[Football Fans] Glory

Chapter 141

The daily temperature difference in Prague in October is about 6 degrees to 12 degrees above zero, and the air is humid, which is a good day for competitions.

From the draw of lots in 1995 to the present in 1997, the World Cup European qualifiers, known as the golden generation of the Czech generation, experienced a very complicated and sad qualifier journey.

Since the European Cup in 1996, while people celebrated the highlights of Czech football, clubs in major European leagues were crazy about the Czechs.

Just over a month after the end of the European Cup, Czech players have become hot items in the football market.

The top five newcomers who performed well, Nedved was taken by Real Madrid, Poborski settled in the Red Devils Manchester United, Borg joined the Red Army Liverpool, Beyble moved to Atletico Madrid, and Smicer went to Ligue [-] Lens , and among the Mesozoic players, Kauba signed with Deportivo, Suhoparek moved to Strasbourg...

However, with the start of the European World Cup, the time came to 1997, and the Czech team composed of these outstanding players did not perform well.

The opponents in the same group as the Czech Republic are Slovakia, which separated from them, as well as Yugoslavia, the Faroe Islands, Spain, and Malta.

The Czech Republic's first qualifier was against Yugoslavia in April this year, when they lost 1-2.

The second game against Spain in June was another 0-1 loss.

Although the Czech team won the underdogs Malta and the Faroe Islands respectively, they lost another 1-2 in the match with Slovakia.

After the game in September, and today in October, they will face Spain again. The pressure on the Czech national team can be imagined.

You must know that because Spain has achieved a complete victory record in the previous games, there is no pressure on the Spanish national team in tonight's game, and all the burdens are on the Czech side. This means that Spanish players can relax and go out to play. The reason why the Czech national team is forbidden to go out and is fully preparing for the game.

In the player tunnel before the game, Guti noticed that Nedved’s serious face was full of unconcealed anxiety, so even though he was familiar with him, he only said hello and didn’t chat a few more words. Even Kiko and his teammate Beybul just said hello and didn't say anything.

"It doesn't look like things are going well in the Czech Republic."

Guti whispered to Hierro.

As the captain of the national team, Hierro was of course at the top of the team. He tilted his head slightly and said in a low voice, "They are under a lot of pressure, so they are inevitably a little nervous."

"It's strange."

After Guti said this, he saw the referee team walking towards the field in front of him. He didn't speak any more and walked out with the team.

Today's match was held at the Eden Stadium Prague, home of Slavia FC Prague, with a capacity of 21,000. Eden Stadium Prague is also one of the best modern football stadiums in the Czech Republic,

The radio on the field is broadcasting today's starting lineup of the Czech team:

goalkeeper:

No. 1 PetrKOUBA

Guard:

No. 3 JanSUCHOPAREK

No. 5 Miroslav KADLEC

No. 15 MichalHORNAK

No. 19 Karel RADA

Midfielder:

No. 2 Radoslav LATAL

No. 4 Pavel Nedved (PavelNEDVED)

No. 6 Vaclav NEMECEK Czech team captain

No. 8 Karel POBORSKY

forward:

No. 13 Radek BEJBL

No. 9 Pavel KUKA (PavelKUKA)

Players from both sides on the field are doing the prescribed procedures before the game, taking pictures and changing flags.

At the same time, Spain's starting list for this game is being broadcast.

Goalkeeper:

No. 1 Anthony Zubizarreta

Guard:

No. 2 Albert Ferrer

No. 4 Rafael Arcorta

No. 5 Abelardo Fernandez

No. 6 Fernando Hiero

Midfielder:

No. 8 Julen Guerrero

No. 9 Juan Pizzi

No. 21 Luis Enrique

forward:

No. 19 Kiko Navas

No. 14 Jose Guti

No. 11 Alfonso Perez

Before waiting for the referee to call the whistle, Guti also gossiped with Kiko.

"The Czech Borg didn't start?"

Kiko is also a little strange, "I also feel a little strange."

The two of them had just spoken a few words when they saw the referee raised his hand. They hurried back to their seats and had no time to chat.

At the beginning of the game, the Czech team launched a strong attack, which made the Spanish team a bit overwhelmed for a while, and the entire formation seemed a bit chaotic.

Seeing the opponent break through the defense one after another and push into the penalty area, Hierro roared angrily. Camacho, who was originally calm on the sidelines, rushed to the sidelines and yelled at the players on the field. The players couldn't hear what he said in such an environment, but his movements and expressions have already let the players know what the coach meant.

Despite the hustle and bustle, Spain's defense somehow withstood the Czech's mad attack.

In the 6th minute of the first half, a corner kick from the Czech team.

Their captain Nemechek took a tactical corner kick and sent the ball directly to the middle of the penalty area. Nedved, who was in front of the goal, made a strong shot. The football bounced off the thigh of the Spanish defender Alcorta in front of the goal. Out of line.

Despite being in a bad mood, Nedved gestured to his former teammate.

Basque hero Alcortar smiled and waved his hand.

Nedved ran away and waited for the captain to take another corner kick.

