Chapter 2225 A breathtaking three hundred and seventy seconds
When Hulay suddenly shot a cold arrow about thirty meters away from the goal, forcing Penalva to make a world-class save, Melly was actually standing about ten meters away from Hulay "watching the show."
Seeing Penalva throw the football away, Melli also let out a sigh of relief.
He didn't return to defense just now, of course because that was the task assigned to him by the head coach.
But it is also his consciousness.
He knows that his current physical fitness is not luxurious enough for him to squander at will.
Good steel should be used on the blade.
His physical strength should also be used when creating murderous intent.
Before that, he could only place his hopes on his teammates, believing that they would try their best to create such an opportunity for himself.
※※※
After Penalva knocked out Hulay's shot with both fists, the Chinese team got a frontcourt throw-in.
However, this time they failed to take advantage of the opportunity of the throw-in to threaten Argentina's goal again - Xia Xiaoyu's long shot went over the crossbar, and it was much higher.
Argentina wins the ball.
Goalkeeper Penalva did not drive the ball forward with a big foot, but penetrated the ball through short passes from the backcourt and advanced the football step by step.
Farias dropped deep and looked for the ball from his teammates.
It's not only Melly who can move the football forward by dribbling, but also Farias.
After all, Farias is young and has better physical strength.
So at this time, you can still do this kind of work of retreating to catch the ball and then bringing the football forward.
As he dribbled the ball forward, Luo Kai chased after him.
Although he could hardly run anymore, Luo Kai still gritted his teeth and persisted.
Thanks to his high-intensity training and ten years of persistence, as well as the fact that Farias is easier to deal with than Meili and his physical fitness is better than Chen Xingyi, he can still complete the pursuit until now.
After Farias dribbled the ball across the center line, he found that Luo Kai was still behind him and had not been thrown away by him.
He did not continue to dribble forward because there were two lines of defense for the Chinese team further forward. When they and Luo Kai attacked him from both sides, he might lose the ball.
For this attack, everyone else in Argentina has already stepped forward.
If the ball is lost at this time, the Chinese team will counterattack. Argentina's defense is empty and it is very likely to lose the ball!
The ball was conceded at this time, but it was a sure win by the Chinese team...
So Farias calmed down and did not act recklessly. He made an emergency stop, shook off Luo Kai who was chasing after him, turned around and passed the ball to his midfielder teammate Giampaoli.
When Giampaoli received the ball, he was still behind the center line, less than half court.
Argentina's offense has not even advanced into the Chinese team's defensive third zone.
The three central defenders of the Chinese team are standing on the 30-meter zone line at this moment. In front of them are Argentina's centers Grazini and Melli.
Grazzini is in the middle, and Melli is on the right rib at the far end.
In front of Giampaoli is the Chinese team's forward line, with the double midfielders Ou Yangjin and Xia Xiaoyu lying about five or six meters in front of Giampaoli.
Zhang Qinghuan was in the center circle, blocking Zhan Pauli's way of dribbling the ball to the center.
Luo Kai had just run back, and now he was on the forward line, staring at Farias.
The Chinese team's left midfielder Peng Weijun was also at the far end of the court at this time, and he was looking back at Melli.
※※※
Peng Weijun was originally positioned in the defense as a full midfielder.
He's guarding Lesman.
But when he discovered that Melli moved from the attacking midfielder position to the forward line, standing parallel to Grazzini.
He was stunned for a moment, realizing that Merry's appearance in that place was a bit unusual.
At this moment, the shouts above the stadium suddenly increased!
"Giampaoli is looking up...Gianpaoli...passing the ball diagonally!"
Giampaoli, who had not yet passed the halfway line, saw Melli's sudden advance and immediately kicked the ball with understanding, sending a diagonal pass over the top!
What we are looking for is Meili who penetrates forward!
Peng Weijun ran wildly, chasing from the forward line to the back line, with the target also being Melli!
※※※
On the back line, Wang Guangwei also noticed that Melli moved from the attacking midfielder position to the front line, forming a "double forward" position with Grazzini.
He realized that Melli's position was to get closer to the goal, so he decided to step forward and stick to Melli to prevent the latter from easily getting the ball.
But just as he took a step forward, Melli suddenly started and Giampaoli passed the ball.
He had no choice but to stop suddenly, turn around and run back immediately.
His reaction was not unpleasant, but it was still not fast enough in the face of Merry's determined forward thrust!
When he turned around, Merry had already run in front of him with his speed advantage!
The Argentine fans in the stands screamed. This is Argentina's best offensive opportunity so far!
※※※
When Farias dribbled the ball forward from the backcourt, Melly was already running forward. He did not stay in the attacking midfielder position to support Farias, but ran to the forward position to challenge Wang Guangwei.
Move over there.
At the same time, he turned back to observe the situation behind him.
Seeing that Farias failed to get rid of Roquet and knocked the football back to Giampaoli, Melli did not retreat with him. He still firmly stayed in front.
At the same time, he looked back at Giampaoli and found that Giampaoli was also looking at him.
