"Ah!! How is this possible?!" After seeing Zhou Yi scored, the Japanese national team players in front of the TV made various exclamations and breathing sounds.

"Will our final opponent be the Chinese team?"

"Zhou Sang is so awesome!"

"You must be careful and defend him!"

Everyone has begun to plan how to compete with the Chinese team in the finals. Zhou Yi is of course the person they must focus on.

Endo asked Shinji Kagawa: "Kagawa, don't everyone say that Zhou Yi's physical fitness is not good? Why can he speed up and dribble into the penalty area and shoot?"

Shinji Kagawa nodded: "It's not surprising. He often did this when he was in Dortmund. Actually, I think Zhou Sang at the last moment of the game is the most terrifying thing, because you will feel that he can no longer run and has no threat. At this time... he can instead send a deadly pass or score in person."

"What is supporting him?"

"The enlightenment that never gives up."

Hearing Shinji Kagawa's explanation, Endo Satohito fell silent.

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When the Chinese team players finally got up from Zhou Yi, Zhou Yi did not get up from the ground with his teammates, but still maintained a "big" shape, lying on the ground, his chest fluctuated violently, and his breathing was very heavy.

He was so tired that he could hardly get up.

At this time, Hao Junmin extended his hand to him.

Zhou Yi grabbed Hao Junmin's hand and was pulled up by the other party.

"Thank you..." His lips squirmed, trying to say this, but there was no sound in his throat. He was so tired that he didn't even have the strength to speak.

However, Hao Junmin still understood, and he patted Zhou Yi: "You're welcome."

Zhou Yi, who walked back slowly, gradually recovered his physical strength in the process.

Although the Australian players kept pointing at Zhou Yi's snail-like back and protesting, he turned a deaf ear and was still walking slowly at his own pace.

How could he be so easily influenced by the outside world?

The Australian players were dissatisfied and went to protest to the referee. The referee signaled them to be calm and ran to Zhou Yi. He reminded him to hurry up.

Zhou Yi glanced at him, opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.

It was Hao Junmin next to him who explained to the referee for him: "He really can't run anymore, and he can't even think about it. Look, he's difficult to even speak now. He can't walk for a few steps..."

The referee couldn't help seeing Zhou Yi's heavy breathing.

Finally, Zhou Yi finally walked back to his half, the referee blew the whistle and kicked off, and the game started again.

Almost as soon as the whistle sounded, Australia couldn't wait to launch a fierce offensive against the Chinese team's goal, and if possible, they hoped to equalize the score in the first half of overtime.

But the Chinese team did not get Australia's wish.

Zhou Yi's goal greatly boosted the morale of the whole team. Now every player is fighting very hard on defense, making it difficult for Australia's offense to hit the Chinese team's goal.

The first half of the overtime game ended soon, with the Chinese team temporarily leading Australia with a score of 2:1. They are only fifteen minutes away from reaching the Asian Cup final for the third time in history.

But no one knows what will happen in the last fifteen minutes.

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There is no rest time between the first and second half of the overtime game. According to regulations, players on both sides must exchange venues and then start the second half of the overtime game.

However, the implementation of this regulation is not very strict now.

When the players of both sides exchange venues, they do not walk directly to the other party's field, but will first walk to the sidelines, go to the bench and take a few sips of water in front of the coach's seat, and the head coach seizes the time to give some advice to the core players of the team and make some adjustments.

The player then threw the water bottle, left the area in front of the coach's seat, and walked to his half.

The same is true for both Chinese and Australian players.

Zhou Yi followed his teammates to the sidelines. But before he could get there, someone ran up and handed him the water, in order to save him two steps and save some energy.

Zhou Yi took the water bottle and saw that there was still no lid.

The teammate who handed the water shaking the bottle cap in his hand: "I just unscrewed it, no one has drunk it."

He thought Zhou Yi would be worried that this was the water he had been taken by someone a few sips of.

Zhou Yi didn't care about this, he grinned: "It's okay, I don't care, thank you."

Finally, I can make a sound.

After drinking a few sips of water, Zhou Yi dripped the remaining water off the head, then washed his face with both hands, and then he turned around and walked back to the court. Gao Hongbo stopped him again: "Zhou Yi!"

He looked back at the head coach.

"If you can't run, don't run. You're behind, don't go up."

Zhou Yi nodded: "Okay, I understand, high-finger. What instructions do you have?"

