Chapter 479: First Match Hat-Trick, Staff Stole the Master

Crack!

A gentle push shot was given.

The ball flew into the goal near the goalkeeper's crotch.

Since it was a one-man performance, there was no suspicion of offside.

At the same time, Master was very careful when dribbling past opponents.

He didn't foul, okay!

【You obtained 20 Counterattack Points】

【Hat-trick, you obtained an extra 80 Counterattack Points】

The previous two goals were celebrated simply and then ended.

But this hat-trick goal must be celebrated properly!

Swish swish swish!

A slide tackle was delivered; Tang Ye and the Chinese team players performed a fishing act near the corner flag.

This time, Tang Ye was the fish!

Splash splash!

"Here it comes!"

Zhang Zhang Yuning suddenly raised the rod, while Feng Feng Xiaoting and Shi Ke lifted Tang Ye up from the ground.

Check Dongqiu Di live report: Blitz! Right after the second half started, Tang Ye broke through the middle alone to score a hat-trick; China leads 4:2!

【That man has stood up again!】

【Tang Ye: Am I weaker than the opposing midfield? Why do all the opposing midfielders have the ball and I don't?】

【The person above suggests checking the Bible carefully; you clearly aren't familiar with it.】

【4:2!!】

【Speak!】

"Oh! GGBond, be a hero in the fairy tale!"

"Oh GGBond, passion flows in the heart!"

"Oh GGBond, everything is in hand~~"

"Make the world better; persistence will surely lead to success!"

Chinese fans are undoubtedly the happiest right now.

Tang Ye's hat-trick proved one truth: China has absolute strength suppression over Kyrgyzstan.

"Hmm, with Tang Ye's goal scored, it looks as if Kyrgyzstan's two goals in the first half were purely luck."

"Haha, yes, that's what many netizens on Weibo say. You can question the Chinese men's football team, but you cannot question Tang Ye's."

"A player like Tang Ye, looking at any league or national team match in the world, can play a controlling role. If we just compare the radiating effect of a single player on the team as a whole, then Tang Ye is undoubtedly the world's number one."

Okay, once the hat-trick came out, the commentator directly transformed into sycophant mode.

The audience now has a feeling that He Wei secretly licked Tang Ye's face through the LCD screen.

So disgusting!

But what a sycophant says is often heartfelt.

You say Messi and Ronaldo's help to the team?

The influence of Mei and Luo is indeed very great, no doubt; they can also play some controlling role.

Then I ask you.

Can Messi and Ronaldo command three teammates while playing football at the same time?

Do the two of them combined have half the wisdom of me, GG Master?

Tell me!

"Come on!"

"Go China!"

Chinese fans quickly regained their momentum.

Kyrgyzstan is undoubtedly the side with a headache now.

They were not the side with an advantage in hard strength to begin with; now Tang Ye's hat-trick has wiped out the momentum they had accumulated before.

What to do?

Tang Ye fist-bumped a fan in the stands, then returned to the field with his teammates.

"Win casually, win casually, okay? Be more confident."

Tang Ye encouraged his teammates in his own way.

After this goal, the Chinese team players slowly got into the groove; soon, Tang Ye assisted Wu Lei again to score the fifth goal of the national team in this match.

In the picture, Tang Ye and Wu Lei, who were celebrating, had veins bulging on their faces, looking somewhat terrifying.

In the eyes of the Kyrgyzstan players, the Chinese national team players are also terrifying!

"Haha"

Mataloni revealed a relaxed smile.

The fifteen minutes at halftime produced a miraculous effect; many problems of the team were improved.

Leading by three goals at the 65th minute.

We can declare China's three points in advance!

"Go a bit to the left!"

With the victory almost secured, the national team coach continued to adjust tactics according to the situation on the field.

Twenty days of training camp time is a bit insufficient; now we can only use actual match opportunities to hone our tactics.

Fortunately, Chinese fans do not know what Lippi is currently thinking in his heart.

Otherwise, they would surely be scared to death!

"Full-backs push up!"

The Kyrgyzstan players are now somewhat confused, unsure why the opponent's attack has suddenly slowed down.

This is because the Chinese team is aligning its tactics with those of Manchester United.

Directly copying a move.

Full-backs make forward runs to assist King Tang in attacking!

Zhang Zhang Linpeng cuts diagonally into the center, while Tang Ye runs toward the right-wing baseline, acting as a right winger alongside Wu Lei.

With the numerical advantage established, the attack suddenly became smooth.

Take the ball from under Wu Lei's feet.

【De Bruyne's Cut-Back Cross Lv5: Replication (Transcendent State)】

Proficiency: 227/3500

Cut-back to Zhang Zhang Linpeng!

