Chapter 1995 Seventeen Minutes and Seventeen Seconds

Seeing that Luo Kai's header was saved, Dillon, who was standing on the sidelines, expressed his regret by leaning back suddenly.

Then he asked Qin Lin to call Guo Junfu from the bench.

Yu Jintao withdrew his gaze from the bench and asked Dillon, "Do you need to let the players on the field wait for the corner kick?"

Dillon shook his head: "No, let them kick it first, don't wait. Wait, it will cool down."

Yu Jintao fell silent, and turned his attention to the bench again.

Seeing Guo Junfu taking off his vest under Qin Lin's signal, he got up and walked towards this side.

There is no need to warm up, because you have been warming up before, and your body is in a state ready to go on stage at any time.

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Although Luo Kai's header missed the goal, it helped the Chinese team win a corner kick.

For the weaker side, any set ball in the frontcourt is an important scoring method, which must be paid attention to and fully utilized.

For this corner kick, the Chinese team also made some adjustments.

They did not swarm to the door, but stood collectively on the line of the penalty area.

The players of the Dutch team who were preparing to defend in front of the goal saw this, first looked at each other in blank dismay, then left their positions, came to the line of the penalty area, and stood with the players of the Chinese team.

In this way, apart from the goalkeeper Tone Schulman, there was no player from both sides in the penalty area, and it was empty.

Make the audience look uncomfortable.

After the players of the Dutch team stood together with the players of the Chinese team, Hu Lai walked out of the crowd alone, passed through the defense of the Dutch team, and came to the empty penalty area.

The Dutch players looked at Hu Lai one after another, a little surprised.

Mainly because Hu Lai felt that it was pointless to do so.

Generally speaking, when a corner kick is kicked directly in front of the goal, there is no such thing as offside, so even if Hu Lai appears behind the Dutch players, he is not offside.

But he stands so abruptly in the penalty area, do you really think that the players of the Dutch team will not defend him?

Sure enough, Danny Drew, who was in charge of marking Hou Lai, also came out of his defense line, retreated to Hou Lai's side, and stood with him.

But Hu Lai didn't care, he still smiled at Drew.

Drew ignored him with a straight face.

The other Chinese players are still standing on the line of the penalty area, and have no intention of going in to get involved.

So the defenders of the Dutch team can only block the line of the penalty area.

Then the referee blew his whistle, and Zhang Qinghuan raised his arms to signal to all his teammates on the court.

Then he ran up and kicked!

At the same time as he kicked, the players of the Chinese team moved.

But not everyone moves.

The few people standing in front of the Dutch players did not move, they used their bodies to block the Dutch players.

With the help of their pick-and-roll, several Chinese players in the second row passed by and rushed into the Dutch team's penalty area!

It was center back Qin Qi, Liu Yan and center Zhou Zijing!

They are all tall players who are good at heading!

Oops!

When Danny Drew saw this scene, he knew the crisis was coming!

He dropped Hu Lai without hesitation, and rushed to the football landing point—this ball was not passed to Hu Lai by Zhang Qinghuan, because the landing point was...back!

It was Zhou Zijing who ran there to meet him!

"Zhou Zijing! Ah!"

Zhou Zijing jumped high at the back point and hit the football before Danny Drew!

However, due to Drew's interference, the football he ejected was slightly higher than the crossbar...

"Zhou Zijing...a header! It's a bit higher!"

"Oh!" Jiang Yin yelled regretfully, holding her head in her hands in front of the TV. Then he pointed to the screen and asked Yan Yan: "Would it be better for him to pass the football to Hu Lai?"

Because Danny Drew decisively defended Zhou Zijing just now, Hu Laikong in the middle was empty.

As long as Zhou Zijing can pass the football to Hu Lai, Hu Lai can get an almost unguarded shot.

Yan Yan shook his head: "Impossible... In that case, he basically couldn't see Hu Lai, and the angle of view was very small. And... he was also a striker. At that time, most people would think of shooting by themselves. This is confidence. Still have to."

"But like this... I didn't shoot the goal, wouldn't I be scolded to death?" Jiang Yin frowned. The "oops" she said just now was her disappointment and dissatisfaction that could not be concealed, but she was relatively gentle and did not directly swear.

"If he chooses to pass the ball, but fails to pass it in a hurry, and Hu Lai doesn't receive it, then he will be scolded as well. If he blames Hu Lai at a critical moment, he doesn't even dare to shoot... If you want to scold him, why? You can also find a reason to scold." Yan Yan said.

Chu Yifan beside him also gave Yan Yan support: "Yes. If we don't win in the end, then Hu Lai will also be scolded."

"Ah? How come?" Jiang Yin's eyes widened, "Didn't he help us equalize the score?"

Chu Yifan said: "At that time, they will scold Hu Lai for not scoring goals until more than 80 minutes. They scold him for scoring 70 or 80 goals in a season at the club. Why are they in the national team? Can't score a single goal... After the Chinese team lost to Italy, isn't that what those people on the Internet scolded Hu Lai?"

Jiang Yin thought about the remarks she read online during that time, and nodded unconsciously.

Indeed.

Before you know it, it seems to some people that Hu Lai really has to be a perfect machine that can score goals at any time. As long as he doesn't score, he deserves to be scolded.

It made Hu Lai score so many goals but harmed himself... because it aroused everyone's appetite, and some people could no longer accept that he didn't score.

But this is not normal.

With Hu Lai's performance, he has already surpassed all other forwards in the world. If you still criticize him harshly, it would be... unreasonable.

It's just that if unreasonable people can reason, how can there be such a thing?

After the Chinese team lost to Italy, many people on the Internet scolded Hu Lai for being inferior to a 38-year-old "old man" and scolding him for "disappearing as soon as he fights a tough battle"-this is completely true It's nonsense, but someone just scolded it. Where are you going to reason?

