When Enzo Tornatore shot the football into the goal of the Flash Star, Sun He was even more excited than Mr. Zhang next to him. He immediately jumped up and raised his arms and shouted, and then kept waving his fists towards the court.
The way he was gnashing his teeth was as if Flashing Star had a grudge against him for killing his father and taking away his wife.
Now that Hu Lai has scored a goal, Flash Star cannot be allowed to win the game under any circumstances. Otherwise, if Mr. Zhang is unlucky, he will be unlucky as well, or even worse.
Now seeing Tornatore scoring a goal, the stone in his heart fell to the ground.
The next step is to appreciate the Flash Star players, especially Hu Lai, who looks like he is mourning for his concubine.
He set his sights on the big screen at the scene.
But then the expression on his face froze.
Because he also saw the flashing star players laughing loudly!
are you crazy!
He cursed in his mind.
Still laughing after losing the ball?
You guys are laughing so hard!
Our dignified Chinese Super League team, Poseidon, would have an inextricable fight with such a group of lunatics in the semi-finals of the FA Cup... It's simply sad!
Sun He looked at the shining star players on the big screen fiercely.
Laugh, laugh! Let’s see if you can still laugh when you lose another ball!
Sun He, who sat down again, gritted his molars and repeated those words in his heart:
If God wants to destroy it, he must first make it crazy!
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But when the game restarted, the situation was a little different from what Sun He had expected.
Before conceding this goal, the Stars' defense was already shaky and could collapse at any time. Anyone who knows a little bit about penalty kicks can see this.
It stands to reason that after conceding the ball, the Bingxing defense will collapse faster, more conceding will follow, and even all of this will happen in a very short period of time.
But this is not the case in the actual game.
Not only did the Stars not collapse after losing the ball, but they re-stabilized their defense.
The players suddenly seemed neither tired nor nervous.
They were as confident as they were in the first half, dealing with every attack from Poseidon.
Wang Guangwei, a young player, has become the focus of everyone's attention. When he faced the high-level offense of the Chinese Super League, he was as calm as a mountain and behaved calmly without making any mistakes.
At only 1.84 meters tall, he has a very high success rate in heading the ball, and he is also quite experienced in defensive positioning. He does not look like a young central defender who is only 21 years old.
In addition to completing his own defensive tasks, he can also direct his teammates to set up the defensive line. He reminds everyone to pay attention to marking and filling gaps, which is quite the style of a general.
CCTV commentator Yan Kang couldn't help but praise Wang Guangwei: "This young man will definitely have a bright future!"
The Flash Stars, represented by Wang Guangwei, did a pretty good job in defense, which surprised the Poseidon players who thought they could get whatever they wanted from the Flash Stars just by scoring a goal.
They originally thought that as long as they exerted more force next time, they would be able to completely knock the broken bus away.
Unexpectedly, when they rushed up, they found themselves bumping into the armor of a brand new and upgraded bus equipped with bulletproof steel plates.
Hu Lai also became part of these "armors".
When Enzo Tornatore tried to take a long shot again, the football was blocked by Hulay's body.
Seeing her son lying on the ground holding his stomach, Xie Lan in front of the TV showed a worried look. She muttered: "Don't hit me there... I haven't hugged my grandson yet..."
Hu Lixin, who had a solemn expression, immediately said after hearing this: "What have you been thinking about all day long!"
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The game went on like this minute by minute, with Poseidon still besieging Flashing Star for half of the field. Flashing Star could occasionally counterattack, but most of them would not succeed and could not threaten Poseidon's goal because they invested too few counterattack troops.
. Most of the time, Chen Xingyi is alone.
Pass the football forward from the backcourt and let Chen Xingyi chase it alone. If he can catch up, he will have a chance to counterattack. If he can't catch up, he will be knocked down.
This counterattack tactic was ridiculed by some Poseidon fans as the "dog walking tactic", likening Chen Xingyi to a dog and Flash Star's long pass counterattack to throwing a Frisbee.
