Chung Chi-kwong: "Wow, wow, wow! The counterattack was too fast. I just checked the time. It was 38 seconds. From Yip Jai's big foot pass, to Wai Jai's stopping pass to Cris Kang, and then to Cris·Kang passed the ball to William, William made a pass, and finally Zhang Kuang shot. The whole process took 38 seconds, wow, I didn't expect that such a fast counterattack was made by Hong Kong Team. It's so exciting to see the strength."
Wong Hing-kwai: "Hong Kong Team is about to develop. Now we really see the hope of scoring World Cup. With Zhang Kuang's finishing ability and the extremely fast counterattack ability of his teammates, World Cup has hope!"
"..."
After Zhang Kuang scored a goal, he pulled Li Weilian, Cris Kang, and Zheng Shaowei together and ran to the corner flag area. They collectively made a move: jumped, turned around, moved down with both hands, and roared!
The audience at the scene gave extremely warm applause. He Qigang in the stands excitedly hugged Guo Jingjing and kissed her wildly. This scene was captured by the camera and put on the big screen.
Then Guo Jingjing saw it and immediately pushed He Qigang away, and then his face suddenly turned red.
"Whoa, whoa!" The whole audience started to cheer!
Everyone is so happy!
Chairman He in the box was also smiling, being teased by a senior official.
"He Sheng, the eldest son of your family is really talented. He thought of this good idea and was so courageous to get Zhang Kuang to naturalize Hong Kong Football Team against all the opinions. He also listened to Zhang Kuang's suggestions. I didn't expect that his persistence would pay off so quickly."
Chairman He: "Haha, young people, sometimes you just have good luck."
"This is not a matter of luck..."
Troussier was also excited on the sidelines, raising his hands above his head and applauding, and then immediately turned around and shouted to the bench.
His expression was finally more excited than nervous. He passed the test, Zhang Kuang passed the test, and the new Hong Kong Team also passed the test.
In the remaining time of the first half, both sides exchanged offense and defense, but neither changed the score.
Zhang Kuang Don't dare to perform any more excessively. That would be too outrageous, so that's about it. If you perform too outrageously and there is no reward, you will get into trouble instead, so why bother?
Moreover, it can paralyze some opponents that have not yet been encountered without being too prominent.
If the first game is incredible, how will World Cup qualifiers gain points in the future?
At the end of the half, the scoreboard read 2-1.
Hong Kong Team's midfield pass success rate is only 62%. This number is as ugly as a failed exam paper. But the score is a win.
Troussier expressed his approval of the performance in the first half in the locker room.
He stood in front of the tactical board and his voice was half a tone lower than usual. "I don't want to mention the mistakes in the first half, you know it yourself.
Breaking in requires a process. We can break everything in without rushing into one or two games. Everyone has already performed well enough.
I only said three things in the second half: first, the midfielder should reduce cross-passes and pass the ball directly forward; second, don't press the two wingers at the same time, one up and one down, leaving one person behind to protect; third..."
He glanced at Zhang Kuang, who was sitting in the corner drinking water.
"Third, after you get the ball, your first choice is to find Zhang Kuang. No matter where he is, no matter whether there are defensive players around him, give him the ball.
Leave the rest to him, do you understand?" Troussier asked.
"Understood."
Troussier: "Okay, that's it, stay steady in the middle and backcourt in the second half, don't be anxious."
The second half begins.
The two sides began to compete in the midfield. It once gave people the illusion that Hong Kong Team's midfield was evenly matched with Uzbekistan's midfield, especially since the defense became more and more stable.
Shane·Lauri's performance is becoming more and more confident and precise. He has completed many key defenses.
Jack·Xu's interception ability is also quite outstanding. In the midfield, he is evenly matched with Akhmedov, and even has the illusion of being the winner.
Not to mention that after Cris Kang participated in the midfield, the entire midfield control ability improved, which made the entire Hong Kong midfield and backcourt more stable.
Even Chung Chi-kwong praised them, "Ah, these three naturalized players are really good. I heard that Zhang Kuang strongly recommended them to be naturalized. Zhang Kuang's ability to judge people is pretty good. Several of our previous naturalized players at Hong Kong Team were good, but not as good as this."
Wong Hing-kwai: "Well, I can't say that completely. It's just that there were too few naturalized players before, and they couldn't form a synergy..."
Chung Chi-kwong: "Ah, yes, yes, yes, I made a mistake just now..."
