Football: The immortal legend on the green field

A whistle blows and the game officially begins.

Not long after the game started, the National Youth Team almost scored a goal. Zhou Haibin made a long diagonal pass from the left and directly found Dong Fangzhuo at the front of the penalty area. Unfortunately, Dong Fangzhuo's long-range shot was blocked by goalkeeper Qiu Shengjun.

A minute later, left-back Zhao Ming's long diagonal pass accurately found his teammate at the far end. Tan Wangsong tripped Cui Peng, who had received the ball and was about to break through him, with a leg-lifting action. The referee Lu Jun immediately stopped the game, awarded the National Youth Team a free kick in the frontcourt, and showed Tan Wangsong a yellow card.

The free kick was about 40 meters away from the goal, which was not suitable for a direct shot. Feng Xiaoting's free kick was sent towards the penalty area, but Gao Lin's header at the back point failed to hit the goal and the ball flew out of the bottom line.

"Just five minutes into the game, the National Youth Team One has already laid siege to the National Youth Team Two. It seems that the old National Youth Team has an absolute advantage in terms of overall strength and coordination proficiency. The newly recruited players of the National Youth Team Two seem to be a little flustered. Many of them have not even played a real professional league game and are very lacking in game experience. It seems that this game will not be too suspenseful."

"Faced with the wave after wave of attacks from the National Youth Team One, the National Youth Team Two could only use fierce pressing to delay the opponent's offensive."

As soon as the commentator finished speaking, Tiote made a clean steal, stole the ball from Zhao Xuri's feet, and then pushed the ball to Deng Zhuoxiang in front of him. Deng Zhuoxiang dribbled the ball and easily passed Wang Hongliang who pounced on him. Lu Lin tackled Deng Zhuoxiang, who had already broken through the midfielder line and was directly facing the back line, to the ground from the side.

All the media watching the game stood up. They had never seen Deng Zhuoxiang's acrobatic Brazilian-style dribbling moves like the ones he just performed from any domestic player.

Lu Jun glanced at Deng Zhuoxiang who was lying on the ground and gestured to him to get up quickly, but he did not make any comment on Lu Lin's obvious foul.

After more than 20 minutes of competition, the players of the National Youth Team II with high basketball IQ were obviously making continuous progress. Their defense line began to gradually stabilize, but the overall situation on the court was still dominated by the old National Youth Team.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that confidence is slowly growing in the hearts of these newly recruited players.

In addition to the confrontation on the court, the performance of Shen Bin and Ali Han on the sidelines also attracted the attention of many media reporters. The two of them kept communicating, and then Shen Bin shouted to his teammates on the court, directing their running positions and tactical adjustments.

In the 24th minute of the first half, Chen Tao received a pass from Tiote and performed a series of stops and dribbles. However, as Wang Hongliang, who came to make up for the defense, was already in place, Chen Tao was forced to take a long shot to complete the final shot.

The ball went straight to the upper right corner of the goal, and Zhang Lei of the National Youth Team flew over and lifted the ball over the crossbar, resulting in a corner kick.

Chen Tao took the corner kick and he pushed the ball lightly to Deng Zhuoxiang who was running over to receive the ball. Deng Zhuoxiang turned around with the ball, and Fan Weiwei and Zhao Xuri came up to block him. Deng Zhuoxiang did not find a chance to break through in the face of the close defense.

The ball was transferred out of the attacking third zone by Deng Zhuoxiang. Hao Junmin shot from 30 meters away from the goal, but the ball went wide of the right post.

Two minutes later, the National Youth Team took advantage of Hao Junmin's back pass error and got an excellent counterattack opportunity. Dong Fangzhuo's hurried shot went over the crossbar.

Afterwards, the National Youth Team was once again just a hair's breadth away from scoring a goal. The ball was directly counterattacked through Feng Xiaoting's long pass. Zhou Haibin and Cui Peng passed Bai Yuefeng behind them. Tiote stepped forward to intercept. Zhou Haibin pushed the ball diagonally to the right side of the penalty area. Gao Lin took advantage of the situation and shot with his left foot. Goalkeeper Qiu Shengjun was powerless to stop the ball. Unfortunately, the ball hit the outside edge of the left post and flew out of the bottom line.

The game gradually became balanced, mainly because the National Youth Team's second midfield had a clear advantage. Although the National Youth Team's first defense line was more stable, their attack was difficult to get through the midfield, and Tiote's tireless and crazy pressing hindered their attack.

Head coach Krauchen also noticed this. He kept shouting on the sidelines, asking the National Youth Team to change its tactics and no longer engage too much in midfield with the National Youth Team. Often after the defenders got the ball, they would use long passes to connect directly with the forwards. Their style of play became more European.

Cui Peng dribbled the ball along the side and passed it towards the front of the goal before it went out of the baseline. The National Youth Team II did not mark him closely, and Dong Fangzhuo got a rare opportunity to attack about ten meters away from the goal. He jumped high and headed the ball into the goal guarded by Qiu Shengjun with a powerful header.

1:0 The National Youth Team finally took the lead.

Xia Yalong and Nan Yong still knew how to act calm in front of their leader, but Wei Shaohui and Li Dongshen beside them had already jumped up.

The National Youth Team B kicked off from the midfield and the game resumed.

As the first half was coming to an end, after several passes from the three players in the frontcourt of the National Youth Team II, Deng Zhuoxiang dribbled the ball into the penalty area, but was tripped by Wang Hongliang at the top of the penalty area. The referee Lu Jun awarded a direct free kick.

Hao Junmin used Chen Tao's pass to pass the ball diagonally into the left side of the penalty area. Deng Zhuoxiang leaped and headed the ball. Goalkeeper Zhang Lei moved to the right, fell to the ground to save the ball, trying to expand the defensive area, but the ball bounced in front of him and changed direction slightly. The ball flew over Zhang Lei's legs and flew into the goal, 1:1, the National Youth Team B equalized the score before the end of the first half.

There was little time left in the first half.

The biggest discovery in the first half of the game that excited Arie Han and Krauchen the most was Tan Wangsong, who played as the left back. At the beginning, he was a little restrained and at a loss, but as the game progressed, his performance became more and more stable. Not only did he perform well on the defensive end, but the impact he showed on the left side was enough to make the two excited.

During the game, Tan Wangsong played an increasingly important role on the wing.

Of course, he cannot be compared with European players such as Deng Zhuoxiang, Chen Tao, and Hao Junmin. The three European players' experience on the court is incomparable to the players participating in the domestic A-League competition, but Tan Wangsong's performance is not even inferior to that of Feng Xiaoting, the defender who is most favored by Krauchen.

This is also the biggest gain for the coaching staff at present.

Tan Wangsong on the left doesn't play like Zhang Fanlin on the right. Although Zhang Fanlin has tattoos all over his arms, he still plays relatively conventionally. Tan Wangsong is extremely smart in defense and often uses unconventional means to make up for his lack of experience.

After several effective moves that disrupted the National Youth Team's attack, Tan Wangsong once again gently pulled Zhou Haibin, who was trying to break through. Feng Xiaoting, who was watching all this from a distance, could no longer tolerate it. He yelled at Tan Wangsong: "Is this how you defend? You don't have the skills, so you use these dirty tricks?"

Tan Wangsong was not to be outdone. He pointed at Feng Xiaoting and said, "Fuck you..." He suddenly remembered that the coach had announced that they had to speak Mandarin, so he quickly changed his words, "You're blind! You saw me using such despicable tactics with your own eyes, and the referee didn't even blow the whistle. Who the hell do you think you are!"

The two of them got closer and closer as they talked, until they were face to face. Like two angry bulls, they butted heads, panting through their noses, and glaring at each other. If the players from both teams hadn't come to separate them in time, the unfinished fight yesterday might have continued on the training ground today.

Referee Lu Jun quickly blew the whistle to suspend the game. If it was a normal game, both players would have received a yellow card, but Tan Wangsong already had a yellow card, and if he was given another yellow card, the two yellow cards would turn into one red card. Can this still be called a teaching match!

Lu Jun had no choice but to persuade the two to leave.

Gao Haiyang on the sidelines shouted loudly: "The game continues! Ignore them, the game will proceed as normal!"

The game continues?

Everyone was shocked. In such a situation, the game was still going on? Even Lu Jun didn't understand. He stared at Gao Haiyang blankly, and the whistle in his mouth was slow to blow.

"Blow the whistle! The game continues!" Qiu Suhui reminded Lu Jun again.

"Beep!" The whistle to continue the game sounded.

In the last few minutes of the first half, the defense of both sides became extremely fierce, especially Tan Wangsong and Feng Xiaoting. They seemed to be competing with each other. If you make a beautiful tackle, I will return with an excellent header.

Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, Lu Jun blew the whistle to end the halftime match just after 45 minutes.