green mercenary

Chapter 268
On June 6, the last group match of Group C started an hour earlier than usual.

The reason why the game was moved one hour earlier was that Argentina announced that the time had entered daylight saving time on the 22nd.But this incident has little effect on the national youth team members. Anyway, the time difference has been adjusted for the past month, and it will be another hour, which is really drizzle.

Regarding the last game of Group C, Shen Xiangfu actually has requirements.Although Chile lost 1-4 to the U.S. team in the last game, it is not guaranteed that the opponent will break the boat and try their best to win the final game.

The final ranking of the National Youth League is also related to the opponents in one-eighth of the competition.If the group is third, then it is very likely that they will face Argentina, which ranks first in Group A. This is obviously not in the interest of the National Youth League.

Therefore, the national youth must win the last game and strive for the first place in the group.This is also what Shen Xiangfu promised to the reporters before the game.

The National Youth starting lineup is exactly the same as the previous two games, specifically: goalkeeper An Qi, defender Dewey, Zhang Yaokun, Zhou Lin, forward Bai Xiaotian, Xu Liang, Hu Zhaojun, Yan Song, Qu Bo, Gao Ming, forward Yu Tao.Because the U.S. team and Ukraine played the game one step ahead of the national youth team and tied, the Chinese youth team has actually won at least second place in the group.

In the first minute of the game, Yu Tao won a corner kick for the China Youth Team. Bai Xiaotian, who was starting as a central midfielder for the first time, was still a little uncomfortable. He headed the ball high with no one marking the back point and missed the first scoring opportunity.

Compared with the previous two games, the Chilean team, which was troubled internally and externally, replaced many newcomers. However, these newcomers played vigorously and had a completely new mental outlook.

Just in the 5th minute of the game, the Chilean team finally showed what it should be the fourth in South America: After Casares broke through Zhou Lin's defense, he directly distributed the ball to Valdez, who was in the open position in front of the penalty area.Chilean teenager Valdez was too excited to hit his first shot high; 4 minutes later, Casares made another breakthrough from the left and then passed back to the center. The National Youth made a major defensive mistake.Valdes cleverly passed Zhang Yaokun, who was filling the position, and faced the helpless An Qi 8 meters in front of the goal, and shot vigorously.In the exclamation of the audience, he missed the ball again.Seeing Guoqing escaped, Shen Xiangfu couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat!Sure enough, as expected by the media before the game, the unscrupulous Chilean team planned to give it a go and save face in the last game.

The change of Bai Xiaotian's position obviously attracted the attention of the opponent's coach and players.After the two players stared at Bai Xiaotian's receiving route, Qu Bo, Gao Ming and other midfielders became less active in running.The national youth team relies too much on finding Bai Xiaotian in terms of offense, and then seeks to attack after Bai Xiaotian has the ball.But after switching to an offensive starter, the pass turnover rate is significantly higher than the previous two games.In terms of defense, it was not timely enough to complement each other, and the scene seemed very passive for a while.

Bai Xiaotian's ability to read the game is naturally extraordinary, he began to increase his running range, and sometimes even retreated to the midfield to catch the ball.It wasn't until about 25 minutes that Guoqing gradually entered the state. In the 27th minute, Yu Tao was violated by the opponent's defender in the frontcourt, and Guoqing won a free kick in a good position.Tsui Keham took a free kick from 30 meters outside the penalty area with a good angle and power. It was probably his best free kick in this cup.

In the 33rd minute, Bai Xiaotian sought a breakthrough on the right and passed Qu Bo directly after pulling out the gap.The latter passed the ball back to the top of the gourd in the penalty area after hitting the bottom. When Gao Ming missed the ball, Hu Zhaojun lifted his foot and shot. Unfortunately, he was not strong enough and was blocked by the opponent's defender. This was the only effective attack worth mentioning in the first half of the National Youth League.

Fortunately, the National Youth's defense has improved in the future, and the two core players in the frontcourt of the Chilean team, Valdes and Casares, have been strengthened.Coupled with the fact that the goalkeeper Angela played steadily, she tried her best to keep the gate without any danger.

At the end of the first half of the game, the national youth performance was not as good as before.Perhaps because he was discouraged by repeated offensive setbacks, Xu Liang also received a yellow card for being rude to the linesman, and he will be automatically suspended for the next game.Fortunately, Valdes of the Chilean team lost a chance to score a must-goal before the end of the game. The National Youth was lucky enough to keep the 0-0 draw.

