When the Chinese players ran to the sidelines to celebrate the goal wildly, a Chinese sports photographer who was on the sidelines did not focus his camera lens on the celebrating Chinese team players or the stands like his colleagues.
The jubilant Chinese football fans.
Instead, he turned the "muzzle" and used a telephoto lens like a barrel to frame Darren Hunter.
In the shot, England's No. 9 center stood there with his hands on his hips and his head lowered.
He turned his back to the camera and could not clearly see the expression on his face.
The photographer looked away from the monitor behind the camera and looked in Hunter's direction.
Then I adjusted the orientation of the fuselage on the monopod and moved the lens slightly upward.
In the viewfinder, only the upper body of Darren Hunter's figure with his head lowered was visible, and above his head, a large screen in the stands in the distance appeared.
Although the image is a bit blurry after the lens is blurred, the specific information can still be vaguely discerned:
China:England
3:0
The photographer was finally satisfied with the composition and pressed the shutter directly without further adjustments.
In order to ensure the final result, the photographer took many photos and planned to select the one with the best effect after the game.
He could already predict that this photo of himself would appear on the Internet after the game.
China team 3:0 England!
Still in the World Cup quarter-finals!
What an incredible achievement!
And the photo I took will become the best footnote of this game.
This will even be a photo recorded in the history of Chinese sports!
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Darren Hunter had no idea that his figure would be linked to the history of Chinese sports.
He was still in a state of confusion and had not come back to his senses.
In less than fifteen minutes of the first half, England conceded two goals... At that time, he was not as confused as he is now.
At that time, he was angry and unhappy. He wanted to turn his anger into strength, hoping that in the next game, he could turn the tide and save the team while also slapping the Chinese team hard.
But now, looking at the Chinese team players and fans cheering and celebrating, he didn't feel the slightest anger in his heart.
There were only question marks in his mind, many, many question marks.
How could the game be played like this?
Why can the Chinese team always score goals?
Why can't we guard against them?
Even though Makama was already there, why could Hu still score?
Why did we prepare for this game for four years, with high morale... but in the end we had this result?
Why?
Why?
What exactly is this for?!
It's definitely not just Darren Hunt who is in a daze.
Even Pete Williams, who has excellent mental attributes in the game, finds it difficult to maintain his calmness and fighting spirit when faced with this reality.
He didn't slap his hands, boost morale, and cheer up his teammates like before.
He himself still needs to cheer up...
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"England is finished, there is no more suspense in this game..."
Janus Edman, who was watching the game live on his mobile phone, looked at the close-ups of England players on the small screen and came to this conclusion.
"There are still more than thirty minutes in the game..." Some of the teammates surrounding him disagreed with his statement.
"Give England another sixty minutes and they won't be able to beat the Chinese team!" Edman snorted and said in a very determined tone.
This time, teammates who had previously expressed opposition did not object again.
Others lamented: "Although after watching the game, this score is very normal... but I still find it incredible. How come England was beaten by the Chinese team and had no power to fight back?"
"Yeah! When the Chinese team was leading 2:0 before, I thought England could get a goal back..."
"Your judgment is correct. England's adjustments in the second half were somewhat effective. At least they continued to create threats. But..."
"But the Chinese team has a beard!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the German national team nodded in agreement, and they all felt sad.
These international players have basically played against Hu Lai at the club level and are very aware of Hu Lai's characteristics and strengths.
As the most efficient player in front of the goal in the history of world football, this is not the first time that Hulay has used goals to interrupt the opponent's counterattack momentum.
There are many such victims in the German national team.
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"It stands to reason that the strength gap between England and the Chinese team should not be so big..."
"Yeah, I was beaten 0:3 by the Chinese team..."
Hearing the discussion of his teammates, Mauro Albertazzi asked: "Why shouldn't it be so big? The Chinese team has a beard."
Hearing what the captain said, everyone looked at each other, but no one could find a reason to refute the captain.
