"In addition, considering the perseverance of the North Korean team, everyone must be prepared for overtime or even a penalty shootout."

"It's best to practice penalty kicks during the warm-up before the game tomorrow. Maybe we will win with this in the end!"

...

As expected by Zeng Zheng, as soon as the game started the next day, the North Korean team launched a fierce offensive.

Three consecutive shots were taken within 10 minutes, all of which were saved by Gao Hong.

After listening to Zeng Zheng's suggestion, Ma Yuanan immediately set about arranging his players to stabilize the defense and put the defense in the center.

Soon, the basic play style of side movement and quick return to defense came into play. With the whole team's defense stable, the game entered a stalemate stage.

In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again. The Chinese team, which had been conserving its energy, began to gradually gain the advantage on the court, but it never scored.

When the game was about to end with 10 minutes left, No. 8 of the North Korean team hit a free kick on the crossbar after being attacked by two teammates.

With a "pop" sound, the ball seemed to hit the chests of Ma Yuanan and Zeng Zheng.

It wasn't until they saw the ball flying out of the baseline that the two of them calmed down.

The score of 0-0 was maintained until the end, and soon, overtime began.

At this moment, Wang Junsheng's collection bell rang.

No need to think about it, I just guessed it was the result of the telephone inquiry from Dalian, the regiment headquarters.

"Ah...yes, a draw."

"It's overtime!"

"Yes, it's the golden ball system."

"It's the kind of method where whoever comes first wins..."

At this moment, Zhao Lihong, the "first violinist", quickly responded to Liu Ying's through ball. Accelerating with a beautiful rhythm, she rushed away from the opponent and made an arc with her left foot before the ball even reached the baseline.

The line passes to the middle.

In the penalty area of ​​the North Korean team, Fan Yunjie jumped up high, shook his head like a lion, and smashed the ball directly into the North Korean team's goal.

Seeing the ball hit the net, Ma Yuanan, Zeng Zheng and others were stunned for a moment, then opened their arms and rushed into the field.

"We win, we win!"

Wang Junsheng was also holding a phone and shouted loudly: "Champion! We are the champion!"

Hahahaha~~~"

Thousands of fans who came to the scene also jumped up from their seats, cheering together and sharing this hard-won victory.

...

That evening, after Wang Junsheng reported his work to the team, he came to Zeng Zheng's room with a proud look on his face.

"Xiao Zeng, the letter above said that we have achieved great results in these two Asian Games, play hard and don't put too much pressure on us!"

After saying that, he deliberately put on a "chief" face.

"There is no pressure, but I am going to create pressure for you!"

"I have already let the word out, saying that we will definitely beat the Thai team!"

"How is it? Do you have confidence?"

Zeng Zheng rolled his eyes at Wang Junsheng, "You told everyone above that you can definitely win, but what do I, the head coach, say still have any effect?"

On December 19, the national football team left the stadium where they had been competing for the past few days and came to a southern town 500 kilometers away from Bangkok to compete.

On the plane were not only the national football team members, but also the opponent team Thailand.

Looking at the Thai players on the other side who were concentrating with their eyes closed, the international players started talking a lot.

"This Thai team is really interesting! They have resorted to any means to win the championship!"

"Yes, first we arranged the opponents for the semi-finals, and then we specially moved the venue to another place for the final!"

"This is sure to convince us!"

Hearing the discussion among the international players, Han Tao couldn't help but poked at Zeng Zheng: "Boss Zeng, this Thai team is actually doing these little tricks!"

Zeng Zheng didn't raise his eyebrows, "Don't we have an old saying? In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are in vain!"

"Isn't the reason why the Thai team did this because they are afraid of us?"

"If we play well, it won't be a problem to win the Thai team!"

"What's there to be afraid of from a third-rate team?"

"I'll take a nap for a while. Call me when you get there!"

After landing, the team members discovered that in this remote small town in Songkhla Prefecture, photos of Thai football stars were hung everywhere.

No matter at the airport, station, or hotel or restaurant, there are enthusiastic fans swarming the players and asking for their autographs.

Regardless of whether they are adults or children, they will all smile after getting the signature, as if they have received the greatest satisfaction in life.

