peak of his career.

If there is no miracle this time, then the next Asian Cup will be even harder to say...

Thinking of this made Sophie despair.

As a goalkeeper for a small country like Jordan, he does not have the opportunity to play in Europe, and it is already very good to be able to play in the UAE League.

It is not realistic to participate in the World Cup. The Asian Cup can be said to be his World Cup.

But this time he happened to meet the glorious Chinese team...

Just as he bowed his head in frustration, a hand suddenly patted his shoulder.

He raised his head in surprise and saw Rong Guang's face.

Rong Guang tugged at the front of his jersey and gestured to Sha Fei.

Of course Shafei understood what this meant, Rong Guang wanted to exchange jerseys with her!
He was even more surprised when he realized it.

It is normal for a forward to exchange jerseys with a forward, and it is normal to exchange jerseys with players in other positions, but it is rare to exchange jerseys with a goalkeeper.Generally, the goalkeeper finds the goalkeeper to exchange jerseys.

No matter what, Sha Fei never expected that Rong Guang, the number one player in this Asian Cup, would take the initiative to exchange jerseys with him!

You know, in the previous three games, Rongguang never exchanged jerseys.And his first time in the Asian Cup turned out to be with himself!
After Shafei realized it, she didn't refuse Rongguang, but took off her jersey and handed it to Rongguang.

Rong Guang also handed over his jersey to Shafei.

Then the two held hands together, and Rong Guang gave him a thumbs up.

Rong Guang can speak Chinese, English, Portuguese, German, but not Arabic.

Shafi only speaks Arabic.

The language barrier between the two did not prevent them from expressing each other's emotions.

In the end, the two hugged each other with their upper body stretched.

Rong Guang patted Sophie on the back.

In this game, Shafei's performance left a very deep impression on Rongguang. He did not expect to meet such an outstanding goalkeeper in Asia.

That's why he was willing to take the initiative to exchange jerseys with Sha Fei. On the one hand, it was natural to comfort him, and on the other hand, it was to encourage him and express his praise and appreciation for him.

As a winner, there is only so much he can do.

Shafei felt Rong Guang's kindness, and a smile appeared on her face.

Then the two shook hands again and turned to say goodbye.

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"Rong Guang took the initiative to exchange jerseys with Sha Fei..." Liu Hong was also quite surprised when he saw this scene, "Maybe it's because Sha Fei's performance in this game is really outstanding... What a hero and cherish the hero! Although we have advanced in this game, we should also give the applause to the Jordan team and to Sha Fei!"

In the commentary of this game, the name of the Jordanian team player that Liu Hong mentioned the most is probably "Shafi".

Almost every time the Chinese team took a shot, he would yell "Shafei!!"

Because Sha Fei saved another shot from the Chinese team.

In the technical statistics after the game, the Chinese team had 26 shots in the whole game, creating the record for the most shots in this Asian Cup. Fifteen of these 26 shots hit the goal frame and scored one goal.

In other words, all fourteen of the shots were saved by Sophie...

The [-] effective saves in this game also made Sha Fei the goalkeeper with the most saves in a single game in this Asian Cup.

His performance is indeed worthy of the respect of the Chinese team.

After exchanging jerseys with Rong Guang, Shafei finally recovered temporarily from the negative emotions of failure. Holding Rong Guang's jersey, he raised his arms to thank the Jordanian fans in the stands.

The Jordanian fans also stood up to applaud his heroic performance.

On the other side, Rong Guang also devoted himself to the crazy celebration of his teammates.

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The Manchester Evening News carried a story the day after the game with the headline: "Man Utd: Good news! Man City: Bad news!"

The picture below is the moment when Rong Guang shot in the game.

The text is about the Chinese team's glorious goal, defeating Jordan 1:0 and breaking into the semi-finals of the Asian Cup.

For Manchester United, this is good news, because Rong Guang will continue to stay in Qatar.

For Manchester City, it is naturally not good news. The glory has not yet come back, and they have to continue their days without glory.

In the last round of the league, Manchester City narrowly beat Wolves 4:3 at home, which was a thrilling win.Everyone began to miss the glory.

Because of the glory, the English media are very concerned about reporting the Asian Cup. They even sent a lot of reporters to Qatar to report on this Asian Cup. Of course, they only report on the glorious games.

Therefore, the Chinese team has entered the field of vision of many England fans.

On this evening, Manchester City will challenge Aston Villa away, while Manchester United will face Birmingham at home.

Before that, the two teams were now separated by four points.Manchester City has 57 points and Manchester United has 53 points.

After Rongguang left the team, although Manchester City has not lost yet, they have already had two draws.

This affected their lead over Manchester United.

You know, before Rongguang left the team, Manchester City was six points ahead of Manchester United.

Sure enough, the impact of Rong Guang's departure gradually became apparent.

Manchester City is supported by the offensive combination of Ibrahimovic, Sneijder, and David Silva. Berbatov, Sturridge, and Martin Petrov are not good enough. The state is unstable and the performance is not good.

Benitez now realizes that he doesn't have many cards to play in his hands. Once Rong Guang is absent, he will be very stretched, and he can't even play a rotation.

This summer, if you want the team to maintain its upward momentum, you have to introduce offensive players.

In the last game of the night, Manchester City drew 2:2 with Aston Villa after a tough away game.

Ibrahimovic scored twice in the game, but he received a second yellow card and was sent off in No. 803 minutes for protesting the referee's penalty.

At Old Trafford, Manchester United beat Birmingham 5-0 at home.

They once again narrowed the point gap between the two sides to two points.

This season's league championship competition has become more intense.

And in the next round of the league, Ibrahimovic will be suspended for one game.It's not all good news, though.

The good news is that in the next round of the league, Glory will be back!

Even if the Chinese team reaches the final, the final of the Asian Cup will be held on the evening of January 29.

After the finals, Glory NO.30 can return to England.

Manchester City's next round of the league will be on the night of February [-]nd.

Even if Ibrahimovic is absent, there is still glory.

This somewhat lessened the impact of Ibrahimovic's absence on the team.

But no one can say what state Rongguang will be at that time. Will he still have the energy to cope with a fierce Premier League game after traveling?

Everyone has no idea.

In short, let’s take a step at a time.

Hope you will be healthy when you come back.

(End of this chapter)