"To the left!"

Tang Ye gives the command, and Zhang Zhang Linpeng decisively lofts a high ball toward Wang Wang Shenchao on the left.

Wang Wang Shenchao heads the ball to Zhang Zhang Yuning!

Boom!

The header is delivered, but the goalkeeper catches it!

"Damn—!!!"

Zhang Zhang Yuning clenches both fists, baring his teeth as he lets out an angry roar.

His first goal in the Asian Cup!

Just a little bit short!

"It's okay, it's okay!"

Zhang Zhang Linpeng comes over and pats Zhang Zhang Yuning.

For now, there isn't much difference between a 5:2 and a 6:2 scoreline, so it doesn't really matter.

In the second half, the Chinese team refined their match tactics; that is what matters most!

"..."

"Kyrgyzstan very much wants to narrow the gap with the Chinese team, but looking at the actual situation, this seems a bit unrealistic. Because in every aspect, the Chinese team is in a leading state..."

"Beep, beep-beep!!!"

The match ends, with the final score settled at 5:2.

On the pitch, Tang Ye raises both arms high and soon embraces the teammates running over to him.

"Haha, I said it, giving away a penalty is no big deal."

Tang Ye has always been very generous with his teammates.

A single penalty kick is nothing; if needed, he could even give away a penalty he earned to a teammate!

"Too strong, King Tang!"

Zhang Zhang Yuning was almost about to kneel down.

With a 5:2 scoreline, dominating the opponent for nearly 70 minutes, the Chinese team hasn't played such a comfortable match since the World Cup qualifiers began.

It feels as though one's entire body has become clear and unobstructed after playing!

Instead of returning to the locker room immediately, the Chinese team players and coaching staff walked together around the pitch.

The fans offered their applause; this is what the victors deserve.

Oh, right!

Something suddenly occurred to him; Tang Ye quickly ran toward the referee.

As the Mr. Hat-trick of this match, Tang Ye took the match ball from the referee's hands, then walked toward the stands once again.

Sharp-eyed fans seemed to have realized something; when Tang Ye was still several dozen meters away from the stands, they began screaming.

"Here, here!"

"King Tang, look at me!"

"Give it to me!"

Tang Ye shook his head.

It was a pity he could only get one; otherwise, he would definitely have ensured that each of the over 2,000 Chinese fans in the stands received a signed football!

After writing his name, Tang Ye prepared to hand the ball to the fan closest to him.

But thinking carefully, always giving it to someone in the first row seemed a bit unfair, so Tang Ye changed his approach.

"Careful!"

He threw the ball with an underhand toss, immediately followed by a powerful upward kick.

But Tang Ye forgot that today's match venue was a small stadium; as a result, one kick sent the ball straight onto the roof eaves.

"Oh!"

"Haha."

"King Tang, you'd rather give the ball to the ceiling than to me!"

"Tang Ye!"

Shrugging helplessly, Tang Ye could do nothing about it.

It hurts, bro!

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Check Dongqiu Di Match Report: In Group C's first round, China defeated Kyrgyzstan 5:2; thanks to a superior goal difference, they temporarily sit atop the group. Kyrgyzstan scored two goals in four minutes, but Tang Ye's hat-trick sealed the match. (52,381 comments)

Also in Group C, South Korea defeated the Philippines.

But...

It's useless!

China's goal count is higher than South Korea's, so they are pressing down on top of them.

To be honest, this match was quite perilous; had the Chinese team not regained their form in the second half, things could have gone wrong.

Click-clack!

"Tom, scoring a hat-trick in your first Asian Cup match, how do you feel right now?"

A reporter interviewed Tang Ye, who was holding the MVP trophy.

"Mm, of course I'm very happy."

Tang Ye answered quickly, then suddenly remembered something he needed to add.

"But I'm not particularly happy."

"Oh? Not even happy about a hat-trick?"

The reporter was surprised as Tang Ye pointed toward the stadium roof.

"After the match, I wanted to give the ball to the fans in the stands, but this stadium is a bit low, and I accidentally kicked the ball up onto the roof..."

Tang Ye pursed his lips.

When he was young training at Shandong Luneng, if you kicked the ball outside the base, you had to go out and retrieve it yourself.

But here, that's not possible.

GG Bond can leap over fences, but he can't fly.

"This... well, we see the stadium staff are already figuring out a way; let's hope they can get the ball down... Tom, right at the start of the second half, we saw you directly accelerate the team's attacking tempo, which led to your third goal of the match."

The microphone was passed to Tang Ye: "Can you tell us what you were thinking at that time?"

