C102 Volume 27 Fang Han

In the first round, they won the Japanese female platoon by two points, and after the Chinese female platoon members exchanged places with their opponents, everyone happily gathered in front of the China female platoon's coaches' seats, taking advantage of the last minute before the second round began to listen to the strategy and ideas of their commander, Wei Xindi, for the second round.

"Everyone fought well in the first round. Little Superman, the last two balls were played very firmly. Praise him!" Wei Xindi looked at Xia Zhi and said with a smile.

"And Elegant Bro, you played very well in the first round! Two block tennis points, three slam dunk points. . . Yeah, that was cool! " Wei Xindi half-jokingly gave Xiao Xiao a thumbs up.

After praising the two young members, Wei Xindi looked at everyone and said, "Every one of you is good. You withstood the pressure from the other party. In an unexpected situation, your emotions and attention were not disturbed. In the following matches, we still insist on fighting like this! "

Fang Han nodded silently. She seemed to feel that Wei Xindi had finished his words and looked at her specifically.

Fang Han recalled the incident where he lost to the Italian female volleyball 0-3 the day before, in the mixed interview area of the players' channel. . .

After losing to the Italian female volleyball team, the mood of the China female volleyball team members was quite bad. Fang Han quietly packed up his equipment and didn't want to raise his head. He silently followed his teammates towards the player channel.

In this game, her performance and technical statistics weren't ideal. In three games, she only got six points in offense. Her serve score was zero, and her mistake was given to her opponent by four points. What Fang Han found most unacceptable was that her goal in blocking the net in the entire game was also zero!

The meaning of the side attack, in English, was "Interceptor in the middle. "

In the preparation meeting before the match with the Italian female platoon, Wei Xindi had once given Fang Han a very important task, which was to make her specifically target the Italian female platoon's attack core and the young secondary guide, Aucano, to prepare and defend.

However, in the entire match, Fang Han saw Ao Kanuo leaping high in front of her again and again, continuously smashing down fierce attacks, but she was unable to muster up the strength to do so.

Even when the competition was about to come to an end, Ao Kanuo took advantage of the opportunity when Fang Han did not grasp the starting rhythm of the jump and forcefully grabbed a super attack from Fang Han's barely stretched out hand that blocked the net!

Having a super ball taken down by an opponent was already embarrassing enough for any blocking player. Furthermore, Fang Han was over two meters tall, which was the "first height" of the China female volleyball. And her opponent, Kanuo, was 1. 87 meters tall! At the moment when the world's female volleyball was getting higher and higher, A height like O'Kanuo could only be considered as a "short man" attacking.

Fang Han followed his teammates silently and quickly through the athlete's channel. However, at the mixed interview area at the end of the athlete's channel, Fang Han was still stopped by many familiar reporters.

"Fang Han, can you say something?"

"Fang Han, let's have a simple talk. . . "

Fang Han gently shook his head and did not slow down his pace.

Actually, at this moment, it was not that she did not want to satisfy the reporters' legitimate interview requirements, but she felt that her performance that day had disappointed the commander's expectations. She did not give enough support to her teammates, nor did she help the team obtain victory in this crucial match.

She hated herself! She felt that she didn't have the face to express any opinions about the match.

"Fang Han!" "Fang Han!!" . . .

Fang Han's quick departure caused the reporters to call out her name. The mixed interview area, which was not very spacious, suddenly became a little chaotic.

"Fang Han!"

A familiar voice sounded behind her. Fang Han was startled. She knew who had shouted this.

She turned her head and called out to her. It was Wei Xindi, who had been interviewed in the mixed interview area.

Fang Han was very smart. She knew that Wei Xindi had stopped her. He must have hoped that she would not reject the reporters' interview request.

Fang Han remembered that Weixin Di had told everyone that although it was the freedom of every athlete to be interviewed after the game, it would not help much if the athlete "slipped away" in a panic in front of the reporters after losing the game. It would not help the athletes establish a positive image in front of the media and the public.

"You. . . " Weixin Di paused for a second. He still smiled and said to her, "Go back to the locker room and tell everyone that the intensity of today's game is not small. You must do a good post-game stretching. "

Fang Han suddenly realized.

Wei Xindi understood how uncomfortable Fang Han was feeling right now. Therefore, Wei Xindi's words didn't sound important or special, but in fact, Wei Xindi wanted to use this method to save her. She used this sentence to hint the reporters that it wasn't that Fang Han didn't want to be interviewed, but that she had to rush back to convey the arrangements and requirements of the coaches to the team members.

Fang Han looked at Wei Xindi gratefully and nodded knowingly. She quickly quickened her pace and walked past the mixed interview area.

Behind her, she could vaguely hear a reporter asking Wei Xindi a question.

