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Chapter 184 The Chinese Team's Advance: The Prelude to the Fiery Finals!

The competition has resumed.

But when the referee blew his whistle, not only Chinese fans, but also local Australian fans immediately sensed something was off.

Yes!

What was originally an 11-a-side football field has suddenly become a 7 vs 7 small ball game. And now that both teams have had one player sent off, let alone tackles, even close marking is the kind of mindless marking where you don't dare to touch the opponent at all.

In this mode.
Su Hao, a ball control expert with the rhythm of top-class Figo, naturally took complete control of the game.

With only 7 players, Australia could no longer mount a three-man attack on Su Hao. A single defender or a two-man combined attack, especially one that couldn't be physically effective, posed absolutely no threat to Su Hao.

The 29th minute of the game.

After dribbling past three Australian players in the middle, Su Hao passed the ball diagonally to Gao Lin, who had come on as a substitute on the left wing.

A powerful shot!
Gao Lin calmly slotted the ball into the top corner of the goal.

1: 0!

The Chinese team has taken the lead.

The moment he scored, Gao Lin roared excitedly and charged toward Su Hao, who had given him such a delicious goal.

The 36th minute of the game.

Australia had originally planned a desperate, all-out attack.

However, the core of the national team's defense is now Van Dijk, the starting center-back of the treble-winning team.

After easily heading the ball out of the penalty area, Australia's attack not only failed to score, but Su Hao also assisted Yu Hanchao in scoring his first goal of this Asian Cup with a top-class lob pass.

2: 0!

Unsurprisingly, after scoring his first Asian Cup goal, Yu Hanchao excitedly snuggled into Su Hao's arms.

They were down by two goals, and the game was completely one-sided.

The Australian players naturally became impatient once again.

Then, after Australia's last remaining defensive midfielder, Massimo Luongo, received a yellow card from the referee.

The Australian players' morale plummeted.

He couldn't out-kick them, and he didn't dare to kick them.

This kind of competition is really too difficult for Australian players who only know these two styles.

Moreover, it was less than five minutes after Massimo Luongo received his yellow card.

Su Hao then scored with a long-range shot, making the score 3-0!

So far!

The Australian fans who had been holding on in the stands, hoping for a comeback by their team, were completely disheartened and began a mass exodus.

4: 0!

This was the final outcome of the match.

As the host country, Australia's malicious foul led to a brawl between the two sides.

This led to a large-scale brawl among fans in the stands, ultimately resulting in a crushing defeat against the Chinese team.

With such a score, the flames of war naturally reignited after the match.

First, the Chinese team's red bus was surrounded by enraged Australian fans.

These self-important white fans chanted "chink stole their victory" and then attacked the bus with stones and other debris.

Although the security personnel at the scene had taken strict precautions to protect the bus, quite a few stones still hit the windows.

Inside the car, looking at the crazy, radical Australian fans outside, Lao Qin, who had been loudly boasting that he could knock out four of them, was the first to feel his legs go weak.

"Damn it, what if someone throws a Molotov cocktail at us?"

"Holy crap, Lao Qin, don't scare me! It's just playing soccer, it can't have gotten to that point, can it?"

Upon hearing the word "Molotov cocktail," Zhao Xuri felt a sudden panic.

However, the national team players' worries did not last long.

Just as Australian fans were besieging the Chinese team's bus, another large group of Chinese fans broke through the Australian security personnel's obstruction and arrived at the Chinese team's bus.

And then...
The anger that hadn't been released in the stands was naturally all vented here.

While Chinese fans may be at a disadvantage in terms of individual strength, our biggest advantage is our sheer numbers!
Waving the red flag, I yelled, "Let's fight the foreigners!"

A huge throng of fans rushed forward.

On the bus, watching helplessly as their own fans swarmed like locusts, driving the previously smug Australian fans into a panic, Su Hao and the others took out their phones to record this truly extraordinary scene in the football world.

The Chinese team successfully advanced to the semifinals.