Gao Hongbo wanted to speak but stopped, but finally shook his head: "It's gone."

"Then I'll go up." Zhou Yi said goodbye to Gao Hongbo, and then slowly walked towards his position.

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After the second half began, Australia continued to attack the Chinese team's halftime, and it was obvious that Zhou Yi's physical fitness declined very quickly and almost dried up.

Because he is not as active as before, sometimes, he can even stand and watch his teammates sacrifice themselves.

In fact, the Chinese team is no different from missing one person. But it cannot be said that Zhou Yi is useless to stay on the court.

He can still act as a transfer station to handle football and pass it out.

Although he can't run anymore, football can run.

Just let the football run.

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This semi-final is focused not only on domestic fans, but also on some people who are far away from Europe.

"It's really enviable..." Yang Muge suddenly said in the group.

"What are you envious? Zhou Yi can't run anymore, so he can only stand stupidly, just like a wooden stake. Look at his defense just now? It's simply the legendary defense with his eyes!" Sun Pan complained.

"Yes, I can't wait to rush to the court to defend for him!" Guo Nu was also ready to beat his hands, feeling unwilling.

"Anyway, he can stand there wearing a real national team jersey," said Yang Muge.

Yang Muge's words made Sun Pan unable to complain.

He, Yang Muge, and Guo Nu are people who have never been selected into the national team. Neither the national youth team nor the national youth team have the share of their share.

When they participated in the recording of the reality show, they wore jerseys exclusive to the reality show. Although both the color and style were very close to the national team's jerseys, that was not true after all, and there was no five-star red flag on their chests.

Which of these football boys did not have the dream of "national players" when they first devoted themselves to football?

No matter how bad the reputation of Chinese football is, these young men who play football still hope to become international players and believe that after they are selected into the national team, they can change the poor record and image of Chinese football.

For them, a very important goal of playing football is to become a member of the national team.

Now, Zhou Yi, who was once the farthest from this goal, has realized such a dream. And when he went to the national team, he did not play soybeans, but became the core of the team and truly began to change the performance of the Chinese team!

Don't this make them envious?

I was so envious!

This is his first time as an international player to participate in a major competition, and he can lead the team to the finals!

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In the second half of the overtime game, Australia bombed the Chinese team's goal, which was like a storm on the Australian continent. Every Chinese player could feel huge pressure. This pressure lasted for a full fifteen minutes.

During these fifteen minutes, as long as the Chinese players relax for a second, it may have very serious consequences. If Australia equalizes the score at this time, the morale and confidence of the Chinese team will be hit hard, which will directly affect their performance in the next penalty shootout.

No one knows whether and when the Chinese team will collapse under such constant pressure.

Every Chinese fan in front of the TV was so nervous that he couldn't speak.

The same is true for the Chinese team members on the coaching seat and on the bench.

At this time, I have to admire Liu Hong, at least he can still explain...

In the 110th minute of the game, the Chinese team was besieged by Australia.

In the 115th minute of the game, the Chinese team was still besieged by Australia.

Five minutes before the end of the game, Australia almost even had the goalkeeper rushed up. At this time, it would make people feel sorry for Zhou Yi's physical fitness. If Zhou Yi still had physical fitness, he would pass it over with a long kick, which would probably end the game completely.

However, even if Zhou Yi has the ability to pass the ball forward, there is no player in front of the Chinese team. Even a center like Gao Lin has returned to the penalty area and played a guest defender. The Chinese team has long lost the energy to counterattack.

"In the 116th minute of the game, Australia launched an attack again. There was not much time left for them!" Liu Hong was very happy now. He always said when commenting on the national team game: "There is not much time left for the Chinese team!"

This sentence has been criticized by fans and media, saying that Liu Hong is simply the broom star of the Chinese team. Fans have a bad impression of him because every time they watch the national team game, there will be Liu Hong's not-so-good voice in their tragic memories...

When Australia organized the offensive this time, it unexpectedly did not rush hard like before, but organized patiently.

This actually surprised the Chinese team and was not adapted.

Some problems will arise when you are not used to it, such as... someone is missing in the defense.

After a series of passes, Cahill received the ball in the gap in the ribs. When he received the ball, no Chinese defensive player was defending him!

No... I can't say that, at least there is a Zhou Yi in front of him.

How could Zhou Yi, who was basically without physical strength, be able to defend against the unstoppable Cahill?!
Chapter completed!