Although there was a distance of thirty meters, Melly believed that Giampaoli understood what he meant.
This was the moment he had been waiting for so long!
He immediately started to rush forward!
At the same time, he did not forget to look back and observe. As expected, Giampaoli made a long pass!
Then he withdrew his gaze, no longer caring about the situation behind him, and just focused on running forward.
Good steel should be used on the blade, so now it is the blade!
He has accumulated all his strength for a long time and wants to unleash it all at this moment without any reservations!
The lightning-fast Merry sprinted at full speed, running as if the race had just begun!
"Merry! It's so fast!"
※※※
Melli, who had already surpassed Wang Guangwei, looked back again, and the football had already flown from behind, just over Wang Guangwei's head and appeared beside him!
He saw Merry twisting his body and using his left thigh to gently remove the flying football. Then, following the normal swing of the instep of his left foot as he ran, he gently sent the football forward.
At the same time, he accelerated with all his strength!
Just like that, he entered the penalty area of the Chinese team!
And because this set of connecting movements was so good, he didn't slow down at all when he stopped the ball to adjust.
Not only did Wang Guangwei not take the opportunity to shorten the distance between the two, he also slightly moved away from Wang Guangwei who was about to catch up, leading by more than half a body!
"Melli!" The Argentinian commentator clenched his fists and shouted when he saw this scene, "Melli! HALA Melli! HALA Melli! HALA Melli! HALA Melli..." (Note 1)
In his rapid repetition, Melli, who was chasing the football, adjusted his pace at the same time, and then faced the attacking goalkeeper Lin Zhiyuan and raised his right leg!
Shoot!
Wang Guangwei took advantage of Melli's opportunity to adjust his pace and finally caught up. When he saw Melli about to shoot, he immediately tackled the ball and tried to block it.
Lin Zhiyuan made a hasty save in the middle of the attack. He waved his arms and rushed to the far point - that was the direction of Melli's shot!
But neither Wang Guangwei nor Lin Zhiyuan touched the ball!
Meili's ejection was so sudden that Lin Zhiyuan responded hastily and was completely unable to react.
When the football flew over his head, he waved his hands out...
The football has flown into the goal behind him!
The Argentine commentator was like a tireless "iron lung man". The moment the football flew into the goal, he switched from the previous machine gun-like rapid repetition to a long-drawn-out shout:
"Merry——GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!! GOLGOLGOLGOLGOLGOLGOLGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!! Genius! A great performance by a super genius on the World Cup final stage! Unparalleled! Merry——!!"
※※※
"...passed directly behind Wang Guangwei! Remove his left foot...danger!!"
When He Feng saw Merry unloading the ball so beautifully, alarm bells rang in his mind.
Based on his understanding of Melli as a player, he knew the danger!
as expected!
The moment he saw the football flying into the Chinese team's goal, He Feng felt his heart stopped.
He never expected that the Chinese team had the advantage for so long at the end of the second half, only to be defeated by Argentina's counterattack... a decisive victory!
Although this is football, anything is possible.
But at this moment He Feng just wants to curse:
This fucking football!
"Ah..." When Li Qingqing saw the football flying into the goal, he just exclaimed and then lost his voice.
She was equally disappointed.
In other places in the commentary box, commentators from all over the world were shouting:
"Melli!! Good shot!! Beautiful!! This is his outburst that was suppressed for most of the game! This stop is simply perfect! A work of art! A work of art that should be put in a museum!"
"Melli Melimelli - Melli!! Defeat! Defeat! This is the tip! In the 97th minute of the game, there are still two minutes left before injury time ends! Melli scored for Argentina.
Ball, 3:2! Argentina takes the lead!"
"Oh my God! Can you believe it?! There was such a crazy scene at the last moment of this game! Argentina, which had been suppressed, suddenly launched an attack, and Melli relied on his superstar ability to complete the fatal blow!
"
"Argentina! Argentina! Argentina!! Argentina leads the host 3:2! Melli This is a goal that almost kills the suspense of the game and determines the World Cup championship! Melli! He single-handedly determines the championship! This is a superstar
!The first person in the world!"
"The King of Football! The King of Football Melli! Ladies and gentlemen! How lucky we are to witness the birth of a new generation of Football King at the scene!"
Amid their shouts, Melli, who scored the goal, excitedly ran to the corner flag area with open arms, then knelt there with his hands pointing to the sky, thanking God!
His teammates came from behind, knelt down and hugged him excitedly, and then hugged each other.
Including the Argentinian players on the bench, they crossed the court and came to celebrate with everyone.
The head coach of the Argentina national team, Feisol, also rushed into the stadium excitedly and ran to the opposite corner flag area with his substitute players to participate in the carnival and celebration.
At the VIP table, the eternal legend of Argentine football, the world champion Fiorijo Igovara, was so excited that his face turned red. He hugged his arms tightly, looked up at the sky, and roared excitedly.
He is also thanking God!
Thank God for coming to Melli at this time and bringing glory to Argentina!