Jiang Yin, who witnessed these strange situations on the Internet, fell silent.

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When the Chinese team was about to serve a corner kick, Dillon had already explained what he should explain to Guo Junfu.

When the Chinese team took a corner kick, Guo Junfu stood next to the fourth official, and he would appear on the field only after the corner kick was over.

Seeing that Zhou Zijing raised the football a bit higher, he was still holding his head with his hands in regret on the sidelines.

This time Dillon did not show regret, but patted Guo Junfu on the shoulder, and said to him in the end: "Go, Guo. Tell them what I mean."

The fourth official raised the sign and the Chinese team made a substitution.

On the 16th and off on the 19th.

"The Chinese team has made a substitution! This is the last substitution quota for the Chinese team. The one who will be replaced is the offensive midfielder Guo Junfu, and the replacement... is Ou Yangjin?!"

Seeing this scene, the commentator He Feng was a little surprised.

"Is Dillon not going to play overtime?!"

He thought that Zhang Qinghuan should be replaced when Guo Junfu came on the field. This is a match-up substitution, and it will not change the Chinese team's tactical system. Moreover, Guo Junfu is fresh blood and has plenty of physical strength. He can guarantee a certain running ability in the midfield during the 30 minutes of overtime.

As a result, Ou Yangjin was replaced now. Although there were still five players in the midfield, none of them could defend full-time.

Doesn't this mean that the Chinese team lost a gate in front of the defense?

Could it be that Xia Xiaoyu was expected to become an engineer?

But he can't run anymore... Where can he have the stamina to run and intercept?

Yan Kang said in a deep voice beside him, "Dillon is going to give it his all..."

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"Isn't this too risky? Is it necessary?"

The wife in front of the TV also exclaimed when she saw the replacement. At the same time, she turned to look at her husband Shi Wuyin beside her, as if she wanted to get some answers from him.

But Shi Wuzhen didn't answer her, as if he didn't feel her gaze at all.

He just stood up from the sofa and watched the rest of the game standing up.

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"Qin, do you think my decision is too reckless?"

Jorge Dillon, who was standing on the sidelines, suddenly asked Qin Lin who was also standing on the sidelines.

Qin Lin shook his head: "No, our physical fitness can't last another 30 minutes of overtime."

"Actually, it's okay to play overtime..." Dillon said, "If you are going to play overtime, there is a corresponding way. Although playing overtime will be very painful, there is indeed the possibility of a collapse in the middle, but it does not mean that I can't play at all. After Hu equalized the score, I was a little hesitant... If we are going to play extra time, then I should let the players slow down and recover their strength. I can see that the Dutch don't mind playing extra time Time race. So if we slow it down, nine times out of ten they'll go with the flow...but."

Having said that, Dillon paused for a moment before continuing:

"It was the lads who helped me make up my mind - obviously the players didn't want to go 1-1 into extra time, they wanted to beat Holland in regulation time. As their manager, I also support their idea. From an emotional or rational point of view, it is the best solution to try to take advantage of the momentum to equalize the score and win the game."

Qin Lin nodded, he could totally understand.

But what Dillon said next took him by surprise.

"But I also probably made a bad decision," Dillon said.

Qin Lin looked at him in surprise.

"Maybe it is right to drag the game into overtime. Maybe our physical fitness can really last until the penalty shootout? Maybe replacing Ou will make our defense problem at the critical moment... Maybe the team is now The fighting spirit shown is just our last afterglow, an illusion, and it is impossible for us to beat the Netherlands in regular time..." Dillon said several possible situations in one breath.

"Maybe we will win." Qin Lin interrupted Dillon.

Dillon smiled at his reassurance, but went on: "If the game had been lost, my substitution would have been slammed after the game. But football is like that, there are no foolproof strategies. Whatever decision you make, Just bear the consequences, regardless of victory or defeat."

His expression was calm, far less intense than the game showed.

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After Guo Junfu ran on the field, he conveyed the latest instructions of the head coach to the players of the team.

He yelled and repeated: "The old man said to kick as we want!"

In fact, he doesn't need to convey it, as long as everyone sees this substitution, they can understand the head coach's thoughts.

Replace a defensive midfielder with an attacking midfielder.

When there are a few minutes left in the game and entering stoppage time, this is a desperate effort!

But no player frowned and looked worried because of this.

Fight for your life!

Because that's what we think!

It was also a draw, but four years ago we chose to take a step back and be complacent about keeping a draw.

Now I don't know if it is a coincidence of fate, but almost the same situation has ushered in again.

We equalized the score towards the end of the game.

Do we have to regret today's decision for another four years?

No, this time we will pursue victory openly and squarely!

This is an unspoken consensus, a joint decision they made unanimously after Hu Lai equalized the score.

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Holland goalkeeper Tone Schulman set the ball up on the wicket line, only to find himself in disarray.

When the Dutch team was in the middle and backcourt before, they hoped that the Chinese team players would come up to press them, lure them out, and then wait for an opportunity to attack.

But now after they fell in a circle, they were intercepted by the Chinese team and almost lost the ball...

This is a bit embarrassing.

Are we going to continue to play in the midfield?

Or just drive to the frontcourt with a big foot, and simply and rudely hit the football to the front of the Chinese team's penalty area?

Finally, looking at the Chinese players who were still on his side of the half, he still chose to pass the football forward.

This made Maxi Carey, who retreated to meet him, wave his hand a little dissatisfied.

But he also turned around and ran up immediately, but he couldn't help shaking his head while running, feeling that Schulman had made a stupid choice.

You can't blindly drive the football forward just because you are afraid of the Chinese team players' frontcourt pressing. That is just returning the ball to the Chinese team.

In the end the pressure will only come back to the Dutch side.

