After fending off Portugal's attack, the Chinese team took advantage of the fact that all their opponents were up in the frontcourt. The goalkeeper threw the ball out to a player on the wing to launch a quick counterattack, and after two or three passes through the fullback, Attacking Midfielder, and forward, they swiftly advanced into the frontcourt.
This kind of high-tempo counterattack would have been unimaginable for the Chinese team in the past. But with so many gifted passers in this National Football Team's midfield, as long as the Portuguese National Team missed even one man during a counterattack, the Chinese team's quick break could come off!
Just like this time—Wang Dalei threw the ball to Sun Xiang, who carried it forward a few steps before quickly passing to Chen Tao after finding an outlet.
Before Chen Tao received the ball, Lin Feng had already dropped back on his own initiative, drawing attention away and giving him relatively open space to receive and distribute the ball.
Chen Tao's pass found Gao Lin. After receiving it, Gao Lin feinted a drive into the penalty area, but suddenly stopped as the opposing defender took a step back. Using the space created by the feint, he passed the ball to Han Peng.
It was a beautiful pass that nearly tore through the opposing defense, allowing Han Peng to shoot directly after receiving the ball.
Yet the opposing goalkeeper stepped up once again, blocking Han Peng's close-range tap-in with his leg.
Having squandered a golden opportunity, Han Peng clutched his head and stared at the goal in disbelief.
When he took that shot, he had been only seven meters from the goal, and he had fired immediately without even adjusting after receiving the ball.
From such close range and in so little time,