With the advancement of technology, it is no longer necessary for the referee to stand on the field and wait for the video referee team to make a judgment and confirm whether a goal is offside in a game.
Through the communication between the chip built into the football and the sensors on the sidelines, it can be quickly informed whether the ball is offside.
So when the football flew into the goal, the referee had already confirmed that the ball was not offside.
If there is no possibility of other fouls, he can declare the goal valid without communicating with the video referee team.
Just as he is doing now.
He stood up straight, pointing his hand at the center circle like a javelin.
Even though those England players surrounded him, he remained unmoved. The expression on his face was resolute and courageous, giving people a sense of inviolable authority.
It can also be seen from the slow-motion replay of the goal that Hu Lai was indeed not offside - when Chen Xingyi took the shot, he was still in the crowd in the penalty area and did not stand out.
It's just that compared to the others who stood there dumbfounded and watched, his reaction was faster.
As the football was shot out by Chen Xingyi, he immediately started to rush towards the goal.
So when the football hit the goalpost and bounced back, Hu Lai faced the huge empty goal and the flying football without anyone marking him...
There is no need to elaborate on the rest. For a shooter of Hu Lai's level, there is no suspense!
The Jincheng Bailong Lake Stadium, which was specially built for this World Cup, burst into cheers, and all Chinese fans fell into madness.
Everyone was hugging, high-fiving, and shouting all kinds of curse words to everyone around them.
At this time, no one accuses them of being uncivilized...
Regardless of whether we know each other or not, everyone is now as close as one family.
Taking a one-goal lead in the first three minutes was a huge surprise for Chinese fans. However, after the surprise, it was inevitable that they would be a little scared, worried that the Chinese team would not be able to withstand England's crazy counterattack, and worried that England would be left with too much time... Worried about this
If you worry about that, you will inevitably worry about gains and losses.
Hu Lai's goal was a reassurance for all Chinese fans.
Although a two-goal lead is not a completely safe score, it is better than a one-goal lead, right?
The most important thing is that the game has only started for 12 minutes and we are already leading by two goals. If we continue to play... is the Chinese team going to the sky?!
Amidst the deafening cheers, even the commentary box was boiling.
"Hu Lai - Hu Lai!!! This ball is here! Beautiful!! Hahaha! So beautiful! Hahahaha!" He Feng roared, unable to hold back his excitement, he looked up to the sky and laughed.
Li Qingqing's tone was full of pride, and he took the opportunity to feed the national TV audience another mouthful of dog food: "What did I say? We have Hu Lai! You can always trust him when it comes to scoring goals! He will never let people down.
"Hu! He scored! This is his signature goal! A goal in front of the goal! It doesn't look exciting, but it is crucial! His goal helped the Chinese team lead England by two goals!"
"Historic moment! Historical moment! This is Hu's nineteenth goal in the World Cup! With this goal, he completely surpassed Selius Caesar and became the player with the most goals in the history of the World Cup! He only needed three
World Cup! And his World Cup story is not over yet, he is on the way to making history! Ladies and gentlemen, we are all on the way to witness history!"
"What's coming has come again! In addition to the 19th goal in the World Cup, Hu has scored in eight consecutive games in the World Cup! He continues to set his own World Cup record! This is a record that is difficult to surpass.
!I simply can’t imagine if anyone other than him can break it in the future!”
"For England, this is really a heavy blow! They thought they withstood the Chinese team's attack, but in fact the real killer move came! Hu! Today's football... no, it should be the biggest in the history of football.
The top killer! If you are targeted by him, you will definitely die!"
"It's unbelievable! Before this game started, who would have thought that in just 12 minutes, the Chinese team would lead by two goals! Both this score and the way it was achieved were beyond everyone's expectations!"
"The team ranked fifth by FIFA actually used only twelve minutes to score two goals by the team ranked 20th by FIFA! This is simply the darkest and shameful day in the history of English football!"