Many Argentine fans were cheering and hugging in the stands, and many were tugging at the Argentina jersey and team emblem on their chests, or kissing the Argentine flag and scarves in their hands with tears in their eyes.
The Argentine commentator had tears in his eyes when he saw this scene, and his voice was hoarse and choked with sobs and he roared:
"God has not abandoned Argentina! Today, His name is Mellie Banega! Today! He has sent warmth and strength to our country! Mend the cracks and heal the wounds! Let the people of this country unite closely! Let
We are all proud to be Argentine! Argentina! Argentina! Ah—Argentina!”
He showed his true feelings completely, because for the country of Argentina, football is indeed the only thing that can mend the broken hearts of the people.
This once glorious country is now experiencing soaring prices, poor people's livelihood, political chaos, and rampant corruption...Only football can make the Argentine people happy and recall those glorious times.
It's the best placebo in the country.
So this country needs this championship more than any other country in the world.
In the opinion of the Argentinian commentator, you China is so great and rich, football is just a toy to you, and the World Cup championship is just a decoration in a beautiful house. Decoration can make the house more eye-catching, but it is just decoration.
But for us in Argentina, the World Cup championship is the medicine that can heal this country! It is life-saving medicine!
What else do we, the people of Argentina, have?
Nothing but football!
This is the only thing, you Chinese cannot take it away!
※※※
Throughout the stands of the Workers' Stadium, the Argentinian fans went crazy. They created the loudest momentum in this game, as if they had turned this place into their home court.
The majority of the fans in red uniforms were all staring blankly at the stadium, holding their heads in their hands, or covering their faces with their hands, remaining silent without making any sound.
Not just on site.
Everywhere in China that was watching the live broadcast of this game was also completely silent.
There was no other sound except the din coming from the TV broadcast.
I don't know how long it took before sobs and swear words broke the strange silence that was both noisy and silent.
The Chinese fans, who were extremely disappointed and in pain, could only use swear words and cry to express their emotions at this moment.
They are not cursing the players of the Chinese team, they are cursing this damn fate.
※※※
"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!! I'll fuck him!"
In front of the Chinese team's coaching bench, the suffocating silence was broken by Ding Gaoyi's series of curses.
Some people cast their eyes on him, while others continued to look at the court aimlessly.
Head coach Qin Lin turned his attention to Ding Gaoyi, and then looked at the angry Ding Gaoyi who suddenly came to his senses. He suddenly turned around and walked towards the bench filled with mourners.
He dragged the right midfielder, right winger Xue Ming, from a group of "puppetes" and "stone statues".
"Quick, get ready to appear!"
Xue Ming seemed to have not yet reacted, and was stunned on the spot.
Until Qin Lin slapped him hard on the back and shouted almost roaring: "What are you doing standing there?! Take your competition certificate and go to the fourth official!"
※※※
Although Peng Weijun's reaction was fast enough and the speed of pursuit was fast enough. But when he ran back, what he saw was goalkeeper Lin Zhiyuan lying on the ground with his hands covering his face, and... he tried hard to tackle the ball, but nothing happened.
Instead of touching him, he lost his center of gravity and rolled on the ground in a panic.
He just stared blankly at the scene in front of him, his mind going blank.
Until he saw the captain get up from the ground, go to pull Lin Zhiyuan up, and then looked at the stunned Peng Weijun and said to himself: "The game is not over yet!"
Peng Weijun shivered, as if an electric current passed through his body and reactivated him.
He turned around and followed the captain with his eyes. He saw him walking up to Qin Qi, who was holding his head in his hands, patting him on the shoulder and saying the same thing: "The game is not over yet!"
Peng Weijun looked forward again and found Brother Huan running to the referee, seemingly complaining to him that the Argentinian celebrated for too long.
The referee pointed to the watch on his wrist to explain to him.
That seems to mean that he will count the celebration time as supplementary time, so that Brother Huan should not worry.
Where is Brother Hu?
Peng Weijun continued his search.
Hu Lai was already standing in the center circle, waving to his side, gesturing for them to kick the football over.
That’s right! The game isn’t over yet!
Peng Weijun ran towards the goal, picked up the football in the net, and said to Lin Zhiyuan when he passed by: "Brother Zhiyuan, the game is not over yet!"
Then he kicked the ball towards the center circle.
We have traveled such a long way and endured so much hardship, not just to win second place!
※※※
"The players of the Chinese team haven't given up yet!" Li Qingqing screamed excitedly when he saw the changes on the field. "They didn't lie on the ground covering their faces with their hands and couldn't get up! There is still time in the game! Even if there is only the last second left.
, we must fight to the end! Now is not the time to be sad!”
At this time, she is no longer a commentator, but a cheerleader for the Chinese team, with only emotions and no sense.
He Feng also recovered from the blow, and he rushed to the commentary table again: "Yes! Qingqing is right! Now is not the time to be sad! When Argentina scored, it was 96 minutes and 34 seconds, and the distance was 96 minutes and 34 seconds.
There are still two minutes and sixteen seconds left before the ninety-nine-minute game ends! Every second, we must continue to fight!
