The fierce match continued until the 75th minute.

The physical fitness of both players has reached a bottleneck.

Two consecutive games within four days, while traveling halfway around the world, were a severe test for the physical fitness of the players on both teams.

Especially the Chinese team, they flew from China to Paraguay before this game, and their journey was almost twice as long as their opponents.

Although Shi Wuyin made some adjustments to the starting lineup in the second round, it could not completely solve the physical problem.

On the other hand, Hulay, who flew from the UK to Paraguay and then from Paraguay to China with the team, performed well physically. Originally, the most worrying thing was his physical fitness, but now it seems that there is no big problem.

People have to lament that playing in the Premier League is really a workout. Hu Lai's physical strength has improved further than before.

In short, Hu Lai's benefits of studying abroad to play football are reflected in almost every aspect.

It also made both the Chinese team players who played alongside him and the young Chinese players watching the game in front of the TV more eager to go abroad and play football in Europe.

"I want to go to Europe to play football too!" Zhou Zijing said to himself among his Olympic teammates watching the game together, staring at the TV screen with burning eyes.

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As the physical fitness of the players on both sides declined, Paraguay coach Arturo began to consider changing tactics.

The score has not changed now. The Chinese team leads Paraguay 1:0 at home, but the total score is Paraguay leading 3:2.

In other words, as long as Paraguay can hold on to this score, they will eliminate the Chinese team and return to the World Cup finals after 20 years.

So is it necessary for Paraguay to continue attacking and pursuing goals?

At present, the young goalkeeper of the Chinese team is obviously in very good condition. Neither Sosa nor Ramirez, nor anyone else, can break through the gate he is guarding.

Anyway, Paraguay has worked hard so far and even missed a penalty kick.

Previously, Arturo planned to let Paraguay score an away goal. Now it seems that continuing to pursue away goals may be a big risk.

So he decided to change his strategy and goals and defend the one-goal lead to end the game.

Judging from the first round of the game, when Paraguay was fully defensive, the defense line led by Arce was completely able to withstand the Chinese team's attack.

Anyway, we only need to hold on for fifteen minutes, and the Chinese team also has physical problems.

Thinking of this, he immediately used hand gestures and whistles to convey his adjustment instructions to the players on the sidelines:

Reclaim the defense!

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"Paraguay actually retracted... Damn it!"

"It's normal. They only need to hold on to this score to go to the World Cup. If they don't take it back at this time, are they still pressing forward and waiting for us to counterattack?"

"Come on Hu Lai! Come on Luo Kai! Come on Chen Xingyi and Zhang Qinghuan! Just score one more goal!"

"Arce is really strong, and it is not easy for Hu Lai to break through his defense... Although the Chinese team is already very good at this level, I still feel unwilling..."

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As Paraguay changed its tactics, many Chinese fans commented on the Internet, expressing concern for the Chinese team.

There are only ten minutes left before the end of the game. Can the Chinese team score a goal in the remaining time?

At present, it cannot be said that there is no chance at all, but the probability is not high.

Moreover, they also have to worry that after the Chinese team presses hard, Paraguay will take the opportunity to sneak attack, and then they will be sent home directly...

Paraguay's forward Ramirez is fast and a good counterattacker. So they do have the ability to sneak attack the Chinese team.

This is what makes the Chinese team particularly uncomfortable.

But the entire Chinese team, including Shi Wuyin, was not qualified to choose whether to attack or not.

They have no other choice but to attack.

So we must attack, we can only attack!

Shi Wuyin stood on the sidelines, waving his arms to let the Chinese team press forward.

Even if the opponent's head coach will see through the tactical intentions, it doesn't matter, because this is not a secret in the first place...

In this way, with a somewhat tragic flavor, the Chinese team persisted in launching attacks on Paraguay's goal despite physical problems.

"Hulay! He took the shot before Arce! Unfortunately, due to Arce's interference, he still kicked the football wide..."

"Julay collided with Arce in the penalty area. Neither side hit the ball. The ball was intercepted by Paraguay goalkeeper Almiron who came out!"

"Zhang Qinghuan cums! Oh! It's a little bigger!"

