Chapter 42

After more than ten hours of racing, Genk finally reached Israel. The players are all slow but the rest period is very short and the match will take place tomorrow.

This is also the first time Vuong Phong has had this kind of experience. He felt so tired that he even canceled his extra workout and regained his strength by sleeping more.

On the second day, at Hamoshawa Stadium, the Israeli football market was not very exciting, with only sporadic spectators in the stands. The match was scheduled to take place in the afternoon, the weather in Israel in October was still very hot and the Genk players seemed listless.

Maccabi Petah Tikva took advantage of this opportunity and launched a heavy attack from the beginning. Genk made a mistake in the backfield and the home team striker blocked the ball, sending it wide of the goal.

The sudden goal conceded was like a blow to the head, instantly waking up the Genk players on the field. This match they had to win to continue, so they quickly made adjustments to gradually stabilize the situation. In the 11th minute, Wang Feng made a decisive cross after receiving the ball from the right wing. Gareth Barry headed the ball into the middle. Goalkeeper Maccabi Tatikwa excellently saved the ball over the goal line.

The next corner was also taken by Vuong Phong. He accurately found Christian Chivu in the penalty area. Chivu jumped high to head the ball but the ball missed the crossbar.

With two consecutive threatening attacks, Genk played more calmly. Their overall strength is already stronger than their opponents, many players are full of confidence. The reckless goal needs to be recovered quickly, because there is Wang Feng, the best striker in the match.

In the 31st minute, Henk hit the wall. After Barry passed the pass to Vuong Phong in front of the penalty area, he blocked the next player, creating space. Vuong Phong was keenly aware of this and directly hit the goal with his right foot.

"Wang Feng received the ball, let's see how he handled it and scored! Great, the goal was scored! In the 31st minute, Genk equalized the score."

"Let's watch in slow motion. Vuong Phong's ball hitting the ground seemed harmless but was actually very strong. The ball bounced up and down gently on the grass."

"Petah goalkeeper Tikwa Maccabi was careless. He wanted to save the ball with one hand but it rebounded. After touching her hand, the castration continued and she bounced straight into the net."

After scoring, Vuong Phong did not celebrate. Instead, he took the ball out and intended to continue attacking. He doesn't want to draw.

The second goal came quickly, just five minutes later, Henke flew from the backfield, Chivu passed to Bass in the middle of the field, Bass dribbled the ball forward, saw Vuong Phong standing near the top of the arc and rolled away with just one shot. stone. the ball has passed. Vuong Phong received the ball with his back. At this time, the defensive players in the penalty area rushed to press the ball. Immediately, he returned the ball with his right toe. The ball bounces high past the defensive players behind.

At the same time, Vuong Phong also quickly turned around and passed the defender. Maccabi Petah Tikva's defenders could not stop him and wanted to rush out to catch Wang Feng, but thought he had entered the penalty area so he hesitated.

At the moment the defender hesitated, Vuong Phong caught the ball and scored a single goal. Facing the goalkeeper who wanted to rush forward, he easily pushed the boundary and succeeded.

2:1! Genk reverses the score!

Wang Feng, who scored two goals, excitedly ran off the field and ran around the stands with his hands pointing to the sky. Now he can finally celebrate his goal without thinking about it. Other group members also followed closely. They stopped Vuong Phong and hugged each other to celebrate.

The goal was so great that even some home team fans in the stands had to applaud.

In the second half of the match, Genk did not give the home team another chance. In the 73rd minute, Barry helped Aldridge score another victory. The score of 3:1 was also maintained until the end of the match. Genk won the Europa League for the first time!

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On the plane back to Genk, Belgium, everyone was talking and laughing about the match that had just ended. Being able to win according to plan is the first step to success.

Vuong Phong did not participate, he was really not used to traveling such a long distance so he overslept. When we returned to Genk it was late. On the second day, Vuong Phong fought the feeling of fatigue and went to the training ground early in the morning for recovery training. He must adapt to this long-distance running situation as quickly as possible, so as not to affect his condition.

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On day 10 of the championship, Genk challenged Standard Liège away from home. After discussing with the coaching staff, they finally decided to cancel the match so most of the key players were not allowed on the field, including Vuong Phong. The team employed a large number of newcomers and incoming replacements. distant.

Vuong Phong stayed in the dormitory to watch the entire match. At first, Genk and Standard Liège alternated playing but due to the rookie's lack of experience, they quickly fell behind. In the 33rd and 57th minutes of the match, Standard Liège scored goals from striker Devon Lischi and defender Moran Alfonso, respectively. Genk suffered their first defeat of the season.

At the same time, Anderlecht defeated Westeros with a score of 5:1, widening the gap over Genk, but this was also expected by the coaching staff. Unknown.

As the second Chinese player to participate in the UEFA Cup, "Sports Weekly" reporter Zhao Haiyang approached Wang Feng and wanted to do another interview about Wang Feng, and Wang Feng easily agreed. "You scored two goals in the Europa League for the first time and UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.com helped the team win. How do you feel?" » Trieu Hai Duong asked.

"The Petah Tikva Maccabi we faced was actually a weaker team. The overall strength was much worse than Genk, so the team's victory was obvious." Wang Feng replied: "Only in the Europa League group stage, for us, Espanyol and Lokomotiv Moscow in the same group is a real test."

Then Trieu Hai Duong asked again: "You scored 12 goals after 10 rounds, ranking first in the top scorer list. What gives you such terrifying attack power?

Vuong Phong smiled and said: "Actually, it's okay. This season, Genk have completely used me as a tactical point of attack, so I've had a lot of opportunities and I've taken a lot of them, which will help me improve. "There are more balloons."

"My teammates cooperated well with me and I will practice some basic skills myself," Wang Feng added.

Trieu Hai Duong nodded, then they discussed the issue of Chinese players studying abroad. Wang Feng believes that studying abroad still has many benefits. He will be exposed to many advanced training methods, techniques and tactics, and his ability to read the game will also improve.

"I think you have to use your mind to play football, not just rely on physical strength." "And this is exactly what studying abroad can bring to the Chinese team," Wang Feng concluded.

Finally, the 2000 Asian Cup is also taking place in Lebanon, the Chinese team has successfully passed the group stage. Zhao Haiyang wanted Wang Feng to predict how far the Chinese team could go.

"I also paid attention to the Chinese team's group stage. Some foreign players performed very well, but I don't know the level of the Asian teams so I don't know how far the Chinese team can go." Vuong Phong answered honestly.