But this kind of ridicule reflects the nervousness of Poseidon fans, and they have to use this method to relieve their internal tension.
It's not just them who are nervous.
Sun He on the rostrum was also very nervous.
In fact, the big fat man who is the general manager of Flash Star Club across from Mr. Zhang is also quite nervous, but Sun He has no intention to laugh at others now, as if he has never seen the world.
His own situation wasn't much better...
The special rules of the Football Association Cup stipulate that if the game is tied after 90 minutes, there will be no overtime. The physical advantage of the Chinese Super League team will not be reflected here.
Going directly to a penalty shootout, this method of relying on luck to bet on the outcome is actually unfavorable to the dominant Poseidon.
Sun He believed that Flash Star must have done a lot of penalty kick training before coming to the away game and was fully prepared.
It can be seen from their defensive stance that they just hope to drag the game into a penalty shootout.
Once they succeed, Poseidon's side is not well prepared for penalty kicks, and the mentality of the players has undergone subtle changes. It's hard to say who will win and who will lose.
If we were really eliminated by a Chinese League One team...
Sun He didn't dare to think any further.
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When the game entered the last ten minutes, the cheers of the Poseidon fans in the stands were mixed with some boos. I don’t know whether these boos were for Poseidon, who had been unable to attack for a long time, or for the flashing star, who was unable to shrink, or whether
Or both.
During this period, the head coaches of both teams made substitutions and adjustments.
Poseidon head coach Matthews replaced more offensive players and planned to make a desperate move.
Zhao Kangming, the head coach of Shining Star, replaced players who were exhausted.
In the previous game, some Flash Star players had cramps. However, because they were worried that the referee did not stop the game after they fell to the ground, the Poseidon players continued to attack, so they forced themselves to continue the game until the game entered a dead ball.
At this stage, he fell to the ground and rolled around holding his calves.
The Poseidon fans in the stands also booed dissatisfied with the actions of the Flash Star players, thinking that the Flash Star players were stalling for time.
But it's really not.
This game can be considered tragic for Flash Star.
They have never had such a high-intensity game in the Chinese League One. Even in the last round of the Football Association Cup, when they played Haihe Shuanggang, which is also in the Chinese Super League, they did not feel this way.
So when the game only lasted six to seventy minutes, several Flash Star players had cramps and fell to the ground.
With ten minutes left in the game, Zhao Kangming had already used up two substitution places. The reason why he did not use up all three substitution places in one go was mainly to save them just in case. In case of the final
What's the surprise in ten minutes?
Even if there is no accident, this last substitution can be used to delay some more time...
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Chen Xingyi is still on the court and has not been replaced.
Although he is also close to running out of gas.
When he played the Nanhai team before, it was also a high-intensity and fast-paced game. He failed to play the entire game and was replaced early.
In terms of physical fitness, he is indeed not as good as Luo Kai, another leader among his peers. After all, he doesn't train as hard as Luo Kai. Luo Kai is injured even after training, and he, Chen Xingyi, has never been injured in training.
, give and take...
Midfielder Shi Junde, who came on as a substitute, kicked the football out of the sideline, allowing Poseidon to get a foul ball.
The football match has temporarily entered the dead ball stage.
Chen Xingyi supported his knees with both hands, bent over and gasped for air, so that he could take a break.
During this period, his performance was mediocre, and Flash Star's counterattack failed.
He felt that if he kept playing like this, he might be replaced.
But why is he still on the court until now?
He knew that this must be because Director Zhao still had some hope for himself, and he was not willing to just defend until the penalty kick...
Yes, others must have thought that we were only focused on the penalty shootout, but in fact... they all guessed wrong. No one knew that our first goal was to eliminate Poseidon in the 90-minute game!
The ball boy of Poseidon on the sidelines cooperated with the Poseidon players and quickly threw the football back. The Poseidon players threw the foul ball. Chen Xingyi quickly straightened up and ran up again.