In the 52nd minute, Kapadze received the ball outside the penalty area and shot a long shot, which was blocked by Chan Wai-ho. Jeparov walked towards the corner flag area.
A corner kick was taken, and the ball drew an arc and flew towards the center of the penalty area. Ismailov rushed out of the crowd. He shook off Shane Lawrie's entanglement, took off from the 12-yard position, and headed the ball towards the top!
The ball hit the lower right corner of the goal. Fan Chun-yip flew to save it but was out of reach and the ball hit the net.
2:2.
"Yeah, this ball... Tsk, Hong Kong Team's positioning ball defense probably hasn't been fully practiced yet." He Wei was very sorry.
Hong Kong Team is playing more and more steadily, and the running-in is getting smoother and smoother. However, conceding such a goal will really dampen people's spirits.
Xu Yang: "There's nothing we can do about it. After all, the running-in time is too short. It's impossible to be able to cooperate in all aspects right away. Take your time. Hong Kong Team is already pretty good."
He Wei:"Yes... ah!"
Xu Yang:"What's wrong?"
He Wei: "Well... the match between Wuhan's national team and New Zealand was also equalized. New Zealand scored a goal and the score became 1:1."
Xu Yang:"..."
This is really a coincidence. Isn't this coincidence too coincidental?
After Uzbekistan scored, the fans cheered again.
Ismailov rushed to the corner flag area and was surrounded by teammates to celebrate.
Hong Kong Team's players lowered their heads.
Chan Wai-ho put his hands on his hips and panted, Shane Laurie got up from the turf and patted the ground hard.
Troussier turned around and glanced at the bench, then shouted, "Bai He, get ready."
In the 60th minute, substitutions were made.
Jack·Promise down, Bai He up.
The first thing Bai He did after he came on the field was to run over and pat Leung Chun-pong on the shoulder and say something.
Leung Chun-pong nodded.
Then Bai He glanced in the direction of Zhang Kuang and raised a finger, which meant "I'll give you the first kick."
Zhang Kuang nodded.
Hong Kong Team's midfield conduction suddenly became smoother.
Bai He's passing is more stable than Jack·Xu's, and his scheduling may not be as good as Jack·Xu's, but his interception is tougher and his distribution of the ball is faster.
In the 67th minute, Bai He grabbed the ball from Kapadze in the midfield. Without any hesitation, he passed the ball straight to Cris Kang.
Cris Kang did not stick to the ball. He passed the ball diagonally to the right without stopping. Li Weilian caught the ball near the sideline.
Li Weilian did not pass directly this time.
He saw that Zhang Kuang had already stepped in, and the two played a one-two. Li Weilian knocked the ball to Zhang Kuang, and Zhang Kuang knocked the ball back without stopping.
The ball passed through the feet of Uzbekistan left back Mullajonov and returned to the running route of Li Weilian.
Li Weilian made a cross.
The ball drew an arc and flew towards the penalty area. Zhang Kuang suddenly pushed forward, then jumped like an animated character dragging an afterimage in the air. With a bang, he swung the ball towards the upper left corner of the goal.
Uzbekistan's goalkeeper Juraev didn't even react, and the ball just hit the goal.
3:2!
He Wei's voice was completely uncontrollable. "Zhang Kuang! Zhang Kuang! Hat trick, hat trick! The continuous cooperation between him and Li Weilian scored a golden header!
Running thousands of miles into the formation, he jumped in the air like a flying giant. He shook his head and shook the sky, and a meteor hit the left sky. His body was like a giant flying across the defense line, and his head was like a heavy hammer breaking through the cage.
The two defenders kept an eye on the target, but failed to keep up with his advance. When he jumped into the air, he exerted just the right force on his waist and abdomen, and his header hit the top left corner of the goal accurately. No matter how fast the goalkeeper was, he couldn't catch up."
Xu Yang: "This ball is so exciting. Uzbekistan's defensive players can't guard it at all. They can't keep up with the speed and can't handle the physical confrontation. Plus Zhang Kuang's ultra-violent and high-precision shooting skills. This is not the same level at all. It can't be blocked. It can't be blocked at all."
Chung Chi-kwong: "Hat-trick, hat-trick, so amazing, but it makes people take it for granted. It is not an exaggeration for a superstar who can run rampant in Europe to complete a hat-trick on the Asia team."
