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

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

Yu Jintao looked away at the bench and asked Dillon: "Do we need to ask the players on the field to wait for a corner kick?"

Dillon shook his head: "No, let them kick first, don't wait. It will cool down after a while."

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

He saw Guo Junfu taking off his vest at Qin Lin's signal, getting up and walking towards this side.

There is no need to warm up, because you have been warming up before, and your body is 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 piece in the frontcourt is an important means of scoring and must be taken seriously and fully utilized.

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

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

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

As a result, except for goalkeeper Toney Schulman, there was no player from either side in the penalty area. It was empty.

It makes the audience look uncomfortable.

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

The Dutch players all looked at Hu Lai with some surprise.

Mainly because he felt that Hu Lai's actions were pointless.

Generally speaking, when a corner kick is kicked directly in front of the goal, there is no offside, so even if Hu Lai appears behind the Dutch players,

It's not offside either.

But he stood so abruptly in the penalty area. Do you really think that the Dutch players will not defend him?

Sure enough, Danny Drew, who was specifically responsible for guarding Hu Lai, also came out of his defense line, retreated to Hu 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 getting involved.

So the Dutch team's defenders could only block the penalty area.

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

Then he took a running approach and kicked off!

At the same time as he started to kick, the players of the Chinese team moved.

But not everyone moves.

The few people who were 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 is center backs Qin Qi, Liu Yan and center Zhou Zijing!

They are all tall players who are good at heading the ball!

Oops!

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

He dropped Hu Lai without hesitation and rushed towards the landing point of the football - Zhang Qinghuan did not pass the ball to Hu Lai, because the landing point was... far behind!

It was Zhou Zijing who ran there to meet him!

"Zhou Zijing! Ah!"

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

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

"Zhou Zijing...header! It's a little too high!"

"Oops!" Jiang Yin held her head in her hands in front of the TV and shouted regretfully. Then he pointed at the screen and asked Yan Yan: "Would it be better if he passed the football to Hu Lai?"

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

As long as Zhou Zijing can pass the football to Hu Lai, Hu Lai will have an almost unguarded chance to shoot.

Yan Yan shook his head: "It's impossible... In that case, he basically couldn't see what he was doing, and the angle of view was very small. And... he was also a forward. At that time, most people would think of shooting by themselves. This is You still have to have confidence.”

"But like this...if I miss the shot, won't I be scolded to death?" Jiang Yin frowned. The "oh" she just said was her disappointment and dissatisfaction, but she was relatively gentle and did not directly curse. .

"If he chooses to pass the ball, but fails to pass it well in a hurry and Hu Lai fails to catch it, then he will still be scolded. He will be scolded for passing the blame to Hu Lai at a critical moment, and he does not even dare to shoot... If you want to scold him, why not? You can find a reason to curse." Yan Yan said.

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

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

Chu Yifan said: "Then they will scold Hu Lai for why he didn't score until more than 80 minutes ago. They will scold him for scoring 70 or 80 goals in a club season, but why in the national team, he scored 70 or 80 goals in the first 80 minutes of a game." The ball couldn't even be scored... After the Chinese team lost to Italy, wasn't that what those people on the Internet said about nonsense?"

Jiang Yin thought about the comments she saw online during that time, and nodded unconsciously.

Indeed.

Unconsciously, for some people, it seems 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 was as if Hu Lai had harmed himself by scoring so many goals before... Because it aroused everyone's appetite, some people could no longer accept that he didn't score.

But this is not normal.

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

But if unreasonable people can be reasonable, how can there be such a thing?

After the Chinese team lost to Italy, many people on the Internet did scold Hu Lai, scolding him for being inferior to a 38-year-old "old guy", scolding him for "disappearing as soon as he fights a tough battle" - this is completely It's nonsense, but some people just follow it. Where can you go 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 take a corner kick, Dillon had already finished explaining what should be explained to Guo Junfu.

When the Chinese team took a corner kick, Guo Junfu stood next to the fourth official. He only waited for the corner kick to end before he came on the stage.

