When the fourth official raised the sign indicating nine minutes of injury time, many people were shocked to realize that the game had already completed 90 minutes.
And the score is still 2:2.
Feisol used up his last chance to make a substitution in the 85th minute.
But Qin Lin still had a chance to make substitutions.
It's not that he doesn't want to change, but he can't think of anything else that can be adjusted.
With the current lineup and player combination of the Chinese team, it is already the strongest lineup they can field.
At this critical moment, Qin Lin still believes in the players on the court.
The difference in strength between the substitute players and the players on the field is indeed huge.
For example, at the forward position, the Chinese team still has Tan Yunlong, Yu Yefeng and Li Maoping sitting on the bench.
But none of these three people can compare with Hu Lai and Zhou Zijing.
Yu Yefeng and Li Maoping cannot fulfill the tactical role of Zhou Zijing, nor are they as good at scoring as Hu Lai.
Tan Yunlong is a real center, but he has been injured in his shoulder, and the strength gap between him and Zhou Zijing in domestic football is too big.
So Qin Lin chose to continue to trust these players on the court.
Anyway, the Chinese team's offensive quality during this period was also good, threatening the Argentine goal many times.
When the team is performing well, there is really no need for the head coach to make adjustments.
That would cause problems instead.
As a head coach, to be honest, what he can do now is very limited.
The outcome of this game depends on the specific performance of the players on the field.
Qin Lin stood on the sidelines and stared at the court.
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Hulay picked up the ball on the line of the penalty area, and two Argentine players surrounded him.
Hu Lai passed the football back to Zhang Qinghuan, and then moved forward into the penalty area, seemingly trying to hit a wall with Brother Huan.
Zhang Qinghuan did indeed pass the ball, but instead of passing it to him, he picked the ball up on the spot and threw it to Zhou Zijing on the other side!
Zhou Zijing and Argentinian center back Rojas jumped to compete for the top, and the two collided.
The ball was picked off the heads of the two men by the attacking Argentine goalkeeper Penalva.
Next, Penalva launched a counterattack by throwing the ball. The Chinese players returned to defense and the Argentine players attacked.
Melli received the ball in front.
But as soon as he caught the ball, Ou Yangjin stuck behind him, preventing him from turning around easily.
Melli relied on his excellent foot skills to continuously sway and turn to the left first, creating the illusion that he was going to turn around. However, he moved the football in the opposite direction with his feet, and then turned to the right.
When he turned left, Ou Yangjin remained unmoved, but when he saw Merry turning to the right, Ou Yangjin did not dare to move, so he also turned that way.
This is still a fake move!
Melli's right foot pushed the football back and at the same time turned his body back!
Ou Yangjin's pace didn't keep up with Meili's pace at all, so he just turned around and slipped away...
"Merry! Nice breakthrough!"
Every time Melly successfully takes the ball and gets rid of people, he will win deafening cheers from the stands, and this time is no exception.
However, the cheers were soon silenced by the boos from Chinese fans.
At the same time, Argentina's offensive attack on the field was also stopped by the Chinese team.
After Melly got rid of Ou Yangjin, he passed the football forward to Lesmann.
But Lesman failed to stop the ball properly, and the astute Wang Guangwei intercepted the ball successfully.
The Chinese team switched from offense to defense and then from defense to offense!
The Argentine players, who were just about to attack, had to immediately go into defense.
Wang Guangwei passed the football to Xia Xiaoyu.
Xia Xiaoyu passed the ball to Luo Kai again.
Luo Kai didn't stop the ball. He directly passed the ball horizontally to Zhang Qinghuan in the middle, and then accelerated into the Argentine penalty area.
Taking advantage of the fact that Argentina's defensive formation is not yet completely in place, the Chinese team must speed up its counterattack and not be slow to back down.
Zhang Qinghuan tried to pass the football to Luo Kai, but was interfered by midfielder Zhanpaoli, who had just come on as a substitute, and was unable to play the ball immediately.
If you want to pass the ball again, Luo Kai's side is no longer suitable.
Zhang Qinghuan chose to protect football and look for opportunities again.
At this time, Farias came back from the front to grab the ball.
However, he kicked Zhang Qinghuan's foot only after Zhang Qinghuan pushed the ball away.
So Zhang Qinghuan yelled and fell to the ground.
The referee's whistle sounded and the Chinese team was awarded a free kick 32 meters away from the goal.
The location is quite right.
"In the 92nd minute of the game, Zhang Qinghuan won a free kick in the frontcourt for the Chinese team! This free kick was in a good position!"
"The Argentinian players are arguing with the referee. Apparently they have also seen how dangerous a free kick in this position is!"