In the second half, the National Youth League did not make substitutions. Although Shen Xiangfu reprimanded loudly outside the field, the players did not enter the state for a long time, and they seemed not excited enough.The mistakes in passing and catching the ball were astonishing. Bai Xiaotian had almost retreated to the center line, but there were still many too high and too fast passes to his feet. It seemed that the passer thought that "kicking the ball to his teammates" would be considered as completing the offensive task.With this kind of irresponsible passing, the offense has no threat at all.

On the other hand, the Chilean team, which is fighting for honor, is relatively good in offense and defense, fully combining personal skills and overall tactics, and basically controlling the situation on the court.

In the 58th minute, perhaps in response to the Chinese fans who came to the scene to cheer, the National Youth League organized a quick counterattack for a rare time.Bai Xiaotian leaned against the opponent's central defender in the middle, stretched out his foot and barely reached Dewey's pass, and then handed it a knock, allowing Gao Ming, Yan Song and Qu Bo to form a three-on-three opportunity in the frontcourt.It's a pity that Qu Bo still didn't seize the opportunity, and the last pass was blocked by the defender who returned to the defense.

Seeing the passive situation, Shen Xiangfu thought of Milu's explanation.In the 60th and 67th minutes, Ma Yi and Wang Xinxin were used to replace Yu Tao and Qu Bo who were exhausted, while Bai Xiaotian, who was trying to control the midfielder, was transferred to the arrow of the striker.

In the 63rd minute, the Chilean team made an accurate long pass from the left side of the midfield. Salgado, who had just entered the field, stood in the shooting position. Fortunately, Zhou Lin pushed the ball out of the baseline. Two minutes later, Dewey made a defensive error. Salgado shot from a small angle in the penalty area after receiving a direct pass from his teammate. Fortunately, he missed the target and missed the baseline again.

Seeing that the Chilean team's repeated attacks can result in shots, the fans' emotions are a little out of control.Most of the fans who came to Argentina to watch the game were die-hard fans. They did not make trouble for the national youth players when they encountered difficulties, but directly waved the banner in their hands and tried their best to cheer for the national youth players.

In the 71st minute, Bai Xiaotian made an early prediction in the frontcourt through the perspective of God, and directly fell to the ground with a shovel, breaking the opponent's kicked ball.After the steal, Bai Xiaotian dribbled the ball straight to the opponent's penalty area, and was chased and intercepted by the opponent's three defenders. He decisively took a long shot.

With a "bang", the ball hit the goalpost and bounced off the baseline.

Huang Jianxiang was very disappointed in the microphone, this was Bai Xiaotian's first shot after being switched to the forward arrow.The opponent's goalkeeper stood indifferently, if Bai Xiaotian shot a little more inside, then the goal would undoubtedly be scored.

At the end of the game, the national youth team was completely passive.The backcourt players are tired of defending, and the midfielders can no longer control the ball.Although there are 6 players in the midfield, it still feels like paper.

The defender occasionally got the ball and habitually drove to the frontcourt. Bai Xiaotian tried his best to fight for the top, but it was difficult for his teammates to earn the second spot.

Amidst Huang Jianxiang's disappointed commentary, Shen Xiangfu and his coaching staff have already recorded three pages on the sidelines about the weaknesses of the National Youth Team.The National Youth League went smoothly in the previous two games, and these disadvantages were not shown at all.

The Chilean team advanced very smoothly. If it were not for the lack of a strong striker, the Chilean team might have already broken through the gate of the National Youth League.

In the 77th minute, Valdez took a free kick from an extremely angled angle 35 meters away from the front court, and An Qi miraculously saved the ball.After the Chilean team grabbed the second spot, no one of the national youth players pressed forward and was easily passed to the back point by the opponent. Salgado took advantage of Zhou Lin's miss to stop the ball on the left chest of the small penalty area and calmly kicked it. An Qi once again saved the day with a wonderful save.

Seeing such a situation, Shen Xiangfu began to think about whether to play the last card in his hand and change to a defender.

However, when Shen Xiangfu hesitated, the Chilean team took a tactical corner kick.The right defender of the National Youth League did not defend in time, did not block the opponent's pass route, and the defense in the middle of the penalty area seriously missed people. Chilean defender Berrios shot the ball angrily.
(End of this chapter)