"The game has reached the final moment! The Chinese team has also been forced into a desperate situation! But the more times this happens, the more we must unswervingly support our team and believe in them! I implore the hundreds of millions of Chinese fans in front of the TV
We, please raise your voice again at this time! Come on for the Chinese team!"
In Laiqing Football Park, a few young voices took the lead in responding to He Feng’s call:
"Team China! Come on! Team China! Come on!"
Then more and more people woke up from their dreams and shouted: "Come on, Team China! Come on, Team China! Come on!!"
No one asked "Will there be any more miracles?"
No one said "It's over!"
There is only one voice at this time:
"Team China! Come on!"
In Dongchuan Middle School, an atmosphere of despair and pain spreads in the stadium along with silence, as if there is no one here.
But when they heard the live shouting transmitted through the satellite relay signal, they also shouted together:
"Team China! Come on! Team China! Come on!!"
When the daughter was pumping her fists and shouting, she clearly heard the shouts from the old father next to her.
So she didn't go to see her father again, but wiped away her tears and shouted cheers louder.
At the Workers' Stadium in the capital, the cheers of the Argentinians were completely drowned out by the uniform cheers.
At this moment, Chinese fans regained the initiative and told them whose territory this is!
All the Chinese fans were repeating the same sentence at the top of their lungs.
"Team China! Come on! Team China! Come on!!"
Not to mention Xie Lan, even middle-aged men like Hu Lixin and Li Ziqiang, who are usually relatively restrained and reserved, were roaring with all their strength and their expressions were hideous and terrifying.
Han Shuyu and Li Qingliang shouted along while pointing their mobile phones at the stands and the stadium to record the scene truthfully.
The shouts were so loud that they became the only sound in the stadium.
Even the commentators in the commentary box who were wearing sound-isolating and noise-cancelling headsets took off their earmuffs and turned their heads to look around the stands in surprise.
He Feng was also looking back. Not only that, he also raised his arms high, clasped his hands together, and bowed to all the Chinese fans in the audience.
Li Qingqing couldn't hide her excitement and shouted into the microphone with a tearful voice: "Did you hear it? Hu Lai?! Did you hear it?!"
It was as if her voice could really be heard by the players on the court.
※※※
Xue Ming stood in front of the touchline with the fourth official next to him.
He looked back at the main stand behind him. Whether it was ordinary seats, VIP seats, or VIP boxes, they were all filled with Chinese fans waving their fists and shouting loudly.
The deafening shouts were repeated over and over again.
There was an emotion that seemed to be hammered into his heart.
He withdrew his gaze and looked at Ou Yangjin who was running off the field.
Ou Yangjin did not choose to come here to hand over to him, but found the nearest road and ran off the field.
As soon as he ran out of the stadium, Xue Ming rushed up to him.
"Substitutions for the Chinese team! No. 4 Ou Yangjin is out, No. 20 Xue Ming is up!"
The live broadcast was completely drowned in the wild cheers of the Chinese fans.
"Team China! Come on! Team China! Come on!!"
※※※
The Argentine players did not really continue to celebrate, because their interest was interrupted by the sudden cheers from the audience.
They hugged each other and raised their heads one after another, looking towards the stands.
They saw the cheering Argentine fans and the gnashing teeth of the Chinese fans.
It was like a bucket of cold water was poured down on them from the stands.
Head coach Feisol, who was celebrating with his players, instantly cooled down from the ecstasy and then reminded his players: "You have all seen that the Chinese have not surrendered yet... There are two minutes left in the game, grit your teeth
, persevere until the end! Don’t give them any chance! Behind you are 46 million Argentine people! It is our suffering but great motherland! Use your actual actions to tell them!”
Having said this, Feisol waved his hand and pointed at the shouting Chinese fans in the stands.
"There is no miracle! Today! Here! There is no miracle for the Chinese!"
Everyone responded to the coach with excited roars, then dispersed and walked towards their own half.
They thought silently in their hearts:
For our country, for our people!
※※※
It wasn't until the Argentine players ended their celebration and returned to their own half that the heart-stopping shouts gradually died down.
At this time, the TV broadcast gave a close-up shot of Hu Lai, who was standing in the center circle with a football on his feet.
This shot reminded many people.
"Hu! If there is anyone who is most likely to save the team and create miracles, it must be this man! In the Spanish-Portuguese World Cup four years ago, the Chinese team challenged the defending champion Spain. It was Hu after kicking off the ball.
He scored directly from the center circle and set a record for the fastest goal in the history of the World Cup!"
"...That World Cup goal was the opening goal, but Hu Zeng also really completed a 'miracle' in the Champions League final, and what a coincidence is that his opponent at that time was also Melli! That was still in 2028-2029
In the Champions League final of the season, Madrid Pirates faced the defending champion Madrid Kings..."
"...At that time, Melli had just scored a hat trick to help the Madrid Kings take the lead. Hu took advantage of the kick-off opportunity in the center circle and scored directly, quickly equalizing the score!"
