Because they know that the FA Cup is their last chance and they must win it, otherwise they will not be able to explain it to both the head coach and the club.
But the greater the pressure, the worse the performance. This has almost become a common problem for many Chinese players.
Coupled with the 2:0 score in the first round, they slightly underestimated their opponent in the away game.
The game was supposed to be won lightly, but now, they are lagging behind in the total score.
Everyone's mentality collapsed.
Golden Arrow's counterattack seemed to be fierce, but it was nothing more than thunder and rain.
The game time flew by with their unstructured and headless attack.
When the fourth official raised the sign indicating four minutes of injury time on the sidelines, no one at the scene could sit in their seats and watch the game.
The Shining Star bench was empty, and all the substitute players were already standing on the sidelines. They were shoulder to shoulder, holding hands, clenching their teeth, and looking at the court with nervous expressions.
Every star player knows that they are only four minutes away from winning the FA Cup.
But they also know that these four minutes are the most likely to go wrong.
Zhao Kangming finally used up the last substitution spot at this time.
He replaced Hu Lai with midfielder Shi Junde.
I also want to take advantage of this opportunity to delay it for a while.
I believe that with Hu Lai's ability, he will definitely be able to find ways to complete this tactical task.
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"Flashing Star Substitution... Zhao Kangming finally used up the last substitution spot. Sure enough, he replaced Hu Lai!" He Feng said loudly when he saw the fourth official holding up the sign for No. 14 on the sidelines.
"Actually, after Hu Lai scored, we felt that we should replace Hu Lai, but Zhao Kangming really tolerated it and endured it until injury time before starting to make substitutions..." Yan Kang said, "
On the one hand, the substitution at this time is to delay time. On the other hand, of course, it is to let Hu Lai enjoy the applause of the fans alone... Let's not talk about the final result of this game.
His performance, even if Flash Star lost the game in the end, Hu Lai still deserves the applause given to him by all the fans!"
The huge cheers and applause from the Provincial Sports Center were the background sound for Yankang’s words.
The TV broadcast was broadcast to the camera in the stands. All Stars fans who appeared in the camera stood up and applauded, staring at the figure walking towards the sidelines.
"Hu Lai has been replaced! Although the game is not over yet, the Provincial Sports Center burst into applause at this moment, and the Flash Star fans sent Hu Lai off with the highest courtesy! This is a ceremony specially arranged for him by Director Zhao..." Anton
The satellite TV commentator also stood up from the commentary box and said with emotion. "The game is not over yet, and the outcome is still unknown, but Hu Lai's performance is enough to win everyone's respect and gratitude!"
The TV broadcast focused a close-up on Hu Lai, who turned around and slowly walked towards the sideline.
He walked slowly and seemed to be limping a little.
"... In order to win this game, Hu Lai can be said to have tried his best. He collided with his opponents many times during the game, and may have been injured... I sincerely hope that it is not too big.
hurt……"
Bian Li, the midfielder of Dashun Golden Arrow, ran up and shouted at Hu Lai: "Stop fucking acting, get off quickly!"
Hu Lai, who was walking towards the sidelines with a smile on his face, suddenly changed his expression when he heard Bian Li's words. He stopped, turned back and asked Bian Li loudly: "Who acted! Who acted! Who acted?
?!I’ve been playing for more than ninety fucking minutes and I’m exhausted. How can I go faster? If you think I’m slow, why don’t you back me up!”
"You..." Bian Li suppressed his anger. After this competition, he already knew very well that as long as he dared to touch this kid, he would definitely cover his face and roll on the ground, and then delay the competition.
So no matter how unhappy he is, he can only watch Hu Lai end now.
After quarreling with Bian Li, Hu Lai did not just continue to stand there and refuse to leave. Instead, he turned around and continued walking off the court.
He just slowly moved to the sidelines step by step, as if he was really exhausted and couldn't walk.
At this time, Zhang Qinghuan ran up from the side, bowed and held Hu Lai up.
But he did not speed up to let Hu Lai off the field, but also supported Hu Lai at a very slow speed and walked slowly down the field.
Except for Bian Li, the players on the Golden Arrow side just looked at the backs of the two Flash Star players with slightly confused eyes.
Many people put their hands on their hips and breathed heavily, but no one thought to come up and accuse them of deliberately delaying time.
Wang Xianke complained to the fourth official on the sidelines: "They did it on purpose! They are stalling for time!"
The fourth official shook his head: "Whether it's delaying time or not, it's up to the referee to decide..."
The referee didn't say anything. He just looked at the watch on his wrist and had no intention of warning Hu Lai or giving him a yellow card.
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There was constant applause in the stands. In this continuous applause, Hu Lai was finally sent to the sidelines by Zhang Qinghuan and completed the handover with Shi Junde.
"Go and have a rest!" Zhang Qinghuan patted Hu Lai's back gently, turned around and ran back to his place with Shi Junde.
Hu Lai did not go directly to the bench. He stood on the sidelines with a satisfied smile, raised his hands, and applauded back to the Stars fans in the stands who applauded him.
He first applauded towards the front stands, then turned to the left, then to the back, to the right, and finally back to the front.
He turned around and took care of the fans in the stands on all sides.
Every time he turned in one direction, the cheers in that direction would get louder, as if thunder was ringing there.
Not only in the stands, but also in front of the Shining Star bench and coach's bench, the Shining Star substitute players who were standing side by side waiting for the end of the game were all clapping and whistling at Hu Lai like fans.
In front of them, Zhao Kangming and Chen Mo looked at the figure standing alone with smiles on their faces and patted their hands.
"It's been a long time since the Andong Provincial Sports Center had such a scene, and it's been a long time since there was such a hero..." He Feng suddenly sighed after seeing this scene. "Football in this city has been in decline for too long... It's been so long that we have
We have all forgotten how crazy football could be here. Now it is covered with grass, and people call it a 'wasteland'. But in fact, all it takes is a fire... no, just a spark to burn the wasteland.
It became fertile soil. And the man in the camera was just an insignificant little spark at the beginning... He and his teammates, the little sparks that burst out gathered together to light the first fire, and then
...The strong wind blows, and the wildfire starts a prairie fire!"
Xie Lan in front of the TV pointed at Hu Lai in the picture and proudly said to Hu Lixin beside him: "That's our son!"