Sure enough, as soon as he went up, the Dutch team lost the ball under the pressure of the Chinese team like a mad dog.

So he had to turn around and run back again, participating in the defense.

But this time he was not so active, because he was really tired...

Sprinting back and forth like this was a bit too much for him, a thirty-five-year-old veteran.

Fortunately, he didn't rush back in one breath, because when he slowed down and took a walk back, the Chinese team's offensive was over.

This time they couldn't even form a shot.

In a quick counterattack, they themselves made a pass error and sent the ball out of bounds.

The Netherlands won the ball.

Kyrie shouted to his teammates: "Don't panic! Play like before!"

At the same time, he took the initiative to approach William Colarenz, the right back who took the throw-in, and motioned for the opponent to throw the football.

Although there is still Zhang Qinghuan behind him.

Colarenz complied anyway.

He tossed the football to Carey.

He believed that Carey would always find a way.

In this World Cup, from the qualifiers to the race, Carey has already told everyone with his own actions that although he is thirty-five years old and has lost some of his speed, his technical advantage is still obvious.

Facing the incoming ball and Zhang Qinghuan's collision interference behind him, Carey directly threw the football behind him!

The football passed over the heads of both of them.

Carey turned quickly.

But he is not going to catch the ball, but to run.

The ball has been passed by him to his teammates.

And the position of his teammates was observed by him before receiving the ball.

While running away from Zhang Qinghuan, Carey raised his hand to signal his teammates to pass the ball.

Although Kyrie has extremely high ball-handling skills, his teammates may not be the same.

Especially the midfielder Van der Stern.

When the football was passed to him by Kaili, Xia Xiaoyu and Guo Junfu rushed up from two directions and double-teamed him.

Pressed by the two, Van der Stern did not immediately pass the football back to Carey.

Instead waited.

Maybe he wanted to wait for the two people to get closer to him, so that the space behind them would be more exposed...

But he underestimated the determination of Chinese players to grab.

As he waited, Xia Xiaoyu rushed forward.

Van der Stern turned around quickly, trying to protect the football.

But he changed from facing the attacking direction to facing away from the attacking direction...

Just when Xia Xiaoyu was entangled with Van der Stern, Guo Junfu rushed up from the side and poked his ball away!

Van der Stern reacted quickly enough. After being poked off the ball, he quickly cut across and blocked Guo Junfu behind him with his body.

Although he successfully stopped Guo Junfu, Xia Xiaoyu on the other side found a chance!

"The Chinese team stole the ball! Good job! The Chinese team is attacking again!"

Xia Xiaoyu controlled the ball and passed the football to Zhang Qinghuan.

Zhang Qinghuan passed the ball non-stop to Chen Xingyi who advanced forward.

This time, Chen Xingyi did not pass the ball from the side to his teammates, but chose to do it by himself - using a fixed routine every time, which is easy to be guessed by the defensive players, and the offense needs to be changed.

He cut inside suddenly when Kolarenz was defending himself from the bottom.

Seeing this, Zhou Zijing immediately pulled away to the side to help pull away the Dutch central defender Dean Lack.

Now in front of Chen Xingyi, there was a gap where he could shoot!

After he took the ball two steps horizontally, he kicked and shot!

After the football made an arc, it flew out of the baseline from the outside of the back corner...

"Ah!" Chen Xingyi put his head in his hands and cried out in regret.

Zhang Qinghuan, who passed the ball to him, gave him a thumbs up: "That's it! Shoot when it's time to shoot!"

Toni Schulman placed the football on the penalty area line and stepped back to the end line for the kick-off.

But he hesitated:

Is it to pass the ball directly to the frontcourt? Or back and forth in the backcourt?

Shulman suddenly had a sense of déjà vu—eh? Did I hesitate like this just now?

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"The Chinese team's offensive is very fierce!"

When He Feng said these words in the commentary booth, his tone was excited and his spirit was high.

Just now he questioned whether Dillon's substitution adjustment was too radical.

Now he can't take care of these, because the Chinese team really has the momentum to suppress the Dutch team!

Even though the score is still 1:1 and the game time is getting shorter and shorter, the Chinese team is gradually gaining the upper hand on the scene.

"In the case of a disorganized lineup and conceding the ball first, the Chinese team can still play inextricably with the Dutch team... No! It's not inseparable! We are more dominant on the scene! We can drive the Dutch players into a hurry... How amazing! China The spirits of the players on the team are completely inspired! If we continue playing like this, we might hope to end the battle within 90 minutes!"

Yan Kang was also very excited.

"Come on Chinese team!"

"come on! Come on!"

Many Chinese fans in front of the TV also cheered loudly.

But there are also more Chinese fans who are too nervous to speak, just silently staring at the live broadcast of the game, their bodies trembling slightly.

They not only hope that the Chinese team will beat the Netherlands, but also worry that the Chinese team will be beaten by the Netherlands...

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While Tony Schulman was still hesitating, Maxi Carey was in the midfielder and yelled at him: "What are you thinking? Pass me the ball!"

Schulman just woke up like a dream and passed the football forward to Carey.

As the football rolled towards Carey, Hou Lai also jumped at him.

Instead of stopping the ball, Kyrie passed the ball back to Schulman.

It looked like Holley's pressing forced Carey to pass back to the keeper.

So the Chinese fans in the stands laughed and booed.

But at the same time as the pass back, Carey pointed to Kolarenz on the right, signaling Schulman to pass the football.

He ran to Kolarenz again and took the initiative to respond.

When Kolarenz received the ball, he was naturally pressed by Chen Xingyi. But with Carey's support, Colarenz can pass the football calmly.

Of course, there is someone beside Kaili, Zhang Qinghuan.

With his back to the attacking direction, Carey slid the ball forward with the outside instep of his right foot, and the ball was passed to Van der Stern who came to meet him.