Wong Hing-kwai: "Yes, don't talk about hat tricks. I think it's not an exaggeration to say four wins and five sons to pass the exam. This is the god who killed Premier League and UEFA Champions League like crazy. For a Uzbekistan ranked 56th, shouldn't a hat trick be given?"
Chung Chi-kwong: "Haha, good, good, good, Hong Kong Team good thing, good thing."
Zhang Kuang stood there, punched hard, then opened his hands, raised his head and roared.
The roar is hoarse and rough, like a wild beast declaring its territory.
Hong Kong Team's players rushed over. Fan Chun-yip ran half the field from the goal and jumped on Zhang Kuang.
Then there are Cris·Kang, Li Weilian, Bai He, Chan Wai-ho... A group of people gathered together, everyone was roaring.
The stands went completely crazy.
The banner "Take us to Brazil" was pulled by dozens of hands at the same time, shaking up and down until it was about to tear.
The cheering fireworks were set off again, with red smoke mixed with white lights, and the entire stadium was like a boiling pot.
Troussier clenched his hands into fists on the sidelines and raised them above his head, then turned around and gave the assistant coach a hard high-five.
He was rarely so excited, but he couldn't control it at this moment. This was his first tough game since coaching Hong Kong Team, and his core player had just used a shocking header to overtake the score.
This is the fourth place of Asia Cup that just ended.
In other words, Hong Kong Team has now surpassed China National Team, and Asia can start in second gear, and can even touch first gear.
Judging from this level, the possibility of scoring World Cup seems to be much greater.
Uzbekistan Coach Abramov shook his head on the sidelines, turned around and shouted something to the bench.
75 minutes, Haydarov down, Shatskikh up.
Veteran striker Shatskikh made an impact immediately after coming on the court. He twice attempted headers in the penalty area, but was blocked by Chan Wai-ho both times.
Fan Chun-yip went out to pick up the ball once and held the ball firmly in his arms.
In the 84th minute, Cris Kang got the ball in the midfield.
He had been strangled by Uzbekistan's midfielder tonight, but now he seemed to have entered a rhythm. Kapadze rushed over from the side to tackle, and Cris Kang dodged with a left foot kick.
Akhmedov pressed forward from the front, and Cris·Kang dodged it with his right foot.
He got rid of two consecutive presses under the attack of two defensive players, and then poked the ball out.
The ball penetrated Uzbekistan's defense.
The two central defenders Ismailov and Ibragimov pounced on Cris Kang at the same time. They thought the attacking midfielder would dribble the ball forward.
But they were wrong.
Cris Kang looked at the position of Zhang Kuang at the moment he released the ball.
Zhang Kuang has been started.
He went around from behind Ismailov, and his sprinting speed made it too late for the two central defenders to turn around and pursue him.
The ball rolled into his path, and he sprinted at full speed, facing the goalkeeper alone.
Juraev struck out. He rushed towards Zhang Kuang with open arms, trying to block all angles.
But Zhang Kuang slowed down slightly at the front of the penalty area, moved his right foot, and pushed the ball past Juraev, then pushed with his left heel and the ball rolled into the empty goal.
4:2.
He Wei's voice was already hoarse. "Big four! Zhang Kuang is happy! He completed the big four in the first game after returning to China National Team!
Cris·Kang's wonderful pass penetrated the entire defense line. Zhang Kuang single-handedly passed the goalkeeper and shot into the empty goal! Hong Kong Team expanded the lead! Uzbekistan ranked 77th in the international rankings, and China National Team ranked 76th in the international rankings.
Everyone, do you understand what this means? China National Team can lead Uzbekistan 4:2, which means that it can also arm-wrestle with Asia's first-tier team, and it is more likely to arm-wrestle with Asia's first-tier team. Perhaps, Hong Kong Team's dream of World Cup is not a dream."
Xu Yang shouted from the side, "Cris Kang's pass is so beautiful! He attracted the attention of the two midfielders by himself, and then stuffed the ball into Zhang Kuang's running route!
But the most important thing is Zhang Kuang's calmness in front of the goal. He single-handedly beat the goalkeeper and pushed the goal into the empty goal. Only the top shooters can handle this kind of ball so calmly!"
Zhang Kuang didn't roar this time.
He rushed to the corner flag area, opened his hands, and laughed happily.
His jersey was soaked with sweat and stuck to his body.
He pointed in the direction of Cris Kang, and Cris Kang ran over with a smile, and the two of them bumped shoulders heavily.
