Long Shot Goal, China Youth Team 1-0 Nigeria

"Let's take a look at this corner kick for the Chinese team!"

"Chen Tao chooses to play it short, passing to Lin Feng on the edge of the penalty area. It's a tactical corner!"

"Lin Feng dribbles forward, reaches the top of the penalty arc, and prepares to shoot!"

Huang Jianxiang sighs inwardly; with the opposing defenders already prepared to block, this isn't a wise choice, and Lin Feng's shot will likely be deflected...

"Lin Feng winds up to shoot... wait, he passes the ball!"

"Zhao Xuri!"

"Long Shot Goal!"

"The ball is in!"

"Beautiful!"

In the Studio, Huang Jianxiang jumps up in excitement, clenching his fists and waving them vigorously.

This is only the result of him realizing he is currently commentating on the match and trying his best to restrain himself.

If he weren't live on air right now, he would definitely be acting even crazier than this.

The fans staying up late to watch the match in front of their televisions don't have such concerns.

The moment they saw Zhao Xuri score with a long-range strike, the fans went completely wild.

"Youth National Team Awesome!"

"Zhao Yijiao is awesome!"

"The best Defensive Midfielder for the Youth National Team!"

"That long shot was fucking satisfying!"

"Brother Linzi's pass was great; he drew all of the opponent's attention!"

"Haha, the Nigerians launched a mindless assault for seven or eight minutes, and yet it's the Youth National Team that scores first. Tell me, aren't you pissed off?"

The Forum at two in the morning is somehow even more active than it was during the day.

Countless lurkers have suddenly emerged, with all sorts of new posts refreshing at rocket speed.

And this is just the discussion online; the fans offline are behaving even more crazily.

Fans are jumping and shouting in their homes, startling dogs and waking up their wives.

It's total chaos, and even the lights in the neighborhood are joining in on the excitement.

The city, which should have been fast asleep, seems to have been awakened, lighting up with scattered flickers of light.

On the pitch, the Nigeria team players are all stunned.

They conceded just like that?

This goal came so quickly that they didn't even have time to react.

Just a few minutes ago, they were the ones with the advantage, besieging their opponent's goal.

Yet, because of a single back-pass, they lost control of the match, causing the situation to take a sharp turn for the worse.

Many players on the Nigeria side haven't even adjusted their mindset before being swept away by a fierce wave of attacks from the opponent.

In truth, the Youth National Team's recent offensive was extremely ferocious, creating multiple direct threats to the Nigeria goal within the span of just one minute.

Analyzing it carefully, the tactics used by the Youth National Team are actually very similar to those of Nigeria.

The difference is that Nigeria launched a fierce attack at the start, attempting to crush the Youth National Team with overwhelming force.

The Youth National Team, however, patiently waited for the opponent to exhaust themselves and show signs of fatigue before launching an even more ferocious counter-attack.

The reason for the different final outcome lies mainly in the fact that the Youth National Team was well-prepared for Nigeria's "blitz" tactics.

Meanwhile, Nigeria, caught unprepared, was caught off guard by the Youth National Team's fierce counter-offensive.

Unwilling to accept this result, the Nigeria team launched even more ferocious attacks against the Youth National Team after the match restarted.

Although the match has been played for less than fifteen minutes, their players are already starting to get anxious.

It's not just the players who are anxious; the Head Coach of Nigeria on the sidelines is also very worried.

At the pre-match press conference, they had already made some bold claims.

If they lose just like this, it would be a massive slap in the face.

Objectively and fairly speaking, the strength of the Nigeria team is truly formidable.

The players on their squad have both the physique and the technical skill.

Even more monstrous is their excellent physical flexibility, which often allows them to pull off exaggerated feints to deceive the defenders.

Through their relentless efforts, the Nigeria team successfully launched several threatening attacks.

However, their players are clearly anxious, and their decision-making and execution in the final third appear very rough.