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

This time, Dillon did not show any regrets. Instead, he patted Guo Junfu on the shoulder and gave him a final instruction: "Go, Guo. Tell them what I mean."

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

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

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

"Dillon isn't going to play overtime?!"

He thought that when Guo Junfu came on, he should replace Zhang Qinghuan. This was a matchup substitution and would not change the Chinese team's tactical system. Moreover, Guo Junfu is fresh blood and has plenty of physical strength. He can ensure that the midfielder has a certain running ability during the thirty minutes of overtime.

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

Doesn't this mean that the Chinese team has one less gate in front of the defense?

Do you expect Xia Xiaoyu to become an engineer?

But he can't run anymore... Where is the physical strength to run and intercept?

Yan Kang said in a deep voice beside him: "Dilon is planning to give it all..."

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

When the wife in front of the TV saw this substitution, she also exclaimed. 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 Wuyin didn't answer her, as if he didn't feel her gaze at all.

He just stood up from the sofa and watched the next game from a standing position.

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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 cannot sustain another thirty minutes of overtime."

"Actually, it's okay to play overtime..." Dillon said, "If you are going to play overtime, there are corresponding methods. Although playing overtime will be painful, and there is indeed a possibility of collapse midway, it is not Said it was completely impossible to play. After Hu equalized the score, I was a little hesitant... If we are going to play overtime, then now I should let the players slow down and recover their strength. I can see that the Dutch don't mind either Play overtime. So if we slow down the tempo, nine times out of ten they're going to roll with it...but."

Dillon paused for a moment before continuing:

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

Qin Lin nodded, he could understand it completely.

But what Dillon said next surprised him.

"But I also may have 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 cause our defense to have problems at critical moments... Maybe the team The fighting spirit shown now is just our last afterglow, an illusion. It is impossible for us to defeat the Netherlands in regular time..." Dillon mentioned several possible scenarios in one breath.

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

Dhillon smiled at his reassurance, but continued: "If we lose this game, my substitution will definitely be criticized fiercely after the game. But that's the way football is, there is no foolproof strategy. What decision to make?" , just bear the consequences, regardless of victory or defeat."

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

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

He shouted and repeated: "The old man said we should play as we want!"

In fact, there is no need for him to convey it. Everyone can understand the head coach's thoughts as long as they see this substitution.

Replace a defensive midfielder with an attacking midfielder.

When there are a few minutes left in the game and it enters stoppage time, this is a life-threatening situation!

But no player frowned or looked worried.

Fight for your life, fight for your life!

Because that’s exactly what we think!

It was also a draw. Four years ago we chose to take a step back and feel complacent about holding on to a draw.

Now I don’t know if it’s a coincidence of fate, but we’ve encountered almost the same situation again.

We equalized towards the end of the game.

Are we going to regret today's decision for another four years?

No, this time we must pursue victory in an upright manner!

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

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Dutch goalkeeper Toné Schulmann placed the ball on the line of the small penalty area, but was thrown into chaos.

When the Dutch team used to reverse the ball in the midfield, they hoped that the Chinese team players would come up to press them, draw them out, and then wait for an opportunity to sneak attack.

But now after they were down for a lap, the ball was intercepted by the Chinese team and they almost lost the ball...

This is a bit embarrassing.

Should we continue to play in the midfield and backcourt?

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

Finally, looking at the Chinese players who were still in his own half, he chose to pass the football forward.

This made Maxi Carey, who dropped back to meet him, waved his hand a little dissatisfied.

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

Don't blindly drive the football forward because you are afraid of the Chinese team players' frontcourt press. 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 came up, the Dutch team lost the ball under the Chinese team's crazy pressing.

So he had to turn around and run back to participate in defense.

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

Sprinting back and forth like this is a bit overwhelming for a thirty-five-year-old veteran.

Fortunately, he didn't rush back in one breath, because when he slowed down and walked back, the Chinese team's offensive ended.

This time they couldn't even form a shot.

During a quick counterattack, they made a passing error themselves and passed the ball out of bounds.

The Dutch team wins the ball.

Kyrie shouted to his teammates: "Don't panic! Just keep playing like before!"

At the same time, he took the initiative to approach the right back William Kolarenz who took the throw-in and signaled the opponent to throw the football over.

Although there was Zhang Qinghuan behind him.

Kolarentz complied anyway.

He threw the football to Carey.

He believed that Carey always had a solution.

In this World Cup, from the qualifying round to the main match, Carey has told everyone with his actual actions that although he is thirty-five years old and has lost part of his speed, his technical advantages are still obvious.

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

The football passed over their heads.

Kairi turned quickly.

But instead of catching the ball, he ran the ball.

The ball has been passed to his teammates.

As for the position of his teammates, he observed it before catching the ball.

While throwing Zhang Qinghuan away and running forward, Kaili raised his hand to signal his teammates to pass the ball.

Although Kyrie has extremely high ball-handling skills, the same cannot be said for his teammates.

Especially defensive midfielder Vander Stern.

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

Under the pressure of two people, Van der Stern did not pass the football back to Carey immediately.

Instead, he waited.

Maybe he wanted to wait for the two people to get closer to him and expose more of the space behind them...

But he underestimated the determination of Chinese players to advance.

As soon as he waited, Xia Xiaoyu rushed forward.

Vanderstern quickly turned around and tried to protect the football.

But he changed from facing the direction of attack to facing away from the direction of attack...

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

Vanderstern reacted quickly enough. After the ball was knocked away, he quickly cut across and used his body to block Guo Junfu behind him.

Although he successfully stopped Guo Junfu, Xia Xiaoyu on the other side found an opportunity!

"The Chinese team steals the ball! Well done! The Chinese team attacks again!"

Xia Xiaoyu took control of the ball and passed it to Zhang Qinghuan.

Zhang Qinghuan kept passing the ball to Chen Xingyi who was penetrating forward.

This time, Chen Xingyi did not pass the ball from the wing to his teammates, but chose to do it himself - using fixed routines every time is easy for defensive players to guess, and the offense needs changes.

He suddenly cut inside when Kolarenz was guarding him.

Seeing this, Zhou Zijing immediately pulled away to the wing and helped pull away the Dutch center back Dean Luck.

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

After taking two horizontal steps with the ball, he took a 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 shouted regretfully.

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

Tony Schulman placed the football on the line of the small penalty area, retreated to the baseline, and prepared to kick off.

But he hesitated:

Should he pass the ball directly to the frontcourt? Or back and forth in the backcourt?

Schulman suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu—eh? Did I hesitate just now?

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

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

Just now he had some doubts about whether Dillon's substitution adjustments were too radical.

Now he can't care about this anymore, because the Chinese team really wants 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.

"With a disorganized lineup and conceding the ball first, the Chinese team was still inextricably tied with the Dutch team... No! It's not inextricable! We had the advantage on the field! We were able to force the Dutch players into a panic... How amazing is this? ! The spirit of the Chinese team players has been completely aroused! If we keep playing like this, we might hope to end the battle within ninety minutes!"

Yan Kang was also very excited.

"Come on Team China!"

"come on! Come on!"

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

But there were also more Chinese fans who were too nervous to speak. They just stared at the live broadcast of the game in silence, their bodies trembling slightly.

They not only hope that the Chinese team will beat the Netherlands, but they are also worried that the Chinese team will be defeated by the Netherlands...

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When Tone Schulman was still hesitating, Maxi Carey shouted to him from the defensive midfielder position: "What are you thinking about? Pass the ball to me!"

Schulman finally woke up from his dream and passed the football forward to Carey.

As the football rolled toward Kaili, Hu Lai also pounced on him.

Carey did not stop the ball, but directly passed the football back to Schulman.

What looked like a random press forced Carey to pass back to the goalkeeper.

Then the Chinese fans in the stands laughed and booed.

But while passing the ball back, Carey pointed his hand to Kolarenz on the right, signaling Schulman to pass the football.

He ran towards 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, Kolarenz can pass the football calmly.

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

With his back to the direction of the attack, Carey used the outside of his right foot to move the football forward, and the football was passed to Vander Stern who came to meet him.

This time Vanderstern didn't panic when faced with Guo Junfu's pressing, and he transferred the football to Robin Feeney.

Carey continued to run. He did not run directly towards Feeney, but rushed forward and ran into the space to receive the ball.

At this time Feeney passed the football to him again.

When he caught the ball, he made a gesture of stepping forward to speed up the ball, which made Xia Xiaoyu take a step back.

After Carey caught the ball, he stopped the football behind him, then turned around and passed it back.

The football was passed back into the Dutch backfield.

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

Although the football spun around at the feet of the Dutch players, it was still passed back. It seems like wasted effort.

But Drost knew that Carey wanted to use this method to wear down the Chinese team's physical strength and morale.

Although the Dutch team does not want to play overtime, it must first suppress the arrogance of the Chinese team.

So it’s right to slow down.

After the Chinese team players had just equalized the score, they were all in an excited mood. With their morale high, they seemed to have forgotten that they were close to running out of fuel.

But in fact, their mad dog-like pressing will only exhaust all their last "energy".

It is now the 88th minute of the game. Counting injury time, there may be ten minutes left.

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

And when the Chinese players can no longer run or grab, it's time for the Dutch team to deliver a fatal blow!

After the ball made another circle in the Dutch team's backcourt, the Chinese team's overall formation further pressed forward.

Carey noticed this while looking around.

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, raised his right foot, and passed the football from the right rib to the left rib into the space behind the Chinese team's defense!

At the same time, the Dutch team's forward Guvelon Risdijk broke out of the Chinese team's defense and ran into the space!

"This 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, Risdijk didn't stop the ball well and made two more adjustments. On the one hand, Qin Qi, who was chasing after him, got close to him, and on the other hand, goalkeeper Lin Zhiyuan also attacked in time.

In the end, Resdick's shot was too far away from the angle due to interference, and Lin Zhiyuan pounced on it first, then quickly stood up and held the football under his body.

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

Applause erupted from the stands.

This applause was given to Lin Zhiyuan by both Chinese fans and Maxi Carey by Dutch fans.

For fans from both sides, their home teams performed well and deserved applause.

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After being penetrated by the Dutch team's defense once, the Chinese team did slow down a bit and no longer continuously attacked the Dutch team's defense as it did just now.

After all, they had been rushing like this for six or seven minutes after equalizing the score, and the players' physical fitness needed to be restored.

On the other hand, the fourth official held up a stoppage time sign on the sidelines and told everyone that the game would last for eight minutes.

Since there is still so much injury time, we must allocate our energy reasonably to avoid running out of gas 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 court based on their own experience and abilities.

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

They seemed very patient.

What if we press the offense at this time and let the Chinese team counterattack and steal one?

So I'd rather be content than take any risks.

After the Chinese team adjusted and rested for four or five minutes, they resumed pressing the Dutch team.

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Seeing the Chinese team attacking at a faster pace, my wife turned and asked Shi Wuyin: "In this situation, would it be better to drag the game into overtime?"

Shi Wuyin shook his head: "No. We don't have the physical strength to play another 30 minutes of overtime. If we really have 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 did not pass the ball to Xia Xiaoyu's feet, but in front of him, so Xia Xiaoyu needed to speed up and run two steps to chase the ball.

But just 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 caught by Dutch player Lely Tersis!

Dutch team's chance to counterattack!

"Ah!" the wife screamed.

Shi Wuyin was too nervous to continue speaking.

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Chen Xingyi, who was originally on the sideline, saw the football being caught by Tesis, and he quickly turned around to chase it.

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

Before he had a chance to increase his speed, Chen Xingyi accelerated and rushed to Tesis' side, shoveling him from the side!

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

Save the ball!

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

Xia Xiaoyu shouted: "It's just a cramp!"

So Chen Xingyi withdrew his gaze and took 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, and motioned to the Chinese team players to kick the football out and let Xia Xiaoyu receive treatment...

Chen Xingyi ignored them, and neither did the other Chinese players.

There were boos in the stands, but it was hard to say who made these boos and which party they were directed at...

Playing all the way to the offensive third, Chen Xingyi passed the football to Zhou Zijing who came out from the side, and then quickly cut inside.

Zhou Zijing pulled the ball to the side and then passed the football back to Chen Xingyi.

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

The football bounced off Vanderstern's body.

Guo Junfu rushed forward to grab the ball.

Robin Feeney came up from the side and kicked the football out of the sideline.

The crisis in front of the Dutch team's penalty area has been temporarily resolved.

"We were forced 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 worried.

He Feng said: "I hope Xia Xiaoyu has no problem!"

He didn't know that Xia Xiaoyu had cramps. Just seeing that Xia Xiaoyu didn't catch the ball he was supposed to catch, and made a sudden mistake, and then didn't get up immediately, he guessed that Xia Xiaoyu was injured...

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

No matter what it is, it's not a minor problem.

So even though the Chinese team's attack didn't stop just now, He Feng was still worried about it.

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

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

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

"Xia Xiaoyu attended this World Cup perfectly, and has reached the limit of his hard work." Yan Kang sighed, "We played too hard in this game..."

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

Just twenty-six minutes into the game, Cai Shuyi suddenly fell to the ground after a series of changes while defending Kaili, and then he couldn't get up after 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 will definitely not be able to persist in the game when he sees this scene.

When he was carried off on a stretcher, he covered his face with his hands and cried uncontrollably.

He knew what hurt he had suffered.

Later, during the intermission, the host of the rear program told the domestic fans watching the live broadcast about Cai Shuyi’s specific injury:

Torn anterior cruciate ligament in knee.

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

Dillon replaced Cai Shuyi with Ding Yuanhai, a versatile defender.

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 its defense, which is also related to Cai Shuyi's sudden injury.

Cai Shuyi is 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 abilities are not as good as Liu Yan's, and his defense and awareness are not as good as Wang Guangwei's. But he can take care of all aspects.

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

After he was injured, Ding Yuanhai stepped in 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.

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

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

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

But cramps are 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 into a penalty shootout.

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

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The intense competition came to a standstill while Xia Xiaoyu received simple treatment.

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

Jiang Yin said hesitantly: "I think...if we didn't work so hard after Hu Lai scored, but instead set up a bus to defend, wouldn't it be as hard as it is now? Playing like this, Even if we can go into overtime, I’m afraid it will be difficult to win..."

"Indeed." Yan Yan nodded. "Everyone tried their best. If we play overtime like this, I guess many people won't be able to run."

Seeing that Yan Yan agreed with her point of view, Jiang Yin felt 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: "Personally, I don't care much about the final result of this game. Because I see something more important than victory or defeat."

Jiang Yin was very surprised: "Is there anything more important than victory or defeat?"

Before Chu Yifan answered her and Yan Yan didn't say anything, Zhong Shihao sighed: "I used to... a long time ago, I really didn't dare to think that our national team could compete with the Dutch team in the World Cup and be able to overpower the Netherlands. Varsity…”

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

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

Chu Yifan said: "That's what Mao Xiao said. What is more important than victory or defeat is hope."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Jiang Yin looked at this group of men. As an ordinary person who had not cared much about football before, it was actually difficult for her to understand what these people had just said, and it was even harder for her to understand their emotions.

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

In the live broadcast, Xia Xiaoyu has completed treatment.

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

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 persist in the game, otherwise the Chinese team will have to play less.

It seems to be no big deal now.

The men who had been silent in the living room also applauded:

"Come on, Xiaoyu!"

"Xiaoyu Niubi!"

"Hold on, Xiaoyu!"

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After Xia Xiaoyu stood up, the game resumed.

At this time, the game time was already 97 minutes - only one minute left before the end of injury time.

However, some time was delayed due to Xia Xiaoyu's cramp. The referee should make up for it at this time as appropriate.

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

Previously, the Dutch team players kicked the football out of the sideline, but now the Chinese team players resumed the game with a throw-in.

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

The target of this pass was not easy to find. Even Xia Xiaoyu, who had just cramped, was being pressed against.

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

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

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

He took this opportunity to dribble the ball 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 rush forward with the ball at this time.

If he gets the ball stolen, the opponent can go straight to Huanglong.

Or if he passes the football to a teammate and the ball is intercepted by his teammate, the result will be the same and he will not have time to return to defense.

Qin Qi was naturally not a reckless man. He had actually observed the situation in front of him, and then he dared to rush forward with the ball.

He had seen a road that could lead him directly to the Dutch team's penalty area!

However, the situation on the football field was changing rapidly. The road he saw before was blocked after only two steps!

Laili Tesis retreated and stood in front of him.

Maxi Carey also came up from behind.

It looks like an encirclement will be formed.

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

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

"It's so dangerous!"

The Chinese fans in front of the TV exclaimed.

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

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

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

After receiving the ball, he did not keep the football at his feet, but passed it to another player?

??'s Guo Junfu.

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 Danny Drew behind him.

Although Drew made some moves behind him, Hu Lai was still able to resist with the help of the [worn Bears jersey].

And his purpose is not to control the ball for a long time...

Facing the rolling football, Hu Lai swung his right foot, trying to shoot directly!

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

The football was passed to Luo Kai!

"Good goal! A wonderful pass!"

Luo Kai didn't seem surprised that Hu Lai would pass the ball to him, because if he were in Hu Lai's position, he would most likely pass the ball to Hu Lai.

At this time, no personal grudges can be taken into consideration. Helping the team win the game is the most important thing!

"Careful! Luo——!"

Amidst the screams of the Dutch TV commentator, Luo Kai raised his left leg and prepared to shoot directly!

He knew that the other party was close and could not tolerate any hesitation.

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

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

But he himself missed it, lost his balance, and fell forward to the ground.

"Brock! He got ahead of Luo and destroyed the football beyond the baseline!"

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

The focus of the Dutch and Chinese commentators is completely different.

When He Feng saw Luo Kai falling, he reflexively thought of taking a penalty kick.

At the last moment of the game, if the Chinese team can get a penalty kick, it will be a decisive opportunity!

There were indeed a large number of fans from both sides booing in the stands. The Chinese fans thought Tyrese Bullock committed a foul, while the Dutch fans thought Luo Kai flopped.

In the end, slow-motion replay revealed the truth to the public - Tyrese Bullock did tackle the ball first, and he did not touch Luo Kai.

Luo Kai fell because he lost his balance.

The referee did not give a penalty kick or call Luo Kai for diving. Instead, he pointed to the corner flag area and awarded the Chinese team a corner kick.

"It's the 98th minute of the game. Logically speaking, the stoppage time has arrived. The Chinese team won a corner kick at this time. This is likely to be our last offensive opportunity in regular time..."

He Feng said.

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

But after the Chinese team had been on the offensive for so long, and all the members fought hard until they were exhausted, He Feng didn’t know whether playing overtime would be a good thing for the Chinese team...

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"This corner kick... just don't go up, right?"

Li Qingliang said involuntarily when he saw the two central defenders Liu Yan and Qin Qi leaving the backcourt and running towards the Dutch team's penalty area.

Then he saw Han Shuyu turning to stare at him.

So he quickly explained:

"Well, I'm talking about this last corner kick opportunity. If we score it, of course we can beat the Dutch team. But if the Netherlands..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Han Shuyu: "Bah! Bah, hurry up!"

Her expression was very serious.

Li Qingliang was so frightened that he was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly said three times: "Bah, bah, bah!"

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

Li Qingliang nodded: "Believe it, believe it!"

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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 well prepared for the corner kick.

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

Some tactics cannot be used all the time, and opponents will be wary of them.

The original intention of this imaginative tactic is to highlight the word "odd". Without the "odd", it will be difficult to use it again.

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

Players from both sides were entangled.

Everyone knows how important this corner kick is. Whether it was the attacking Chinese team or the defensive Dutch team, players from the two teams competed with each other in every corner in front of the goal, pushing, hugging, and squeezing each other's positions. The referee was called to mediate and warned.

Zhang Qinghuan stood next to the corner flag, breathing heavily from his chest.

He had to take the time to rest before waiting for the dust to settle in the penalty area.

As a player who once wasted the most precious time for three years, although he has established a firm foothold in European football with his extremely outstanding talent.

But he could still feel his physical helplessness.

His physical fitness has always been the biggest problem.

On weekdays, the league is fine, and the frequency of matches is relatively fixed.

Moreover, Saria is not a strong team and can rarely fight on multiple fronts. His physical fitness can still cope with it.

In a dense event like the World Cup, it’s a bit hard to keep up.

It stands to reason that at this point in the game, 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 spot.

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

In fact, after entering the injury time, he appeared in the broadcast footage less and less. He could only simply pass the ball. It was difficult to penetrate into the Dutch penalty area and use more methods like when he was full of energy. To threaten the Dutch team's goal.

Zhang Qinghuan, who was now breathing heavily, flashed a trace of unwillingness in his mind.

It really just passed by 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 blew the whistle.

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

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

But this time, Danny Drew remained unmoved and remained at the near corner.

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

He was looking for Zhou Zijing!

Zhou Zijing rushed to the near corner and then collided hard with Danny Drew!

Both men headed the ball.

In other words, Zhou Zijing headed the ball first, and then the football hit the head of Danny Drew who was close to Chi Chi, and then bounced out - not flying out of the baseline, but flying into the penalty area.

Dutch forward Gouveron Risdijk, who retreated to the penalty area to participate in the defense, was on the spot. He jumped high and threw the football outside the penalty area before Roquet could pounce on him!

"Oops!" He Feng and Yan Kang in the commentary box shouted at the same time, holding their heads.

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

Then they both shouted at the same time: "Be careful of counterattacks!"

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Maxi Carey did not go to the penalty area to join in the fun. Others stood outside the penalty area. After seeing the football being kicked out by the Chinese team, he simply took a few more steps toward the frontcourt.

Then the football was released by Resdick and flew towards his area!

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

So he immediately faced the football and made a move to catch the ball.

Xia Xiaoyu quickly followed up.

As he approached the football, Carey suddenly stopped and turned around, letting the football pass!

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

He reflexively went to pull Carey's jersey and missed it!

And I had another cramp. I 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. He raised his right foot and used the instep of his outside foot to push the football forward!

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

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

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

When he shouted these words, Liu Yan also followed Qin Qi and chased him out.

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

Luo Kai, who was rushing towards Risdik to grab the point, pushed Risdick away with his hand, and used his strength to change direction and kick out, returning to defense!

Hu Lai and Zhou Zijing were also chasing after them, but they were quickly left behind by the other running players - Hu Lai was not fast, and Zhou Zijing had just gotten up from the ground and lost the opportunity.

When Hu Lai saw this, he realized that he could not catch up even if he ran to death.

He himself is not fast, and after playing for almost a hundred minutes, he has very little physical energy left - [Stamina Potion] can only quickly restore the physical energy he consumed in the previous game, allowing him to Dealing with the new competition with the best physical condition, but it cannot increase his upper limit of physical strength.

He could see that the Dutch team wanted to fight back, but he was unable to do anything about it.

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

Hold!

Eh?

wrong!

I can get back on defense!

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

So he immediately used his consciousness to redeem a pair of [sneakers that didn'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 five seconds. Damaged after taking effect. Can only be equipped once per game.

Although it lasts only a short time and does not allow his speed to increase dramatically, and he doesn't know if he can successfully catch up with Kaili after using it, but it's this time now, who cares so much!

You have to do your best, why not use the tools if you have them? !

After quickly putting on the equipment, Hu Lai felt that his body had become 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 before they all retreated to the half court to defend the corner kick, and now there are no other Dutch players in front, Carey takes the lead in the middle!

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

On the right is Lely Tersis, and on the left is Jaden Van Bruggen.

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

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

The stands were filled with exclamations and screams from fans from both sides.

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

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

Hu Lai's sudden acceleration quickly attracted the attention of commentators and fans.

I saw that he was far behind, and he was no longer even within the reach of the broadcast cameras.

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

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The Chinese team defender Ding Yuanhai, who was staying in the backcourt, stood about ten meters in front of Kaili. His eyes widened, a little panicked, and a little nervous.

Are you going to greet me?

Or a retracement?

He saw his teammates returning to defense, but he didn't know if they could catch up with Kyrie before he encountered the latter.

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

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

He suddenly realized what he should do!

foul!

Use the red card as the price to stop Carey here!

I am a substitute. Even if I miss the next game, it will not cause any loss to the team!

But just when Ding Yuanhai was about to do this, he saw someone chasing after Kaili from directly behind!

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

He suddenly felt that his body became much heavier.

But there is no need for a plug-in at this time. Now he only needs to stretch out his hand to grab Kyrie's jersey...

He reached out decisively!

Then he threw his entire body weight out, fell forward, and tried to pull Kaili to the ground with all his strength!

"mess!!"

Kaili felt the force coming from behind, dragging him down.

His body had leaned back, but his left foot was bent and planted on the turf while he opened his arms to barely maintain balance.

Then, one second before he completely lost his balance, he used the outside instep of his right foot to flick the football to the front right. There was a huge space there, and there was also his teammate, forward Laili Tersis!

After passing the ball, he did not continue to maintain his balance, but allowed himself to be dragged to the ground by Hu Lai. He fell backwards and Hu Lai fell forward, and the two were almost head to head.

"Kyrie passed the ball!"

"Tesis—!"

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

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

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

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

Chen Xingyi was indeed gradually approaching Tesis from behind.

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

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

"Come on son!!"

"Run faster! Run faster!!"

Because he had to catch the ball, Tesis slowed down, which gave Chen Xingyi the opportunity to get close to him.

Chen Xingyi gritted his teeth until the veins on his neck were exposed, and at the same time stretched out his hand, preparing to press on to force the Dutch team to slow down their counterattack.

He almost succeeded, if Tesis hadn't passed the football directly...

"Tesis diagonal plug!"

Tesis actually passed the football to the center right away!

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

Ding Yuanhai turned around and chased after him, then pressed forward.

At the same time, Qin Qi was also speeding up to approach Van Bruggen.

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

When the four-and-one ball was about to meet, Van Bruggen raised his foot to shoot!

Ding Yuanhai tackles the football!

Lin Zhiyuan jumped out from the side!

Van Bruggen didn't kick the ball!

It's not that he missed the kick due to Ding Yuanhai's personal interference, but that he had no intention of shooting 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 past him and quickly stopped and turned around...

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

"Finny——!!"

Amid the heart-rending roars of the Dutch TV commentator, Robin Feeney swung his left foot against the rolling football!

Lin Zhiyuan, who had already fallen to the ground, supported his body hard and threw himself back.

Luo Kai tackled Robin Feeney from the side and behind!

This kick will either tackle the ball first or hit the person. He has already risked his life!

Before his foot tackled the ball, Feeney's left foot hit the football first!

Then Feeney 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 Chinese team's goal before the Chinese team's goalkeeper could pounce on it!

In the 100th minute of the game, 17 minutes after Hu Lai scored, the Dutch team took 17 seconds to break the Chinese team's goal...

2:1, they took the lead again!

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ps, and...