Hong Kong Team's players came from all directions, some jumped on his back, some patted him on the back of the head, and some threw him down on the turf.
No specific sounds could be heard in the stands.
The shouts of more than 40,000 people mixed together and became a buzzing roar.
The banner "Take us to Brazil" was raised to the highest point, and red fireworks exploded in the night sky.
Troussier put his hands on his hips and looked up at the sky.
His eyes were closed and the corners of his mouth were twitching.
The assistant coach next to him rushed up to hug him, and the two of them jumped twice like children.
Uzbekistan's players stood on the court with dull expressions.
Ismailov stood there with his hands on his hips, looking in the direction of Zhang Kuang, and shook his head.
Jeparov put his hands on his hips, lowered his head, and kicked the turf.
He doesn't think Uzbekistan performed poorly today, but... the opponent has superstars, and the gap is too big. Yes, they only now understand how big the gap is between them and the world's superstars.
Just when everyone returned to the center circle and prepared to kick off, the substitution sign was raised on the sidelines.
No. 28 Karikari is on the top and No. 33 is Zhang Kuang on the bottom.
No. 15 Cheuk Cheuk up, No. 10 Cris·Kang down.
Zhang Kuang high-fived the team as he walked, and even a player from Uzbekistan came over to high-five him. Then he high-fived with a smile, and the audience applauded even louder.
After Zhang Kuang and Cris·Kang left the field, Hong Kong Team immediately showed his true form and was surrounded and beaten by Uzbekistan.
Fortunately, they held on to the score in the end and did not concede a goal.
In the 94th minute, Shatskikh turned around and shot in the penalty area. Fan Chun-yip flew up and lifted the ball over the crossbar with one palm.
Uzbekistan attacked until the last second.
"Beep--beep--beep--" Malaysia's referee Mohammed Subijtin blew the whistle at the end of the game.
The score was fixed at 4 to 2, and China Hong Kong Team came back to win.
Before Zhang Kuang even came out of the bench, Akhmedov, No. 8 of Uzbekistan, came over to exchange jerseys with him. After Zhang Kuang exchanged jerseys with him, he even praised him a few words and praised him for playing well.
Because Zhang Kuang scored four goals, he won the game ball. When the referee brought the ball over, he handed him a notebook and asked him to sign it.
After the referee started, the referee team, Uzbekistan Team's players, as well as the ball boys and staff on the scene all came over to ask for Zhang Kuang's autograph and take a photo.
As a result, Zhang Kuang didn't have time to go to the audience to thank the fans, but the fans were waiting for him, and after working for about ten minutes, he went to thank the fans together with his teammates.
Post-match press conference.
Troussier is sitting in front of the microphone, and sitting next to him is Zhang Kuang.
There was a smile on Troussier's face that could not be hidden, "This is the first time we have completely adjusted the team and formation. In the first half, there were a lot of mistakes in midfielder movement and cross-pass connection. This is a pain that the new lineup will inevitably experience.
Fortunately, the team stabilized its rhythm in the end and made fewer major mistakes. Generally speaking, the team still needs to continue to work on its defense in the midfield and backcourt.
As for the offensive end... Hehe, everyone has seen that with Zhang here, everything is no problem. Now I have the same happiness as Sir Ferguson."
"Haha..." The reporters at the scene burst into laughter.
Reporter: "Mr. Troussier, you know the Asia team quite well. You feel that the overall strength of Hong Kong Team can now squeeze into the second or first gear edge of Asia. How confident are you that Hong Kong Team will impact World Cup?"
Troussier: "It's hard to say now. After all, this is just our first warm-up match, and with Zhang Kuang's super ability to advance, they tend to exaggerate our true strength.
In our case, if Zhang Kuang is in the team, then we can arm-wrestle with the strong teams in the first tier of Asia, such as Japan and South Korea Isaao. If Zhang Kuang is not in the team, we can only squeeze into the bottom of the second tier.
So, as I said just now, our offense is not a problem, the problem is midfield control and backcourt defense."
Reporter: "How is the atmosphere in the team now? Are there any difficulties?"
Troussier: "The atmosphere in the team is very good now. There is no conflict between the locals and the naturalized faction. No one deliberately makes things difficult for the team, and no one interferes with the team's tactics and personnel arrangements. Everything is fine."
Reporter: "Zhang Kuang didn't interfere in the arrangement of tactics and personnel?"