Midfielder Ruler

The fanatical atmosphere in the Pernambuco Arena became even more fanatical as the Chinese team equalized the score in stoppage time. It was like boiling hot water, constantly rolling, one wave after another.

The Chinese players on the court also worked very hard. When the ball was on their feet, they gave priority to Tang Zheng, who organized the frontcourt attack.

Through continuous passes, right back Zhang Linpeng finally passed a pretty good cross from the right at a 45-degree angle.

It is a pity that neither Gao Lin nor Sun Jingbo ran into position. Costa Rica central defender Gonzalez did not know the situation behind him and took a safe approach to push the ball out of the baseline.

Time was running out, and the Costa Rican defensive players who had just lost the ball were very nervous. They even wanted to hug the Chinese players in the penalty area with their hands to prevent them from performing a decisive victory at the last moment of the game.

Tang Zheng, who has an absolute height advantage, is the most heavily targeted. Gonzalez, the tallest in the Costa Rica team, and captain Ruiz are on the left and right. Gonzalez is very smart. He uses Tang Zheng and Luiz to help him. Isz's huge body acted as a line of sight, and he pulled Tang Zheng's jersey behind him.

At this point in the game, the remaining nine Costa Rica players have all returned to the penalty area to participate in the defense. Except for Jiang Zhipeng, Li Xuepeng and Zheng Zhi, the Chinese team players have stayed in front of the penalty area to provide layered protection. The other six players have also entered the Costa Rica team. In the penalty area, participate in the battle for the top.

As Tang Zheng said, rather than leaving the suspense of promotion until overtime or even a penalty shootout, it is better to resolve the battle before the end of the game.

The tense and fanatical atmosphere of the game permeated the Pernambuco Arena, which was vividly reflected in the Costa Rica penalty area. Chinese players and Costa Rican players refused to give in to each other and had frequent physical contact, so that the referee Eriksson had to continue. Blow the whistle to separate the players.

Despite this, most commentators in the on-site commentary box did not think that the game would be decided before the end of injury time, but simply believed that this was caused by the nervousness of the players on both sides of the game.

Of course, Central 5 commentator He Wei and guest commentator Gong Lei, as well as most Chinese fans in front of the TV, believe that the Chinese team can overtake the score before the end of injury time and become the fourth team to advance to the quarterfinals of this World Cup. team!

Tang Zheng raised his arms to indicate that he had no physical movements and gave Wu Xi a gesture. Then he suddenly withdrew his hands and gently pushed Gonzalez and Ruiz.

Gonzalez and Ruiz never expected that Tang Zheng, who had previously refused to fight back, would suddenly exert his strength and catch them off guard.

Ruiz subconsciously followed Tang Zheng, but unfortunately Gao Lin appeared in his running route. Gonzalez was smarter, and he went straight through the players on both sides and followed the direction of Tang Zheng's running. A shortcut.

Wu Xi started his run-up, preparing to take a corner kick.

Although there are many Chinese players in the Costa Rica penalty area, the only player who can really get Navas' attention is Tang Zheng. Therefore, when he saw Tang Zheng break away from the defense of Gonzalez and Ruiz from the corner of his eye, he subconsciously reminded his teammates.

However, Wu Xi was about to take a corner kick, and other Chinese players began to move, so that the corresponding Costa Rican defensive players had to passively keep up to prevent missing people.

Pinto, who was in the visiting team's coach's command area, suddenly felt a thump in his heart. He subconsciously took two steps forward, and his upper body reached the sideline.

Lippi, the head coach of the Chinese team, has a much better mentality than Pinto. After all, he once led Italy to win the World Cup. He has extensive experience in leading teams and is used to big winds and waves, so his mentality has been adjusted well.

If there is only one mentality, then there is only expectation.

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"Ouch-ouch——"

The Chinese fans at the Pernambuco Arena made deafening cheers, which raised the fanatical atmosphere of the entire stadium to an astonishing level.

Wu Xi took a corner kick from the left, the ball went from outside to inside, a very standard inside arc corner kick.

It's a pity that the football parabola is a bit high and the speed is not fast.

Still a little floaty.

Costa Rica head coach Pinto let out a sigh of relief as he watched the trajectory of the football, as did the Costa Rican fans in the stands.

But Gonzalez, the tallest central defender in the Costa Rica team, did not let down his guard. He did not make a low-level mistake of watching the ball instead of watching the man. Instead, he took a shortcut to catch up with Tang Zheng.