Except for England's commentators, commentators from other countries, besides marveling at the Chinese team's lead, were all sarcastic and gloating about England's misfortune.
For example, the above paragraph came from a commentator on a Scottish TV station...
It is only at this time that everyone can deeply feel how unpopular England is in Europe... and even in world football.
It’s simply like “if one party has difficulties, everyone will support it”.
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When the English players reluctantly surrounded the referee to complain, Hulay, who had scored the goal, had already gotten up from the ground and ran towards the corner flag area.
At this time, the cheers in the stands became louder - the Chinese fans all knew what Hu Lai was going to do!
Although this is almost a "fixed link" after Hulay's goal.
But this time it will still make Chinese fans particularly excited, because they regard the celebration as an opportunity to vent their anger in front of England.
Since it’s bad breath, of course you have to spit it out!
So when Hu Lai fell from the sky, the biggest thunder of this World Cup sounded at the Bailong Lake Stadium:
"HUUUUU!!!!!!"
The volume is twice as loud as usual!
Then the live broadcast shouted passionately:
"The twelfth minute of the match! The score is 2:0! The Chinese team scored! The scorer——"
Every word he said would attract cheers from the fans at the scene, until the last sentence.
All the fans followed him and read out the name:
"Hu-lai!!!!"
Then keep repeating:
"Hulai!!"
"Hulai!!"
"Hulai!!"
For a moment, even the commentators in the commentary box raised their heads, or took off their headphones and looked around.
All they could see were fans waving their arms in unison and beating the rhythm.
When some people saw this scene, they suddenly remembered:
Yes, Hu (Hu Lai) came from here!
After completing the celebration, Hu Lai even touched his chest and bent down, bowing to the Chinese fans in the stands on all sides to thank him.
The close-up broadcast camera panned across the stands. Some people roared until their necks turned red, while others roared until their eyes turned red.
The final close-up shot returns to Hu Lai, locking him firmly.
His teammates rubbed his hair vigorously, slapped his back, and squeezed his shoulders...
And he always had a smile on his face.
Turning his head to see this shot through the monitor, Li Qingqing was slightly absent-minded, as if he had withdrawn from the boiling World Cup stadium and suddenly returned to his distant middle school days.
The unknown, inconspicuous person who was once excluded by his classmates and ignored by everyone overlaps with the figure who is surrounded by everyone and enjoying the cheers today.
It's really been a long time...
Beside Li Qingqing, He Feng was saying in an emotional voice:
"...The Bailong Lake Stadium is a new stadium specially built for this World Cup. It is also the home stadium of Anton Shining Star. As a former Anton Shining Star player, Hu Lai has never played in this stadium.
But I think he will still be very familiar with this stadium. Because... this is his home. Even if the house is changed, the home will not change. If the stadium is changed, this is still his home. This is where he comes from.
Going to the world...
"This journey lasts for nine years, from 2025 to 2034 now. Nine years is a very long time for a professional player's career. It can take up almost half of most players' careers... Despite the experience
After such a long separation, when he returned home, the fans here still cheered and applauded him with the greatest enthusiasm. They shouted Hu Lai's name here, just like they did before..."
Li Qingqing raised her head, held her breath, and opened her eyes wide, so as not to let tears fall from the corners of her eyes, and to hold back the sound of sobbing.
Scenes from the past played automatically in the sky in front of her, like a movie.
After she finally tried to control her emotions, she withdrew her gaze from the sky and focused it again on the court.
The deafening and uniform shouts above the stadium stopped, and the players of the Chinese team also ran back to their own half.
The England players stood dejectedly in their respective positions. In the center circle was center Darren Hunt with a football under his feet.
Without the need for close-ups, just looking at the postures of these players, you can feel the impact Hu Lai's ball had on them.
The game is about to resume, but the air in the stadium is still boiling and has not cooled down.
The real-time score was displayed on the big screen in the distant stands:
