Chapter 379 Opponents in the semifinals
"... In a Football Association Cup quarter-final this afternoon, after ninety minutes of hard work, our province's Flash Star team finally defeated Haihe Shuanggang from the Chinese Super League 2:0 at home, breaking out a little The unpopularity..."
"...Before the game started, most media were not optimistic about the Shining Stars playing at home. But after the game started, it was the Shining Stars who scored first! Hu Lai, the team's top scorer, took the lead for the team in the 33rd minute , after he received an assist from Zhang Qinghuan, he fired a clean shot near the penalty spot and opened the Haihe Shuanggang goal... After taking the lead, Shining Star's morale was high, and they were in Another goal was scored six minutes later. This time Hu Lai assisted Qin Lin, and Qin Lin scored with a long shot from outside the penalty area... Although Haihe Shuanggang tried to counterattack in the second half, the entire Shining Star team was united and resisted in the remaining game. Withheld the fierce attack of Haihe Shuanggang, the score was maintained at 2:0 throughout the game! Eliminated the opponent in the quarter-finals of the Football Association Cup and advanced to the semi-finals! ”
"... After the game, the Flash Star fans were still unwilling to disperse. They gathered outside the Provincial Sports Center outside the North Third Ring Road of our city, chanting slogans and cheering for the Flash Star soldiers. They were the buses of the Flash Star team. When the car drove out of the parking lot, it was warmly cheered by these fans. The following is the picture sent back by the camera crew from the front..."
In the news footage, the sky outside the Provincial Sports Center was filled with sunset and the lights were starting to turn on.
At this time, almost an hour had passed since the end of the game, and there were still many Flash Star fans gathered at the exit outside the stadium.
They wore uniforms, waved flags and slogans, chanted slogans and sang in unison.
Obviously waiting for the team bus to come out.
When the bus slowly pulled out, there was a huge cheer.
Amidst the cheers, the camera captured the Shining Star players who had changed their clothes in the car, smiling and waving to thank the Shining Star fans outside the car.
At this time, the flash light came out loudly, illuminating the dark car window glass white.
In addition to fans, there are also a large number of reporters waiting here.
Tomorrow... no, this evening, many photos and live reports will appear on the online media, and tomorrow the major newspapers in Jincheng will also intensively report on this game, as well as the stories and pictures behind this game. .
Although this is not the first day that Flash Star has appeared in the media, it was not common for it to be reported by local media in such a large space and with such grandeur.
After all, this was the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, and the Flash Stars defeated a Chinese Super League team.
Winning this game means a lot.
Football has returned to the lives of Jincheng people with a high profile, and now they have to get used to this kind of life with football again.
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Fans of Flash Stars will definitely gather with their friends this Sunday night, find hot pot restaurants, skewers restaurants, barbecue restaurants, and other places where they can have a drink and discuss the game and Flash Stars excitedly. Star's future.
The Flash Star team was relatively calm about the victory in this game.
After the bus drove back to the training base, Chen Mo informed everyone to come back for resume training tomorrow afternoon, and the team disbanded on the spot.
On the way back, Zhao Kangming had already made it clear to the players that the victory in this game was nothing, because the opponent obviously underestimated the enemy. So they still haven't tested their true performance against the Chinese Super League teams.
In this case, let's do our best in the next FA Cup semi-finals.
At that time, no matter whether you win or lose, as long as you try your best, you will have no regrets.
On Monday night, after all FA Cup matches ended, the Football Association conducted an online draw for the semi-finals.
In fact, this FA Cup semi-final draw ceremony is just a formality, because no matter who the Flashing Star draws, it can basically declare that their FA Cup this season is over.
Or to put it conversely, any team that draws them will be sent to the finals.
Flashing Star is simply the "super luxury gift package" in the minds of fans of the other three Chinese Super League teams.
Yes, even though Flash Star just eliminated Haihe Shuanggang, it was a slight upset. But no one is still optimistic about their prospects in the FA Cup.
Because the remaining three Chinese Super League teams are all among the top six teams in the Chinese Super League this season.
Dashun Golden Arrow, the Chinese Super League champion last season, is currently ranked first in the industry in the Chinese Super League, and they are very hopeful to defend the championship.
Shanhaimen, currently ranked third in the Chinese Super League.
Lingnan Poseidon are currently ranked sixth in the Chinese Super League.
They are completely different from Haihe Duangang, which is ranked tenth.
The most important thing is that since Flash Star was able to eliminate Haihe Shuanggang in the quarter-finals, no matter who is their opponent in the semi-finals, how can they still underestimate the opponent with the lessons learned from Haihe Shuanggang?
When the opponent no longer underestimates the enemy and is far stronger than the Flash Stars, what capital does the leader of the Chinese League One, Anton Flash Stars, have to reach the finals of the Football Association Cup?
Therefore, being able to reach the semi-finals is already Flash Star's final result in the FA Cup this season.
And this result is actually very good for them. After all, no one expected them to reach the semi-finals in the previous FA Cup.
I believe that Flashing Star himself did not expect to reach the finals again, or even win the championship.
In this case, wouldn't it be better to simply give up the FA Cup match in the semi-finals of the FA Cup?
Because there were only four teams and only two draws were needed, the draw ceremony ended very quickly.
The final result is out:
In the first semi-final, Dashun Golden Arrow faced Shanhai Mariners at home.
In the second semi-final, Lingnan Poseidon will face Anton Shining Star at home.
Zhao Kangming looked at the lottery result in a daze, and Chen Mo next to him chuckled: "I really doubt that the Football Association did it on purpose."
Zhao Kangming, who came back to his senses, waved his hand: "That's not the case. The Football Association may not even know about our little grudge against Poseidon."
"Anyway, we are going back to Poseidon. How do you feel about it, Lao Zhao?"
"'No matter you win or lose, as long as you try your best, you will have no regrets.' This sentence is said too early..." Zhao Kangming sighed, "Even if I try my best and lose, I will still be a little unwilling."
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Chen Mo nodded: "I also want to prove to the management of Poseidon Club that their original decision was wrong. But if we lose the game, there will be no evidence to prove that we are on the right path."
"Alas..." Zhao Kangming closed his eyes.
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"Hu Lai, he turned out to be your former club!" Wang Guangwei said to Hu Lai next to him after seeing the lottery results.
"Isn't it? So great?"
Hu Lai replied perfunctorily.
He didn't pay attention to the draw results at all. He was having a friendly exchange with Haihe Shuanggang fans on the "Goal" website using the ID of "WHO in the restricted area".
"Yes, yes, you are right. The Shining Stars' victory over Haihe Shuanggang was purely due to luck! It is recommended that the Football Association declare the result of this match invalid and rematch on another day until Haihe Shuanggang can eliminate the Shining Stars!"
"Hey, eh, aren't I just following your words? How come it's so weird? Otherwise, what you said is wrong? Did Haihe Shuangtang bring its own fault for being eliminated?"
Wang Guangwei leaned over and saw what Hu Lai sent on his mobile phone, and rolled his eyes: "Are you bored?"
"It's not boring, it's so fun!" Hu Lai looked up and smiled like a child.
"Aren't you afraid of being exposed one day? By then you will be socially dead, Hu Lai."
Hu Lai waved his hand nonchalantly: "Don't be afraid, I am using Song Jiajia's email address to register this account."
"..." Wang Guangwei was speechless, "I don't know if being your friend is a good thing or a bad thing... Hey, we will play Poseidon in the next round of the Football Association Cup semi-finals, don't you have any ideas?"
"Yes, I want to win." Hu Lai lowered his head and continued to face off against the Haihe Shuanggang fan, he said casually.
"Win? Are you still thinking, Hu Lai?" Wang Guangwei was surprised. “That’s sixth in the Chinese Super League!”
"So what, if it's another team, if you lose, you'll lose, but if the opponent is Poseidon, I must win." Hu Lai said as his fingers were tapping on his mobile phone: "What? This won't work either. ? You don’t admit losing, and you can’t win on the field. It’s really embarrassing for me (deleted), my friend..."
"How do you win?" Wang Guangwei asked.
Hu Lai shook his head: "I don't know."
"I don't know why you said you must win?" Wang Guangwei was amused.
Hu Lai put down his phone and looked up at his roommate seriously: "Old Wang, how to win is something our Director Zhao considers. If I can figure it out, you should call me 'Director Hu'. As a player, We just need to cooperate with Director Zhao and be determined to win. That's it. So no matter how I win, I must win, and I will let Director Zhao know this, so that he will have confidence when arranging tactics. Otherwise, Director Zhao will definitely lose if we don't fight. Is it painful?”
When Wang Guangwei heard what Hu Lai said, he remembered that Director Zhao also had a grudge against Poseidon Club... He just thought that Hu Lai was kicked out by Poseidon.
But in fact, strictly speaking, Hu Lai was not kicked out, but a normal transfer. Poseidon also received a transfer fee of 500,000 yuan from him, but they did not spend a penny to sign Hu Lai.
Director Zhao and Coach Chen were the two who were really kicked out of Poseidon Club. They worked for Poseidon for ten years and six years respectively, and trained countless new stars for Poseidon Club.
As a result, they were directly expelled by the club's top management because of disagreements with their concepts - nominally, the two coaches resigned on their own initiative, but that was just an argument to protect the faces of the two coaches.
So if there is anyone in the Flash Star team who wants to defeat Poseidon the most, it must be Director Zhao and Coach Chen.
Of course they have reasons to do this, but if the players are unwilling to continue to fight for the game they are destined to give up, then the coach's ideas are sometimes useless. He must also consider whether forcing him to do so will cause dissatisfaction within the team.
Thinking of this, Wang Guangwei nodded: "Hu Lai, you are right, I also want to win this game."
Hu Lai smiled at him, picked up the phone again, and continued to chat passionately online. (End of chapter)