On February 8, the football match between the Time Traveler and the British Navy officially started at 9 am. Of course, the Time Traveler participated in this match under the name of the Chinese football team.

Due to the multi-faceted exaggeration, publicity and hype, this game has reached its peak. Now the tickets for the game have been hyped up to 30 taels of silver per ticket, but it is still hard to get a ticket. To date, there are more than 15 o'clock viewers, and the original stands and temporary stands of the racecourse were filled with the public concession. A large number of police officers have also been mobilized in the public concession and the 5 o'clock army has also been transferred to maintain the current order.

About 80% of the Chinese are among the audience. After all, most of them are Chinese in the concession. There are dozens of big drums, dozens of gongs, hundreds of gongs, and several lion dancers and dragon dance teams. Of course, they are all ready to cheer for the time travelers. A large number of Chinese gathered outside the competition, waiting for the news of the competition to come.

Of course, the entry of these teams was also recognized by the Public Concession Industrial Department, and Huo Bilan also played a major role in this. After seeing the training of both sides, Huo Bilan had determined that the British team would definitely win this game. Therefore, the higher the expectations of Chinese in the Concession for overseas Chinese, the more grand the impact it would be, the greater the blow it would be after the game ended.

Of course, the negotiation team of the time travelers was invited to watch in the stands as VIP guests. Qin Zheng and Li Sanjie were also accompanied by consulates from various countries, officials from the Ministry of Industry, as well as Li Hongzhang, Yu Lianyuan, Zhou Fu, Sheng Xuanhuai, Zhang Peilun, Li Jingfang and other Qing court officials. They sat on the VIP desk. Not only was the location spacious, but they also had snacks and drinks, which were much more comfortable than other locations.

It was nine o'clock in the morning, and with the bell ringing, the audience at the scene also became quiet. Huo Bilan then stood up and officially announced the start of the game. The players from both sides entered the court. The travelers were wearing white uniforms with red edges, while the British team had red tops and white shorts.

Wang Hailong brought the assistant coach and the players into the court, waving like the audience, which also caused a warm cheer in the stands. The gong and drum teams on the sidelines were dancing, the lion dance and the dragon dance teams were dancing, and the atmosphere was very lively.

In comparison, the British team's appearance was much colder. After all, there were only more than 2,000 foreign audiences present, and the cheers and applause were of course much worse. Although there were bands to help, compared with the sound of gongs and drums, they were naturally inferior. Moreover, there were lion dances and dragon dances here to help. Therefore, judging from the momentum of both sides' appearance, the Time Traveler obviously completely overwhelmed the British team.

On the VIP stage, Qin Zheng, Li Hongzhang, Yu Lianyuan and others looked at it freely, but the consuls of various countries and officials from the Ministry of Industry were not very good-looking. Some people even complained that they should not let so many Chinese people come to the ball, or that they should not let Chinese people bring gongs and drums and instruments into the court. Only Huo Bilan didn't care much. After all, no matter how lively the mess is, what's the use of it? In the end, it depends on the results of the competition on the court. Therefore, Huo Bilan kept comforting others and said that the Chinese liked the fun, which was not harmful. Let's talk about it before watching the game.

However, after the players from both sides appeared, the consuls and officials from the Ministry of Industry of various countries were much more at ease, because the players of the British team were tall and big, and were obviously much taller than those of the Time Traveler.

All 11 players who played in the UK are above 1.8o meters tall, of which 4 players are above 1.9o meters, namely goalkeeper Hilton 1.93 meters, defender Taylor 1.9o meters, forward Charleman 1.95 meters, forward Rosenberg 1.91 meters, and forward McMaraman 1.89 meters and forward Kohlbeck 1.88 meters, are all big men close to 1.9o meters. On the bench, there are two players who have exceeded 1.9o meters.

On the Crossing, among the 11 players, only 7 players are over 1.8o meters tall, namely goalkeeper Chen Heng, 1.87 meters, center back Lu Ling, 1.86 meters, center back Yang Fei, 1.84 meters, left back Chen Xiao, 1.8o meters, back midfielder Jiang Hongtao, 1.85 meters, front midfielder Xie Mingfeng, 1.82 meters, forward Huang Taisong, 1.83 meters.

The two sides stood in a row, and the time travelers were obviously half a head shorter. Many of the consuls and officials from various countries were football enthusiasts, and they knew a little bit, so they felt relieved when they saw this posture. On the contrary, it was Li Hongzhang and Yu Lianyuan who were worried every Qing court officials were worried. From the bottom of their hearts, they naturally hoped that the time travelers could win. After all, the time travelers actually represent the competition now. This is a major event about the national sports, but they do not understand modern football. The concept of football basically comes from [Water Margin]. They just saw that the British side in the field was obviously tall and big, and they seemed much stronger than overseas Chinese, so they couldn't help but worry.

Zhang Peilun approached Qin Zheng and whispered: "Political Commissar Qin, are you sure about this game? I don't understand football, but I also think that the people from Britain are not good." He visited Tianjin several times and was more familiar with time travelers. It is difficult for others to ask, so it is most appropriate for him to come forward.

