Fox in the Penalty Area

Li Qingqing bent down to pick up the football, took two steps forward, and came to the penalty spot. Then she bent down again and placed the football on the white penalty spot.

As she did so, the stands at Sequoia Sports Park were eerily quiet.

Whether it is Chinese or French fans, or neutral fans, they are all quietly watching the figure with the football on the field at this time.

In a certain area of ​​the stands, the players of the Chinese Olympic team also kept standing, holding their breath and looking intently into the field.

No one spoke.

A close-up shot was shown on the big screen at the scene. In the shot, the football was gently placed on the turf by Li Qingqing's hand.

Some people turned their heads to look at the big screen, wanting to see if Li Qingqing placed the ball well.

For penalty kicks, whether the football is placed well or not can really determine the final result of the penalty kick. Otherwise, why do so many professional players place them carefully for a long time when they take penalty kicks?

Hu Lai was also watching the big screen, but his attention was not on the football, but on Li Qingqing's wrist.

There, there was a rope bracelet of the same style as his wrist...

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Behind Li Qingqing, the players of the Chinese and French teams were standing on the center line, standing in a row with each other, putting their arms around the shoulders of their teammates. Others simply turned their backs.

France striker Lilith Lazar was the one who turned her back.

Under such circumstances, the commentator He Feng could not help but lower his voice, as if he was afraid that his voice on the commentary bench would disturb the players on the field:

"...The penalty shootout finally came to the final round, and Li Qingqing played for the Chinese team. Since the French striker Lilith Lazar missed a penalty before that, the score of the penalty shootout was 4:4...as long as Li Qingqing If you can score this penalty, the girls of the Chinese women's football team will reach the Olympic final..."

Obviously what he said was a very exciting thing, but He Feng didn't dare to raise his volume.

The penalty kicks of both sides appeared on the TV screen: the French team who kicked first had already kicked all five rounds of penalty kicks, because Lilith Lazar kicked a penalty kick in the third round, so now the French team has four points.

As for the Chinese team, Li Qingqing, who was the last to take the penalty, hadn't kicked yet. All the first four penalty kicks were scored, which was also four points.

With a score of 4:4, as long as Li Qingqing scores, he can beat the French team with a score of 5:4 and reach the Olympic final.

But this also means that the heavy burden falls on Li Qingqing's shoulders alone.

Why did everyone like to put players with outstanding penalty kicks in the fifth place? The purpose is to ensure that the ball is kicked in at this time, instead of being under pressure and missing opportunities.

If Li Qingqing can't take this penalty kick, the French team will come back to life, but the morale of the Chinese team will be a heavy blow, and it will also bring great psychological pressure to the Chinese team's free throw players who will play next. It's like throwing the responsibility that originally belonged to you to your teammates...

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Xie Lan and Hu Lixin accompanied Li Ziqiang to watch the women's football semi-final.

During the game,

Sheilan has been very active.

But seeing this scene, she also became quiet.

Put your hands together in front of your mouth, grit your teeth and watch the TV screen, your body trembling slightly.

Inside, Li Qingqing had already set up the football, and was getting up and backing away.

She only took two steps back, then stopped and stood still.

Her beautiful face was then featured in a televised close-up.

Because of playing the game for a full 120 minutes, her face was rosy, and her hair was wet with sweat, sticking to her forehead and cheeks.

She raised her hand to brush away the hair on her forehead near the corner of her eyes, then turned her head slightly, looked at the referee, and waited for the signal.

The referee blew his whistle.

Li Qingqing leaned forward and started the run-up!

"Look at Li Qingqing's..."

After two steps, she rushed behind the football, then swung her right leg, stretched her instep, pointing her toes down, and hit the football solidly!

Boom!

A muffled sound was particularly prominent in the quiet stadium, and it also showed how powerful this shot was...

The football flies to the goal like a shell fired!

The goalkeeper of the French team jumped out, and she judged the right direction!

But it's meaningless... Because Li Qingqing shot the football too fast, even if she judged the right direction, she couldn't stop the ball!

The ball hit the goal's crossbar before she could reach it... the lower edge!

Then it bounced off, bounced up to the sky, until it was stopped by the net at the top of the goal, and then it lost all its strength and fell, falling into the goal.