The ball was high and floating, which gave Gonzalez enough time to catch up with Tang Zheng. The goalkeeper Navas was not particularly accurate in judging where the ball would land. In addition, the ball landed towards the far end of the small penalty area. Navas After a brief thought, he gave up attacking to pick up the ball.

The penalty area is crowded with players from both sides, and there are also many players near the small penalty area, which is the closest place to the goal.

In order to avoid accidents, Navas decided to stand still and respond to changes.

Other Costa Rican players have their own Chinese players to guard. Tang Zheng, who ran to the back point, had no one else to defend except Gonzalez.

However, the shooting angle from the back point was too narrow, so not many Costa Rican players were worried, including Gonzalez, who was guarding Tang Zheng.

He had done his best to do what he wanted to do, follow Tang Zheng closely and not give him a chance to easily handle the ball.

The flying height of the football was decreasing. Gonzalez turned his back to his own goal, and his hands were entangled with Tang Zheng's raised left arm.

Although Tang Zheng's shooting angle became very small, Tang Zheng did not give up the fight, which directly stimulated Gonzalez's fighting spirit.

In terms of height, the official data provided by Tang Zheng is 1.94 meters, and Gonzalez is 1.91 meters.

Gonzalez is indeed not as tall as Tang Zheng, but his weight is five kilograms heavier than Tang Zheng, and the muscles of his upper limbs are particularly obvious.

Under Gonzalez's interference, Tang Zheng's position slowly deviated from the originally planned position and moved further back.

The football continued to fly towards the far end of the small penalty area with an obvious inner arc. Seeing that Tang Zheng was far away from the landing point, Gonzalez definitely had no chance to get the football. Based on his own judgment, he thought that if he didn't fight for the top, Tang Zheng would lose the ball. It was possible for Zheng to get the football, so he decided to jump and head the ball to clear the ball in a flash.

Originally, Tang Zheng was ready to give up the fight for the top, but Gonzalez did not continue to interfere. Instead, he raised his head, opened his arms naturally, maintained his body balance, locked his body, and was ready to head the ball to clear the ball.

Suddenly, Tang Zheng's eyes lit up.

Without Gonzalez's personal interference, it means that he is now unmarked!

Although Gonzalez seems to be closer to the landing point of the football, Tang Zheng is tall and has long legs, and he can move nimbly with his feet!

With his back to the baseline, he took a big step forward with his left foot, then quickly took another big step forward with his right foot, and his whole body appeared horizontally in front of Gonzalez at lightning speed.

Gonzalez was mentally prepared to clear the ball, but Tang Zheng suddenly rushed in front of him, causing his brain to short-circuit and he didn't know what to do next.

Costa Rica head coach Pinto, who was standing in the visiting team coach's command area, felt a thump in his heart, and an unpleasant feeling swept through his body instantly.

The Costa Rican players on the bench stood up out of conditioned reflex and looked up at the penalty area.

Tang Zheng ignored Gonzalez behind him. The football happened to fall in front of him. He used his chest to push the ball under his body and swung his left foot.

"Ouch-ouch——"

Every Chinese fan in the stands was so excited that they couldn't contain their excitement after seeing this scene. They didn't even care that their hoarse throats might be overwhelmed. Adrenaline hormones surged wildly, and the outburst was extremely shocking.

Most Costa Rican fans' pupils shrank suddenly and their hearts suddenly rose to their throats.

"Shit! Danger!!"

At the same time, the Costa Rican national television commentator subconsciously cursed.

Central 5 commentator He Wei held the commentary table with both hands, stood up suddenly, and shouted: "Tang Zheng got the football before Gonzalez! Opportunity!!"

"Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang——"

British Sky commentator Andy Gray drawled.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Falcao, and James Rodriguez, who were sitting in front of the TV watching the game, subconsciously clenched their fists and couldn't help but bring themselves to Tang Zheng.

What would you do if the person who grabbed the spot was you?

Directly explode the rod?

Push the near corner?

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Diaz and Brenes, who were standing in front of the penalty area, saw Tang Zheng swinging his left foot. They didn't know what Tang Zheng was going to do.

Goalkeeper Navas also quickly stood up to the near corner, which was the far corner of the original Chinese team's corner kick. He naturally opened his arms and stood on tiptoe with his feet, preparing to make a save.

Dias and Brenes had no extra space to think. Out of instinct, they chose to fall to the ground and use their bodies to expand the defensive area, while avoiding Tang Zheng's left-foot kick hitting the goal with his arm behind his back.

The nearby Chinese players naturally moved out of the way, and the nearest Costa Rica captain Ruiz tried to throw his body behind Tang Zheng and stretched out his right foot to try his luck.