"Director Wei, what do you think of Fang Han's performance in this match?"

"I think Fang Han has already put in a lot of effort today. Everyone can see that today's opponent has given us a lot of pressure. As a side attack, she has taken up a very heavy defensive role in front of the net. I'm satisfied with her performance, and I'm also very grateful to my team members. They've all worked hard. The responsibility of losing the ball, is on me. . . "

When she heard Wei Xindi's words, Fang Han's heart felt as if it had been overturned.

Although the China female volleyball had always emphasized the overall and deliberately did not emphasize the individual players, in this young China female volleyball, Fang Han, Xia Zhi, and Gu Weiyang were still the three players that the outside world mentioned the most. They were players who each had a large number of supporters and fans.

In last year's female volleyball World Cup, the three of them had also been selected for the best lineup. They were respectively awarded the Best Main Attack, the Best Secondary, and the Best Secondary. Xia Zhi also received the honor of the most valuable players. The three of them had a vague impression of the three big players on the team.

However, in this Olympic Games alone, Fang Han felt that compared to Gu Weiyang and Xia Zhi, she did not truly display the role of a "star!"

Before this "deathmatch" with the Japanese female volleyball competition, Fang Han had told herself that she had to fight a match that Wei Xindi was truly satisfied with!

Therefore, after the first match with the Japanese female rehearsals, Fang Han was particularly dissatisfied with her performance in this round.

Attack two points, serve zero points, block net zero points. . . Fang Han's performance in the first round was in stark contrast to the other side offensive Xiao Xiao in the starting lineup.

Just as Fang Han was indulging in his thoughts, the inter-game pause was over in an instant.

"Little Lion!" Wei Xindi called out to Fang Han.

Based on Wei Xindi's habit, just as the players were about to return to the court, she called out to the one she wanted to specifically instruct.

"Your strengths are not just your height. " Wei Xindi said.

"Ah!" Fang Han was stunned. For a moment, she didn't understand what Wei Xindi meant, but she still nodded and returned to the arena with her teammates.

The Japanese female volleyball team no longer had any free players, and the second round was still played by the substitutes, who were the main focus of the second round, the "guest" free players. This also strengthened the China female volleyball team's tactic of exerting pressure on the Japanese female volleyball team in the second round.

However, sports competitions were always so magical.

It looked like the Japanese female volleyball team had lost a general and was in a very disadvantageous position. However, the accidental injury that Iroha had suffered had instead ignited the tenacity of the Japanese 'mourning soldiers'. It also allowed them to display the results of their daily effort and time spent on defense and training.

In the second game, even without the stable defense provided by Iroha Iroha, the defense of the Japanese female platoon did not have the "avalanche" scene that everyone had imagined.

Whether it was Nagase Komi or the other members of the Japanese female platoon, they gritted their teeth and fought with the China female platoon, whose overall strength and the height of their network were superior.

The Japanese female volleyball team's stubborn performance also caused quite a number of neutral fans in the stands to give a warm round of applause to encourage them. This boosted the morale of the Japanese female volleyball team even more.

In a short period of time, the two teams exchanged blows, and the score rose alternately. The China female racers actually did not manage to successfully establish an advantage in this round.

The splitting of points time and time again, not only tested the physical and technical abilities of the athletes, but also the nerves and attention of everyone.

Soon, the second round of the competition entered a white-hot stalemate.

23 to 23. The Japanese female volleyball once again pulled the score to a draw!

Wei Xindi requested the team to pause for the last time in this game.

"Although this round is a three-point attack, Xiao Qi will become the main target of the Japanese female volleyball. If the first pass is guaranteed, Shuyao, Little Lion, you guys can think of a way to play a few tactical balls and let Little Superman catch his breath. " Wei Xindi said.

Fang Han subconsciously turned to look at Xia Zhi. Even though he had already used a towel to wipe a few times, sweat was still dripping down Xia Zhi's face. The defense of the Japanese female volleyball was more tenacious and outstanding. The more round and round the ball, the longer the game dragged on. Therefore, although the China and Japan female volleyball had just reached the end of the second round, The total length of the game was so long that it was close to the time when some European teams played three full games.

"However, this is not a compulsory requirement!" Wei Xindi looked at Zhou Shuyao and added, "Shuyao, you will judge based on the changes on the field. No matter what, we need to increase our attack success rate. . . "

"Sister!" Fang Han blurted out and interrupted Wei Xindi.

Everyone, including Wei Xindi, was stunned.

"I can do it!" Fang Han said.

Wei Xindi smiled.

She knew that her words had "provoked" Fang Han. However, she wanted such an effect.

"Is it really possible?" Wei Xindi asked.

"Really!" Fang Han said word by word, "Yes!"

"Sister, I believe that the little lion can do it!" Xia Zhi also echoed on the side.