"So now will Hu once again show his miraculous kick-off from the center circle and score a goal? I know the hope is slim, but it seems that this is the only way for the Chinese team to save the fate of defeat! So... let it go
Bo, why don’t you give it a try?!”
Commentators from all over the world talked about this scene.
Although they also feel that the possibility is very low, after all, Hu Lai has never completed the feat of scoring a goal from the center circle since the World Cup game four years ago.
But this does not prevent them from "warming the fire"...
If we really make it, it will become an eternal classic in the history of the World Cup finals!
If you don't get in... If you don't get in, it won't affect them who are watching the show.
Looking at the close-up of Hu Lai standing in the center circle, Tang Xiuyuan asked her husband Chu Yifan: "Can Hu Lai score a goal directly from the center circle this time?"
Chu Yifan didn't answer her, because his reason told him that it would be difficult, but emotionally there was another voice in his ear that kept saying: "What if? What if it succeeds?"
Thinking of this, he turned to look at Yan Yan.
Yan Yan nervously watched the live broadcast on the projection screen and ignored him.
※※※
Hulay stepped on the football and stood in the center circle. He looked up at the Argentina goal.
Argentina goalkeeper Penalva stood on the goal line honestly, not daring to take a step beyond the bounds.
He knew that at this moment, there must be countless people looking forward to his goal from the circle again.
But he really couldn't do it.
It turned out that he believed that the system disappeared so that he could win the World Cup in a dignified way.
And now he suddenly realized that maybe it was to let him fight this damn fate like a real warrior.
The only person he can rely on besides himself is his teammates.
As the referee blew the whistle, he kicked the ball towards his teammates behind him and rushed into Argentina's half.
※※※
"The game continues! Since the Argentina team took some time to celebrate the goal, the game has now actually reached the 100th minute! This has exceeded the final time of the game! But taking into account substitutions and celebrations, the time will be added to the stoppage time
Go...so the time left for the Chinese team may be about three minutes, or less! There is really not much time left for them!"
"Qin quickly made adjustments after losing the ball. He replaced the only defensive midfielder Yang Jinou with the wing offensive player Ming Xue. This completely means that he does not need to defend in the midfield and wants to fight Argentina! But it is difficult to say that this
How useful is substitution in the last few minutes..."
"After Qin replaced Xue on the field, Luo, who originally played as a right midfielder, went to the front line. Now the Chinese team is playing a 343 formation, which is very radical and risky! But for the Chinese team, they are definitely not qualified to look forward and backward.
Got it!"
"Actually, the Chinese team's substitution has no tactical content. It's just a try! If you don't succeed, you will be punished!"
※※※
After the Chinese team kicked off, not a single Argentine player entered the Chinese team's half. Instead, they all huddled in their own half, determined not to miss the line.
The Chinese team also had no intention of back-and-forth kicking in the backcourt to attract the opponent.
Xia Xiaoyu directly passed the football forward to Luo Kai on the wing.
Luo Kai and Argentinian left back Ngoza jumped up to compete for the top. He was slightly better, and he pushed the football towards the center.
Zhou Zijing rushed forward and took advantage of his physical advantage. He first blocked his position, stuck out his butt and blocked Argentinian center back Rojas behind him, and then controlled the football.
Then he passed the football to Xue Ming.
Xue Ming, who had just come on the field, had not fully adapted to the rhythm of the game. When he caught the ball, his feet got mixed up and he almost lost the ball.
Fortunately, his second reaction was quick enough, he crossed his body, protected the ball, and then passed it to Zhang Qinghuan.
At this time, the Chinese team had actually entered Argentina's defensive third zone. In front of them was Argentina with three clearly distinguishable defense lines.
As long as there is no forward pass, Argentina will not come to grab the ball and let Zhang Qinghuan stop the ball.
Anyway, there is not much time left in the game. As long as they stay in the pit and hold on to the last three minutes, they can win the World Cup.
Don't take the risk to grab it at this time.
What if there is a hole in your defense and Hu Lai seizes the opportunity?
Faced with Argentina, which was setting up a bus, Zhang Qinghuan actually had no good solution.
His current physical fitness does not allow him to mess with Argentina's defense by dribbling the ball.
He switched the football from left foot to right foot, right foot to left foot, body orientation from left to right, right back to left.
He could never find any space or opportunity to play the ball.
In desperation, he passed the football to Peng Weijun on the wing.
Trying to rely on Peng Weijun's speed to attack Argentina's defense.
However, Peng Weijun's speed could not find a place to be used in front of Argentina's tight defense. After all, he only relied on speed to excel. In fact, his foot skills were not very good...otherwise, he would not have played as a winger back then.
He came out and changed to a full-back to achieve success.
In the end, Peng Weijun could only pass directly from the wing.
This is also the last resort.
The Chinese team has three forwards in front of the opponent's goal, and it depends on who can pass the ball to them.
Hu Lai ran laterally in the penalty area to create space for his teammates.
Unfortunately, the Argentines were all in front of the goal, and he couldn't create any space.
In the end, Zhou Zijing forced his head to jump and hit the goal, which went over the crossbar.
There was a huge sigh in the stands, which was quickly drowned out by the cheers of the Argentine fans.
"Ouch! Zhou Zijing!"
Zhou Zijing himself was more regretful than the fans and commentators in front of the TV. After he landed, he clenched his fists and looked up to the sky and roared.
His father Zhou Shenghai in the stands couldn't help but yell: "What the hell is that ball on top of? You go and pull it to create opportunities for Hu Lai!"
※※※
The ball fell to Argentina. Goalkeeper Penalva was not in a hurry to take the goal kick. He repeatedly placed a football on the goal line three times.
This caused the Chinese fans in the stands to greet his female relatives and eighteen generations of his ancestors...
The referee also gave him a yellow card for deliberately delaying the game time.
Penalva seemed to still feel aggrieved and stood behind the football with his hands spread out, but still had no intention of kicking off.
Until I heard Hu Lai shouting to the referee: "Referee! He despises you!"
Only then did Penalva kick the football forward - he was afraid that the referee would be recalled by Hu Lai and then give himself a second yellow card...
The football was kicked into the frontcourt, where center forward Grazzini was at the forefront.
At the same time, Melli tried to control the second goal, and then controlled the ball more in the Chinese team's half.
But Grazzini didn't even get the first shot, and the football was pushed back by Qin Qi above his head.
Without saying a word, Melly turned around and ran back to participate in the defense.
At this time, head coach Feisol will not ask him not to return to defense. Because now he needs to use all his physical strength on defense, and defense is the "blade"!
※※※
The football that Qin Qi pushed back fell to Xia Xiaoyu's feet. Meili came over and tried to steal the ball.
But Xia Xiaoyu protected the football, and Melli's steal caused a foul.
Xia Xiaoyu, who was kicked to the ground, did not hold his ankles and howl and roll over. Instead, he got up from the ground and kicked the football out without waiting for the referee to blow the whistle.
The referee did not call the ball back and signaled the Chinese team to try again.
He follows the ball and runs out, and the game continues!
This time the Chinese team faced Argentina's bus and did not pass the ball from the wing.
Luo Kai took a powerful long-range shot from outside the penalty area!
The football was blocked by Argentina's player Giampaoli and flew out of the sideline.
※※※
As the football flew out of the sideline, Xie Lan cast his eyes on the big screen.
Not only her, but the fans who were watching the live broadcast of the game also glanced at the upper left corner of the screen.
Their purpose is the same, they all want to see how much time is left in the game.
He Feng seemed to be thinking about it as well. At this time, he broadcast a report: "101 minutes and 49 seconds of the whole game! The score is still 2:3, and the Chinese team is lagging behind! The time left for us is getting more and more.
few……"
The Argentine commentator also noticed this time: "There is only one minute left before Argentina wins the World Cup!"
Counting all the time spent by Argentina to celebrate the goal and the Chinese team's substitutions, the referee team gave the game another three minutes of stoppage time.
So the real end time of this game should be one hundred and three minutes.
There is indeed one minute left, and the game will be decided.
None of the substitute players and coaches of the two teams could sit in their seats to watch the game. They all stood up and stood on the sidelines.
The Argentinian players are constantly reminding the referee on the field: Time! Pay attention to the time! When the time is up, you have to call quickly! Don't give them one more second!
The substitute players of the Chinese team stared at the court nervously and were speechless.
Chen Xingyi now wishes he could change the rules of the football match on the spot and allow the players who were replaced to play again, so that he will not have to be a spectator on the sidelines after recovering!
※※※
As the football flew out of the sideline, Xue Ming had already run towards the ball boy on the sidelines.
Before he could make a gesture, the little ball boy quickly threw the football in his hand, saving every possible second for the Chinese team.
Xue Ming caught the football and turned around to see that the main contact points were blocked by Argentine players.
But he still threw the ball to Luo Kai and then quickly moved forward.
He believed Luo Kai knew what to do.
Sure enough, Luo Kai directly used his feet to pass the ball in the air to Xue Ming, who was penetrating forward.
When Xue Ming received the ball, Argentina left back Ngoza was also approaching him. He chose to pass the ball, but Ngoza stretched his foot to block the baseline!
This time is the 101 minute and 58 seconds of the game.
"The Chinese team won a corner kick!"
"This may be the last opportunity for the Chinese team to attack in this game!"
"Lin Zhiyuan is coming up too!"
In the TV broadcast, not only the three central defenders of the Chinese team, but also their goalkeeper Lin Zhiyuan ran up to Argentina's penalty area. He was particularly eye-catching wearing a yellow goalkeeper jersey.
At the same time, the Argentinian players and every Chinese team player were entangled, pulling and pushing, and some even hugged each other tightly...
The referee had to blow the whistle to suspend the game and then warned the players on both sides to abide by the rules.
※※※
Xie Lan clasped her hands together and pressed them against her mouth. Only in this way could she stop the collision of her teeth.
But her body was still shaking uncontrollably.
She had prayed to all the gods and Buddhas she could in her heart, praying that they could bless her son and the Chinese team.