This time Van der Stern didn't panic in the face of Guo Junfu's pressing. He transferred the football to Robin Feeney.

Carey continued to run, he did not run straight to Feeney, but rushed forward, and ran to the open to meet.

At this time, Feeney passed the football to him again.

When he was catching the ball, he made a gesture to speed up the ball directly, which tricked Xia Xiaoyu into taking a step back.

After receiving the ball, Kyrie stopped the football behind him, then turned around and passed it back.

The football was passed back to the Dutch backcourt.

The head coach of the Dutch team, Josef Drost, nodded when he saw this scene.

Although the football circled under the feet of the Dutch players, it was still passed back. It seems like a useless effort.

But Droste knew that Carey wanted to use this method to wear down the physical strength and morale of the Chinese team.

Although the Dutch team does not want to play overtime, the first thing to do now is to suppress the arrogance of the Chinese team.

So it's right to slow down.

Just after the Chinese players equalized the score, they were all in a state of excitement and morale was high, and they seemed to have forgotten that they were close to running out.

But in fact, their mad dog-like pressing will only overdraw their last bit of "energy".

It is now the eighty-eighth minute of the game, including injury time, there may be ten minutes left.

Droste did not believe that the Chinese team could maintain such a pressing intensity for ten minutes.

And when the Chinese players can't run or grab at all, it will be the time for the Dutch team to kill!

After the football made another turn in the Dutch team's backcourt, the overall formation of the Chinese team was further pressed.

Carey noticed this while looking left and right.

So when he asked his teammates for the ball again, he had already outlined the next passing route in his mind.

While catching the ball, he quickly turned around, swung his right foot, from the right rib to the left rib, and passed the football to the space behind the Chinese team's defense!

At the same time, Dutch striker Gouvillon Riesdick broke out from the Chinese defense and ran into the space!

"The ball...is not offside!" the Dutch commentator shouted excitedly, "We have a chance to score!"

He Feng exclaimed: "Hey, be careful! It's dangerous!"

The defenders of the Chinese team quickly returned to defense!

Although they were caught off guard at first, Riddick didn't stop the ball well, and adjusted a couple of times. On the one hand, Qin Qi, who was chasing back, posted it, and on the other hand, goalkeeper Lin Zhiyuan also attacked in time.

In the end, Riddick's shot was too square under the interference, and Lin Zhiyuan made a pounce first, and then quickly got up and pressed the football under his body.

"Lin Zhiyuan! Well done! He made a crucial and wonderful save!"

There was applause from the stands.

In the applause, both Chinese fans gave Lin Zhiyuan and Dutch fans gave Maxy Carey.

For the fans of both sides, their home team performed well and deserve their applause.

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After being pierced through the defense by the Dutch team once, the Chinese team did slow down a little bit, and no longer attacked the Dutch team's defense continuously as before.

After all, after they equalized the score, they have been rushing like this for six or seven minutes in a row, and the physical fitness of the players needs to be restored.

On the other hand, the fourth official held up a stoppage time sign on the sidelines, telling everyone that eight minutes will be added for this game.

Since there is still so much stoppage time, it is of course necessary to allocate energy reasonably to avoid running out of energy before the game is over.

These are not requests made by the head coach on the sidelines, but real-time self-adjustments made by the players on the field based on their own experience and abilities.

The Chinese team slowed down, and the Dutch team was not in a hurry, and did not press hard just because the Chinese team slowed down, trying to beat the Chinese team.

They appear very patient.

What if the attack is pressed at this time, and then let the Chinese team counterattack and steal one?

So I would rather hang on than take risks.

After adjusting for four or five minutes, the Chinese team resumed their press on the Dutch team.

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Looking at the Chinese team, which was accelerating again, his wife turned and asked Shi Wuyin: "In this situation, wouldn't it be better to drag the game into overtime?"

Shi Wuzhen shook his head: "Not good. We don't have the stamina to play another 30 minutes of overtime. If we really want to play overtime, there will only be more accidents..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a sudden change occurred on the field!

Guo Junfu passed the football to Xia Xiaoyu.

He didn't pass the ball to Xia Xiaoyu's feet, but in front of him, so Xia Xiaoyu needed to run two steps faster to chase the ball.

But after Xia Xiaoyu kicked the ground and rushed out, he stretched his legs to catch the ball, but he didn't catch it!

The football rolled past his toes and was picked up by Holland player Riley Tesis!

The Dutch team's counterattack opportunity!

"Ah!" the wife screamed.

Shi Wuyin was also so nervous that he didn't continue to speak.

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Chen Xing, who was originally on the sidelines, saw that the football was received by Tesis, so he quickly turned around and chased after it.

Tesis didn't seem to expect the football to be obtained by him so easily, so he didn't react immediately after taking the ball.

Taking advantage of the opportunity before he could increase his speed, Chen Xingyi rushed to Tesis's side at a high speed, and shoveled over from the side!

The football was shoveled down by Chen Xingyi, and Tesis tripped over the football, lost his center of gravity, and fell to the ground.

Keep the ball with the shovel!

When Chen Xingyi stood up, he glanced at Xia Xiaoyu.

Xia Xiaoyu yelled, "It's just a cramp!"

So Chen Xingyi looked away and threw the football out.

If it's just a cramp, there's no need to kick the football out.

This is an offensive opportunity for the Chinese team!

Instead, the players of the Dutch team pointed at Xia Xiaoyu who was lying on the ground at this time, and signaled the players of the Chinese team to kick the football away so that Xia Xiaoyu could receive treatment...

Chen Xingyi ignored them, and the other Chinese players also ignored them.

There were boos everywhere in the stands, but it's hard to say who made these boos and which side they were aimed at...

Playing until the third area was attacked, Chen Xingyi passed the football to Zhou Zijing who came out from the side, and then quickly cut inside.