This kind of football atmosphere really opened the eyes of Wang Junsheng and others.

"There is such a high enthusiasm for football in such a remote place. It seems that our country is lagging behind in this regard!"

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the game officially started.

Facing the host team Thailand, which had created a miracle of nine on eleven in the quarter-finals and a golden goal victory over South Korea, Zeng Zhenghe was uncharacteristically different from the previous game and asked the players to defend with all their strength from the beginning.

Facing the Thai team's attack, the national players were really in a hurry after the start.

However, the Thai team's shooting aim was not very good. Several consecutive shots were either too high or too wide. Only then did the goal behind Li Jian not face a fatal threat.

Faced with Wang Junsheng's doubts, Zeng Zheng explained: "This is the home court of the Thai team, and they must be more motivated than us to win the championship."

"As long as they keep the score, they will only become more and more anxious."

"When this player is anxious, he is prone to making mistakes."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "We just need to seize a few opportunities to score those few when they make mistakes, and that will be enough."

"It's the last game. Don't just think about winning, you also have to consider the health of the players, right?"

"We can't just go home and celebrate the New Year like Brother Ou, wrapped in gauze, right?"

Wang Junsheng curled his lips.

He wanted to say that wrapping gauze on the court was like military medals on the battlefield. It was an honor!

But when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back.

Because he was afraid that Zeng Zheng would retort, "Why don't you go back with honor?"

As Zeng Zheng expected, in the 35th minute of the first half, the Thai goalkeeper was awarded an indirect free kick in the penalty area because he held the ball for more than six seconds.

Zhang Xiaorui flicked the ball, and Li Jinyu followed up with a powerful volley. The ball penetrated the Thai team's wall and broke into the net, opening the scoring for the Chinese team.

In the second half, the side changed again. In the 62nd minute, Zhaojun, who was unattended on the right side of the penalty area, turned in Li Jinyu's ball and hit the goalkeeper accidentally, adding another point.

In the 79th minute, Zhang Xiaorui advanced to the edge of the Thai team's penalty area from the left, shot a cold arrow with his left foot, and the ball bounced into the dead corner.

In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Thai team with a score of 3-0 and won the men's football championship in this Asian Games.

The men's and women's football teams both won the championship and swept the two gold medals in the football event of this Asian Games. This gave Wang Junsheng more confidence.

But so far, there is one thing that has puzzled the Chinese team members.

That is, after the game, the organizer directly announced the disbandment after awarding the Thai team awards.

It wasn't until late in the evening that we received a notice from the organizing committee, asking the team to go to the Huamu Sports Center to receive the award at 2 p.m. the next day.

This notice is very strange: Yesterday after the game between Yin Lang and Kuwait, the awards were handed out on the spot, and today it was also finished on the spot in Thailand. Why did the Chinese team go to the Huamu Center to receive the award?

With doubts, Wang Junsheng and Zeng Zheng took the team members and set off from the Asian Games Village on time at 13:30 noon.

On the way, Zeng Zheng learned from the receptionist sent by the organizing committee that this award ceremony was originally prepared for the Thai team and was specially arranged at the closing ceremony venue to be held before the closing ceremony started.

But who knew that the host national team failed to win the Chinese team, and the award plan was difficult to cancel, so it could only be "given away" to the Chinese team.

After hearing Zeng Zheng's explanation, the team members were ecstatic.

"Hoho? No wonder they changed places! It turns out there are special arrangements!"

"Ha, you are worthy of being a champion! This is what a champion should look like!"

"It's so cool! This is the first time I've been treated specially!"

The team members were enjoying themselves all the way, and all they were thinking about was how to speak a few words in English in interviews with the media and show off to the world.

Or you can look at the screen and thank the elders in your hometown and others for their support.

Unexpectedly, after the international players arrived at the Huamu Center on time, no one greeted them at all.

After the accompanying receptionist made an excuse and left, until 5:30 in the afternoon, the players wandered around the stadium bored and waiting.

In the end, some people even lay down in the shade and squinted, and a few people regretted not taking out their poker cards.

Zeng Zheng asked everyone around him, but no one told him "when, where, and who will give the award."
To be continued...