Although Argentina made substitution adjustments, the initiative in the game did not immediately shift to Argentina.
The closer to the end of the game, the louder the voices of Chinese fans became.
Amid waves of cheers from Chinese fans, the Chinese players on the field seemed to be furious.
Meili saw the Chinese team's fierce offensive and wanted to come back to help defend.
He tried to steal Zhang Qinghuan's ball, but was dodged by the opponent.
Seeing this scene from the sidelines, Argentinian coach Feisol rushed from the coaching bench to the sidelines and shouted at the same time:
"Merry! Merry!! Hey! Merry!"
He shouted several times before Melly heard him.
Seeing Merry looking at him, Feisol waved his arms and shouted loudly: "Go back! Go back to the front! Don't defend!!"
When Merry saw the coach's gesture and angry expression, he was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered what his mission was.
So he gave the head coach a thumbs up and said he understood.
He really couldn't hold it back just now.
But the reason in his heart told him that the place where he can really make a difference is in the Chinese team's penalty area, and definitely not his own team's penalty area.
If he wastes his energy on defense again and again, then when the team really needs him, if he is unable to complete the task because of exhaustion of energy, then he will probably hate himself for the rest of his life.
So no matter how worried he was about his rear, he could only endure it.
Then quietly accumulate your own strength and wait...wait for your own battle.
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Facing the Argentine right back Obregón who had just been substituted, Peng Weijun sprinted with the ball without thinking at all, trying to force a breakthrough with speed.
Obregón seemed to have not fully adapted to the atmosphere of the final. When he faced Peng Weijun, he moved a little slowly and was passed by Peng Weijun.
But fortunately, he quickly chased back and finally blocked Peng Weijun near the baseline.
Peng Weijun forced his kick to pass.
The football was blocked by Obregon's outstretched leg.
The Chinese team received a corner kick.
"If you don't count the injury time, there are still three minutes left before the end of the 90-minute regular game. If you include the injury time, there may be ten minutes left. The Chinese team's current offensive is more threatening! Come on! Just play like this!
Keep the pressure on Argentina’s defense!”
He Feng said excitedly.
He hopes that the Chinese team can defeat Argentina in regular time and win the World Cup.
With such a strong offensive momentum, if we have to go into overtime, it will give Argentina a chance to breathe a sigh of relief, and the Chinese team's advantage will be gone.
Now the knife is sharp, how can it be stopped?
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The Chinese team took a corner kick, and Wang Guangwei jumped up and headed the goal!
But the ball was saved by Argentine goalkeeper Penalva.
The football is still in the penalty area, and players from both sides are fighting for it.
In the end, the ball was saved by midfielder Giampaoli, who had just come on as a substitute.
The one running towards the spot where the football landed was none other than...Melli!
The Argentinian fans in the stands cheered loudly.
Peng Weijun, who is only 1.68 meters tall, did not break into Argentina's penalty area when the team took a corner kick.
That is asking for trouble.
Therefore, when the Chinese team takes corner kicks, he usually hangs outside the penalty area, looking for opportunities to grab the second spot, and then re-pass, or simply use his heavy artillery attribute to directly threaten the opponent's goal.
This time he stayed outside the penalty area and did not get a chance to make a supplementary shot, but it gave him the scene he had been waiting for - Melli taking the ball, and he was the Chinese team player closest to Melli!
Melly! Here I come!
Peng Weijun rushed towards Meili's back.
At this moment, Argentina's No. 10 was raising his head and looking at the football flying from the sky, seemingly unaware of the surrounding situation.
Peng Weijun ran towards Melli, trying to suddenly break out from behind Melli and catch the Argentine King off guard.
But when he rushed to Melli, Melli used the heel of his left foot to step hard on the football that fell from the air behind him!
At the same time, he turned around and rushed back, just passing by Peng Weijun who was rushing towards him!
Peng Weijun turned his head in shock and looked at Meili who had thrown him away...
At this time, Brother Xing's voice suddenly sounded in his ears:
"...Run after him, entangle him, and then wait for others to come up..."
"Don't use all your strength every time, otherwise you won't be able to change back..."
Hold!
Peng Weijun cursed himself in his mind and immersed himself in chasing after him desperately.
Because he still remembers another sentence Brother Xing said to him:
"...But you have good physical strength and fast speed, so this shouldn't be a big problem for you..."
After getting rid of Peng Weijun, Melly dribbled the ball towards the Chinese team's half.
The Argentinian fans in the stands cheered for him, looking forward to the beautiful scene of Melli dribbling the ball straight into the Yellow Dragon and breaking through the Chinese team's defense.
