Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 451 Classic Power Suppression

The game continues.

Trailing in the score, the Australian team intensified their offensive efforts, but the Chinese team, having scored first, maintained their momentum and defended tenaciously, giving the Australian team few good opportunities.

Although the Australian team's offense looked impressive, they lacked a truly decisive weapon. Their ace, Cahill, was tightly marked by Feng Xiaoting and didn't get many good opportunities.

On the contrary, the Chinese team's counter-attacks became more and more effective, especially Feng Xiaoting's long passes from the backfield, which often left Australia scrambling.

In this back-and-forth exchange, the Australian team became increasingly impatient, while the Chinese team had more and more opportunities.

In the 33rd minute, China launched another counter-attack.

This time, Zheng Zhi made a through pass from midfield, and the ball went straight for Shan Yongzhuo.

Australia's two defenders, Wilkshire and Milligan, followed Shan Yongzhuo on the left and right respectively. They didn't actually intend to steal the ball from Shan Yongzhuo's feet, but rather used this closing-off posture to try to force Shan Yongzhuo to pass the ball out.

The two men used their bodies to constantly squeeze Shan Yongzhuo, while making small hand gestures in an attempt to distract their opponent.

However, Shan Yongzhuo neither stopped the ball nor passed it; instead, he squeezed through the two players and rushed forward quickly.

When the ball was a meter away from him, Shan Yongzhuo unleashed a whirlwind ground kick, suddenly squeezing through the two men with his head down.

But to the two Australian players, it was all different. They only saw the moment their opponent turned and charged, seemingly just dribbling the ball with the sole of his foot, without any other movement, and the ball just happened to be right in front of him. Then he accelerated and ran, the movement was seamless, and the ball seemed to just follow him.

Stopping the ball and controlling it seem to be just additional actions for Shan Yongzhuo.

"That's amazing!" The two defenders were stunned, staring at each other for a long time before finally running over.

The Australian players were completely taken aback that their two key defenders had been beaten so easily, and they watched in shock.

The most frustrated person must be Australian goalkeeper Schwarzer, who now faces a completely open and direct confrontation with Shan Yongzhuo.

Australia failed to cover, and Shan Yongzhuo dribbled the ball for five meters, found no one on his left or right, and then took a shot from about three meters in front of the penalty area.

For Shan Yongzhuo, shooting from this position into the corner is an easy task.

He did the same.

The football flew high into the air with a slight arc, heading straight for the top corner.

Goalkeeper Schwarzer was on high alert. He judged that Shan Yongzhuo would shoot directly and made his own judgment at the moment of the shot. However, the angle of the ball was too tricky and the speed was too fast. By the time he successfully got into position, the ball had already entered the goal.

"The ball is in!"

"Shan Yongzhuo, it's Shan Yongzhuo again! A signature shot from outside the penalty area! He successfully broke through the encirclement of two Australian defenders and unleashed a shot from outside the box!"

"In this World Cup qualifier, Shan Yongzhuo has already scored 28 goals, and this goal is his 29th."

"Of course, 11 of those goals were scored in the match against Iraq, but even excluding that game, he still has 18 goals, far ahead of the other players!"

"This is classic example of overwhelming strength!"

The CTV5 commentators were very excited. In the past, when the Chinese team was suppressed, the game was basically over.

However, in this match, although the Chinese team was suppressed throughout the game, the score was a brutal 0-2. The Chinese team took the lead by two goals through counterattacks.

And their opponent is Australia, one of Asia's top teams. This is truly exciting.

On the other side, Australia was extremely frustrated. They were determined to equalize, but then they lost possession in their own half, and in just 33 minutes, they were down by two goals.

This is the home stadium, Sydney's Olympic Stadium, where over 100,000 Australian fans are watching the game.

Australia could only continue the game with their frustration.

In fact, although this Australian team is showing signs of a generational gap, they still possess considerable strength and remain one of the top teams in Asia.

If we exclude Shan Yongzhuo, the Chinese team is a level below Australia in terms of strength.

However, when the Chinese team focused all their energy on defense, it wasn't easy for Australia, despite their overall superior strength, to score a goal.

For the next five minutes, Australia played with a very aggressive style.

For a full five minutes, Australia completely dominated the Chinese team. They kept possession of the ball and launched constant attacks, almost bombarding the Chinese goal relentlessly, as if they wouldn't retreat until they scored.

This put the game entirely in Australian time, much to the delight of the Australian goalkeepers, who completely forgot they were still down by two goals.

Australian fans were shouting and chanting excitedly in the stands, and everyone had to admit that Australia had indeed put on a brilliant offensive.

Unfortunately, they still couldn't score.

Even if the Chinese team's actual defensive strength isn't that strong, a large group of players can still create an impenetrable defensive line by huddling together and using the simplest bus tactic. At least for now, Australia doesn't have a good way to deal with this defense.

Their attacks went unsuccessful for a long time, giving the Chinese team another opportunity to counterattack.

In the 42nd minute, the game entered the final moments of the first half.

Deng Zhuoxiang.

China's second fastest horse besides Shan Yongzhuo.

He sprinted with the ball, but unfortunately, it didn't seem to go very smoothly. His final long-range shot was blocked out of bounds, resulting in a corner kick for the Chinese team.

This was China's first corner kick after the start of the game, and it was an opportunity that Shan Yongzhuo had been waiting for.

So he calmly went to the corner flag. When the Chinese players saw this, they all understood what was about to happen.

The Australian players, on the other hand, felt as if they had swallowed a fly.

Shan Yongzhuo's direct corner kicks are unmatched worldwide, making them extremely difficult to stop.

All eyes immediately turned to Schwarzer.

Schwarzer looked frustrated, but he still had to be on high alert. If he could stop Shan Yongzhuo's corner kick and shoot directly at goal, not only would the team avoid being down 0-3, but he might also become famous in one battle.
After all, that was a goal scored directly from a corner kick, which is widely recognized as the most difficult to defend against.

Countless top goalkeepers around the world have fallen victim to this shot.

Unfortunately, Schwarzer was clearly not good enough.

Then, he could only watch the ball go into the goal, completely helpless.

(End of this chapter)