"Little Lion, don't forget. I told you just now. " Wei Xindi said.

The competition started again.

The Japanese female volleyball this time was just as Wei Xindi had expected. Yoshiko Sato sent out a forward zone ball and flew straight towards Xiong Xin who was standing in front of her.

Xiong Xiaoqi, who was highly focused, did not disappoint the crowd and steadily went to the tennis entrance. Zhou Shuyao, who quickly inserted the ball, gave Fang Han a look and sent out a beautiful fast ball for her.

Got it! Fang Han happily thought as she sent the ball over. But before her body landed, she saw the Japanese female volleyball's main attacker, Ishikawa, appear in front of her ball. . .

The Japanese female volleyball's old marshal, Tanaka Kuroko, was simply too experienced. Perhaps she had keenly observed the signs of physical exhaustion during the summer break, so this time, she used her serve to suppress the attack of the China female volleyball team's attacking player, Yuxin Xiong. On the other hand, she focused on the defensive team members who were stuck in Fang Han's baseball line.

"We need to increase our attack success rate now. . . "

Fang Han thought of Wei Xindi's words that he had specifically emphasized and could not help but feel vexed again. However, the ever-changing situation on the battlefield did not allow Fang Han to think too much.

Fang Han's fast ball had high attack points, so the routes weren't that varied. Ishikawa's defense successfully raised the ball, and Yoshiko Sato took the opportunity to organize a draw and counterattack for the second pass, Gu Heyou.

The attack didn't work. No matter what, I have to stop the opponent's counterattack! Fang Han thought. As soon as her feet touched the ground, she jumped again.

Fang Han already jumped half a second later than Gu Heyou, but she still tried her best to reach out her hand to block the net.

Gu Heyou was not Ao Kanuo.

Even if her height was only two centimeters shorter than Ao Kanuo, Gu Heyou's bounce could not be compared to the gifted Ao Kanuo after all.

Seeing that Fang Han actually risked her life to jump up and block the net for the second time in a row, Gu Heyou was somewhat surprised. Faced with Fang Han's high net blocking hand, Gu Heyou could only think of a way to avoid Fang Han's block from the side.

The ball flew past Fang Han's arm and landed outside the border.

The border flag pointed outside the boundary.

"Du. . . " The referee blew the whistle in his mouth, indicating for the Chinese female volleyball to score.

This point was too crucial!

24 to 23 This meant that China's female platoon had obtained the second round's point.

Gu Heyou, who had landed on the ground, opened his eyes wide. He waved at the main referee repeatedly, then turned to the Japanese female rehearsal coach and loudly said something in Japanese.

However, the head coach of the Japanese female rehearsal, Tanaka, shook his head. His face was full of disappointment and frustration. The two video replays of the Japanese female rehearsals in this game had been used up. Even if they had objections to the judgment of the ball, they could not apply for the video replay.

Even if they did not understand what Gu Heyou had said, the China female volleyball players also understood that the Japanese female volleyball players must have argued that the ball had only been released after it had hit Fang Han's blocking player.

The main referee called out to the assistant referee. The two of them discussed for a while. It seemed that the assistant referee hadn't seen clearly whether the ball was a fighter or not. However, the main judge still strictly followed the rules and issued a video replay challenge.

"You know, this ball is a fighter. . . " Gu Heyou stood in front of the net and said to Fang Han in English.

Fang Han subconsciously shook her head. She saw Gu Heyou's baby face turn red, as if he had suffered a great grievance. Suddenly, she remembered that she had encountered a similar situation in the league. . .

That time, it was in the semi-finals of the Guangdong female lead and Binhai female lead. At the same critical point, her slam dunk brushed past the defender Gu Weiyang's arm and flew out of the game. However, the referee still judged her to slam the ball out of the line, and the Guangdong female lead lost the match just like that.

Even though Gu Weiyang hadn't been able to determine if the ball had touched her arm at that time, causing it to become a "hanging case. " However, Fang Han still vividly remembered that feeling of injustice.

However, the difference from that time was that Fang Han knew whether or not the ball she had used to block Gu He You had touched her arm.

A video replay appeared on the big screen. The entire Glory and Dream Stadium suddenly became silent.

It was so quiet that Fang Han felt as if he could hear his own heart beating violently.

The slow camera was played almost one frame at a time.

Fang Han saw the volleyball slowly move over and over. It passed by her arm, but it didn't change any of the lines.

Fang Han understood that this was because of the angle of the high-speed camera in the video. It didn't capture the moment the volleyball touched her arm from the most appropriate angle.

Therefore, if the scene from this angle and the volleyball did not have a comprehensive analysis of the mechanical principle of changing the trajectory of the volleyball, the referee would definitely come to the conclusion that this ball did not have a fighter in it.

