Midfielder Ruler

Tang Zheng's penalty kick was not kicked to the right as Lloris predicted, but instead he kicked the football towards the center of the goal with four or two moves.

Lloris, who had changed his focus in advance, had no choice but to keep his eyes off the football.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch -"

At the same time, the Chinese fans and local Russian fans at the Kazan Stadium subconsciously let out deafening shouts.

At such a critical moment in the game, Tang Zheng casually kicked a penalty kick that showed extremely high technical and psychological qualities.

Incredible! !

If it weren't for the French team that conceded the goal, the French fans would have tacitly made a huge roar.

Spoon penalty kicks are always full of visual impact!

"The ball is in! The ball is in!!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei completely exploded at this moment. With his hands on the commentary box, he was full of passion and eloquent: "Tang Zheng helped the Chinese team equalize the score with a spoon penalty and also inspired the morale of the whole team! In At the Kazan Stadium, under the leadership of Tang Zheng, we have a chance to defeat the favorite French team!"

Although Lippi, who is over 70 years old, is confident that Tang Zheng will take the penalty kick, he still inevitably has huge psychological fluctuations when he sees Tang Zheng hit the penalty kick. He follows his assistants Madaloni and Li Tie to vent the excitement caused by the goal. Huge stress release.

Deschamps, the head coach of the French team, already knew the outcome, but he still shook his head helplessly at the moment of scoring.

However, his attention was not on Tang Zheng, but on Umtiti who made a fatal mistake.

In the situation just now, he really couldn't imagine that Umtiti would hit the ball with his hands.

If looks can kill a person, then Umtiti has been killed on the spot by his head coach Deschamps!

Don't be afraid of opponents who are like gods, but be afraid of teammates who are like pigs!

Obviously, Umtiti's handball just now was exactly the choice that a pig teammate would make.

Andy Guerrera, the British Sky commentator in the live commentary box, raised his voice: "Don's penalty kick rate is as stable as ever, 100%! That's right! Those of you sitting in front of the TV heard that right! Don's penalty kick rate That’s 100%, never missed a penalty!! But Hugo Lloris doesn’t need to feel sad, because there are many world-class goalkeepers who have been scored by Don!!”

Guest commentator Martin Taylor laughed and said: "Old man, how do I feel that the Chinese team led by Tang still has hope of defeating the French team in the Kazan Stadium?"

"Is this telepathy?" Andy Gray turned his head and blinked at his old partner Martin Taylor: "I think so too."

But at this point, Andy Gray changed his voice: "But this possibility is very low. After all, the strength gap between the Chinese team and the French team is quite large. If they want to beat the French team in the total value list of this World Cup team, It’s a little difficult.”

Tang Zheng, who scored the goal, was not too excited. He stood on the spot and hugged his teammates. At the same time, he also deliberately incited the excitement of his teammates.

The game restarted, and the French team, which had a kick-off advantage, immediately launched an offensive towards the Chinese team's defensive half.

However, the Chinese team, which had just equalized the score, was well prepared. They retreated to half-court defense and easily resisted the unorganized French team's attack. A quick counterattack led by Tang Zheng almost caused Varane to score an own goal. .

Deschamps stood on the coaching bench and was very nervous. If the Chinese team took the lead in just three minutes, the game would be difficult to play.

The morale of the Chinese team, which equalized the score, was greatly boosted. Facing the French team, which was much superior in strength, they did not fall behind at all, and even vaguely suppressed the French team.

Therefore, Deschamps played France's third card of the game.

Matuidi replaces Tolisso.

Judging from the substitution adjustments, Deschamps is thinking about defense, but actually not, he is thinking more about offense.

Tolisso did not perform well in this game. B2B midfielder Matuidi can not only strengthen the French team's midfield defense, but also increase the attack points on the offensive end.

Matuidi gives the impression of being full of energy and good at both offense and defense, but what really impresses him is his shot from behind.

With Giroud, Mbappe and Fekir's offensive points completely restricted, Matuidi may be able to play an unexpected role.

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Matuidi's role as a substitute was quite obvious. He not only played a defensive role in the midfield, but also played a role in connecting Pogba, Giroud and Fekir on the offensive end, so the French team regained control of the game. .

However, the Chinese team coached by Lippi did not want to become fat in one bite. The draw with France was a very good result, and there was no need to take risks.

