Ball King Pioneer

Chapter 17 Evergrande VS Nanhua
The predecessor of the Nanhua Football Club was the "Chinese Football Team", which was established in 1908. The purpose of the establishment was to allow Chinese to participate in Hong Kong football, which was then monopolized by foreigners. The "Chinese Football Team" was renamed "South China Football Team" in 1910.

In the early days, the team was an all-Chinese team. It was regarded as the expression of Hong Kong people's resistance to the rule of the British government and their struggle for democracy and the right to speak for the Chinese. Therefore, the South China team itself has great historical significance.

The Nanhua football team is also the team that has won the most Hong Kong top league championships among Hong Kong professional teams. It has more than [-]% of the fans in Hong Kong. Many stars have publicly stated that they are fans of Nanhua, such as the king of heaven Liu Dehua, Zhou Xingxing, and of course the big brother Zeng Zhiwei who is passionate about football. According to the disclosure, half of the Hong Kong star football team are fans of Nanhua.

The venue for today's match is the Hong Kong Stadium, the home stadium of South China, Hong Kong. This is a comprehensive stadium that can accommodate nearly 40000 fans.

"Hello, audience friends, I'm Ding Weijie, happy new year everyone.

Today I am reporting for you the Lunar New Year Cup match. The opponents are our Hong Kong traditional strong team South China at home against the Chinese Super League upstart Guangzhou Evergrande.Since Tianjin TEDA slaughtered South Korea's Weishan Hyundai 4:0 in the previous game, the winner of this game will compete with Tianjin TEDA for this year's Lunar New Year Cup championship.

The one who commented on the game with me today is Chen Boxiang, a big star that everyone likes very much. "

"Hello everyone, happy new year. I'm Chen Boxiang. Master Ding and I will comment on the game for you today. We saw that the players from both sides have already come out. Nanhua has sent the strongest lineup today, and the newly joined Bart and Kezhiman are also in the starting lineup. Some of the main players of Evergrande are injured, so the lineup excluded is not the strongest lineup."

"Yes, Evergrande should be slightly stronger than Nanhua in terms of absolute strength, but this year Nanhua has supplemented former Chelsea striker Kezman and former Manchester United midfielder Bart. Although their state has passed their peak, their rich experience and ability should still have no problem facing the top teams in the Chinese Super League."

"Yes, I agree with Master Ding. While the national anthem is being played, let's take a look at both sides' starting.

Nanhua adopted a 451 formation today, and the goalkeeper...

Let's take a look at Guangzhou Evergrande again. Lee Jang-soo used 442 today.The goalkeeper is No. 22 Li Xiaoshuai, the four defenders are captain Sun Xiang No. 4, Li Jianhua No. 32, Zhang Linpeng No. 14, and Li Yan No. 5. The four forwards are No. 33 Yang Yihu, No. 4 Zheng Zi, No. 25 Yang Hao, and No. 10 Wu Pingfeng. The two forwards are No. 19 Muric and No. 26 Gao Lin. "

"As a member of the Hong Kong star team, I know that you have a lot of contact with the players of the South China team. I went to watch their training a few days ago. I would like to ask Chen Sheng, do you have any predictions for the outcome of this game? Did you buy this game before?"

The game did not officially start, and the two commentators chatted about topics of interest to everyone.

Macau's gaming industry is world-renowned, and Hong Kong's horse racing betting Mark Six is ​​also well received by Hong Kong citizens, and it is completely legal, so Ding Weijie did not shy away from asking.

"I bought a few thousand dollars and the two sides tied. The score was 2:2. After all, both sides have excellent shooters. I don't believe there is no goal. As for the final victory, I am optimistic about Nanhua. After all, the two sides are equal in strength and Nanhua is at home."

Chen Boxiang clearly supports Nam Hwa.

"Although I also want Nanhua to enter the final, but to be honest, Evergrande has a greater chance of winning this game, and the odds given by the bookmaker are more optimistic about Guangzhou Evergrande. So I bought Evergrande's 1:0 small victory. After all, Nanhua's defense has been getting better and better in the past few seasons. Kezhiman is not in a good state now, and it takes time to adapt to the game."

As a senior commentator, Ding Weijie is indeed different from Chen Boxiang, relying on professional analysis.

