July 17, 2004, Capital Workers Stadium.

China vs. Bahrain.

At the opening ceremony of the Asian Cup, nearly 500 journalists from all over the world reported on the competition.

The whole venue was filled with shouting Zheng Zhi. The former World Footballer enjoyed a kingly treatment at his home court than in any place.

"Zheng Zhi!"

"Zheng Zhi!"

"Zheng Zhi!"

Zheng Zhi did not disappoint everyone, and immediately dominated the game after he came on the court.

No one can limit Zheng Zhi, the dark horse of the Bahrain team.

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In the fourth minute of the game, Zheng Zhi gave Yang Chen in front a subtle pass, but unfortunately Yang Chen's shot from the far corner slightly missed the goal.

In the 19th minute, Zheng Zhi did the trick, and this time he gave Qu Bo a straight pass, tearing open the Bahrain team's defense line again, but Qu Bo's shot was too straight and hit the goalkeeper directly.

After missing two excellent opportunities, the Chinese team suffered a backlash.

In the 41st minute of the game, Bahrain's No. 29 Mohamed Hubair scored first with a wonderful goal, and the Chinese team fell behind 0:1.

Just when the Bahrainians thought they would drag the score into halftime, Zheng Zhi personally stifled their hopes.

In the 46th minute, Qu Bo broke through from the right side and then passed the ball back to Zheng Zhi. Zheng Zhi directly shot at the top of the penalty area. His shocking shot made the goalkeeper of the Bahrain team stunned and did not make any save at all.

The score became 1:1.

The Capital Workers Stadium instantly entered a climax.

Zheng Zhi used this goal to tell the whole world that he was back! His goal is still God's masterpiece.

England's Sky Sports broadcast the Asian Cup for the first time, and the commentator was English legend Leinker.

Linkel exclaimed after Zheng Zhi scored: "World-class!"

"He is still world-class!"

“All worries are redundant.”

"It's so enjoyable to watch him play football, just like Gerald or Lampard, they can always bring us extraordinary masterpieces and surprises!"

After the change of sides, the Chinese team continued to control the game, or Zheng Zhi continued to perform.

In the 12th minute of the second half, Yang Chen received a wonderful pass from Shao Jiayi on the left side of the frontcourt and broke into the penalty area. The opponent's defender No. 16 Sayed Ade defended closely, and Yang Chen cut the ball beautifully and drifted past him. As a result, this guy had a handball, and the Malaysian referee immediately awarded a penalty.

Zheng Zhi took the penalty kick, and a light 'spoon' pierced through the opponent's goal again, and the score was rewritten to 2:1.

The fans of the audience cheered and thundered, and the fans even lit fireworks to celebrate, and the national flags were flying all over the venue.

After that, Bahrain was eager to equalize the score, and the formation moved forward, and the Chinese team had more and more opportunities to counterattack.

In the 67th minute, Zheng Zhi sent out another pass. This time, Yang Chen did not miss the chance to score and rewritten the score to 3:1.

Perhaps it was exciting to Qu Bo. In the 76th minute, Qu Bo headed the ball in the penalty area, and the one who gave him an assist was Zheng Zhi. Zheng Zhi pulled the side and sent the ball to Qu Bo's head. Qu Bo jumped continuously without jumping, and he was simply hit by the ball...

The score became 4:1.

With two goals and two assists, Zheng Zhi was replaced by Qi Hong, and the fans on the scene gave him huge applause again.

"The King of China!"

"Two goals and two assists!"

"Is anyone questioning his status?"

"Murinho can wait for him to return with peace of mind. Chelsea will be unprecedentedly terrifying next season! Arsenal and Manchester United, are you ready?"

Zheng Zhi, who performed well, was also named the best player in the game. The ability of the World Footballer is too terrible.

If the excellent performance in the first game is not enough to evaluate Zheng Zhizhen's return to the king.

So the Chinese team will face Indonesia in the second game?

That is to tell the whole world that Zheng Zhi and the Chinese team can massacre wildly.

11:0!

Zheng Zhi only entered the first half, but he contributed 3 goals and two assists.

A free kick scored, with two long shots, assisting Yang Chen and Qi Hong to score respectively.

Indonesia is like a primary school student team, vulnerable, and Zheng Zhi was replaced in the second half, and the final score was frozen at 11:0.

Zheng Zhi topped the scorer list with 5 goals!

After confirming that it appeared, Zheng Zhi sat on the bench and did not get even one minute of playing time, but the Chinese team still won Qatar with a score of 3:0.

This is the strength of the third place in the World Cup. Even without Zheng Zhi, the Chinese team still plays very well.

After entering the quarterfinals, the Chinese team drew Iraq.

Iraq was also beaten 4-0 by the Chinese team. Zheng Zhi filled in another goal, and this time he scored through a free kick.

In the semi-finals, the Iranian team, which beat the Chinese team back then, still had no power to fight.

Zheng Zhi scored his first long shot, Yang Chen changed the score to 2:0, and Su Maozhen, who was substitute, completed the third strike. The Chinese team defeated the Japanese team 3:0 and advanced to the finals, only one step away from defending the Asian Cup championship.

And the other opponent is indeed the Japanese team that has developed in recent years, which is the last runner-up.

The Japanese team's achievements along the way are quite convincing. They are the strongest teams in Asia outside of China.

However, compared with two weeks ago, the Japanese media obviously lacked confidence.

Previously, they thought the Japanese team had a great hope of winning the Asian Cup, but after a series of crazy competitions by the Chinese team, they realized the huge gap with the Chinese team.

"Unless Zheng Zhi retires, the Japanese team will not have a chance at all."

"At least, it will take eight years."

Eight years?

If Zheng Zhi heard it, he would definitely laugh. His long career could at least reach 2018! Even, maybe even longer...

Before the finals began, all media were optimistic about the Chinese team defending the Asian Cup championship, and even the Japanese media did not dare to fantasize about the Japanese team winning the game.

The final result also told the whole world that Zheng Zhi is the NO1!

In the Workers' Stadium, Zheng Zhi was the first to stand out. In the 9th minute, he kicked the Japanese team's goal with an elevator ball from 35 meters away.

Zheng Zhi seems to be more vigorous and run more diligently than in the previous few games.

Just 8 minutes later, Zheng Zhi played a wall-to-wall-like cooperation with Qi Hong in front of the penalty area, and dribbled the ball into the Japanese team's penalty area, causing a foul by the Japanese team defender. Zheng Zhi took the penalty and changed the score to 2:0.

Does the Japanese team want to take revenge?

Something is nothing.

In the 42nd minute, Zheng Zhi received a cross pass from Qu Bo in front of the penalty area and suddenly shot at the upper left corner of the goal. Japanese goalkeeper Kawaguchi Nuokao watched the ball fly into the goal without any reaction.

Halftime hat trick!

The true return of the king!

The Asian Cup final became Zheng Zhi's personal performance, and the Japanese team was slaughtered in half, or Zheng Zhi was slaughtered alone.

In the second half, Yang Chen scored another goal, and the final score was frozen at 4:0, and Zheng Zhi was replaced as early as the 65th minute...

The 2004 Asian Cup belongs to China and Zheng Zhi alone.

certainly,

As everyone knows, this stage is not Zheng Zhi's highest stage.

Maybe, it will be Germany two years later?
Chapter completed!