If Tang Zheng forced his left foot to shoot, there would be a 99% chance that it would hit the blocking Costa Rican player.

The problem is that Tang Zheng knows how to think very well when playing football and thinks one step more than ordinary people.

Extraordinarily calm!

His swung left foot did not hit the football, but instead took a feint.

"Oh-Shit!!"

Dias, Brenes and Ruiz instantly felt tens of thousands of hay horses galloping past their heads.

However, their bodies fell naturally due to the influence of gravity, and they could no longer use force until they touched the ground...

"Shoot—" He Wei, the commentator of Central 5, did not finish his words, but his passion did not diminish, and he suddenly turned around: "Fake action!!"

The football landed, bounced, and Tang Zheng swung his left foot again.

Central 5 commentator He Wei's voice rose twice more: "Tang Zheng! Shot——!!"

Diaz, Brenes and Ruiz, whose bodies had already touched the ground, looked at Tang Zheng with despairing eyes, forgetting to make a second reaction, and instead placed their ultimate hope in the goalkeeper and patron saint Navas.

There are millions of Costa Rican fans who have the same idea. They hope that Navas can turn the tide as he did in the past!

Navas, who was very nervous, seemed to feel an inexplicable energy blessing. For the first time, he felt that his attention could be so concentrated, and his eyes were fixed on Tang Zheng's raised left foot.

In the flash of lightning, he concluded that Tang Zheng's shot was directed towards the near corner!

The distance is too close, and it will obviously be too late to wait until Tang Zheng completes the shot before making a save, so predict it in advance!

When Navas' body center of gravity shifted, his intestines were filled with regret, because Tang Zheng's left foot still failed to kick the football when he swung it again, and he feinted again!

It was only then that Dias, Brenes and Ruiz, who fell to the ground, realized that they could react secondly.

"Oh-My-God!! It's still a fake move!!"

exclaimed British Sky commentator Andy Gray, his voice dripping with disapproval.

Tang Zheng, who was broadcasting the scene, did not give the Costa Rican players any extra time. He held the reacting Gonzalez with his right elbow, tilted his body to the right, swung his left calf quickly, and kicked the instep towards the middle and lower part of the football.

"Boom~"

The football almost brushed against Ruiz's raised right calf and flew towards Navas's original position, and then went all the way unimpeded.

Navas, whose body weight fell to the left, also tried to reach the ball with his right foot, but unfortunately the football moved too fast and his movements became useless...

The frenetic atmosphere of the Pernambuco Arena paused briefly when the football hit the snow-white net, as if the sound at its highest pitch was suddenly pressed by the pause button.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch -"

In less than a second, a deafening roar like a mountain roar and a tsunami rang out over the Pernambuco Arena.

The Chinese fans in the stands were completely immersed in extreme madness, waving their arms constantly to express the huge pleasure brought by the goal!

"Fake action?"

He Wei, the CC5 commentator in the live commentary box, was emotionally affected by two interruptions in his passion. Instead, his passion completely burst out and he blurted out: "No!! This is true! Really really really! The ball has gone in! The ball has gone in!" Go in!! Tang Zheng helped the Chinese team overtake the score in the third minute of injury time! World Cup quarterfinals! We are coming!!"

"Yes! We are coming! World Cup quarter-finals!!" Commentator Gong Lei waved his arms and shouted: "Fans in front of the TV, are you ready?"

“Goooooooooooooooooal——”

Before British Sky commentator Andy Gray had time to speak, guest commentator Martin Taylor yelled first, with a crazy long voice.

After scoring the goal, Tang Zheng became particularly crazy after confirming that the football had entered the net. He pushed Gonzalez, who was still tugging on his right arm, opened his arms and ran all the way to the middle area of ​​the auxiliary stands.

Behind him, a group of bachelors who had not seen a woman in decades swarmed over.

The Chinese players in front of the home team's bench forgot all the rules and walked directly across the entire stadium.

The goal in the third minute of stoppage time was completely equal to the winner!

Tang Zheng ran to the center of the sub-stand not for any reason, but to vent his excitement with his family.

Father Tang, Mother Tang and Zhao Lina were all standing there excitedly wearing the Chinese team's No. 10 jersey. When they saw Tang Zheng running this way, they already realized what Tang Zheng was going to do.

Tang Zheng opened his arms excitedly, hugging his parents and girlfriend Zhao Lina tightly, sharing the exciting and joyful moment together.

In his heart, this moment should be shared with the people closest to him!

The Chinese fans nearby felt like they were fishing in troubled waters, and they excitedly tried to touch Tang Zheng.