Zhou Zijing took the ball from the side and passed the football back to Chen Xingyi.

As soon as Chen Xingyi received the ball, Van der Stern, the Dutch midfielder, shoveled over! He tried to pass the football, but was cut off by Van der Stern.

The football bounced off Van der Stern.

Guo Junfu rushed forward to grab the ball.

Robin Feeney came up from the side and kicked the football big foot out of the touchline.

The crisis in front of the penalty area of ​​the Dutch team was temporarily lifted.

"We were driven into a panic by the Chinese team..." the commentator of the Dutch TV station said anxiously. This scene made his heart beat wildly and he was very worried.

He Feng said: "I hope Xia Xiaoyu is fine!"

He didn't know that Xia Xiaoyu had a cramp, he just saw that Xia Xiaoyu missed the ball he was supposed to catch, made a sudden mistake, and didn't get up immediately, so he guessed that Xia Xiaoyu was injured...

In this case, it is either a muscle strain or a problem with the knee ligaments.

Either way, it's not a small problem.

So even though the Chinese team's offense didn't stop just now, He Feng has always been concerned about it.

After the football flew out of the sideline, the broadcast camera finally cut to the midfield area.

Xia Xiaoyu was lying there, while Ding Yuanhai was pressing his legs.

Seeing this scene, He Feng breathed a sigh of relief: "It's just cramps..."

"Xia Xiaoyu's full attendance in this World Cup has reached his limit." Yan Kang sighed, "We played too hard in this game..."

He is right, this game is indeed very difficult for the Chinese team.

Twenty-six minutes into the game, Cai Shuyi, in the process of defending Kyrie, suddenly fell to the ground after changing directions continuously, and then couldn't get up while covering his knees.

There is no need for a team doctor to check. Anyone who knows a little bit about penalty kicks will know that Cai Shuyi must not be able to persist in the game after seeing this scene.

When he was carried down on a stretcher, he covered his face with his hands and couldn't help crying.

He knew what he had suffered.

Later, during the halftime break, the host of the show told Cai Shuyi's specific injury to the domestic fans watching the live broadcast:

Torn anterior cruciate ligament of the knee.

Because of Cai Shuyi's sudden injury, the Chinese team used up a substitution in less than half an hour of the first half.

Dillon replaced Cai Shuyi with the all-rounder Ding Yuanhai on the back line.

Cai Shuyi's injury seems to have cast a shadow over the fate of the Chinese team in this game.

For a long time, the Chinese team has been shrinking defensively, which is also related to Cai Shuyi's sudden injury.

Cai Shuyi is considered a relatively balanced central defender in the Chinese team. Compared with his other two main partners in the national team, his header and frontal interception ability is not as good as Liu Yan, and his defense and consciousness are not as good as Wang Guangwei. But he can do it all.

This is also the reason why he can play the main force in this national team.

After he was injured, Ding Yuanhai stepped up temporarily. On the one hand, he needed to adapt to the rhythm of the game, and on the other hand, he needed to find a tacit understanding with his teammates.

With the Chinese team's defense unstable, it is certainly impossible to invest a large amount of troops in the offense.

If Xia Xiaoyu is also injured, there is no one to replace him...

So everyone was relieved to see that Xia Xiaoyu was not injured but just cramped.

But cramping is actually not good news.

This means that even if the Chinese team can drag the game into overtime, it may be difficult to drag it to a penalty shootout.

This team is like a flat boat in a storm, which may be overturned by the waves at any time and smashed into pieces.

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The intense competition came to a standstill when Xia Xiaoyu was receiving simple treatment.

But the emotions of the audience have not yet been drawn from the game.

Jiang Yin said hesitantly: "I think... if after Hu Lai's goal, we didn't work so hard, but put the bus to defend, wouldn't we play as hard as we are now? Playing like this, Even if we can make it to overtime, it may be difficult to win..."

"Indeed." Yan Yan nodded. "Everyone tried their best. I guess many people will not be able to run if they play overtime like this."

Seeing that Yan Yan agreed with her point of view, Jiang Yin became a little more confident, so she asked, "Then why didn't they do that?"

"Maybe they think they can beat the Dutch team in regular time..." Yan Yan said.

Chu Yifan said: "As far as I am concerned, I don't care much about the final result of this game anymore. Because I have seen something more important than winning or losing."

Jiang Yin was very surprised: "Is there anything more important than winning or losing?"

Before Chu Yifan answered her, and Yan Yan didn't speak, Zhong Shihao first said with emotion: "I used to...a long time ago, I really didn't dare to think that our national team could fight the Dutch team in the World Cup and be able to overwhelm the Dutch team beat…"

Meng Xi smiled: "Who would have thought about that? If the national team could play like this before, even if they lost, how could there be so many people scolding them?"

Mao Xiao shook his head: "If you lose, there will definitely be many people who will scold you. In any case, losing is not a good result, and some people will definitely be upset if you lose. But as a fan, I am just sad when I lose the game like this, not despair."

Chu Yifan said: "That's what Mao Xiao said. The more important thing than winning or losing is hope."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Jiang Yin looked at this group of men. As an ordinary person who didn't care much about football before, it was actually difficult for her to understand what these people said just now, and it was even more difficult for her to understand their emotions.

But it doesn't matter, she believes that she will gradually understand in the future...

In the live broadcast, Xia Xiaoyu had already received treatment.

He was pulled up from the ground by Ding Yuanhai, he still limped a little when he took the first two steps, but he was able to run slowly soon.

The Chinese fans in the stands gave him warm applause.

After the Chinese team has used up all three substitutions, Xia Xiaoyu must stay on the court and keep playing, otherwise the Chinese team will be able to play less.

Looks like it should be fine now.

The men who were silent in the living room also applauded:

"Come on, Xiaoyu!"

"Xiaoyu Niubi!"