However, the turmoil surrounding this match has only just begun.

The impact of fan brawls is indeed enormous.

According to local Australian media reports, the Sydney police station that night was so full of fans from both countries that they couldn't even fit them all.

In the end, even the officials couldn't sit still and started communicating with the local authorities in Sydney.

Of course, no matter how troublesome these things are, they don't really affect the national team players and coaching staff.

The current problem for Lippi and others is the four red cards they received during the match.

Qin Sheng doesn't care, but Hao Junmin, Wu Lei, and Sun Xiang are Lippi's core players.

Putting aside the suspensions, these three are definitely out of the semifinals.

Lippi is now worried about the lineup for the semi-final.

But life on the other side became happier.

There's nothing they can do; their opponent is the UAE, which they didn't even consider a threat.

With three key players unavailable for the Chinese team in the next match, the young players are already preparing their lineup for the final.

The following evening at 8 o'clock.

With this relaxed mindset, the Japanese team began their quarter-final match against the UAE.

"Gangbadai!"

"Gang 8th generation! Victory is certain!!!"

The fans in the stands cheered excitedly, expecting their team to win decisively and kick off the next round of the China-Japan showdown. But what happened next was something no Japanese fan, or even any Asian fan, had anticipated.

During the full 120 minutes of the match.

Despite Japan achieving a possession rate of 85% and a shot count of 35-3, the Japanese team still managed to increase their possession rate to 85% and their shot count to 35-3.

Their Japanese team still couldn't break through the weak UAE defense.

Moreover, in the brutal penalty shootout, Japan's two biggest stars, Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa, both missed their penalties.

Finally, the UAE!

This little-known team, which wasn't even in the top eight of the odds to win the championship, actually eliminated Japan with their iron-willed defense and made it to the semi-finals of the Asian Cup.

Japanese fans cried!
The Japanese players on the field were all crying!

However, while Xiao Rizi was crying, there was jubilation all over the country.

Have no idea!

With Wu Lei and others absent, Chinese fans were worried that their national team might suffer an unexpected setback.

it's good now!

Both of their biggest rivals in this Asian Cup have been eliminated.

Moreover, China's opponent in the semifinals is the UAE, a team that they could defeat even without Su Hao and Van Dijk.

Doesn't this mean that the Chinese team has already qualified for the Asian Cup final?

Japan was eliminated, as were the other two quarter-final matches.

South Korea defeated Uzbekistan 2-0, securing a spot in the semifinals.

Iraq pulled off a major upset, eliminating Iran on penalties.

With this, the four semi-finalist teams were determined.

China vs. UAE!
South Korea vs. Iraq!
2015 7 Month 5 Day.

Amidst the excited anticipation of countless fans.

The first semi-final of the Asian Cup kicked off with China vs. the UAE.

They were able to easily defeat Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia, and having just tasted the benefits of the super bus formation, the UAE naturally set up another super bus formation without any surprises.

However, what the UAE didn't expect was that the Japanese team couldn't score because they lacked height and top-class strikers.

But the Chinese team?
Su Hao's world-class heading ability, physique, and long-range shooting ability are his natural counters.

The match had just started less than twenty minutes ago.

Su Hao unleashed a stunning, powerful shot from a distance of 34 meters from the UAE goal.

Under the exaggeratedly powerful shot, UAE goalkeeper Nasser made a symbolic save before watching helplessly as the ball crossed his goal line and nestled into the corner of the net.

"Beep!!!"

The referee blew his whistle and pointed to the center circle with both hands, indicating that the goal was valid.

"boom!!!"

It was this crisp whistle that sent the tens of thousands of Chinese fans, who had already occupied three-quarters of the stands, into a frenzy.

"Su Hao's abilities are truly overwhelming!"

"Look at Su Hao just now, there were number 13 Ismail, number 5 Amir, and number 10 Omar. All three of them were surrounding Su Hao, but Su Hao just made a simple change of rhythm, and just that, he completely shook them off and made them lose control of him!"