The best chance for the Nigeria team in the first half came in the 23rd minute, when Mikel shook off a defender in the middle, keenly captured a fleeting opportunity, and delivered a lethal through-ball before any Youth National Team players could intercept it.

The ball slipped through the Narrow Gap between the two Youth National Team Center Backs, and after receiving the pass, the Nigeria forward Abo Wo found himself in a One-on-One.

At this moment, he was already very close to the goal, and because of his Positioning, the Youth National Team Goalkeeper Yang Cheng was already too late to stop him.

In front of him, it was practically an Empty Goal!

The Nigeria fans in the Stands stood up in unison, their hands already half-raised, ready to celebrate the goal.

On the other side, the Youth National Team fans suffered a Heart Attack, looking toward their own goal in despair.

The fans knew very well that in a One-on-One situation like this, the probability of missing the shot was extremely low.

However, faced with such a golden opportunity, Abo Wo put on quite a show for everyone!

His Power Shot actually sent the ball flying way off target!

In front of more than 24,000 spectators, the Nigeria forward launched an Earth-shattering Shot High!

As the ball soared high over the crossbar and into the Stands, Abo Wo, who had taken the shot, was Stunned.

The Youth National Team Goalkeeper on the opposite side was also stunned!

Inside and outside the penalty area, players from both sides were all Stunned!

Seriously, buddy, you managed to miss this?

Missing this shot was actually much harder than scoring it, and to miss it by such an outrageous margin—you really need a special kind of "talent" to pull that off.

"Even I couldn't hit such an absurdly high shot!"

A certain Forward surnamed Gao from the Youth National Team remarked with genuine admiration.

"The Nigeria forward is a bit impatient; he took that shot too hastily. He could have easily adjusted before shooting."

In the Commentary Booth, Huang Jianxiang said with lingering fear.

If the opponent hadn't been so anxious mentally, that ball would have definitely gone in.

Once the opponent equalized the score, the rest of the match would have been very hard to predict.

Seeing his teammates waste one Good Opportunity after another, Mikel really Could Not Watch Anymore.

After receiving the ball again, he stopped feeding passes to his teammates.

Instead, he dribbled the ball himself toward the Chinese team's penalty area, wanting to rely on his own Individual Strength to Score a Goal.

When the situation is deadlocked, relying on the individual ability of a Star Player is indeed a way to Break the Stalemate.

Mikel's Individual Strength was indeed very strong; with a magical performance after receiving the ball, he dribbled past four Youth National Team players in a row.

The last player who could do that single-handedly was named Messi!

But after all, Mikel was not Messi; after barely getting past the interception by Zhao Xuri, he was already at the end of his rope.

And at this moment, standing in front of him was the Youth National Team Captain, the starting Center Back who was named to the Youth World Cup Best XI—Feng Xiaoting!

Feng Xiaoting was very experienced; he knew the opponent was strong, so he did not Rush Forward blindly.

He first used excellent Positioning to force the opponent to a stop, and after the opponent's speed dropped, he proactively closed in to use Physical Confrontation to disrupt his Dribbling Rhythm.

Immediately, he coordinated with his partner who had arrived to provide support, and they snatched the ball away from the opponent's feet.

The entire defensive process took less than 2 seconds, and Nigeria's top Star Player was left completely helpless in front of the Youth National Team Captain.

Feng Xiaoting's footwork, IQ, and Football IQ were displayed to the fullest during this defensive sequence.

Some say Feng Xiaoting is the best Center Back in the history of Chinese football; of course, that's a bit of an exaggeration, as there is Fan Zhiyi ahead of him.

But among the many Center Backs in the Chinese team, Feng Xiaoting was definitely the most unique—he was the only Center Back who played with his brain rather than his body.

But it is a pity that during his most important five years, from age 20 to 25, his career was wasted due to injuries, club disputes, and various other reasons.

This led to him never fully realizing his talent throughout his life, and later, he bore a heavy burden of infamy due to a Basic Error in a match against the Iran team, eventually having to Sadly Retire.

This has to be considered a great Regrettable Event for Chinese football!