"... Mm, because in the first half, we conceded two goals in a very short period, so our form was a bit terrible. So at the start of the second half, I thought I'd see if I could score immediately to reduce some pressure."

"Haha, and then I succeeded."

Tang Ye smiled broadly.

Although there were some risks in the first half, overall, the Chinese team's luck in this match was quite decent.

After the official AFC reporter stepped aside, a Chinese reporter stepped forward.

"Congratulations on winning the Premier League Player of the Month for December, Tang Ye. With you participating in the Asian Cup, Manchester United will be without their starting midfielder for at least twenty days, a period that even includes a match against Tottenham..."

"Oh, that."

Before the reporter could finish, Tang Ye spoke up directly.

"I've been thinking about this matter; the Football Association also said they could let me skip the first round of the group stage, but I thought about it, and if I didn't participate in either the warm-up matches or the first round of the group stage, I might not be able to build chemistry with my teammates for the later matches, so I just came back."

Tang Ye shrugged: "Because the Asian Cup is indeed very important... As for the club, I've always trusted my teammates. Many people online say that Manchester United will drop out of the title race without me; I think that's wrong. Because... mm."

Organizing complex language for a long conversation while maintaining focus was a significant challenge for Tang Ye.

"Mm... This season's Manchester United is stronger than last season's; you can see that from our league win rate, so I'm not lying. What I mean is, even if I don't play, we can still secure a top-three finish in the Premier League."

Click-clack!

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Al Khaleej Front Page – China 5:2 Kyrgyzstan, South Korea 3:0 Philippines; the rise of Asian football is unstoppable, will the UAE be left behind?

Gulf News – After the match, staff at Khalifa Stadium retrieved the ball from Tang Ye's hat-trick from the roof, then ran off with it.

?

The first news item was fine, but upon seeing the second news item reposted by Check Dongqiu Di, the fans were now completely baffled.

Ran off with the ball.

What... what does this mean?

Fortunately, Gulf News released a video.

A stadium worker wearing a lifting device and a safety helmet came down holding the ball.

Chinese fans in the stands reached out demanding the match ball; the worker gestured for everyone not to rush, holding the ball with one hand while trying to undo his safety harness with the other.

Up to this point, everything was perfectly normal.

But what followed was not quite right.

After removing his gear, the worker went to the stand closest to the player tunnel, raised the ball high, and made a motion as if preparing to throw it.

He swung his arm out!

But the ball was still in his hand!

He ran straight into the tunnel!

"Fuck!"

"I'll fuck your mother!"

Familiar Chinese could be heard in the video.

These were the curses of Chinese fans.

【Is there a thief, damn it?】

【I'm furious, bros; shouldn't we rush in and drag him out?】

【Does he not want his job anymore?】

【Wait, Tang Ye never said who the ball was for; this bro found it after it was kicked onto the roof, so isn't the ball his?】

The video filmed by "Gulf News" was quite amusing, so fans on Instagram photoshopped an image based on it.

A staff member in safety gear is clutching a purple Pokémon Master Ball while fleeing the stadium, with Chinese fans engulfed in flames chasing behind.

Why is the Pokémon Master Ball purple?

That really doesn't even need to be asked.

Isn't the match ball used by a master naturally a Master Ball?

The Master Ball is naturally invaluable, so it's perfectly normal for the staff and fans to quarrel over such a treasure.

……

Repost: Current predictions for Group C suggest that if the Chinese team can defeat the Philippines in the second round to take all three points, they will advance from the group even if they lose to South Korea.

Experts have conducted a detailed analysis of Group C.

Although the first match was somewhat thrilling, the Chinese team's qualification prospects currently look very promising.

The opponent in the second round is the weakest team in Group C, the Philippines.

The opponent in the third round, South Korea, is somewhat strong, but they were already defeated by the Chinese team during the Asian qualifiers.

Fans from Manchester United and China issued extreme mockery toward South Korea, which quickly provoked a counterattack from the South Korean media.

The South Korean newspaper "(Football)" pointed out an aspect overlooked by Chinese fans.

During the Asian qualifiers, the Republic of Korea's top star, Son Heung-min, did not play!

"Sports Weekly" reposted the South Korean media report: "With a 50 million Euro top attacker absent, was the Chinese team's victory in the Asian qualifiers merely luck in the eyes of Koreans?"

The South Korean media remained very confident, but unfortunately, in the eyes of many Chinese people, South Korea was no different from a clown.

Of course, with so many Chinese people, there were bound to be some who got angry because of this.

"Damn it..."

"I'm done, damn it."

Tang Ye leaned back in his chair, looking at the news displayed on his phone, his head about to explode with rage.

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