This time Nemechek sent a half-high ball, but Zubizarreta reacted very quickly, he directly saved the ball from the goal and hugged the football.

Nedved got up and looked at the Spanish goalkeeper regretfully. If he hadn't stopped quickly, he would have kicked the opponent's goalkeeper just now, although it is unlikely to be sentenced Foul, but it’s not good to hurt people, think about his foot strength, and the Spanish defenders who noticed the action just now couldn’t help but pat their chests, Arcota and Hierro both came over and patted Nedved, thanking him On the contrary, Subizarreta didn't notice this because he was concentrating on hitting the ball.

Although the Czech team was under a lot of pressure, the Czech audience who saw this scene applauded the performance of their players.

The Spanish fans who came to watch the game with the team also applauded Nedved.

If he hadn't forced himself to fall down, the kick just now would have definitely hit the goalkeeper directly. Nedved's performance in Real Madrid in the past two years has also attracted the attention of Spanish fans. Everyone can't help but wonder. Marvel at the character of this handsome lad.

In the 11th minute of the game, the Czech player Poborski, who attacked again, made a shot about 26 meters away from the goal. As a result, the football hit the crossbar and bounced off. Hierro took the lead to control the ball. After checking the position of his teammates, he made a long pass, and the football was passed from the back field to the wing.

At this time, Enrique on the side ran a few steps forward and received the ball. He drove the ball straight into the Czech team's inside line, and then crossed the ball to the center.

Kiko in the middle has already killed the past, catches the ball, and shoots.

The Czech goalkeeper Kuba was not distracted, he bent his waist slightly and stared at the ball without blinking, jumped up and punched it out.

The football was kicked out.

Guti quickly intercepted the ball that was hit, pressed the ball with the instep of his left foot again and again to make the ball bounce on his foot in a small arc, quickly moved his right foot around the front and raised the ball from the side of the Czech player with his heel Bian pushes out, then he turns and catches another pass on his left heel.

The whole movement was smooth and light, which won rounds of applause from the audience.

Pizzi, who rushed from behind him, took the ball and attacked the penalty area, and then cooperated with Guti, two-on-three, even passing the defense.

The final blow was completed by Kiko who came over.

However, Nedved, who withdrew from the center circle, kicked the shot away with a poke.

Having played with these Spanish players for several years, Nedved has already understood their strength. He did not relax his vigilance against them at all, and devoted himself to both offensive and defensive ends, thanks to his physical fitness. It's amazing, it's really impossible for someone else to attack and defend at the same time.

Shaking his head regretfully, Guti glanced at Nedved with a serious expression and sighed.

Pavel is really hard, but I can't let the water go!

Then come again.

In the 29th minute, Nedved passed a high ball into the penalty area from the middle, and Beybul made a long-range header from the back row.

Unfortunately, after the ball hit the crossbar, Subizarreta hugged him and failed to score.

Beybul hugged his head in disappointment, and Kiko who passed by patted him, but he just stared at the goal without saying a word.

Nedved walked over to comfort him, and the actions of the three made the scene burst into sighs.

In the 31st minute, the Czech team made a comeback. Kadlec picked a pass from the backcourt and passed it to the side. Passed the ball to teammate Bobowski.Poboski even made a few fake moves to shake past Abelardo and hit the goal.

It's just that Hierro, who has already defended in place, stepped forward to block the ball, and then Zubizarreta hugged the ball.

In the 35th minute, Spain's counterattack.

Guti broke through with the ball, Hornaker of the Czech Republic made a mistake in making a clearance in front of the penalty area, and Enrique shot forward, but the goalkeeper of the Czech Republic, Kuba, reacted very quickly and saved the ball under his body.

Enrique spread his hands, feeling a little disappointed.

Guti was also quite disappointed, but he still smiled at the teammates running over, "Go on!"

Kiko smiled, "No problem."

In the 39th minute, Kiko shot again, but this shot missed the goal.

In the 42nd minute, Guti made a diagonal pass. Guerrero made a pass from the right side of the penalty area, not wanting to be rushed by Czech defender Kadlec and kicked the football away. However, his falling action hit Guerrero due to inertia, and the two fell to the ground .

The referee blows his whistle.

Players from both teams gathered around.

Guerrero sat up and raised his legs, um, no problem.

Kadlec smiled at him, "Are you all right?"

Guerrero nodded, "It's fine."

Seeing that the two sides did not intend to cause trouble, the referee did not play any cards, and the game continued.

"This referee is not bad."

said Guti, who reached out and pulled Guerrero up.

"It's okay, I don't blow the whistle very much, and the penalty is fairly fair."

Guerrero smiled.

The first half of the game is coming to an end, and the score between the two sides is still 0-0.

In the 47th minute, Spain's offense.

Enrique made a pass from the left side of the penalty area, but it was a pity that the unguarded Perez, who was opened up, hit the ball high.

In the 48th minute, Nemechek kicked the ball, and Nedved went into the penalty area and shot too high.

Then the referee blows his whistle and the first half ends.

The author has something to say: PS: It’s time to write the game again, and my head will be scratched~~