Zhou Zijing watched as he was able to get rid of the England center back Makama who was guarding him, and got a chance to shoot alone against the goalkeeper.
But at this moment, he felt that his body was out of balance and his whole body was leaning to the left.
Although he desperately tried to maintain his center of gravity, he eventually fell to the ground irreparably and could only watch the football being easily confiscated by England goalkeeper Shim Dickinson...
Zhou Zijing, who earned a penalty kick for his team, did not lie down on the ground to celebrate. Instead, he struggled to get up immediately and rushed to the referee angrily.
The reason why he was angry was because the goal he finally got turned into a penalty kick!
After England kicked off, he charged forward resolutely, completely ignoring the other England players and not caring where the ball was.
He just rushed all the way to England's penalty area.
Of course, he is not the only one pressing the Chinese team, Hu Lai is also doing the same. But Hu Lai is chasing the football.
He also chased from the center circle to the edge of the penalty area.
The ball was also passed to England midfielder Jimmy Stokes.
Hu Lai rushed forward, trying to steal the ball.
That is, at the same time as he rushed forward, Zhou Zijing also rushed toward Alistair Makama.
Because he estimated that under Hu Lai's pressure, Stokes would continue to pass the football.
This is your chance to steal the ball.
Why Makama?
Because it is closest to Makama.
In addition, because of the way Stokes held the ball at the time, it was easiest to pass it to Makama - if it was to be passed to Scott Wilson on the other side, then Stokes had to protect the football first
A half-circle will greatly increase his chance of being intercepted.
Is it okay to pass it to the goalkeeper?
sure.
Therefore, it is possible that Zhou Zijing’s journey was in vain.
But if he runs in vain, he runs in vain, but once he wins the bet, he will... make a lot of money!
Just as he was closing in on Makama, Stokes passed the football to Makama who was diagonally behind him.
Zhou Zijing almost arrived with football!
He used his physical advantage to force his way in, allowing Makama to catch the ball while also engaging in physical confrontation with him.
Zhou Zijing calculated mentally and unintentionally, and Makama couldn't resist him at all.
When the two sides met, in just one round, Makama was at a disadvantage, and in the end had to pull Zhou Zijing to the ground...
"I'm afraid Makama is still wandering around! How can he defend in such a reckless way in the penalty area? For such a foul, the referee can make a penalty kick without watching the video replay!"
"Being behind by three goals was definitely a heavy blow to England's players! Although the game resumed after kick-off, they have not yet recovered. What did Stokes pass? He didn't even observe it in advance.
——Zhou is not far from Makama, and he can definitely see it as long as he observes. Making such a mistake shows that Stokes has not returned to the game yet!"
Commentators from all over the world in the commentary box mercilessly criticized the performance of the England players.
As they said, there is no need for video intervention at all. The referee on duty in this game knows how to make the decision.
Although his whistle may have been drowned in the cheers with the highest decibel level just now.
But his gestures can be clearly seen by everyone - he points to the penalty spot!
That was a penalty kick without a doubt!
"Penalty kick! That's right! It's a penalty kick! This game is really... so unexpected!"
"England has just conceded the third goal, and now a heavier blow has come! Only two minutes have passed since they conceded the goal, and they were sentenced to death! Not only that, Makama is also likely to get a card!"
"The suspense of the outcome of this game is over! Although there are still more than thirty minutes left in the game, I really can't figure out how England can turn defeat into victory in such an unfavorable situation!"
Amidst the deafening cheers, every on-site commentator had to roar at the top of his lungs.
England head coach Ryan Jackson was like an "old monk in trance" after conceding the ball just now, standing motionless on the sidelines.
It was only now that I was awakened by this penalty kick.
He yelled at the referee and the fourth official on the sidelines: "This should not be awarded a penalty! This should not be awarded! We are already three goals behind!"
He is not saying that Makama's action was not a foul, he just thinks that when England is three goals behind, the referee should be more cautious in awarding England a penalty kick during the game.
Because if the Chinese team scores this penalty kick, then there will be no suspense about the outcome of this game.
The excitement of the game will drop significantly.
Therefore, Jackson believes that the referee should fully consider the enjoyment of the game and not award this penalty kick. Anyway, if the Chinese team misses this penalty kick, it will not have much impact. They are already three goals ahead!
However, facing coach Englander who had almost humbled himself to the ground, the fourth official just reminded him in a cold tone: "Manage your emotions, sir. You don't want to be sent to the stands, do you?"
Faced with the naked threat, Jackson almost got excited and responded with swear words.
But fortunately, the reason deep in his heart made him choose to shut up.
He just stared at the fourth official with angry eyes, breathing heavily, as if he wanted to kill him with his eyes.