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Although Chinese fans cheered for the Chinese team's offense in the stands, the Chinese team's offense still failed to score a goal.

At the same time, the game time is still passing ruthlessly minute by minute.

The Chinese fans at the scene kept looking at the big screen to see how many minutes were left in the game.

The game has reached the 85th minute, and there are only five minutes left before the end of the regular 90-minute game.

A goal in five minutes...

No matter how you look at it, there is little hope.

But the Chinese fans in the stands did not shut up because of this. As long as the Chinese team gets the ball, they will shout as always.

At the same time, if the Paraguayan players take the ball, there will be boos - this is not just a simple attempt to put pressure on the Paraguayan players, but a real expression of dissatisfaction with the Paraguayan players.

Seeing that there was not much time left in the game, Paraguayan players began to fall frequently on the court, delaying time and cutting the game into pieces, frequently interrupting the Chinese team's offensive rhythm.

The Chinese fans were very dissatisfied with their approach, but they could not jump into the stadium and beat up the Paraguayan players. They could only express their anger by booing in the stands.

Paraguay's players are all old-timers, and they turned a deaf ear to the boos in the stands, which did not affect them at all.

Kick as you should.

They even took advantage of the Chinese team's aggressive attack to launch a counterattack, and Sosa finally completed the shot.

This time, Lin Zhiyuan didn't have any convulsions and his performance was very stable. He flew sideways and knocked the football out of the baseline.

"Lin Zhiyuan made a wonderful save. His outstanding performance may be the greatest confidence that the Chinese team can continue to attack..."

Paraguay's players all ran across the half-court to participate in the corner kick attack.

For Paraguay, which has shrunk its defense, their hopes of scoring goals now basically rely on counterattacks and set-pieces in the frontcourt.

Arce, as the captain of the team and a central defender with excellent headers, also pressed in front of the Chinese team's goal.

Although the game will end in a few minutes, if the final decision can be made in this corner kick attack, then the team will not have to suffer in the last few minutes. After all, no one knows what will happen in the last moments of the game...

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Likewise, the Chinese team is facing a formidable enemy.

Everyone returned to defend inside and outside the penalty area.

Jule, the center, was no exception. He stood at the top of the penalty arc and helped pester a Paraguayan player.

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Amid boos, Paraguay took a corner kick.

The football flew high to the goal of the Chinese team, where Arce and Yao Huasheng were entangled, trying to jump for the top.

"My——!" shouted loudly, and beside them, Lin Zhiyuan jumped up as if out of nowhere, swung out a single fist, and hit the ball!

The football then flew diagonally outside the penalty area.

There is Chen Xingyi there!

But at the same time, Paraguay's left back Juan Balbuena quickly came up from behind, intending to steal or interfere with Chen Xingyi getting the ball.

If Chen Xingyi doesn't handle it well, the ball may be intercepted by Balbuena and launch a second attack.

At this critical moment, Chen Xingyi caught a glimpse of a person coming out of the door and running towards him!

He didn't have time to see clearly who it was, he only knew it was a teammate wearing the same red shirt as himself, so he jumped up and nodded the football with his head.

"Wang Guangwei!" He Feng shouted.

The person who ran out to meet Chen Xingyi turned out to be Wang Guangwei, who was supposed to be fighting for the top spot in front of the goal!

Wang Guangwei raised his foot and pushed the football forward from Chen Xingyi!

Balbuena, who originally wanted to defend Chen Xingyi, suddenly changed his goal and pounced on Wang Guangwei.

The Chinese team's central defender actually pressed out of the penalty area. If he could snatch the ball here, wouldn't it mean that the Chinese team would be missing an important defensive player in front of the goal?!

Thinking of this, his eyes got hot...

Wang Guangwei took a step forward, and when Balbuena pounced on him, he used his long legs to lift the football in the air to the right!

The football flew over Balbuena's head and passed to Chen Xingyi who had already turned around and pushed forward!

The Chinese fans in the stands cheered, and the commentator He Feng shouted in the loud cheers: "The Chinese team's counterattack!!"

Balbuena turned around and found Chen Xingyi holding the ball, and quickly turned around to intercept.
To be continued...