The penalty was saved and two goals were also lost, which was a devastating blow to Saudi Arabia's morale.

Next, their midfielder Mustafa Barcelona was also carried off the court by a stretcher due to injury.

At this point, although the game has not ended yet, the game has entered garbage time.

Perrin frequently substitutions, but his substitutions have no tactical adjustments. It is mainly to allow more players to come on the court to experience the atmosphere of the Asian Cup, and also to prepare for the next game between the Chinese team against Uzbekistan.

Gao Zheng was replaced in the 84th minute of the game.

After replacing Gao Zheng, the Chinese team defended with all their might.

They successfully withstood Saudi Arabia's last moment pounce and defended the score 2:0 until the end of the game.

When the referee Fagani blew the whistle to the end of the game, He Ping shouted: "The game ends! The Chinese team won the best start of the 2015 Asian Cup! Although they experienced some twists and turns in the game, they finally stood the test! Gao Zheng is the well-deserved best in the game. However, the other Chinese players performed better than we expected. This team is very young, but there is no stage fright at all!"

"I hope the young men of the Chinese team will continue to work hard and face Uzbekistan, the strongest opponent in the group, in the next game, don't be afraid, let it go!" Xu Yang also sent his blessings. "We have broken the record that has never won Saudi Arabia in the Asian Cup, so why can't we break another record?!"

All the Chinese team players who won the ball collectively circled around the field, thanking the fans who came to support them from afar.

Chinese fans responded to them with a chorus, and the song "Singing the Motherland" sounded over the foreign land.

This made many Chinese journalists who were reporting on the game on the spot lament and lament the harmonious scene of Chinese players and fans. How long has it been since they seen it?

The previous image of Chinese football was no different from that of rats crossing the street. The uniform curses of Chinese fans were once a common scene on the Chinese football field.

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Although the game was over, the debate between the two sides around the game continued after the game.

Gao Zheng talked about the penalty kick in an interview: "I don't know if that ball was a penalty kick. I was lying on the ground and my eyes were so painful that I couldn't even open it, so I'm sorry I didn't see the situation in our penalty area at that time. But I'm sure they had to tackle me for a foul... Why didn't the referee make a judgment? You have to ask the referee."

Saudi Arabian head coach Kosmin Olaroyu lost very unconvinced: "We were so lucky. We had a penalty kick, but we lost it. I think this is the main reason why we lost the game. It is obvious that after the penalty kick, our players' mentality was affected, while the Chinese team was motivated."

He felt that if the penalty kick was scored, it would be hard to say what the result would be.

As for captain Kariri's foul on Gao Zheng, he avoided talking: "I don't know what happened at that time. The place is a bit far away from me and I didn't see anything. But since the referee thinks it was not a foul, it was not a foul. I respect the referee's penalty at any time."

Saudi Arabian media have a collective mentality exploded after losing the game.

In addition to violently criticizing Hazaz for failing the title of "Chinese nemesis", they also mocked the Chinese team that won the ball.

“…Congratulations to the Chinese team for winning the first victory against us in 18 years!”

“…Congratulations to the Chinese team for the first time in the Asian Cup!”

It's about congratulations, but everyone knows the actual meaning.

They didn't say anything good to Gao Zheng. They called Gao Zheng a "fake thrower liar". The media also talked about counterfeit goods. Starting from the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, they spread science to Saudi Arabia's fans that China has a tradition of "fake" and "deception". Therefore, it is normal for Gao Zheng, as China's largest star, to fake throws.

Later, after the Chinese team training, a reporter interviewed Gao Zheng and asked what he thought that the Saudi head coach would not win as long as they could score a penalty kick.

Gao Zheng shook his head and waved his hand: "It's impossible. Even if Saudi Arabia scored this penalty, they wouldn't win because I'm there."

The Chinese journalists surrounding Gao Zheng all laughed.

After knowing Gao Zheng's temper, everyone likes to see Gao Zheng be so positive. Because Gao Zheng really has this strength, he is full of confidence when he says these words. No one will think that Gao Zheng is bragging, but he is really awesome!

As for luck, including the Saudi head coach, Gao Zheng saw it this way: "I don't agree with those saying that we win by luck. I can understand that the Saudi head coach said this. He may be shirking the responsibility of losing. But I see some Chinese people saying this, even some former professional players. To be honest, I can't understand why they say this. Because whenever it says that Saudi Arabia's penalty kick is not scored, it is an insult to our goalkeeper Wang Xiaolei. Is it luck to save the penalty kick? We have been practicing penalty kicks before the first game. Is this just for the knockout stage? It's a good luck to say that our goalkeeper is awesome?"

After this game, some former internationals did say that the Chinese team won the game by luck. Gao Zheng said this today, probably offended all the former internationals, but he definitely didn't care. He didn't care if he said anything. He didn't care whether others felt good or not.

He only knew that as a member of the team, he had to clear his teammates. He performed well in the game, blocked the opponent's shots many times and saved a penalty kick. How could it become "lucky" when it hit those people's mouths?

Sure enough, after Gao Zheng's remarks were spread, Wang Xiaolei also thanked Gao Zheng in the locker room, thanking him for speaking for him for being righteous and speaking for him.

Because those who say this are Wang Xiaolei's seniors, former international players, and their career achievements are much higher than him, so even if they are unhappy, Wang Xiaolei can't say anything. He is already a player with a more prominent personality in Chinese football, but who said this is the one among the people who say this is the celebrity of the club he is in today? So he can only keep it in his heart.

Unexpectedly, Gao Zheng stood up and helped him make a breakthrough.

Gao Zheng waved his hand: "You are so polite, I'm just telling the truth. You are just showing off!"

Zheng Zhi next to him took all this into consideration.

He knew Wu Lei’s emotions towards Gao Zheng. As a result, during the game, when Gao Zheng was injured, the one who cared about Gao Zheng the most was Wu Lei.

And now, Wang Xiaolei also sincerely thanks Gao Zheng.

He is winning the hearts of this team.

Gao Zheng is indeed arrogant, but he has never made a point in front of his teammates.

Zheng Zhi felt that this was really rare for a young player who was under 24 years old, especially a young Chinese player.
Chapter completed!