"Yes! He is indeed a level above! But Professor Huang, Su Hao has basically secured the Golden Globe Award, so isn't it expected that he's several levels above?"

"Haha! You're right!"
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[The Ballon d'Or is coming up in January next year! Su Hao has already secured it regardless of whether he wins the Asian Cup or not. If he wins the Asian Cup too, he'll have a complete trophy haul for the year!]
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[Haha, speaking of which, neither Messi nor Ronaldo has won an Intercontinental Cup. Su Hao has already won the Asian Cup, plus a treble. It seems like Su Hao is about to surpass Messi and Ronaldo?]
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Who would have thought that China could produce a top-tier football star who surpasses Messi and Ronaldo? I laugh myself awake at night now!
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The UAE is no longer a threat; all that's left is the final against South Korea. The only question is whether South Korea can withstand Su Hao's powerful shots.
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[Su Hao already said he's going to give the Koreans a record-breaking score, haha, I can't wait to see them cry.]

At the Sydney Olympic Stadium.

Su Hao's powerful shot completely unleashed the passion of all the Chinese fans.

Crazy screams, hysterical shouts!
The tens of thousands of fans in the stands, including countless domestic fans, were roaring wildly.

Moreover, the most outrageous thing is
The fans' roars for Su Hao's powerful shot hadn't even died down when China's second goal arrived.

Van Dijk!
Five minutes after Su Hao's goal, this super core center-back of the Chinese team leaped high during a corner kick, overpowering two UAE center-backs, and powerfully headed the ball into the top corner of the net.

"Beep!!!"

The whistle blew for the second climax.

Meanwhile, Van Dijk, positioned in the center of the frame, skillfully followed up his run and slide to his knees before gently pinching and kissing the bright red spot on his left side.

And it wasn't just a passionate kiss; Lao Fan even lifted his jersey to reveal the words that had been written on his white undershirt.

Please call me Lao Fan! (Image: Red Guoqi)
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[Old Fan is truly patriotic! As a naturalized player, there were so many rumors surrounding him before, but look at him now. After this kiss after scoring, the rumors should be gone!]
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[Sigh! Although I think they might not have been kissing our red team, their dedication was amazing, the money was well spent. If you ask me, instead of giving money to those pigs who only know how to fix matches, we should just open up this model completely. As long as someone is willing to fight hard on the field and has the ability, what's wrong with hiring them?]
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[That's right, Van Dijk has Chinese ancestry, and he's so good at networking, we should support him!]
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[Haha, Old Van, I heard that's a nickname Van Dijk specifically asked Su Hao to give him. But honestly, it sounds nice. Old Van, Old Van, the strongest Old Van!]

They were down by two goals before halftime.

Mahdi Ali, the current head coach of the UAE, looked bitterly towards the Chinese team's bench from his seat.

Got it!
Just as Mahdi Ali had predicted, the world-class manager, the Silver Fox, had already returned to the bench.

Shaking his head in frustration, Mahdi Ali could only gesture for his equally dejected players on the field to attack.

They've already conceded two goals, what the hell are they playing with?!
Thus, the UAE had no choice but to push their formation forward.

The only result of this desperate attempt to engage the Chinese team, which had Su Hao, in a positional battle was, of course, a very miserable defeat.

1: 6.

Su Hao scored a hat-trick and provided two assists.

This helped the Chinese team thrash the UAE and become the first team to advance to the final of this Asian Cup.

The moment the referee blew the whistle.

The reporters, who had been unable to contain themselves any longer, rushed onto the field and surrounded Su Hao like madmen.

Countless flashes were pointed at Su Hao's face.

"Su! Who would you most like to face in the finals right now?"

Knowing full well that Su Hao had made harsh statements before the Asian Cup, the reporter directly and unabashedly tried to entice Su Hao.

"South Korea! I've said it before, I long to meet the South Korean team in the finals! And I'll say it again, I will make sure the South Korean team remembers this final forever!"

(End of this chapter)