"In the current Chinese team, there are three players with free kick abilities, namely Xia, Luo and Peng. The free kick styles of the three of them are also different..."
Xia Xiaoyu did not come to take the free kick. In the end, Peng Weijun and Luo Kai stood behind the football.
Peng Weijun started to step back from the football, measured his steps, and assumed his signature running posture.
Luo Kai, on the other hand, just stood behind the football.
When the Argentinian players set up the wall, the referee blew the whistle, and Peng Weijun started to run.
He attracted everyone's attention.
The Argentine players in the wall also stared nervously at Peng Weijun, who started to take small steps.
Many people may have thought about how the first goal of this World Cup was born...
But just when everyone focused on Peng Weijun, Luo Kai, who was standing not far behind the football, suddenly took off and kicked the ball towards the goal!
The football took off and bypassed the Argentinian wall before it could even take off, flying straight to the upper right corner of the goal!
Argentina's goalkeeper Penalva was also caught off guard. He didn't make a save at all. He just stood there, turned his head and watched the football fly over the wall and towards the goal!
Then...he hit the beam!
There was a huge exclamation in the stadium.
"The crossbar!! Oops! Luo Kai's ball actually hit the crossbar!" He Feng put his head in his hands and shouted through gritted teeth. "The Chinese team is just one crossbar away from beating Argentina!! What a pity!"
Luo Kai also held his head in his hands, his eyes widened, and he looked very annoyed.
"Wow!!" the Argentinian commentator exclaimed repeatedly, "Goal post! What a danger! Luo's free kick bypassed the wall and was rejected by the crossbar! Thank you to the crossbar of the Workers' Stadium, it stood on our side this time
side!"
"Oops! Oh my god!" Han Shuyu jumped up anxiously, "Is this our home goal? It's like killing a family out of righteousness!"
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Roquet failed to score and Argentina escaped disaster.
But things did not turn out in Argentina's favour.
The Chinese team, playing at home, was able to equalize the score even when they were two goals behind. Their morale was indeed greatly boosted.
After all, they really did something that no team in history has ever done.
So if that's the case, why can't they beat Argentina and win the championship?
This is also something no other Chinese team has accomplished in history...
Having eliminated Brazil in the semi-finals, the players of the Chinese team are now very confident. They believe that as long as they continue to attack like this, they will be able to blast Argentina's goal!
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In the 94th minute, the injury time was almost halfway through. Judging from the situation, the Chinese team still had the advantage.
"The Chinese team launched an attack! They want to resolve the battle in regular time! They do have the possibility! During this period, Argentina was overwhelmed by the Chinese team and could hardly make it past halftime!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, if I had told you before the start of this World Cup that the host country could defeat the top favorite Argentina in the final, you would have thought I was joking. But now, the facts are here.
In front of you! Anyone who has watched this World Cup in its entirety will not think that this scene is exaggerated!"
When the Chinese team launched an attack, the Chinese fans in the stands happily sang songs to cheer for their team.
Hu Lai pulled out of the penalty area during the song. At the same time, Luo Kai made a pass from a 45-degree angle and found Zhou Zijing in the penalty area.
The latter jumped up, pushed the football back, and passed it to Hu Lai who pulled out!
"Hulai!"
Hulay was outside the penalty area and was closely defended by Dino Sosa, but he still chose to take a decisive shot!
Bang!
He whipped the football towards the Argentinian goal!
Peralta rushed up and tried to block, but didn't touch the ball!
The football roars towards Argentina's goal!
The Argentine fans, both at the scene and watching live TV, covered their mouths for fear that their hearts would jump out of their throats.
They watched with wide eyes as goalkeeper Penalva fell to the ground, dove sideways, and knocked the ball away with both fists!
The gasps of survivors echoed in the stands...
When Hulay saw Penalva's heroic performance, he couldn't help but cursed in his heart: Damn it!
Even Chinese commentator He Feng had to say with emotion:
"Mariano Penalva, as the main goalkeeper of the Argentina national team, is not particularly top-notch in world football. But in today's final, Penalva must be the top goalkeeper in the world! It was he who resisted many high passes.
, helped Argentina withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of the Chinese team!"
But He Feng said this not just to sing praises to the Argentine players.
"I think the Chinese team is lucky to have such an opponent. We faced Argentina in excellent form in the final. Only by defeating Argentina like this will the championship be full of gold!"
He is no longer afraid of losing his character.
At this point in the final, if he still said "we can accept the runner-up", that would not only be hypocritical, but also disgusting. It would be an insult to the Chinese players on the field who have worked hard until now!
So he is no longer ashamed to talk about championships, and is no longer ashamed to look forward to championships.