The camera lens passed right in front of her, and she had no intention of waving to the camera.
Not just her, but all the Chinese fans who appeared in the broadcast had serious, nervous and uneasy expressions.
Before, their chants of "Come on Team China" really shocked the global audience, but now they are just a group of helpless poor people.
Seeing this scene, the commentators sighed with emotion:
"...This is the cruelty of football! The Chinese team, which was trailing by two goals in the first half, used their tenacity to equalize the score in the second half. And for a time, people saw the hope of winning the game... Everyone thought they
It will create a miracle that has never been seen in the history of the World Cup final..."
"... This may be the last chance for the Chinese team. If this corner kick cannot be scored, the Argentinians will not give them any chance... This is a great thing for the Chinese team players and Chinese fans who have worked hard until now.
How cruel!"
"Actually, I think no matter what the final result is, the Chinese team's performance has won the respect of the world! Their courage and tenacity will be engraved in the history of world football forever!"
※※※
Xia Xiaoyu ran to take the corner kick.
Zhou Zijing, Luo Kai, Wang Guangwei, Qin Qi... they all have an Argentine player beside them.
Jule has two Argentinian players, one is center back Peralta and the other is goalkeeper Penalva.
Penalva opened his arms and shouted at the referee, indicating that Hulay had interfered with him.
The referee was too lazy to blow the whistle to pause the game, and just made a gesture to let Hu Lai come out.
So Hulay took a symbolic half step outward, but was still blocked in front of goalkeeper Penalva.
Center back Sergi Peralta forced his way in, separated Hulay from his own goalkeeper, and then kept pushing Hulay outward.
Except for Xia Xiaoyu, who took the corner kick, eight players from the Chinese team were in the Argentina penalty area.
The only exceptions are Zhang Qinghuan and Peng Weijun.
Because Peng Weijun is short, there is no need to enter the penalty area, and he will not be able to grab the landing spot. Every corner kick strategy, he is outside the penalty area, waiting for an opportunity to make a follow-up shot.
Zhang Qinghuan, on the other hand, couldn't run at all.
He stood outside the penalty arc, bent over, holding his knees with his hands, breathing heavily, and looked up at the corner flag area.
With his look like this, even if he goes to the goal, he can't squeeze through those Argentine players. Why not stay outside the penalty area, maybe he can control the second goal and reorganize the attack?
It's really embarrassing to say that he was substituted with high hopes, but it seemed that he only played a role in helping the team stabilize when facing Argentina's high pressure.
So far, not a single goal or assist...
In fact, he knew before the game that his knee injury was not cured, but he didn't tell anyone so that he could still play in the finals.
So after being replaced, he has been fighting with injuries, and he can feel the pain from his knees from time to time.
This also affected his performance after playing.
Damn it! If I had known earlier, I should have asked Dr. Yuan to give me a closed injection!
Zhang Qinghuan looked down at his right knee. The centipede-shaped scar was shocking and looked very ugly.
If...if there hadn't been that injury, would everything be different?
I can finish this season completely, be in excellent condition, be able to play as the main player in the World Cup until now, be able to give more help to the team, assist, and even score goals myself...
Instead of being like this now, like a waste, unable to do anything at the critical moment!
Zhang Qinghuan cursed in his heart, and then heard the crisp whistle.
He stood up quickly and saw Xia Xiaoyu kicking the football high towards the back of the goal.
There were three Chinese team players fighting with the Argentinian defensive players!
Zhou Zijing, Lin Zhiyuan and Qin Qi!
In the end, Zhou Zijing grabbed the point and headed the ball towards the front post!
"Chinese team takes a corner kick! Zhou Zijing! Header!"
Just as the football was about to fly into the goal, it was saved by Farias who was guarding the goal line!
"ah!!"
He Feng yelled regretfully, without even noticing that his voice was broken.
The Argentine commentator shouted excitedly: "Farias's rescue! Argentina's counterattack!"
After the football was kicked out by Farias, it flew to the front right wing.
At the same time, Argentinian center Grazzini is chasing behind the football!
What he faced was an empty half of the Chinese team and an unguarded goal!
※※※
When Zhang Qinghuan saw Farias waving his legs in front of the football, he turned around and ran back.
He knew that the ball would definitely be cleared, so he had to control the landing point...
After he started, he found that Grazzini was sprinting with all his strength. So he lowered his head, gritted his teeth and rushed forward with all his strength.
At this time, any lack of energy or knee pain were all forgotten by him!
He only knew that if he didn't get the ball back, the Chinese team would really be doomed!
If the Chinese team loses this game, what's the point of keeping that leg?
The Argentinian commentator shouted happily: "Grazzini!"
He Feng gritted his teeth and said: "Zhang Qinghuan!!"
Other players on both sides are also running hard.
Of course the Chinese team players have to return to defense.
The Argentine players hope to seize this opportunity and put the last nail in the coffin of the Chinese team - if this goal can be scored, the score will become 4:2, and the Chinese team will be powerless no matter what!
Melly was also sprinting forward with his head lowered.
Lessman rushed too fast, slipped and fell to the ground.
Despite this, he climbed up from the ground and continued rushing!
Lin Zhiyuan ran wildly, but he was too far away... The pursuit by him and other players of the Chinese team was more like a "death struggle" with a destined ending.
Grazzini caught up with the football before the halfway line.
He took the football a step forward and did not choose to directly open the goal here.
Because he was exhausted and did not have the confidence to kick the football into an empty goal from such a distance.
After the ball went out, he turned his head and looked towards the center, trying to see where his teammates had gone - none of them had crossed the center line yet...
But the good news is that the Chinese team's defensive players did not run past half court.
As long as he passes the ball, Melli can receive the ball in front of all the Chinese team players and then face the empty goal. The chance of scoring is much greater than his own!
So Grazzini began to adjust his pace, catch up with the football, and prepare to pass the ball.
His attention was all on Meili who was following up in the middle, but he ignored Zhang Qinghuan who had already caught up with him!
When Zhang Qinghuan saw this, he immediately tackled it decisively!
He tackled the football and kept it!
But he himself also lost his balance and fell forward to the ground.
Grazzini bumped into him and fell onto his back!
Zhang Qinghuan, who was lying on the ground, looked back and saw that the ball he had shoveled was still in the field and had not gone out of bounds. He immediately struggled to get up from the ground and fished it back just as it was about to go out of bounds!
Grazzini, who was lying on the ground, raised his hand to complain to the referee. He thought Zhang Qinghuan had committed a foul.
But the referee didn't blow the whistle, but turned around and ran back to the Argentina half!
"No foul! No foul!! Zhang Qinghuan successfully stole the ball! There is still a chance!!"
He Feng shouted excitedly.
The screams and boos in the stadium instantly switched to cheers.
The Argentine substitute players on the sidelines gestured and shouted: "Time's up! Time's up!!"
They were bluffing and lying about the military situation. In fact, it was now one hundred and two minutes and forty-eight seconds, and there were still twelve seconds left before the end of the game!
Strictly speaking, the game is not over yet!
After Zhang Qinghuan regained control of the football, he did not dribble forward, but raised his head to observe the situation in front.
Because players on both sides were running forward just now, and now the ball suddenly changed hands, and after the offense and defense exchanged, some people had not had time to turn around, so there was a disconnect between the formations of both sides on the field.
The Argentinian players who participated in the counterattack and the Chinese team players who ran the fastest back to defense were both still in the Chinese team's half.
Those Argentine players who had not had time to participate in the counterattack and the Chinese players who had not had time to return to defense stayed in the Argentine half.
Now the Argentinian players who stayed behind are turning around and running towards their own penalty area, and the Chinese team players are also rushing forward.
In this process of switching offense and defense, opportunities are most likely to appear!
After Zhang Qinghuan observed it, he decisively used his left foot to pass the ball to Argentina's penalty area in front!
When his right foot was supporting his body, he felt another stab of pain, but he gritted his teeth and held on, pouring all his strength into his left foot!
A long diagonal pass over forty meters!
"Cross the ball diagonally! Find Hu Lai!"
When the broadcast camera turned, Hulay was advancing into the Argentina penalty area!
Around him there are three Argentine players.
Among them, Farias turned out to be the closest!
After Bigfoot made a clearance just now, Farias saw Melly rushing forward and did not choose to actively participate in the attack.
So now he has the opportunity to defend Hu Lai personally!
At the same time, behind the two of them, there is Argentina's left back Ngoza, and in the middle is center back Peralta.
Hu Lai of the Chinese team has already taken the lead, and the others are still behind him. It will be too late to respond to him for a while...
When Hulay and Farias just ran into the penalty area, the football fell rapidly from the air and flew towards them.
Farias and Hulay looked back at the incoming ball at the same time, and when Farias looked back at Hulay, he found that Hulay was already in the air and kicked out!
He raised his right foot and used the area between the instep and the calf bone to remove the football flying in the air. His movements were as light as catching a free-falling table tennis ball with his hand, and the football became completely invisible.
Weightless…
Farias lost the first opportunity, but he had a better chance, which was to wait for Hulay to stop the ball completely.
When he saw the football being unloaded, he stretched out his foot to poke it!
But he missed it!
Because Hu Lai moved faster than him, after landing, he used the right foot that stopped the ball just now to dunk the ball lightly!
The football bounced off Farias' crotch and went through!
Hulay, who dunked Farias, stopped suddenly, turned around and cut inside, then raised his right leg to face the bouncing football and ejected it with the outside instep!
Penalva, who had almost rushed forward, knelt on the ground and waved reflexively, but did not touch the ball!
He looked back and watched the football fly into the goal he was guarding!
At 102 minutes and 54 seconds of the game, the Chinese team tied with Argentina 3:3!
※※※
Note 1: "HALA" means "come on" and "go forward" in Spanish, and is pronounced similar to "Ala"
PS, I haven’t asked for a monthly pass for a long, long time. This book is the last full month. Please ask for a monthly pass. There will be no chance in the future. ()