"Okay, the game has started. The home team Nanhua team is attacking from the left to the right in the red jersey, and Guangzhou Evergrande is attacking from the right to the left in the white jersey."

Lin Yi was selected to the 18-man roster for today's game, and he was sitting on the bench at this time. Hong Kong is not very cold now, but in order to keep the body warm, Lin Yi and others were still required to wear cotton jackets and curl up on the chairs.

It may be the reason that there has been no competition for a long time, and neither side has played to their own level.In the 15th minute, Muric received a long pass from Zheng Zi and headed the goal. Evergrande's best chance in the first half was when the ball was saved by the goalkeeper. The Nanhua team defended well, but because of poor organization in the midfield, there were not many opportunities. The only shot was a long shot from Kezhiman, which went wide of the goal.

"At the end of the first half, neither side had many chances. The midfielder fought fiercely, but neither side had many chances to score goals. Evergrande's Muric has actually done a good job. Fortunately, the goalkeeper of the South China team has performed bravely. Nanhua has wasted too much energy in the midfield, and the striker rarely touches the ball. This is not going to work. I hope the head coach can make adjustments. Come on Nanhua, we still have a chance, and Evergrande didn't score."

Chen Boxiang made no secret of his position.

"Indeed, there were not many chances for the two sides in the first half, but we can't ignore one point. In the first half, Evergrande had the upper hand and was closer to scoring. In the first half, Evergrande had 4 shots, two of which were within the goal range. Nanhua only had one long-range shot and missed the goal. Evergrande was 59% ahead of Nanhua's 41% in ball possession.

In this game, both sides have 4 substitutions, but Nanhua's lineup is already the best lineup that the head coach can exclude, but Evergrande still has a lot of good cards in hand.So I stick to my previous judgment that Evergrande will win.But the score will not be too big. "

Professional is professional, and many listeners in front of TV and radio agree with Ding Weijie's analysis.

In the visiting team's locker room, Lee Jang-soo did not lose his temper. The nature of the game determines the importance of it, so he also had some reservations. He mainly focused on training, so he only had one foreign aid.

On the scene, Evergrande did not lose the wind. Although the score was still 0:0, but if this rhythm continued, Lee Jang-soo believed that his team would knock on the opponent's door sooner or later.

But after receiving a call just now, the team leader told him that the chairman of the group, the boss of the club, Boss Xu, and the leaders of the Hong Kong region will come to watch the game in the second half and ask Li Zhangzhu to make the scene as good as possible.

"In the second half, Sun Xiang, you need to strengthen your breakthrough from the wing and make a proper forward pass. Don't be afraid of offsides for Muric and Gao Lin. The opponent's central defender's turn is not very fast. Renato, you replace Yang Yihu, Li Zilang replaces Wu Pingfeng, and try to score before 65 minutes. The formation remains the same."

Lee Jang-soo's substitution adjustment gave everyone a signal to attack.

"After the intermission, the two sides returned to the court. We saw that Evergrande changed two players in the second half. No. 2 Renato replaced No. 8 Yang Yihu, and No. 25 Li Zilang replaced No. 23 Wu Pingfeng.

It is obvious that Lee Jang-soo is dissatisfied with the team's offense, and this is to strengthen the offense.The South China team did not make any substitutions.Both sides started the second half of the game. "

Lin Yi saw that Evergrande's ball possession rate dropped slightly in the second half after the substitution, but the threat was even greater, because there were fewer inversions in the midfield, and more often they sought to push the ball within 35 meters of the opponent's goal.In just 10 minutes, Evergrande had three shots, of which Zheng Zi's long shot hit the goal post.If it weren't for a little luck, Evergrande would have already taken the lead.

Nanhua never found a direction on the offensive end, but their mature defense did not give Evergrande too many opportunities, and the time came to 65 minutes in a flash.Seeing that his defense was getting stronger, Nanhua planned to make some achievements in offense, so he made the first substitution adjustment, replacing the weak Kezhiman with a young, tall and physically strong local striker.This young man is fast, and Evergrande's current defense line is relatively high. If they counterattack, it is not impossible to make a sneak attack.

Evergrande gained momentum and failed to score in the first 20 minutes of the second half. Lee Jang-soo knew that the big boss was in a certain VIP box, and he might be dissatisfied with his job.Seeing that the Nanhua team had changed, Lee Jang-soo asked all the substitute players to warm up, and he also planned to make a change.

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