Chapter 723 Yin Jun VSC Luo

This excellent opportunity that Gao Lin missed was the last scoring opportunity for the Chinese team in the first half, and it was also the last excellent scoring opportunity for the Chinese team in this game.

In the second half, Ecuador strengthened his offense, but the Chinese team's defense in this game was very steady. In particular, central defender Zheng Zhi, who performed very bravely on the defense line, led the defense line to block Ecuador's attacks again and again.

The Chinese team used the defensive counterattack tactics to deal with Ecuador and obtained many offensive opportunities, but because the forward's ability to grasp opportunities is really poor, he could not seize any opportunity.

Of course, the Chinese team did not get another chance to calmly face the empty goal like Gao Lin.

As the key target of Ecuador's defense, Yin Jun has always been surrounded by heavy defenses. In addition, he organized passes in the middle and backcourts in this game, so except for the chance to score, he had very few shots, so he failed to score the second goal in this game.

However, in the end, the Chinese team defeated Ecuador 1:0 with Yin Jun's goal. They laughed to the end in this dark horse showdown, and reached the quarterfinals when they advanced to the World Cup for the second time!

The Chinese team is also the third team to enter the quarterfinals after host Germany and South American powerhouse Argentina.

All Chinese fans are cheering and celebrating the Chinese team's new glory in the World Cup!

Almost all Chinese players have been praised, except Gao Lin. The center, who just turned 20, has been criticized and under a lot of pressure for the shot that failed to enter the empty goal.

Fortunately, the Chinese team eventually won this game, otherwise Gao Lin would definitely be the sinner of the national team losing and being eliminated, which is even worse than Shao Jiayi, who got a red card shortly after he appeared in the last World Cup.

Despite this, fans still couldn't let go of Gao Lin's empty goal this time. Many memes related to this shot were born on the Internet, such as "My eighty-year-old grandma can do it" and "High-aircraft" and so on.

Alihan also discovered Gao Lin’s most obvious disadvantage in this game, that is, his shooting is really bad, and his grasp of opportunities is even worse!

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Although Gao Lin's performance has been criticized a lot, his popularity has become much smaller in the environment when the Chinese team advances to the quarterfinals. Gao Lin is under much less pressure as a result, and the Chinese team quickly became prepared for the quarterfinals.

According to the World Cup rules, the Chinese team's opponent in the quarter-finals will be the winner between Portugal and the Netherlands.

And no matter who advances, these two teams are all opponents that are almost invincible for the Chinese team!

Before the start of the World Cup, the Netherlands ranked third in the world, while Portugal also ranked top ten, ranking seventh!

However, the match between Portugal and the Netherlands will only start tonight, 6 hours later than the Chinese team's match. When the Chinese team's match ended, there were still four hours left before the match between Portugal and the Netherlands!

When the Chinese team returned to the hotel, packed their luggage, boarded the team's bus, and rushed from Stuttgart to Dortmund, the venue of the quarter-finals, the whistle between Portugal and the Netherlands had just begun.

The Chinese team almost finished the game between Portugal and the Netherlands on the bus. The distance from Stuttgart to Dortmund was nearly 400 kilometers, and the bus ran for three hours.

The final score of this game is the same as the match between the Chinese team and Ecuador, and it is 1:0. The Portuguese is the final winner, but the process makes the Chinese team dumbfounded.

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The Portuguese took the lead in the 23rd minute of the game, but before the end of the first half, Portuguese midfielder Costinia was sent off with a total of 2 yellow cards. After the start of the second half, due to the lack of control of the referee Ivanov, the scene fell into chaos many times since then, and Bolaruz, Deko, and Van Bronkhorst were sent off one after another.

Four red cards in this game set a new record for a single game in the World Cup, and 16 yellow cards also tied the single yellow card record set by Germany against Cameroon in 2002.

Although there are 12 games left, the total number of red cards in this World Cup has reached 23, setting a new record for the 1998 World Cup in France (22). The total number of yellow cards has reached 291, which also rewritten the record for the Korean and Japanese World Cup four years ago (272). Portugal and the Netherlands have contributed the most, with 2 reds, 18 yellows and 2 reds and 16 yellows respectively.

Although the two teams' various tricks of playing cards shocked Chinese players, the Dutch's flying tackles on the court were also refreshing the three views of Chinese players, so the Portuguese's various delaying tactics on the court.

Ronaldo vs. Robben, the two geniuses of flying wings are a highlight of the battle between Portugal and the Netherlands. Both of them have gorgeous footwork and a fatal skill. Previously, they both contributed goals to the team in the group stage. Unfortunately, this "Wings duel" only lasted 33 minutes, and after that, fans only saw Ronaldo's tragic tears and Robben's solo dance.

The Dutchman's fierce tackle against Ronaldo started in the second minute. Ronaldo dribbled the ball and broke through. Van Bomel tripped the Portuguese from behind by the opponent's breakthrough. The referee showed Van Bomel a yellow card, but failed to "block" the black foot for Ronaldo. 5 minutes later, Ronaldo was about to receive the ball, and the Dutch defender Boraruz, who was defending him, kicked him in the thigh. Poor Ronaldo immediately fell to the ground, and the TV camera clearly captured the blood mark on his leg that was kicked out by his opponent's shoe nails.

The team doctor wrapped a thick bandage on his thigh. Judging from Ronaldo's painful and slightly desperate expression at the time, perhaps he had realized that he could not hold on for too long.

The "temptation" of the World Cup supported Ronaldo's return to the court. Although his running was not very flexible, he had to leave the court regretfully after persisting for half an hour.

And in the second half, it was the experienced Portuguese show off his delaying tactics, which made the Chinese players who just finished the game feel ashamed of their performance in the second half against Ecuador - we are still too young, we can do this; and proud - we are real people!

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As Portugal defeated the Netherlands and entered the quarterfinals, the Chinese team's quarter-final opponent was released: Fruit Teeth!

People are beginning to look forward to the showdown between Yin Jun and Ronaldo, Manchester United club teammates and friends, in the World Cup!

During the group stage, Yin Jun had defeated his club teammates with his perfect performance - England was squeezed into the second place in the group, and was eliminated by Germany in the quarter-finals. Many Manchester United club teammates, including Rooney, Ferdinand, and Gary Neville, began taking vacation early.

Now, it's Yin Jun again to face his other teammate and friend, Cristiano Ronaldo, but it's not optimistic whether the two can meet on the court.
Chapter completed!