As expected, amidst the cheers from the fans in China, the referee made a gesture to maintain the original judgment of the Chinese female volleyball.

Fang Han was stunned.

Zhou Shuyao, who had originally walked over to celebrate her score with Fang Han, seemed to have noticed the strange expression on her face.

"What's wrong, little lion?" Zhou Shuyao asked with concern.

"Sister Shuyao. . . " Fang Han wanted to say something but stopped herself.

"What's wrong with the bottom line?" Zhou Shuyao was also stunned by her appearance.

"That thug. . . " Fang Han said.

Zhou Shuyao thought that Fang Han was too nervous and did not see the referee's judgment clearly, so he smiled and explained, "Don't worry, little lion! The referee has decided, if there are no hatchet men, we will go straight out, we will score!"

Fang Han shook his head and said: "Sister Shuyao, what I mean is. . . I know, that ball. . . Hatchet man. "

It was Zhou Shuyao's turn to be stunned.

"Little lion. You. . . You want. . . " Zhou Shuyao asked after a moment.

Fang Han nodded.

"But this is. . . The most crucial point of this round!" Zhou Shuyao blurted out.

"I know. . . " Fang Han said, "But I. . . "

Zhou Shuyao patted Fang Han's shoulder, looked up at her, and said, "I understand! Little lion, no matter what decision you make, I understand you!"

Fang Han then looked at her teammates beside her. She didn't know why, but her teammates were still immersed in the joy of the Japanese female platoon's mistake.

Seeing the referee put the whistle in his mouth and prepare to blow the next shot, Fang Han made up her mind.

"Wait a minute!" Fang Han suddenly shouted in English and ran towards the referee, but was stopped by Zhou Shuyao.

. . .

26 to 24! The score was exactly the same as the first round!

Although Zhou Shuyao had informed the referee in time that Fang Han's clarification had helped the Japanese female platoon get back a point that belonged to them, the China female platoon still relied on Fang Han and Xia Zhi's attack to smoothly get three points in a row and win this difficult match with many twists and turns.

"Little Lion, you should actually be at ease. We will definitely support your decision!" As Xia Zhi spoke, he put his arm around Fang Han's shoulder and walked towards the opposite side of the field.

"I definitely know that you will support me. " Fang Han said with a smile, "Otherwise, I would have the courage to 'admit my mistake' to the referee. Also, I haven't forgotten the match we had with the Korean female volleyball at the China International Female Racing Invitation Competition in Dong Yong Port two years ago. . . "

Xia Zhi laughed out loud. He remembered which match Fang Han was talking about.

"That's right. If we want to win, we have to win fair and square. We have to win until they are convinced. " Li Mengxi also shouted.

Fang Han smiled at Zhou Shuyao again and said, "Sister Shuyao, thank goodness you stopped me in time. At that time, I was so anxious that I forgot that only you, the captain, could negotiate with the main referee. "

The Japanese female rehearsal coach walked over. When the two sides were about to make a turn, Fang Han suddenly heard Tanaka say to her in Japanese, "Thank you!"

"Ah? What did the old lady say?" Li Mengxi asked.

"She probably said thank you to the little lion. " Zhou Shuyao said, "It seems like they really lost this round. "

Fang Han turned to look at Tian Zhonggui's slim back and muttered, "Yes, in the next round, we will definitely defeat you!"

Turning her head, Fang Han found Wei Xindi standing by the side of the field, seemingly waiting for her.

"Little Lion, you understand now, right? Your strengths are not just your height. " Wei Xindi said with relief, "I believe that your unyielding fighting spirit is definitely the best!"

Fang Han smiled.

"And. . . " Wei Xindi looked at her.

"Ah?" Fang Han looked at Wei Xindi in surprise.

"Disputes and punishments on the volleyball court are very common, even if the current rules have a video replay challenge. It's impossible to eliminate all misjudgments. The 'grudge' between you and the little rabbit in the league, the 'misjudgment' that we had when we fought against the South Korean female volleyball back then. . . All of this is almost exactly the same as today's scene. At that time, Jin Huiyan took the initiative to confess her misjudgment to the referee. Today, If it were you, you would have clarified the truth to the referee in time. I remember, after that match, When I was talking to Xia Zhi about that ball, you were also there. Can you still remember what I told Xia Zhi back then? "

Fang Han remembered. At that time, Wei Xindi told Xia Zhi that she had learned a lot from Jin Huiyan, a world-class basketball star.

Seeing Fang Han's thoughtful expression, Wei Xindi took the initiative to say, "The importance of winning an invitation match and winning an Olympic match cannot be mentioned in the same breath. Therefore, although your actions today are exactly the same as Jin Huiyan's, it seems to be even more valuable. I feel that the current you is absolutely worthy of the title of world-class football star! "