The opponent did not leave him much time to recover and rest.
He didn't chase back too far when he saw Qin Lin snatch the football back with a beautiful tackle.
Chen Xingyi was stunned for a moment when he saw this, then turned around and ran forward.
He didn't know if Qin Lin would pass the ball to him, but it was his task to run forward.
Qin Lin quickly stood up after the tackle, adjusted the football under his feet, and then passed the football before Poseidon's players pounced on him.
It was given to Chen Xingyi who penetrated forward!
"Qin Lin's beautiful defense...he passed the football quickly, and Flash Star tried to counterattack quickly again! Chen Xingyi received the ball!"
Chen Xingyi received the ball. This time, Qin Lin did not kick the football ten meters in front of him, and then asked him to speed up to catch up.
Qin Lin seemed to know that Chen Xingyi's physical energy was almost exhausted. Even if he kicked the football ahead, it would be meaningless because Chen Xingyi would probably not be able to catch up.
So he chose a safer pass - passing the ball directly to Chen Xingyi's feet.
This may cause the team to lose speed when counterattacking, but at least the ball is still under control, and Chen Xingyi's trip will not be in vain.
And controlling football on your side can delay some time...
Chen Xingyi's thoughts are somewhat different from those of his big brother.
After receiving the ball, he ran towards Poseidon's penalty area.
His task is to create set-piece opportunities for the Stars in the frontcourt.
So he must try to get as close to the opponent's goal as possible, even closer to one meter.
He hasn't crossed the halfway line yet...
"Chen Xingyi dribbled the ball, and Feng Ziwei came up to defend him. Chen Xingyi slowed down and turned around and seemed to pass the football back... Oh, beautiful!"
What made He Feng suddenly shout was Chen Xingyi's action.
After he slowed down and turned around, it looked like he was turning his back to the direction of the attack.
He swung his foot as if to pass the football back to his teammates. However, his foot suddenly wrapped around the football and turned back with his body!
Turn around and get rid of it in one go!
Excellent spoon!
This action caught Feng Ziwei off guard. He just wanted to press forward when Chen Xingyi passed the ball back, causing him to make a mistake in passing the ball.
Unexpectedly, his move to grab the ball just opened up the space beside him, allowing Chen Xingyi to turn around and get away with the ball!
Chen Xingyi shook off Feng Ziwei and continued to move forward. He quickly crossed the center line and entered Poseidon's half.
Another Poseidon midfielder, Huo Xianhong, ran back from the frontcourt and chased Chen Xingyi.
And he caught up with Chen Xingyi before entering the thirty-meter area.
I have to say that at this point in the game, Chen Xingyi's physical exertion was really great, so much so that his current speed has dropped by more than an order of magnitude.
If it had just started, he would have been able to dribble the ball into the penalty area just by relying on the opportunity he just had to turn around and throw away Feng Ziwei.
But now, he was stopped by Huo Xianhong before he entered the thirty-meter area and had to slow down.
Huo Xianhong was stuck on the inside of him, preventing him from cutting inside. At the same time, Liu Yan was defending Chen Xingyi from the front.
Liu Yan quickly glanced at Hu Lai's position and found that he was also running towards this direction, obviously wanting to pick up his teammates.
If Hu Lai catches up, Chen Xingyi can pass the football to Hu Lai, but he will not be able to restrict him...
Thinking of this, Liu Yan decided to put further pressure on Chen Xingyi, and he reached out to grab him!
Chen Xingyi seemed to know that he would do this. When he took the ball, he moved the football to the left, and then lightly tapped the football forward with his left foot, as if he wanted to break through.
But his right foot was a little slower. After he pushed the football away, he was kicked by Liu Yan's stepping foot.
"Ah!" Chen Xingyi screamed and fell to the ground.
The referee's whistle then sounded.
What followed was huge boos at Nanshan Stadium.
This place is thirty-three meters away from the Poseidon goal in a straight line.
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