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Chapter 194 The Heart of a Champion: The Battle Comes
At 85 minutes into the game, Xiang Nan almost achieved his goal of 'big four'.

On the right side of the penalty area, Abate sent a concealed ground ball, leaning south to the South Korean defender defending him, suddenly turned around, forcefully squeezed away Bai Zhixun who was defending him, and exerted force with his right calf, Swipe directly on the ball, as if the golf club was swung on the golf ball, the ball made a whizzing sound, and spun towards the lower left corner of the goal——
QHD Olympic Center held its breath at this moment——
bang! !

The ball hit the left upright and bounced out! !

"Whoa whoa-"

Amid the sighs of all the fans, a blue Yingzai rushed into the penalty area, pushed the ball into the empty goal with a light push with his left foot! !
It's 'Uncle' Rocky! !

This big brother, who was jokingly called 'Uncle' by the players of the Italian Olympic team, showed up and told everyone how sensitive a veteran's sense of smell is! !
"goooooaaal!!! LUO - GGI!!! Lazio's striker, proving what a big decision it was for Casiraghi to bring him to the BJ Olympics!!"

After the goal, Rocky and Xiangnan gave a big bear hug.

5:1! !
Italy used a big victory to teach the Koreans a good lesson. As for what the head coach of the Korean Olympic team said before the game, it will also become an "interesting" joke in the BJ Olympics.

At this time, Motta was already on the sidelines ready to play.

At 87 minutes into the game, Italy made a substitution——
South was replaced by Mota! !

There was deafening applause at the QHD Olympic Stadium, and all QHD fans stood up, offering the greatest courtesy to this talented Chinese football genius.

This game is also Xiangnan's last game at the QHD Olympic Center when he was in the BJ Olympics. He has won both races and has already appeared ahead of schedule, and has almost secured the number one spot in the group. The next game will be On August 8, at the Tianjin Olympic Stadium, they faced the last opponent of the group stage, Cameroon.

Xiangnan took off the captain's armband on his arm and handed it to 'Uncle' Rocky. Then, he walked slowly to the edge of the court and hugged Motta eagerly.

At this time, the South Korean team didn't even come to protest, and Xiang Nan was killing time.

Although Xiang Nan did not achieve his goal of 'big four' in this game, no one can criticize the perfect performance of this talented shooter! !

To the south at the side of the field, towards the four directions of the field, bowing in thanks…

The wave of people at the QHD Olympic Stadium surged for the last time...
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In the other match in Group C that night, Cameroon defeated Honduras 1-0, basically locking in a place to appear.

In the focus battle at the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center that night, the Brazilian team swept New Zealand 5-0 and kicked the Oceania team back to the Pacific Ocean.

Argentina at the Shanghai Stadium, relying on Messi's goal, 1:0 victory over Australia, which 'traveled into Asia'.

The traditional strong team of Olympic men's football, Nigeria defeated Japan 2:1 at the Tianjin Olympic Sports Center Stadium. Be eliminated.

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On the same day as the match between Italy and South Korea, at Wembley Stadium in London, the Community Shield between the 2007-2008 English FA Cup champion Chelsea and the Premier League champion Manchester United also ended——
In the end, with Rooney's goal, Manchester United defeated Chelsea 1-0 and won the Community Shield.

After the game, Chelsea's new coach Scolari was not convinced——
"We had too many scoring opportunities, but unfortunately we didn't take them..."

After the game, The Times ran "'Big Phil' misses Andre! ! " made the following report on the topic:
"After losing the Community Shield, maybe Scolari should be more happy, because this may mean that his team will be one step closer to the league championship..." (England's Community Shield has a magic spell, That is, the Community Shield champion will definitely miss the Premier League title in the new season. So far, this curse has only been broken once by Mourinho’s Chelsea. After that, the curse has returned again!!)

"Daily Mirror" analyzed the impact of the game from another aspect:
"Perhaps, Scolari was secretly laughing, covering his mouth and watching Ferguson's team lift the Community Shield, and suddenly found that in the next league opener, he will still be painfully missed. Andre in BJ..."

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August 2008, 8, Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium.

In the match between Italy and Cameroon, Casiraghi placed Xiang Nan on the bench, which was also to preserve Xiang Nan's energy.

Without the Italian team facing south, they played more passively. Under the rapid attack of Cameroon, the situation on the field was completely controlled.

In the 76th minute of the game, Xiang Nan came off the bench and replaced Rossi, who was not performing well.

At this time, the score on the court was 1:2! !
Italy is behind! !

Three minutes after Xiangnan played, after receiving a pass from Abate in the midfield, a beautiful ball was passed, breaking through No. 3 Mbia of Cameroon, pulling the ball horizontally in the middle of the penalty area, and then swayed up Robber's Beibei, a concealed ground ball through the right foot, 'Uncle' Rocky, who has already scored a goal in this game, made a beautiful tackle shot, and the ball quickly slid past the unresponsive Cameroon goalkeeper Ti Nian's right foot got into the net! !

2:2! !
Relying on an assist from the south, Italy equalized the score.

In the stoppage time of the game, there was a conflict on the pitch.

'Uncle' Rocky dribbled the ball near the midfield and was knocked to the ground by No. 10 Bekamen, the core midfielder of Cameroon, with a flying shovel.

"SHIT!!! Kid, you did it on purpose, didn't you?"

Xiangnan can see clearly not far from Rocky, Bekamenga of Cameroon can completely stop his feet, but this dirty guy, he chose——
Light up the studs! !
Xiang Nan has a good relationship with Rocky in the Italian Olympic team. This Lazio veteran also taught Xiang Nan a lot. This is the experience of an old shooter and the precipitation of time! !
The team doctor of the Italian Olympic team quickly rushed into the field. The preliminary diagnosis was that the ankle was shoveled and injured. The Lazio striker was also quickly carried off the field and sent to the hospital. Italy also used up all substitutions. Can fight with 10 people.

When 'Uncle' Rocky was sent to the hospital, the conflict in the stadium was also stopped by the referee. The referee from Sweden directly showed a red card to Bekamenga who fouled maliciously! !
The referee also showed a yellow card to the overly emotional Xiang Nan! !

This yellow card also means that Xiangnan will accumulate yellow cards and suspend the game, and will miss the next game, which is the quarter-elimination match between BJ Gongti and Belgium on August 8.

The head coach of the Italian Olympic team, Casiraghi, is very dissatisfied with the referee's penalty. He also knows that Italy, which lacks southward direction, will be inferior in terms of attack power and fighting spirit. Now, Rocky is also injured and left. In the next game, Italy has almost no forwards available! !
However, the penalty could no longer be changed, and Xiang Nan also paid the price for his restlessness, but he did not regret it! !
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On August 2008, 8, this day was not a good day for the South and Chelsea.

In the opening game of the 2008-2009 season, Chelsea lost 1:2 at Stamford Bridge. In the FA Cup final last season, Chelsea had bloodbathed Portsmouth.

In the FA Cup final last season, at the Millennium Stadium, Chelsea bloodbathed the Pompeii Legion 3-0, and Xiang Nan also scored twice in the game.

After the game, the "Daily Mail" used a number to explain the game——
"From 3:0; to 1:2! ! ":
"The password to win -- Andre!!!"

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And not long after Chelsea lost their first round of the season at home --
On August 8th, in the stands of the Shanghai Stadium, Xiang Nan watched with great difficulty as the Italian team eliminated the No.16 Belgium team from Group C with a 1:0.

In the Belgian team, Xiangnan's good friend Hansen performed well, and did not give Italy's striker Rossi and Giovinco any chance throughout the game.

Italy just relied on Giovinco's direct free kick in stoppage time, drew a wonderful arc, and hoisted into the net. With this golden goal, Italy eliminated Belgium 1-0! !
In the stands of BJ Gongti, Xiang Nan also fell into deep self-blame. He realized that his momentary impatience almost put the team into the situation of being eliminated. At this moment, the 19-year-old and 1-year-old The big boy of the month has matured a lot...

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After the game ended, Xiang Nan walked into the locker room of BJ Gongti from the stands. In front of all his teammates, he took the initiative to apologize to the head coach Casiraghi for his impulsiveness, and said that he would In the next game, leading the team to defeat the opponent and reach the final, Xiang Nan took the initiative to request to wear the captain's armband symbolizing responsibility and honor again.

Casiraghi was delighted to see the growth of his favorite talented player, and announced in advance the candidate for the captain of the next game, which will still be played by Xiang Nan, which also won the support of the Italian Olympic team players! !

This is also considered to be a sign that Xiang Nan has really grown into a player with prestige among players of this age in Italy.

At this moment, Xiangnan understood that he had really begun to be trusted and accepted by his teammates. His eyes looked into the distance through the window of the locker room of BJ Gongti——
Italy's opponent in the semi-finals is the Argentine team with Messi, Riquelme and Aguero! ! !
At this moment, a powerful fighting spirit is spreading, stimulating the entire capillaries facing south...

(End of this chapter)