But they didn't get what they wanted.
Because Meili was soon chased by Peng Weijun...
By the time the game was almost ninety minutes old, even Melly's physical strength was already showing signs of problems, otherwise the head coach wouldn't have asked him not to return to defense.
Secondly, Peng Weijun just came on the field and was very energetic and very fast.
Third, when Argentina defended corner kicks, only Melli, who did not need to be responsible for defensive tasks, was at the front.
Now he is dribbling the ball forward. If his teammates don't follow up, he will surely be surrounded by Chinese team players.
So in order to wait for his teammates to come up, he also had to slow down.
Due to various factors, Peng Weijun caught up with Meili again.
This time, he kept in mind Brother Xing's instructions. After catching up with Melli, he did not extend his foot further to intercept the ball. Instead, he ran close to Melli, just like a conscientious bodyguard, never letting Melli escape his control.
In terms of speed, Meili can't outrun Peng Weijun.
In terms of physical strength, Mei Li is not as good as Peng Weijun.
Since a quick counterattack is no longer possible, at least the ball should not change hands again.
So after being caught up by Peng Weijun, Meili took the initiative to slow down, control the football first, and wait for his teammates to come up and respond.
"Peng Weijun made up for it and chased back in time to avoid being attacked by Argentina!"
On the surface, this seems to be the case, but some commentators lamented:
"The thirty-one-year-old Meili looked so old in front of the twenty-three-year-old Peng... He was slowed down by time!"
This scene might even be cut into a short video by the self-media online after the game, coupled with all kinds of sensational BGM, text, and dubbing, and it will blow up the Internet.
What about "The thirty-one-year-old Merry looked over, and all he saw was his twenty-three-year-old self", "Merry's footsteps can penetrate the enemy's defense line, but cannot penetrate time", "So years, it is as bitter as...
Song"……
But the actual situation now is not as sensational as the video.
After Melli took control of the football, he waited for his Argentine teammates to come up and then passed the football out.
Although Argentina failed to mount a quick counterattack, they still had possession of the ball.
They can continue to organize attacks and threaten the Chinese team's goal.
Of course, at this time, the players of the Chinese team also returned to their defensive positions, and the two sides started a positional battle.
Facing the Chinese team's defense, Argentina had no good solution and could only rely on the personal abilities of its star players.
Like Melly, like Farias.
After some passing, the football was passed to the feet of center Grazini. He used his body to hold up the Chinese team's center back Qin Qi, and then passed the football to Farias, who came up to meet him.
When Wang Dong defended Farias, he lowered his center of gravity and did not dare to act rashly - he knew that he still had a lot of shortcomings in ability, so he could only use caution and concentration to make up for his shortcomings.
He seemed timid, but his caution also prevented Farias from finding a more suitable breakthrough opportunity. If he delayed any longer, he would probably be trapped in a tight siege.
Farias did not force himself this time. He flicked the football to Melli with the outside of his right foot.
Melli faced the rolling football at the top of the penalty arc and directly raised his left foot to shoot!
When they saw Melli's shooting action, many Chinese fans' hearts were in their throats.
Because everyone knows that Melli, as a right winger whose dominant foot is his left foot, is very accustomed and good at shooting with his left foot in this position...
His shooting success rate in the penalty area is very high!
Seeing Melli take a kick, Qin Qi, who was originally competing with Grazzini, immediately dropped the Argentine center and stretched out his foot to block the shot.
At the same time, blocking Melli was defensive midfielder Ou Yangjin, who was coming from behind.
In addition, Lin Zhiyuan has also begun to move towards the right goal post.
In the end, Meili's shot was not blocked by Lin Zhiyuan, nor was it blocked by Qin Qi and Ou Yangjin.
The football made an arc and missed the goal post!
Both the Chinese fans and the Argentinian fans let out a huge exclamation at this time.
Melli put his head in his hands and felt very sorry that he had not been able to score.
Under the joint blockade of the Chinese team players, he had to make the arc wider, otherwise the football might be intercepted halfway.
When Melli put his head in his hands and felt sorry for himself, the Argentine players pointed at the Chinese team's corner flag area to complain to the referee, hoping to get a corner kick.
But it didn't work out.
So they retreated one after another and returned to their own half.
At the same time, on the sidelines, the fourth official walked to the sidelines carrying the electronic sign indicating injury time, attracting everyone's attention, including the camera's.
Under the watchful eyes, the fourth official operated the electronic prompt board, and the numbers appeared on it.
Then he raised it and announced to the audience:
There was nine minutes of injury time in this World Cup final.
