This article is written by Little Margo
The photo of this article is taken by Chinese sports pictures Liu Guifang, Liu Xuezhong and Wang Xianmin
On the evening of February 8, Beijing time, Shanghai Shenhua lost to the Brisbane Lion Roar at the Hongkou Football Stadium, completely missing the 2017 AFC Champions League. Shenhua fans began to miss the "big baby" Denba. Unexpectedly, Demba Baba's departure also took away the Shenhua team's goal luck.
Shenhua team Tevez in the game.
Friends who have watched the game know that because "Beast" Tevez has been in the frontcourt organization for most of the time, Martins is the real arrow figure of the Shenhua team in this game. Unexpectedly, less than two minutes after the opening, the Shenhua team conceded the ball. As the saying goes, heroes create the times, and the times make heroes. Difficulties often mean heroes. Fans believe the No. 17 Martins can pick up the burden. In the 22nd minute, the Shenhua team won a free kick in front of the field. Tevez flicked the ball to Sun Shilin, who was inserted on the right side. The latter's right-footed cross was met by Martins, who stepped forward and pushed it with one foot! Unfortunately, the ball ran to the bottom line. It doesn't matter if you don't score in the first half, you can quickly stabilize the military by starting well in the second half. In the 63rd minute, Cao Yunding dribbled the ball directly to the bottom line on the left side, sent a cross with his left foot, and the opportunity to hit the empty goal was fed to Martins' mouth. Unexpectedly, Martins actually kicked the ball to the upright! At that moment, even Martins held his head with both hands, was he possessed by whom? The game entered the final stage, and the Shenhua fans who did not give up no longer had the luxury of winning, but only hoped that the Shenhua team could score a comforting goal. In the 86th minute, Qin Sheng's quick free-kick in front of the field caused chaos in front of the Brisbane Lion Roar team, and Martins's left-footed provocative shot after receiving the ball was still deflected out of the goal, which also completely kicked out the last wish of Shenhua fans.
Shenhua Martinez in the game.
After the game, the lost fans vented their anger and dissatisfaction on Martins, and even some fans ridiculed that Martins really insulted the reputation of the No. 17 shirt in Chinese football. Seeing this, fans may be thinking of Shenhua's predecessor, Tim Cahill. It is undeniable that Cahill has scored many goals for Shanghai Shenhua in the no. 17 shirt, but he has never played a foreign game for shenhua, which cannot be counted. Today, the No. 17 of Chinese football that we want to talk about is Gu Yasha, who is currently playing in the Chinese women's national football team.
The picture shows Gu Yasha
Back a year ago in osaka, the Rio Olympic qualifiers were played, and the Chinese women's football team met Vietnam in the first match. As early as a month ago, the women's football girl had won 8-0 in Shenzhen. However, the Olympic qualifiers are by no means comparable to friendly matches, and the Vietnamese women's football team can break through the qualification tournament and will definitely try its best to challenge the Chinese women's football team. In this game, the Chinese women's football team played very hard, but the goal became an obstacle that could not be passed. It wasn't until the 7th minute of the second half that Wang Shanshan won a penalty for the women's team. Captain Li Donna's own shot was actually saved by the opposing goalkeeper. The Vietnamese team instantly boosted morale, and if the Chinese team could not score quickly, the mentality would become more and more urgent. "In a time of crisis", the no. 17 Gu Yasha, who came on as a substitute, stood up. In the 57th minute, she received a slight adjustment from Zhang Rui's left corner kick, and then shot with her left foot, and the ball went straight from the top of the opposing goalkeeper's head to the Vietnamese team's net. The importance of this goal is as Xiao Zimao, the first fan of the Chinese women's football team, said that scoring three points in this game is far more important than scoring a few goals.
Guyasha celebrates the goal
Four days later, the Chinese women's soccer team challenged host Japan. Previously, the Chinese women's football team has not tasted victory against Japan for eight years. In addition to the retirement of the veteran captain Keishi Sawa, the Japanese team basically retained the main team of the runners-up of the 2015 World Cup. But when the tigers also had a nap, Zhang Rui used a return pass error from the Japanese team in the 14th minute to help the Chinese team take the lead. After conceding the goal, the Japanese team quickly woke up and frequently threatened the Chinese team's goal. To ask how strong the Japanese women's soccer team is, the U.S. women's soccer team and the German women's soccer team have the most say. Remember the world footballer of the year Ronaldo said, "Attack is the best defense". The best way to demoralize the Japanese women's football team is to score another goal. In the 58th minute, Zhang Rui sent a left-footed cross to Gu Yasha on the right. Gu Yasha faced the Japanese defenders, first with a false shot, then a right foot lateral buckle, left foot shot! The ball is in! At that moment, the beautiful arc of the ball in the air and the joy of The Ancient Yasha's arms raised became the most beautiful picture of the Osaka Nagai Land Arena. The No. 17 jersey has thus become a symbol of beauty and heroism in the minds of Chinese fans.
After qualifying for the Olympic Games, the Chinese women's football team returned home with honors, and Gu Yasha smiled happily
Martins, there is no always winning general, and there is no total goal forward. But I'm sure you'll keep fighting for the holy No. 17 shirt like Guyasa.