"Hold on, Xiaoyu!"

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After Xia Xiaoyu got up, the game resumed.

By this time it was already the 97th minute of the game - just one minute left before the end of stoppage time.

However, due to Xia Xiaoyu's cramps, some time was delayed, and the referee should make up for this time as appropriate.

So he won't blow the final whistle at ninety-eight minutes.

It was the Dutch players who kicked the football out of the touchline before, but now the Chinese players resume the game with a throw-in.

Chen Xingyi held the football in both hands, looking for the target.

The target of this pass is not easy to find, even Xia Xiaoyu, who just had a cramp, was stuck close to him.

Qin Qi, who was originally dragging behind, saw this and left his central defender position, went forward to meet Chen Xingyi, and shouted: "Brother Xing!"

Chen Xingyi saw him stepping forward and quickly threw the football over.

At this time, because Qin Qi joined suddenly, the Dutch players hadn't had time to mobilize players to defend him.

He took this opportunity to dribble forward!

He Feng raised his voice: "Qin Qi's sudden acceleration! He is very bold!"

As a central defender, it is very risky to suddenly take the ball forward at this time.

In case he is intercepted, the opponent can go straight to Huanglong.

Or he passes the football to his teammate, and the teammate is intercepted, the result is the same, he has no time to return to the defense.

Qin Qi is naturally not a reckless man, he has actually observed the situation ahead, so he dared to rush forward with the ball.

He had seen a way to get him through the Dutch penalty area!

But the situation on the football field is changing rapidly. The road he saw before was blocked by people after only taking two steps!

Riley Tesis dropped back in front of him.

Maxi Carey also pushed up from behind.

It depends on the formation of encirclement.

Zhang Qinghuan shouted to Qin Qi in the middle: "Cross pass, Xiao Qi!"

When Tesis's foot was about to touch the football, Qin Qi stabbed the football over, and then he and Tesis collided together.

"It's dangerous!"

Chinese fans in front of the TV exclaimed.

Wang Yuan in the stands covered her heart with her hands. If her son lost the ball, then her son would be a sinner!

Zhang Qinghuan passed the ball directly to Hu Lai who retreated without stopping the ball.

Hu Lai was pulled from the penalty area to meet Zhang Qinghuan.

After receiving the ball, he did not control the football at his feet, but passed it to Guo Junfu on the other side.

Then he turned around and ran into the penalty area!

While running, he even looked back at Guo Junfu.

With just one look, Guo Junfu knew what Hu Lai wanted to do.

So he passed the football back to Hu Lai.

When Hu Lai turned around and ran, he kept blocking Danny Drew who was following him.

Although Drew made a hand movement behind him, Hu Lai was able to barely resist with the help of [the worn giant bear jersey].

And he's not designed to hold the ball long term...

Facing the rolling football, Hu Lai raised his right foot, making a gesture to shoot directly!

Then use the outer instep of the right foot to push the football forward to the right!

The football passed to Luo Kai!

"Strong shot! Hu Lai's wonderful pass!"

Luo Kai didn't seem surprised that Hu Lai would pass the ball to him, because if he was in Hu Lai's position, then he would pass the ball to Hu Lai in all likelihood.

At this time, I don't care about any personal grievances at all. Helping the team win the game is the most important thing!

"Be careful! Ro—!"

Amidst the screams of the Dutch TV commentator, Luo Kai swung his left leg, ready to shoot directly!

He knew that the other party was sticking tightly, so he couldn't allow him to hesitate.

But he still didn't expect the players of the Dutch team to work so hard!

Just as his feet were swinging down, a foot came in from the side and poked the football out!

But he himself swung empty, lost his balance, and fell forward to the ground.

"Brock! He got ahead of Ronaldo and broke the football out of the baseline!"

"Luo Kai fell! Is there a foul on this ball?!"

The focuses of the commentators in the Netherlands and China are completely different.

When He Feng saw Luo Kai fall, he reflexively thought of the penalty kick.

At the last moment of the game, if the Chinese team can get a penalty kick, it will be a chance for a lore!

There were indeed a large number of fans booing from both sides in the stands. The Chinese fans believed that Tyrese Bullock was fouled, while the Dutch fans believed that Luo Kai flopped.

In the end, it was the slow-motion replay that revealed the truth—Tyrese Bullock did tackle the ball first, and he missed Rocky.

Luo Kai fell because he lost his balance.

The referee did not award a penalty, nor did he award a dive to Luo Kai, but pointed to the corner flag area and awarded a corner kick to the Chinese team.

"It's the 98th minute of the game. It stands to reason that the time for injury time has come. The Chinese team won a corner kick at this time. This is probably our last chance to attack in regular time..."

He Feng said.

If this corner cannot be scored, the game will be dragged into overtime.

But after the Chinese team's onslaught for so long, all members were exhausted, and He Feng didn't know whether it was a good thing for the Chinese team...

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"This corner... don't go up it?"

Seeing Liu Yan and Qin Qi, the two central defenders, leave the backcourt and run towards the penalty area of ​​the Dutch team, Li Qingliang said involuntarily.

Then he saw Han Shuyu turn his head and stare at him.

So he quickly explained:

"Uh, I mean this is the last corner kick. If we score it, we can definitely kill the Dutch team. But if the Netherlands..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Han Shuyu: "Bah! Hurry up!"

Her expression was very serious.

Li Qingliang was frightened for a moment, and then quickly yelled three times: "Bah, bah, bah!"

Seeing Li Qingliang's cooperation, Han Shuyu grinned: "That's right, Lao Li. You must fully trust the Chinese team!"

Li Qingliang nodded, "I believe, I believe!"

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When the two central defenders, Qin Qi and Liu Yan, stood in front of the Dutch team's goal, both sides were ready for the corner kick.