"The ball... the ball has been scored!! Beautiful!! The Chinese team! The Chinese team won! The Chinese team reached the Olympic final! This is the first time the Chinese women's football team has entered the Olympic Games after the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, after 32 years The final! Coincidentally, the Olympic Games thirty-two years ago were also held in the United States!"

Xie Lan jumped up from the sofa in front of the TV, screamed and clapped her hands, and hugged her husband Hu Lixin next to her.

Li Ziqiang next to him let out a sigh of relief. He tried his best to keep calm just now, and he almost didn't tense up.

"The game is over! In the 120 minutes of the game, the Chinese women's football team and the French team drew 1:1... The two sides had to conduct a penalty shootout. In the last round of the penalty shootout, Li Qingqing withstood the pressure and played Score the last goal! Let the Chinese team successfully enter the final! In the final, the Chinese women's football team will welcome the old rival host, the US women's football team! They will compete for an Olympic gold medal!"

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The players of the Chinese Olympic team in the stands raised their arms and shouted when they saw the football flying into the goal:

"sharp!"

"Pretty!"

"Li Qingqing is so handsome!"

Hu Lai was also among the cheering crowd, but what he shouted was: "Qingqing is awesome!"

None of the Olympic team players next to these words dared to say that, and he was the only one...

And he yelled, but no one dared to stop him, saying something like "it's impolite to say 'great' to a girl"—who is qualified to teach a couple how to get along!

Apart from them, there were also cheers from other places in the stands.

Los Angeles is the city with the largest number of Chinese in the United States. In this women's football game, about two-thirds of the fans present support the Chinese team. For the Chinese women's football team, it can be said to be a complete home court.

Amid the cheers, Li Qingqing turned around and ran towards her teammates with open arms.

When they hugged each other, the French women's football players a little further away were sad.

Especially Lilith Raza, who missed a penalty kick, lay on the ground covering her face with her hands, crying so hard that no one could pull her up.

In the end, two teammates and the captain pulled her up from the ground together.

She still cried like pear blossoms and rain, deeply blaming herself for her performance.

It wasn't until later that Li Qingqing specially came over to hug her friend when she played football in Egerre in Paris, and hugged her to comfort her for a long time, that Lilith gradually stopped crying.

In the end, she held Li Qingqing's face, pressed her forehead together, and whispered something.

It took a long time for the two to separate.

Li Qingqing continued to celebrate with her teammates, while Lilith followed her teammates to thank the French fans who came from afar to support them.

The two friends turned their backs and left.

Lilith was still wiping her tears with the back of her hand, while Li Qingqing had already run towards her teammates.

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The Chinese team soon assembled to thank the fans.

When they walked to the stand area where the Chinese Olympic team was, they saw the boys of the Olympic team and waved to them one after another.

The Olympic players in the stands also waved back.

They clapped and gave thumbs up to the women's soccer players.

. The scene was captured live on camera.

Moreover, the TV broadcast also gave a close-up shot of Li Qingqing from the women's football team and Hu Lai from the Olympic team.

Xie Lanxi, who was in front of the TV, smiled and slapped harder.

Li Ziqiang forced a smile on his face.

Some things are beyond his will...

During the TV broadcast, the commentator He Feng was still stabbing him in the heart: "Ha! The boys from the Olympic team also came to the scene to cheer for the girls of the women's football team! This is a very normal thing. But For Hu Lai, I'm afraid it's not as simple as just coming to cheer for the women's football..."

Yan Kang laughed beside him and said, "The director also specially cut the faces of the two people to see their smiles...Although everyone around them is smiling, why do you think their smiles are different from others? Haha !"

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Hu Lai's eyes fell on Li Qingqing.

Li Qingqing's eyes also fell on Hu Lai.

Then Li Qingqing stopped applauding, she lowered her left arm, leaving only her right arm up, and then curled up her four fingers, leaving only one little finger, slightly bent, and made a "pull hook" movement.

After Hu Lai in the stands saw her move, he also raised his hand and responded to Li Qingqing with a "pull hook".

. This is an agreement between the two of them, and it was agreed before this semi-final.

Li Qingqing will work hard to help the team reach the final, and if she achieves this goal, Hu Lai must also reach the final.

Li Qingqing used this trick to tell Hu Lai:

I've fulfilled my promise first, now it's your turn!

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