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Zhou Zijing's pressing of Makama did make him a big profit, but it wasn't him who made a big profit.
Because the penalty kicker of the Chinese team is Hu Lai...
If Makama doesn't foul, Zhou Zijing will be able to get a chance to shoot this ball, and maybe he can actually score...
As a result, Makama made a foul, which prevented him from scoring, and gave Hulay the scoring opportunity!
Zhou Zijing is so angry...
Hu Lai has scored seven goals in this World Cup! Does he want you to give him a penalty kick?
I just scored one goal! I need to score!
That's why Zhou Zijing went to the referee so angrily, but it was actually in vain.
Because the referee can only award a penalty kick, and it is impossible to return his scoring opportunity to him...
After calming down a little, Zhou Zijing could only do the next best thing and kept making card gestures to the referee, indicating that the referee should give Makama a card. At the same time, he was still chanting: "RED
!RED!”
He hopes the referee will give Makama a red card...
However, even if he lowered his demands again and again, the referee did not satisfy him and gave Makama a yellow card.
When Zhou Zijing saw the color of the sign the referee took out, he put his hands on his hips and kept shaking his head.
loss!
Big loss!
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Ryan Jackson protested to the fourth official on the sidelines, and the England players on the field also surrounded the referee, hoping that he would show his respect.
They all know what it means to be awarded a penalty kick when trailing by three goals.
In the history of the World Cup quarter-finals, is there any precedent for falling behind by four goals with more than thirty minutes left in the game and then being able to come back and win?
there has never been.
The referee still insisted on his decision:
Penalty kick + yellow card!
When England was "besieging" the referee, Hu Lai walked up and picked up the football.
The TV broadcast also quickly cut to Hu Lai.
"Hu Lai is the number one penalty kicker in the Chinese team!" He Feng said excitedly, "He has already scored twice, and now he has a chance to complete a hat trick!"
The first hat-trick player in this World Cup, and also the only hat-trick player, was Darren Hunt, the "British accountant" opposite the Chinese team.
This has always made many Chinese fans very uncomfortable.
Now Hu Lai is finally going to score a hat trick in return for Hunter!
However, it was different from what everyone expected. After Hu Lai picked up the football, he did not go to the penalty spot. Instead, he turned around and walked outside the penalty area until he walked...in front of Wang Guangwei.
Then he put the football into his arms:
"You kick the ball, Lao Wang."
Wang Guangwei, who was forced into a football, opened his eyes wide and looked at Hu Lai in disbelief.
Hu Lai did not continue to explain why he did this.
He just patted Wang Guangwei on the shoulder and stepped aside.
Wang Guangwei looked away from him and didn't ask why, because he had already guessed it.
So he held the football and walked towards the penalty spot with his head held high!
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"Eh?!" He Feng, who was still happy that Hu Lai was about to complete a hat trick, exclaimed, "This penalty... Hu Lai gave it to Wang Guangwei?!"
Li Qingqing, who was standing next to him, immediately understood Hu Lai's thoughts and clapped his hands and praised: "Hu Lai did a great job!"
He Feng also reacted quickly and nodded: "That's right! Well done Hu Lai!"
But neither he nor Li Qingqing gave any further explanation on how it worked.
The main theme is "everyone who understands understands".
Sure enough, when Wang Guangwei walked to the penalty spot with the football in his arms, the cheers in the stands became louder again.
Obviously, everyone understands.
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Although the English players were struggling very hard, Makama's foul couldn't be washed away...
So no matter how reluctant they were, the England players still exited the penalty area one after another, leaving the stage to goalkeepers Sim Dickinson and Wang Guangwei.
The latter has already laid out the football.
Commentator Matthew Cox looked at this scene and really didn't know how to explain it.
He knew why Hu Lai gave up the opportunity to complete the hat trick and gave up the penalty kick opportunity to Wang Guangwei.
In his opinion, this is a naked slap in the face!
Slap England in the face!
Of course, the premise is that Wang Guangwei can kick the ball in...
So Hu Lai never thought that what he did would bring huge psychological pressure to Wang Guangwei?
If Wang Guangwei is not kicked in...won't he be ridiculed by the English media for another four years?
He stared at the close-up of Wang Guangwei on the monitor screen, hoping to see some nervous expression on his face.
But he saw nothing.
The whistle sounded.
Standing in front of the penalty spot, Wang Guangwei didn't hesitate at all. He took a direct approach, kicked off, and shot!
He shot the football towards the lower right corner of the goal, but goalkeeper Dickinson completely misjudged the direction and rushed to the other side!
"Wang Guangwei——! Good goal! The ball went in! The ball went in!! Wang Guangwei! He scored! He helped the Chinese team lead England 4:0!"