This time the Chinese team did not concentrate on the penalty area line and engage in pick-and-roll tactics as before.

Some tactics cannot be used frequently, and opponents will also be wary.

This kind of brainstorming tactic is intended to highlight the word "odd". If the "odd" is gone, it will not be easy to use.

So the Chinese team returned to the traditional corner kick tactics.

Players from both sides got entangled.

Everyone knows how important this corner is. Whether it is the offensive Chinese team or the defensive Dutch team, players from the two teams compete with each other in every corner in front of the goal, pushing, hugging, and occupying positions with each other. The referee has been warned for mediation.

Zhang Qinghuan stood beside the corner flag, panting heavily.

Before waiting for the dust to settle in the scramble in the penalty area, he must seize the time to rest and rest.

As a player who has delayed the most precious time for three years, although he has gained a firm foothold in European football by virtue of his outstanding talent.

But he could still feel the helplessness in his body.

His fitness has always been the biggest problem.

On weekdays, the league is okay, and the frequency of competitions is relatively fixed.

Moreover, Sarria is not a strong team, and he is rarely able to fight on multiple fronts, and his physical fitness can still handle it.

In such an intensive event as the World Cup, it is a bit difficult to keep up.

It stands to reason that the game has been played at this level, and with his physical strength, he should have been replaced-just like the last game against England.

But this time, Dillon did not leave him a substitution.

He had to grit his teeth and persevere until the end.

In fact, after entering stoppage time, he appeared less and less time in the rebroadcast footage, and could only simply pass the ball. It was difficult to go straight into the Dutch penalty area like when he was full of energy, and he used more methods To threaten the Dutch goal.

A trace of unwillingness flashed through Zhang Qinghuan's mind, who was panting heavily.

It was really just a flash, because he didn't have much time to regret it.

Players from both sides finally stopped in the penalty area.

The referee exited the penalty area and then blew his whistle.

Zhang Qinghuan took a deep breath, raised his arms, and signaled to his teammates in the penalty area that he wanted to kick the ball to a close corner.

Hu Lai in the penalty area immediately ran to the back corner, ready to take away the Dutch team's defensive strength.

But this time, Danny Drew was unmoved, he still stayed at the near corner.

The football has been kicked out by Zhang Qinghuan, drawing a fast and flat arc, flying straight to the near corner of the goal.

He was looking for Zhou Zijing!

Zhou Zijing sprints to the near corner and then slams into Danny Drew hard!

Both hit the ball.

In other words, Zhou Zijing headed the ball first, and then the football hit Danny Drew's head, which was close at hand, and then bounced off—not flying out of the baseline, but into the penalty area.

The Dutch striker Gouvillon Riddick, who retreated into the penalty area to participate in the defense, was on the spot. He jumped high and threw the football out of the penalty area before Luo Kai rushed over!

"Oops!" He Feng and Yan Kang in the commentary booth shouted while holding their heads.

The Chinese team missed this opportunity to end the game, and the game will be dragged into overtime...

Immediately afterwards, they both shouted at the same time: "Be careful to fight back!"

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Maxy Carey didn't go to the penalty area to join in the fun. He stood outside the penalty area. After seeing the football being kicked out by the Chinese team, he simply took a few more steps forward.

Then the football was cleared by Riddick, and flew towards his area!

He quickly shook his head and saw a Chinese player Xia Xiaoyu behind him.

So he immediately faced the football and made an action to catch the ball.

Xia Xiaoyu followed quickly.

When approaching the football, Carey suddenly stopped and turned around, giving way to the football!

Because this is not the correct landing point at all, coupled with the haste and suddenness, even if Xia Xiaoyu wants to jump up and destroy the air ball at this time, he can't stand it!

He reflexively went to pull Kaili's jersey and caught it empty!

And I had cramps again, fell to the ground and couldn't get up immediately...

Carey turned around and chased the football that fell to the ground in front of him, raised his right foot and used the outer instep to push the football forward!

At this time, both the players of the Dutch team and the Chinese team were running desperately.

Qin Qi realized that the Dutch team was going to fight back when Riddick pushed the football out, so he didn't care about others, turned around, gritted his teeth and rushed back.

Beside him, Guo Junfu exclaimed to remind his teammates: "Return to defense—!"

At the same time he shouted these words, Liu Yan followed Qin Qi to chase them out.

Chen Xingyi, who was originally waiting on the restricted area line, quickly turned around and chased after Kaili.

Luo Kai, who pounced on Riddick to grab the point, pushed Riddick away with his hands, and used his strength to change direction and kicked out, returning to defense!

Hu Lai and Zhou Zijing were also chasing after them, but the two of them were quickly left behind by other galloping players—Hu Lai was not fast, and Zhou Zijing just got up from the ground and lost the opportunity.

Seeing this, Hu Lai realized that he would not be able to catch up even if he ran to death.

His own speed is not fast, and in addition to playing the game for almost 100 minutes, his physical stamina is also running low—[Physical Potion] can only allow him to quickly recover the physical stamina consumed in the previous game, allowing him to play in the new game. Responding with the best physical condition in the game, but it can't raise his upper limit of physical strength.

He could see that the Dutch team wanted to fight back, but there was nothing he could do.

Looking at the people running further and further away, he cursed in his heart:

Hold!

Eh?

wrong!

I can fight back!

Hu Lai suddenly remembered that in the system store, there was an item that could temporarily increase his speed!

So he immediately used his consciousness to exchange for a pair of [sneakers that don't fit well] in the system store!

[Sneakers that don't fit well]: After wearing them, the running speed of the wearer will be increased for a short period of time, lasting for five seconds. Damaged after taking effect. Can only be equipped once per match.

Although the duration is short, and it doesn't make his speed increase dramatically, and he doesn't know whether he can successfully catch up with Kaili after using it, but now it's this time, who cares so much!

