On the evening of August 7, Beijing Gongsports Stadium.

After a brief closing ceremony performance, the Asian Cup final officially kicked off.

More than 60,000 fans were gathered at the scene, and more than 30 ministerial-level officials were dispatched to attend the scene. There were countless domestic and foreign media and political and business celebrities, with nearly one billion live viewers. This is the first time that the Middle East will broadcast the Asian Cup.

The weight of this final is evident.

The Chinese team once again lined up the 442nd lineup, with goalkeepers Liu Yunfei, defense lines being Sun Xiang, Zheng Zhi, Zhang Yaokun and Wei Xin, central defender Li Weifeng absent due to injury, Yan Song, Zhao Junzhe, Shao Jiayi and Li Ming from left to right, and Li Jinyu and Yang Yang from the double strikers.

Hao Dong suffered a head injury in the game against Iran. After going to the hospital for stitches, although he had basically recovered and could participate in the game, Alihan still put him on the bench in this game and instead arranged for Yang Yang who was in a prosperous state.

With the whistle of Kuwait referee Alfa Harry, the highly anticipated Asian Cup final officially kicked off.

The Japanese team took the lead in the attack. In less than ten seconds of the game, their first attack was launched on the left, but Wei Xin steadily hit the ball on the opponent, bounced out of bounds, and resolved a crisis.

But then the Japanese team continued to launch an offensive.

In the third minute, behind the diagonal pass from the middle, Japanese forward Keiji Tamata threw away the defensive player and formed a one-on-one striker, but the lineman quickly raised the flag to signal offside, Keiji Tamata fell into the offside trap on the Chinese team's defense line.

After supporting the start of the Japanese team's attack, the Chinese team quickly launched a threatening counterattack.

When Shao Jiayi got the ball in the midfield, Yang Yang quickly ran out of the room, but Shao Jiayi's intention to pass the ball was too obvious and the strength was not enough. He was intercepted by the opponent's defender in advance and failed to send the ball behind him.

When Yang Yang walked back, he did not forget to applaud Shao Jia, but he was secretly analyzing the situation after the game after the opening.

The Japanese team's tactical formation looks like 442, but in fact it is 451. The midfielder arranged five players, with a very obvious intention, which is to cut off the connection between the Chinese team's forward line and the midfield.

Just now, Shao Jiayi got the ball and as soon as he ran, the Japanese defensive players immediately formed an interception.

If the striker does not receive pass support in the frontcourt, it will become a decoration.

Yang Yang could feel that Japan's defensive pressure was not as great as Iran's team.

It's very simple. Iran's defense is more stringent and the players' physical fitness is better. However, Japan is different. Japan is better at controlling the ball, and its defense is not as tight as Iran. Moreover, they obviously prefer midfield pressing in this game.

It was like this time, the Chinese team got an out-of-bounds ball on the left, and the Japanese team pushed the entire pressing line into the 30-meter area of ​​the Chinese team.

When Sun Xiang threw the ball to Zhao Junzhe, the Japanese team pressed all the way, forcing Sun Xiang to pass the ball back to goalkeeper Liu Yunfei.

Liu Yunfei passed it to Zheng Zhi again, and at this time Japan directly chased the Chinese team's penalty area.

After the midfield and front court pressed up, the defense line will naturally not drag too far, otherwise the three lines will be disconnected.

Through God's vision and his own observation, Yang Yang clearly captured this characteristic of Japan, and also clearly felt the difficulty of playing in the midfield and backcourt.

Zheng Zhi and Zhang Yaokun fell down and were pressed by the Japanese team and were forced to pass the goalkeeper back. Liu Yunfei picked the pass to find Sun Xiang on the left, but he still had no chance, so he could only pass the pass to find Zheng Zhi again.

At this time, only two central defenders were left on the Japanese team's defense line to see Yang Yang and Li Jinyu.

Obviously, in their opinion, the ball is safe in the front court and the back court.

But that depends on who it is!

Yang Yang felt certain, and suddenly retreated and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

Zheng Zhi had been paying attention to the movements in the midfield and frontcourt. As soon as Yang Yang ran, he immediately understood it and dribbled the ball to the right. After dribbled a Japanese team's pressing player, he lowered the ball with his right foot, passed the ball 30 to 40 meters long, and sent it directly to the opponent's 30 meters area to find Yang Yang.

Japanese central defender Miyamoto Yoshiyasu followed Yang Yang immediately. He was obviously very clear that he could no longer stop Yang Yang from stopping the ball, but he would definitely not let Yang Yang turn around. As long as Yang Yang stopped the ball, he would immediately stick it on.

Yang Yang also knew the other party's intentions in his heart, but did not stop the ball directly. Instead, he faced the incoming ball and gently pushed the outside of his right foot.

When the ball was quickly and urgently sent to Yang Yang's feet, he stopped lightly towards the unguarded area on his right. Although he rolled a few meters away, the effort of stopping the ball still surprised Miyamoto Hiroyashi.

The Japanese captain rushed forward at the first time, but Yang Yang was faster than him. He used his body to get stuck in the position first, blocking Miyamoto Hiroyashi, and peeked at the left foot for a chance, and gently rubbed the ball behind him.

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"The Chinese team launched a quick counterattack in the backcourt, and the long pass directly found Yang Yang."

"Yang Yang stopped the ball to his right, turned around and chased after him, and passed the ball diagonally behind him..."

"Li Jinyu has no offside, the Chinese team's chance..."

"The ball is in!!!"

"In the sixth minute, just six minutes into the game, the Chinese team took the lead in breaking the Japanese team's goal!"

"A goal from Li Jinyu!"

"He did not waste the excellent opportunity created by Yang Yang, and he formed a single shot against offside, and calmly seized the opportunity."

"One to zero!"

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The entire Gongshi stadium was boiling in an instant.

More than 60,000 fans shouted at the top of their lungs, spreading to every corner of the stadium.

Li Jinyu rushed out of the court excitedly, knelt on one knee at the corner flagpole, and made a machine gun strafing.

That's how he celebrates his goal.

Yang Yang was the first to rush up to celebrate with him, and Li Jinyu also hugged Yang Yang hard, and then both of them were surrounded by teammates who rushed out wildly.

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"From the slow motion replay, Zheng Zhi's long pass was very good, Yang Yang's stop was even more clever, and what was even more amazing was that Yang Yang stopped the ball to the right side and blocked Miyamoto Hiroyashi with his body, and then passed this wonderful pass with his left foot."

"The Japanese obviously forgot that although Yang Yang is a right foot player and his right foot is very sharp, his left foot is also unambiguous."

"He has excellent left and right feet, and has performed very well in the previous Toulon Cup and this Asian Cup."

"One to zero, the Chinese team took the lead."

"Alihan was also very excited on the sidelines. In this game, he pushed Yang Yang to the front line. From the current point of view, it was a very successful decision."

"The Japanese team fell into a disadvantage at the beginning of the game."

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After a crazy celebration, the Chinese team returned to the arena amid cheers from the fans of the audience.

The game starts again.

After conceding the ball, the Japanese team started to play a little urgently. They had several rough fouls when pressing Chinese players. Among them, Takayuki Suzuki also received the first yellow card in the game.

Yang Yang got a long shot in the 16th minute. Li Ming and Wei Xin from the right side planned an offensive and passed it to the front of the penalty area to Yang Yang. Yang Yang felt very good. After stopping, he kicked his feet and hit him.

But this shot hit the opponent's defensive player directly.

Yang Yang was also quite helpless about this, especially after the Japanese team significantly strengthened their close defense against him, the space he could get became much less.

Afterwards, the Japanese team continued to launch an offensive, and the originally impatient mood gradually became stable.

In dealing with one's own emotions, Yang Yang felt that the Japanese team was still more experienced than the Chinese team.

After leading by one goal, the Chinese team began to play more securely.

The team began to play a defensive counterattack tactic, retreated to its own half, waiting for the Japanese team's attack, and playing to its own advantages. Moreover, all the players were on guard and did not dare to relax at all.

In this case, although the Japanese team has a chance to possess the ball, it is difficult to create a favorable threat.

On the contrary, the Chinese team actively performed Yang Yang's rapid counterattack in the frontcourt while stabilizing the defense.

First, in the 26th minute, a quick counterattack was fouled by the Japanese team, winning a free kick in the frontcourt. Then, he received a long pass from the backcourt on the right. After removing the ball, he forced a breakthrough on the side, dribbled the ball from the bottom line and returned to the penalty area, passing it horizontally to Shao Jiayi who was inserted in the backcourt.

But unfortunately, Shao Jiayi failed to suppress the ball and shot high.

The most worth mentioning is that in the 34th minute, the Chinese team counterattacked from the left, Yan Song made a cross to the penalty area, and Yang Yang grabbed the first landing point and was about to start, but was pushed to the ground by the Japanese defender.

This was a rather obvious foul, but the referee of Kuwait ignored it.

Yang Yang stood up from the ground and walked towards the nearby referee, constantly protesting that he had already grabbed the position, but was pushed to the ground by the other party. However, the referee repeatedly stated that his punishment was not wrong.

When Yang Yang encountered such a referee, he was speechless, and could not be too excited, so he could only walk away angrily.

Subsequently, the Chinese team quickly got another chance. After Shao Jia got rid of the defensive player from the first middle, he directly shot, but was saved by Japanese goalkeeper Kawaguchi.

After scoring a goal, although the Chinese team did not have the right to control the ball, they basically steadily controlled the situation on the field. It was difficult for the Japanese team's offense to break through the Chinese team's defense line, but the Chinese team's counterattack threatened the Japanese team's goal again and again.

Whether it is the players on the court, the fans on the sidelines, or even the audience in front of the TV, you can easily feel the advantages of the Chinese team, and the team is becoming more and more confident now.

Everyone believes that it will be a matter of time before continuing this situation and breaking the Japanese team's goal again.

During the halftime break, head coach Alihan repeatedly praised the players' performance, and at the same time called on the players to continue their efforts, continue their performance in the first half, and continue to play in accordance with this rhythm and countermeasures.

After the second half of the game, the two sides continued the situation in the first half. The only change was that during the halftime, Alihan reminded the players not to retreat too far, and to try to push the defense line forward as much as possible, and it is best to push it to the 30-meter area, which will be more beneficial to counterattack.

One to zero, this is never a safe score.

Whether it is a player or a coach, they are still thinking about scoring goals and sending Japan back to their hometown.

But in the 55th minute of the second half...

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Chapter completed!