Qin Zheng did not deliberately lower his voice and said, "Mr. Youqiao is relieved. The football game is not high, but kicked with his feet. Therefore, it is not the taller one who has a higher figure. Mr. Youqiao might as well wait for it, and it will be known soon."

Zhang Peilun and others were a little relieved after hearing this, but the consuls of various countries on the VIP stage and officials from the Ministry of Industry were naturally heard. Huo Bilan naturally disagreed with it, thinking that Qin Zheng was just pretending to behave himself, so he also used a voice that everyone else could hear, saying, "Everyone, the competition is about to begin, and the result will be decided soon, let's watch it."

In fact, it was not only Li Hongzhang and others who were worried, but the other Chinese audiences in the stands were also worried. After all, the difference in body shapes between the two sides was too huge, so many people felt a little cold. Even the Gongs and Drum Team, Lion Dance, and Dragon Dance Team were all out of energy and stopped.

At this moment, with the referee's whistle, the game officially began. The referee both China and Britain each made one player, and the referee's half was the referee's whistle. The British referee opened the whistleblow in the first half, and the time traveler's referee closed the whistleblow, and the other way around in the second half.

The 451 formation is the first to line up. The five midfielders have set up two midfielders, namely Wang Xiaoyu No. 1o and Jiang Hongtao No. 16. This is a relatively stable and balanced formation. It not only strengthens the control of the midfield, but also strengthens the protection of the back line. Although Wang Hailong has full confidence in this game, he also knows the principle of strategic despising and tactical attention. At the beginning, he still focuses on stable construction. However, Wang Xiaoyu No. 1o's personal

He has strong abilities and can play both front and back midfielders. Therefore, according to the changes on the court, he can be inserted at any time and form a double front midfielder with No. 8 Xie Mingfeng. In this way, the formation will change from 451 to 4321 Christmas tree formation. This formation is very popular in the early 21st century in the old time and space. Many world-class teams have used this formation, but this formation has high requirements for players' abilities, but Wang Hailong is confident that his players' personal abilities are definitely top in this era.

The British team's formation is much simpler, which is a 46 formation, 4 defenders, 6 forwards, and two of the forwards are over 1.9o meters tall, and the other 4 are above 1.85 meters.

The game was first driven by the British team. The British team's kickoff first pulled the ball to the backcourt of their own team, and the six forwards standing around the center circle advanced side and ran quickly towards the backcourt of the Crossover. After the football led the British team's defender twice, defender Taylor kicked the ball directly through the midfield and fell to the Crossover's backcourt.

At this time, two British players came to the top of the penalty area of ​​the Crosser, trying to compete for the landing point of the football, but the Crosser's central defender Lu Lingji quickly stepped up, jumped high, and took the lead to the falling football, and pushed the ball to the left and approached the center line.

On the left, the British striker McMahon chased the football flying in the air, and the left forward of the traveler, Tang Qufei, also rushed back from the opponent's half. The two ran against each other and rushed to the landing position of the football. However, McMahon was 1.89 meters tall, while Tang Qufei was only 1.77 meters tall, which was half a head apart. Therefore, whether it was the VIP station or other Chinese on the stands, they couldn't help but squeeze the time traveler. After all, this guy was a little different. However, the consuls of various countries and officials of the Ministry of Industry showed a sarcastic smile on their faces, waiting for the two to jump up and compete for each other to watch the overseas Chinese being knocked away.

Sure enough, the two of them arrived at the landing position of the football almost at the same time. McMahon took advantage of the run-up and jumped up high and headed towards the football in the air. Tang Qufei seemed to be shocked by McMahon's momentum. When she ran to the landing position of the football, she was so scared that she dared not jump and competed for the top of McMahon. Instead, she turned her body, shrank her head, shook her shoulders, and bent her waist, as if she wanted to avoid McMahon who had been leaping up, but she couldn't dodge her, so she turned around and turned her back to McMahon to protect her front.

Consuls from various countries and officials from the Ministry of Industry have laughed out loud. The game has just begun, and some overseas Chinese are so scared that they dare not come up to compete for the ball. It seems that there is really no suspense in this game.

But before the laughing person finished laughing, McMahon, who had already jumped up, suddenly tilted his body and turned over from Tang Qufei's shoulders. A back-planted green onion fell to the ground. Tang Qufei was also carried down by McMahon's body and fell to the ground. It seemed that he was pressed by McMahon who fell from the air, rolled on the ground twice, in pain. After the football landed, it rolled directly out of the sideline.

The audience was worried again. I guess they fell a lot. Some people were worried. They were not as strong as foreigners, but now they have injured one more. They don’t play this ball very much. Only foreigners who are watching the game are so excited, and some people shout out loud.

In VIP Taiwan, consuls and officials from various departments of the Ministry of Industry were also laughing and laughing. Although the competition had just begun and the score was still o:o, this momentum was no longer a question of whether to win or not, but a question of how many people would win.
Chapter completed!