You must do your best, why not use props? !

After quickly equipping it, Hu Lai felt that his body became lighter, and his feet seemed to be equipped with self-powered exoskeleton equipment, driving his body forward!

His target was Maxi Carey with the ball.

Because they all retreated to the half court to defend the corner kick before, and now there are no other Dutch players in front of them, Carey is taking the lead in the middle!

There are only two sides, each with a Dutch player advancing at high speed.

Riley Tesis on the right and Jaden van Bruggen on the left.

Except for the two of them, the other Dutch players are behind Kyrie.

As long as Carey can be stopped, the Dutch team's counterattack can be destroyed!

The exclamations and screams of the fans on both sides sounded in the stands.

The referee also rushed forward with the players of both sides, and had no intention of blowing the whistle to end the game...

"Hu Lai is so fast! He is returning to defense quickly!"

Hu Lai, who suddenly accelerated, quickly attracted the attention of commentators and fans.

I saw that he was far behind, and he was no longer even in the place where the broadcast camera could capture.

But suddenly he reappeared at the very edge of the rebroadcast camera, and gradually approached Kaili in front!

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Ding Yuanhai, the defender of the Chinese team who stayed in the backcourt, stood about ten meters in front of Kaili. His eyes widened, he was a little flustered, and he was also a little nervous.

Are you going to meet him?

Or pull back?

He saw his teammates returning to the defense, but wondered if they would be able to catch up with Kyrie before he met him.

Except for goalkeeper Lin Zhiyuan, he is the last line of defense for the Chinese team, and he knows that he has a heavy responsibility.

At that moment, Wang Guangwei flashed through his mind...

He suddenly realized what he should do!

foul!

Stop Carey here at the price of a red card!

I am a substitute, even if I miss the next game, there is no loss to the team!

But just when Ding Yuanhai was about to do this, he saw a person chasing up from directly behind Kaili!

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When Hu Lai finally approached Kaili, his plug-in also expired, and the system props were automatically destroyed and disappeared when they failed.

He suddenly felt that his body became much heavier.

But at this time, there is no need for plug-ins. Now he can grab Kyrie's jersey as long as he stretches out his hand...

He reached out decisively!

Then throw out the center of gravity of his entire body, fall forward, and try to knock Kailila to the ground with all his strength!

"Holly!"

Carey felt a force behind him, dragging him down.

His body was thrown back, but his left foot was bent and planted in the turf, and he managed to maintain his balance with his arms outstretched.

Then, one second before he completely lost his balance, he used the outer instep of his right foot to bounce the football to the front right. There was a huge gap, and there was also his teammate, striker Riley Tesis!

After passing the ball, he didn't continue to maintain his balance, but let himself be dragged to the ground by Hu Lai. He fell on his back and Hu Lai fell forward, and the two almost touched their heads.

"Kyrie passed the ball!"

"Tersis—!"

Ding Yuanhai, who was about to foul before, couldn't care about Kaili at this time. He turned around quickly and continued to run back.

He didn't go to Tesis because there was only the goalkeeper behind him. If he went to defend Tesis, there would be a huge gap in the middle.

In addition, there was Chen Xingyi who was chasing after Tesis.

So Ding Yuanhai chose to go back to the defensive position directly.

Chen Xingyi was indeed gradually approaching Tesis from behind.

As a player who was replaced in the 76th minute, he is now physically fit, and his speed is not greatly affected.

Seeing this scene in the stands, Chen Hantang and his wife Zhuang Jianhong shouted from the stands:

"Come on son!"

"Run faster! Run faster!"

Tesis slowed down because he wanted to catch the ball, which also gave Chen Xingyi a chance to approach him.

Chen Xingyi gritted his teeth and ran until the veins on his neck were exposed. At the same time, he stretched out his hand, ready to stick it on, forcing the Dutch team to slow down their counterattack.

He almost made it, if it wasn't for Tethis passing the ball straight out...

"Tersis oblique plug!"

Tesis actually passed the football to the middle for the first time!

Jaden van Bruggen, who was originally on the right, has already inserted diagonally into the middle!

After Ding Yuanhai turned around and chased after him, he forced him up.

At the same time, Qin Qi was also accelerating his approach to Van Bruggen.

In addition to the two of them, there is also goalkeeper Lin Zhiyuan. When he saw the football being passed to the middle, he decisively abandoned the goal and rushed towards the football!

When the foursomes were about to meet, Van Bruggen raised his foot and wanted to shoot!

Ding Yuanhai shovels to football!

Lin Zhiyuan threw himself out!

Van Bruggen missed the ball!

It's not that he missed the shot under Ding Yuanhai's personal interference, but that he didn't intend to shoot at all!

He raised his feet and remained motionless, letting the football roll past him!

Qin Qi, who was slightly behind, saw the football rolling in front of him, and hurriedly stopped and turned around...

Then I saw an orange figure appearing in front of the football!

"Finny—!"

In the heart-piercing roar of the Dutch TV commentator~lightnovelpub.net~ Robin Feeney raised his left foot to meet the rolling football!

Lin Zhiyuan, who had already fallen to the ground, supported his body with all his strength, and threw himself backwards.

Luo Kai shoveled towards Robin Feeney from the side and rear!

With this kick, he either shoveled the ball first, or he shoveled someone, he was already going all out!

Before his foot shoveled, Feeney's left foot still hit the football first!

Then Finny was shoveled by Luo Kai, lost his balance, and fell to the ground...

But he didn't forget to raise his head and stare at the football with his eyes.

He saw the football fly into the goal of the Chinese team before the goalkeeper of the Chinese team jumped!

In the 100th minute of the game, seventeen minutes after Hu Lai scored, the Dutch team broke through the Chinese team's goal in seventeen seconds...

2:1, they lead again!

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PS, and...

(end of this chapter)