Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 426 Brother Will Take You Flying
Gao Lin scored the last goal of the first half.

0:4.

During halftime, everyone felt relaxed.

Winning this match secured the top spot in Group A and propelled the team into the final ten.

And this match was played very easily.

The team completely dominated the game against Singapore, making it difficult for the opponent to even launch a counterattack, while the team scored 4 goals.

Shan Yongzhuo continued his outstanding performance, completing a hat-trick. Other national team players also performed well, demonstrating the team's overall dominance, continuous opportunities, and Gao Lin's goal.

Even though Gao Hongbo has high expectations for the team, it's hard to find any major flaws. If you had to nitpick, it would be that the other players aren't good at seizing opportunities in front of goal.

However, this is a matter of ability, not attitude.

On the other hand, Singapore remained calm, even showing a slight sense of satisfaction at conceding four goals in the first half.

After all, they only conceded 4 goals...

The second half of the game started quickly.

To be on the safe side, Gao Hongbo chose to replace Shan Yongzhuo, and Shan Yongzhuo didn't say much.

On the other side, the Singapore team was very happy. Shan Yongzhuo's departure set the tone for the game, and the Singapore players felt that they would not lose too badly.

Meanwhile, Shan Yongzhuo's departure from the game also made the match less interesting.

The Chinese team has already secured first place in the group and advanced to the next round, while the Singapore team has already been eliminated.

Now that Shan Yongzhuo, the only bright spot on the field, has left the game, there's not much to watch for the fans anymore.

In the following minutes, the Singapore team seemed to be encouraged by Shan Yongzhuo's departure, and they became more aggressive in their pressing, as if they wanted to salvage some face in the remaining time of the second half and give their loyal home fans some satisfaction.

Their efforts have had some effect; at least on the surface, it seems that they are now evenly matched with the Chinese team.

Singapore frequently relied on physical confrontation, turning the match into a melee. With victory assured, the Chinese team players were afraid of getting injured and dared not fight too aggressively against Singapore.

The impression was that Singapore seemed to perform better, but the game was absolutely unwatchable, turning into a match between two weak teams.

However, it was still the Chinese team that scored the goal.

It was Gao Lin again this time.

Yu Hai's cross was met by Gao Lin, who poked it into the net from the corner of the penalty area, helping China change the score again.

"The ball is in!"

"In the 68th minute, the Chinese team scored again!"

The CTV5 commentator's tone wasn't particularly excited: "The goal was scored by Gao Lin; he's the second-best player in this match!"

"He scored twice; although his performance wasn't as good as Shan Yongzhuo's, it was still quite excellent!"

"The Chinese team cannot rely on Shan Yongzhuo alone, and Gao Lin's performance will provide great support to Shan Yongzhuo."

"..."

In fact, Gao Lin is a highly regarded striker in the domestic league and is considered a reliable striker after Shan Yongzhuo.

He was also Gao Hongbo's trusted lieutenant.

Although Gao Lin missed a near-certain goal early in the game, his performance has still been recognized.

In the following match, Singapore played even more aggressively, determined to score a goal.

In the 86th minute, Singapore was awarded a penalty kick inside the penalty area, thanks to the referee's intervention.

This is really considerate.

This time, it was Li Weifeng's back pass that went wrong, causing a player to fall in the penalty area, and the referee awarded Singapore a rather controversial penalty.

This is almost a chance for Singapore to save face. Even a goal would be good.

Singapore's midfield maestro, Shi Jiayi, stood at the penalty spot. He had been determined to score a goal before the match, but unfortunately, he hasn't had any good opportunities throughout the game.

Now is the chance.

Shi Jiayi took this penalty kick very seriously, but perhaps due to excessive nervousness, his shot lacked power. Although it had a certain angle, as long as the direction was judged correctly, saving this penalty kick would have been easy.

Unfortunately, Yang Zhi guessed the right direction.

He saved the corner kick, and then Du Wei reacted quickly, clearing the ball out of bounds.

The Singapore team was helpless.

Shi Jiayi, who missed the penalty kick, was also extremely frustrated. He held the back of his head with both hands, lowered his head, and looked full of regret and dejection.

Having missed this goal, Singapore will never have another chance to score.

And so the competition came to an end.

5 to 0.
The Chinese team secured another resounding victory away from home, achieving a perfect record of five wins and unsurprisingly topping Group A, thus advancing to the final round of the 2014 Brazil World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

After the game.

Shan Yongzhuo scored a hat-trick, helping the Chinese team to a great victory over Singapore. He naturally became the object of media and fan attention, but most media outlets didn't even see him. Only one media photographer captured him carrying his luggage to the airport.

After the match, Shan Yongzhuo left.

They left very discreetly.

The national team teammates can enjoy the joy of victory and advancement, and they can celebrate.

However, Shan Yongzhuo was different. This match conflicted with his club's match in terms of timing. The day after the match against Singapore ended, he flew back to Manchester.

During his absence, the Premier League continued.

However, only one round of the league has been played.

In the twelfth round of the Premier League, Manchester City will host Aston Villa at home.

Aston Villa have had a terrible season, struggling to avoid relegation after just twelve rounds of the league.

However, Manchester City also had very bad luck in this match, as Aston Villa unexpectedly displayed amazing fighting power.

Despite Manchester City taking a 2-0 lead in the first half.

However, in the second half, Aston Villa's players suddenly seemed to be on fire. They pulled one back in the 60th minute and then scored a last-minute equalizer in the 91st minute of stoppage time.

For Aston Villa, securing a draw at the Etihad Stadium is already a very encouraging outcome.

This is bad news for Manchester City.

Shan Yongzhuo spoke with Aguero on the phone and learned that Guardiola had been furious after the match, berating everyone severely.

However, Shan Yongzhuo was secretly pleased.

"As expected, you still can't do it without me!"

Dan Yongzhuo thought to himself with great pride.

However, I was still a little anxious.

It's unlikely that Shan Yongzhuo will leave Manchester City this winter, so according to his idea, it would be necessary to leave Manchester City with some titles before leaving.

He told Aguero confidently over the phone, "Don't worry, Sergio, everything will be different when I come back."

"I'll take you flying."

(End of this chapter)