Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 649 Advancing to the Quarterfinals
4:2.

This scoreline has become very unfavorable for Uruguay.

With the game now in its 70th minute, some Uruguayan players were already wondering if they were going to lose. The opposing team was able to score, while they just couldn't seem to find the net.

This is a very pessimistic sentiment.

The Uruguayan players knew that the game wasn't over yet and they shouldn't be thinking like that, but the thought that there were only 20 minutes left and they were still two goals down made them start to have all sorts of wild thoughts.

This is the knockout stage of the World Cup, a single match to decide the winner. If they lose, they will go home.

These emotions also affected their performance on the field.

After the game resumed, some Uruguayan players started to lose their form.

For example, Cavani.

For example, Jimenez and Godin.

The former suffered a huge blow. In the pre-match interview, he was a player that Shan Yongzhuo looked down on, but in the match, he failed to give a good response, and the team is now very likely to lose.

The latter suffered an even greater blow, and could even be said to have completely lost confidence.

Before the match started, Godin and others were still quite confident. The three-center-back formation gave Godin confidence in limiting Shan Yongzhuo.

In La Liga, he was unable to contain Shan Yongzhuo, but Atletico Madrid did not suffer too much in their match against Granada.

Currently, Uruguay's defense is no less strong than Atletico Madrid's, while China's strength is far inferior to Granada's.

In Godin's opinion, they should be able to contain Shan Yongzhuo.

Even if we can't, we won't let the opponent score too many goals.

Now, after 70 minutes of competition, Godin realized he had been overthinking things.

Is there a restriction on Shan Yongzhuo?
How to restrict it?

Don't talk about defensive experience or anything like that; it's completely meaningless. The opponent's hat-trick was all scored from set pieces and corner kicks. How can you defend against that?
Could you possibly stop the opposing team from taking a corner kick?

Godin felt extremely pessimistic. He realized that he had no way to deal with Shan Yongzhuo, and his change in mindset also affected his performance.

As the leader of Uruguay's defense, his performance also affected the entire Uruguay defense.

In the 82nd minute, the Chinese team launched another counter-attack, reaching the edge of Uruguay's penalty area.

Hao Junmin passed the ball from the outside to the front of the goal.

Shan Yongzhuo glanced at the goal and charged forward headfirst. Godin couldn't keep up immediately and was already outpaced. All he could do was tug at Shan Yongzhuo's jersey.

Dan Yongzhuo lost his balance while being dragged and stumbled to the ground.

The football is falling.

Bang!
It hit Shan Yongzhuo on the back of the head.

"hiss……"

Many people who witnessed this scene became worried for Shan Yongzhuo.

The back of the head is the most vulnerable part of the body, and being hit by a soccer ball like that must be very painful.

But the next moment, everyone sensed that something was wrong.

The football bounced towards the goal.

"????"

The media and fans were all shocked.

The Uruguayan players were also taken aback.

Godin stared with his mouth agape and stood there motionless for a long time.

When he was pulling on the jersey, Godin thought the worst-case scenario would be giving the opponent a penalty kick. Looking at the current score, he even thought the referee might not award a penalty kick. After all, his foul wasn't too serious and was quite subtle, so it was normal for the referee not to see it.

But now, Godin feels that his worldview has collapsed.

"How the hell can that score a goal?"

God is unfair! Otherwise, why would He favor this Eastern heretic so much?
Godin felt like he was going to vomit blood, and the other Uruguayan players felt the same way.

Not only are the opponents strong and have scored goals in a row, but their luck is also incredible. It's really unreasonable that they can score goals like this.

Even if a soccer ball hits the back of your head, it can still curl into a goal.

"I suspect that God doesn't want us to win."

"Yeah, otherwise how could a ball like that go in?"

"He's not only strong, but he's also incredibly lucky?"

"So, there's nothing we can do about losing."

The Uruguayan players all nodded in agreement; they all had a strong feeling that the game was over.

Dan Yongzhuo stood up in a daze. Despite the protection of his Iron Head Kung Fu, he was still a little dizzy from being hit on the back of the head.

However, by this time, cheers from Chinese fans had already filled the Maracanã Stadium.

The match has reached the 80th minute.

China is now leading by 3 goals.

5 is better than 2!

Shan Yongzhuo even scored four goals!
With only 10 minutes left, the Chinese team can be said to have already entered the quarterfinals.

The chants from the Chinese fans in the stands had changed to: "Victory, China!"

Amid cheers from the fans, the Chinese team celebrated for a long time before the game was restarted at the urging of the referee.

The Chinese team wanted to celebrate for longer, while the Uruguayan players simply couldn't be bothered to stop them. They were already down by 3 goals, and it was obvious to anyone that they were doomed to lose.

With only 10 minutes left in the game, even if Uruguay's players were incredibly strong, they couldn't possibly come back from three goals down.

Now it's all about defense.

For the remainder of the game, Uruguay continued to attack, while the Chinese team focused on defense, with even Shan Yongzhuo and Hao Junmin retreating to the sidelines.

Despite their extreme attacking and defensive efforts, Uruguay managed to pull one back in the 88th minute.

It was a cross from the wing, and in the ensuing scramble for the ball in the middle, Rodriguez headed it into the goal.

5:3.

This goal salvaged a little bit of Uruguay's pride, but that's about it.

"Beep!"

"Beep!"

"Beep..."

After the two short and one long whistle ended, most of the players on the field sat down on the ground. Both the Uruguayan and Chinese players felt extremely tired.

This is a very physically and mentally demanding match.

Although Uruguay dominated the game for most of the time, they were behind for a long period of time, and the continuous attacks and defenses left every player physically and mentally exhausted.

The Chinese team was even more exhausted.

The defending side actually suffered more from the strain than the attacking side. Veteran Li Weifeng even collapsed onto the grass, feeling as if his legs had lost all feeling.

Fortunately, his performance in this game was decent, and Du Wei will be able to return to the familiar bench in the next game after his suspension.

The other players weren't much better off either.

Physical fitness has always been a major weakness for the Chinese team. In this kind of competition, physical confrontation and tackling are one aspect, but the mental pressure is also enormous.

If it weren't for the long-term lead that provided a great deal of motivation for the Chinese team players, many of them might not have been able to persevere.

But no matter what, the Chinese team persevered until the final victory.

Now, they've advanced to the quarterfinals.

(End of this chapter)