Hu Lai scored twice in this game. If the Chinese team did not have Hu Lai, the score would be 1:0 leading England. Looking at the score this way, it seems to be much more normal and will not have a big impact on them.
After all, this Chinese team has many players who play in Europe, and it also has the advantage of being the host nation.
Now they find it incredible, mainly because of the score. Compared with 3:0 and 1:0, they are like two different worlds.
And the reason for this score is of course all the result of Hu Lai. After adding Hu Lai, the score of 3:0 is also normal...
They had no choice but to say: "Hey, I was expecting Hunter and Hu to score goals in the game..."
Albertazzi snorted: "He deserves it too? It's just what the British media blew up."
The teammates looked at each other again, not knowing what to say.
In this season's Champions League, the Turin Bulls and Stan Park Rangers met in the quarter-finals.
"Great British Emperor" Darren Hunter faced Albertazzi and failed to score a goal in two rounds.
Therefore, in Albertazzi's view, Darren Hunter is a "lookalike" with only appearance, which is completely normal.
It's just that this "lookalike" scored a hat trick in the last World Cup game...
"Okay, don't worry about the match between the Chinese team and England. How they play has nothing to do with us now." Seeing that everyone was silent, Alberto clapped his hands, "Now we should go to training.
Let’s all turn our attention back to tomorrow’s opponent, Germany. If you want to play against the Chinese team, you must first win against Germany.”
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Regardless of whether England's players come to their senses or not, time will not wait for them to slowly digest the bad news.
The Chinese team players finally ended their celebration and ran back to their own territory from the England half.
The game will not stop at this moment, it will always continue.
Darren Hunter stands in the center circle with a football at his feet.
He kicked off the ball too many times in this game...counting the one at the beginning of the game, this was the fourth time.
He had recovered from the question-marked state just now, but his mental state did not improve.
He is very confused now and doesn't know how to play next in this game.
He couldn't help but turn his head and look at the coaching bench on the sidelines, hoping that the boss would give instructions for adjustment.
But Ryan Jackson just stood there with a solemn expression, saying nothing and doing nothing.
Maybe he is still thinking about how to deal with it...
Time did not stop to wait, Darren Hunter heard the crisp whistle.
He had no choice but to retract his gaze, turn around and kick the football to the half court behind him.
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The game has restarted, but the cheers and celebrations in the stands continue.
Han Shuyu's camera did not shoot inside the stadium, but focused on the stands.
Looking at the happy, excited, and tearful faces on the screen, Han Shuyu was also very happy.
While filming, she asked Li Qingliang beside her: "Old Li, are we going to the semi-finals?"
Li Qingliang is habitually cautious: "The game is not over yet. Counting injury time, it might be forty minutes..."
"What level is England capable of chasing three goals in a row?" Han Shuyu sneered at his partner's caution.
"Football is round, who knows what will happen next..." Li Qingliang is still trying to build up his character for the Chinese team.
Before he finished speaking, huge cheers suddenly erupted from the stands.
Han Shuyu, who was taking pictures of the stands, turned his camera to the stadium as if reflexively.
I saw England center back Alistair Makama staggering back.
And beside him was Zhou Zijing!
Two people are fighting for the ball!
Judging from what Han Shuyu glimpsed, Zhou Zijing should have the upper hand.
Because Makama's body has tilted further, it is difficult to maintain balance.
Zhou Zijing is about to completely control football!
No wonder there was a sudden burst of cheers.
England has just kicked off, and the Chinese team is threatening the goal again!
Seeing that Zhou Zijing was about to snatch the football away, Makama didn't care about anything else. Before losing his balance, he grabbed Zhou Zijing's jersey with his right hand and shoveled it out with his feet.
Just like that, he knocked Zhou Zijing to the ground!
And the place where they fell... was in England's penalty area!
Han Shuyu didn’t even bother to take the video and screamed:
"Penalty kick!!!"
Around her, in the stands of Bailong Lake Stadium, countless Chinese fans, like her, pointed their fingers into the England penalty area and let out deafening roars:
