Seven Crowns

Chapter 74 Semifinal

After the quarter-finals were all over, the organizing committee of the tournament also conducted a draw for the semi-finals.

The result of the draw in the semi-finals was that the two teams from Liaoning Province, Shenyang Huimin Middle School and Dalian No. 48 Middle School played the same province derby, while Meijiang Middle School had to face the host Tianjin No. 54 Middle School.

The two teams in Liaoning originally wanted to meet in the finals and stage the derby of the same province in the finals. Unexpectedly, the draw was not done well, and the semi-final was staged in advance of the province’s derby.

Meijiang Middle School has no opinion on this lottery. Except for the identity of the host, Tianjin No. 54 Middle School is inferior to Shenyang Huimin Middle School and Dalian No. 48 Middle School in terms of strength.

It can be said that Meijiang Middle School got a good lottery.

Of course, this is only relative to the other two teams.

From the appearance of strength, Meijiang Middle School itself is the weakest among the four semi-finals. It is an absolute dark horse miracle to reach the semi-finals.

The people in Tianjin Fifty-Four Middle School also think that they are also a good sign to draw Meijiang Middle School in the semifinals, better than facing those two Liaoning teams.

Regardless of whether the signing is good or bad, the match list is already out, so let’s concentrate on preparing for the semi-finals.

On the morning of August 23, the semi-finals of Shenyang Huimin Middle School VS Dalian No. 48 Middle School/Derby of the same province officially started.

Both teams are from Liaoning, a strong football province, and both have won the national championship and have a solid foundation. Their strengths are almost the same.

Within 90 minutes, the two sides tied 2-2 and had to enter overtime.

Then, due to physical reasons, the two sides played until the end of the 120-minute overtime and no one scored a goal to kill the other side. The score was still 2-2, and the winner could not be divided.

In the end, the two sides could only enter the penalty shootout. Dalian No. 48 Middle School had the last laugh in the penalty shootout.

They defeated Shenyang Huimin Middle School 4-3 in the penalty kick and entered the final.

After the first semi-final is over, after 19:00 in the evening, the second semi-final is about to start between Guizhou Province Meijiang Middle School and Tianjin 54th Middle School.

When Lu Wenbin and others walked into the Tianjin Olympic Center football stadium, they were shocked by the tens of thousands of spectators in the stands.

In the previous quarter-finals, although Meijiang Middle School also played a match against Guangzhou No. 5 Middle School in the Olympic Sports Center, that match was not attractive to Tianjin local citizens at all. There were only a few thousand people in the stands. The scale of 20,000 to 30,000 cannot be compared at all.

Moreover, these audiences are not just watching the excitement.

There is a group of student cheerleaders estimated to be organized by Tianjin 54th Middle School to cheer for the school team. It is about one to two thousand people in size, with horns, gongs and drums, banners, etc., all available, cheering for Tianjin 54th Middle School in the stands.

There are also some cheerleaders estimated to be the family members and relatives of the school team members. They are also equipped with various equipment to cheer the team members of Tianjin 54th Middle School in the stands.

Other local fans and spectators who rushed to watch the game through publicity naturally supported the Tianjin team.

As for Meijiang Middle School, only some Guizhou fellows who work and live in Tianjin are supporting them. Moreover, there are certainly not many people, anyway, Lu Wenbin and others have not seen it.

After getting warm and explaining the tactics, at 19:30, with the referee’s whistle, the semi-finals of Guizhou Meijiang Middle School VS Tianjin No. 54 Middle School officially began.

After learning the lessons of Guangzhou No. 5 Middle School in the quarter-finals that they lost to Meijiang Middle School, Tianjin 54th Middle School chose to defend first and try not to let Lu Wenbin score a goal, so he fought a defensive counterattack.

Furthermore, they sent two players from the Tianjin TEDA youth team to closely guard Lu Wenbin, and there are others who help guard Lu Wenbin at any time, restricting Lu Wenbin to death.

Although Lu Wenbin’s personal strength is definitely stronger than them, but the opponent defends him one by one, and his strength is not weak. Lu Wenbin’s success rate is not high whether it is a breakthrough or a pass.

As a result of both teams playing defensive counterattacks, the scene is very ugly.

Twenty minutes after the start of the game, the two sides had not even made a shot within the range of the goal frame. Most of the **** were thrown back in their respective midfields. Some spectators were so bored that they were reading novels on their mobile phones in the stands. Not watching the game anymore.

Of course, the scene is ugly, but the players on both sides of the field are very nervous.

Tianjin 54th Middle School is afraid of Lu Wenbin’s personal breakthroughs and shots, and Meijiang Middle School is also afraid of the opponent’s counterattack. No one dares to be careless.

Both sides guarded the backcourt and did not dare to press on.

However, after a stalemate for 20 minutes, Meijiang Middle School took the lead in making adjustments.

Lu Wenbin took advantage of a sideline kick and ran to the sidelines and muttered with coach Zhang Minghai. Then Meijiang Middle School changed its tactics and began to suppress the offense as a whole, instead of Lu Wenbin alone fighting in the frontcourt.

If the two teams really keep playing defensive counterattacks and drag the 0-0 score to the penalty shootout Meijiang Middle School has no chance of winning.

Except for Lu Wenbin, the shooting skills of other players in Meijiang Middle School are not as good as those of Tianjin 54th Middle School, and the level of goalkeepers is also far behind.

Therefore, Meijiang Middle School must attack and try to resolve the battle within 90 minutes and 120 minutes at the latest. If dragged to a penalty kick, Meijiang Middle School will definitely lose more and lose less.

However, in order to prevent the Tianjin team from counterattacking, Meijiang Middle School’s so-called offense is only the three players Nie Yingkun, Xiang Youming, and Han Dapeng from the center and front field come up to cooperate with Lu Wenbin. Never had a midline.

On the offensive, only three or four people including Lu Wenbin faced the entire line of defense in Tianjin 54th Middle School.

This is the same as other teams facing the entire defense line of Meijiang Middle School when they press on offense. Even if Lu Wenbin’s personal ability is more prominent, he can’t break through everyone’s shots.

As for the passing ball, Han Dapeng and others could not grasp it. Some were intercepted or destroyed by the opponent, and some shot opportunities failed to score a goal.

On one occasion, Lu Wenbin used a spike and fried meatballs under the double-teams of the other three people to swing a small angle, and then sent a second pass.

As a result, Xiang Youming’s shot after catching the ball in the penalty area was too right, and it was sent directly into the arms of the opposing goalkeeper, missing a good opportunity to score.

After 45 minutes, the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, and the score of the two sides was still 0-0.

Meijiang Middle School’s overwhelming attack failed to score a goal, and the occasional counterattack at Tianjin No. 54 Middle School also failed to break the goal of Meijiang Middle School.

Both sides entered the intermission with a 0-0 score.