A draw with France in the first round, a win and a draw in the next two rounds, qualifying for the group is certain!

Delightful!

Therefore, Lippi was wondering whether to make the final substitution adjustment in advance.

The game came to the 83rd minute, with seven minutes left before the end of regular time, plus ten minutes of injury time.

It is a waste to leave four offensive players in the frontcourt. After all, the most important thing in the last period is defense. Even if there is a chance to counterattack quickly, Lu Liang, Sun Jingbo and Liu Ruofan can handle it, and... there is still a game to this day. Tang Zheng is very physically fit!

Who to replace?

Wu Xi?

Or He Chao?

However, at this moment, the French team exceeded the score again.

Matuidi ran in the midfield without hesitation to help Pogba, Fekir, and Mbappe create space. After getting the ball, Pogba and Mbappe made a wonderful pass. Li Kui stretched his foot half a beat too late. Encountered football.

Mbappe did not return the football to Pogba, but used the outside instep of his left foot to flip the football to Giroud who was retreating to meet him.

Tang Zheng has a strong sense of defense. He neither followed Mbappe nor Giroud, but followed Pogba to the arc of his own penalty area.

At this time, Giroud, who was stuck in position and stepped on the ball with his left foot for a moment, picked the ball with the toe of his left foot into the penalty area, which was Pogba's running route.

Although Giroud's pass seems to be a bit early, Pogba is tall and has long legs, and he catches up in two steps. The double central defenders Zhang Linpeng and Gao Zhunyi are blocked by Matuidi, Fekir and Mba who come in behind. Peija failed to get close to Pogba immediately.

Fortunately, Tang Zheng followed Pogba closely and did not leave him unmarked.

Giroud's pass is very targeted, because Pogba is closer to the football because of his space position.

Pogba adjusted his steps while running. How could Tang Zheng not know what Pogba was going to do?

The moment Pogba raised his right foot to kick the football, Tang Zheng fell to the ground on the right side and shoveled it. Suddenly, a burst of exclamations came to mind in the stands: "Oh oh oh~"

Lippi, who was still considering whether to replace Wu Xi or He Chao, returned to the scene and looked at the Chinese team's penalty area with his wise eyes.

Just in time to see Pogba's swinging right foot hit the football, the football hit the arch of Tang Zheng's stretched right foot. The football that was supposed to fly forward unexpectedly changed its trajectory, flew upward, and then took a strong parabola. Chase towards the goal.

Although Pogba's shot was blocked by Tang Zheng and his speed was greatly reduced, it was very uncomfortable for Yan Junling who was moving forward before. He kicked off the ground hard and his whole body flew into the air.

"Yan Junling——"

Central 5 commentator He Wei's voice suddenly rose an octave.

Yan Junling, who jumped to the highest point, looked at the football in mid-air with some despair.

"Bang~"

Desperate Yan Junling felt as if he heard the most beautiful sound in the world. He turned around immediately after hearing the sound of the goalpost. The football hit the lower edge and then bounced to the ground.

Yan Junling, with quick eyes and quick hands, held the football in his arms.

"The football hit the bottom edge of the crossbar and bounced out..." the commentator from CCTV5 was excitedly describing the excitement in his heart, but the referee Cunha's finger in the broadcast screen was pointing to the center circle, which means... the ball went in. Got it!

The French fans, who were originally holding their heads with their hands and looking sorry, raised their arms in the air to celebrate the goal. As the captain of the Chinese team, Tang Zheng immediately ran to the referee Cunha to appeal to the team.

But the referee Cunha looked determined and patiently pointed to his left wrist watch to explain.

Tang Zheng was helpless. Since England encountered a goal-line unsolved problem in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, FIFA introduced goal-line hawk-eye technology, which means that referee Cunha has sufficient technical basis.

as expected!

In the replay given in slow motion, it is easy to see that Pogba's shot first hit the arch of Tang Zheng's right foot, and then the football changed its trajectory and hit the lower edge of the crossbar. The slow motion slowed down again, and the football that bounced off the ground was indeed Beyond the goal line…

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Pogba looked very excited after scoring the goal, because his goal was scored under Tang Zheng's tight marking!

In terms of confrontation, Pogba suppressed Tang Zheng in those moments of confrontation!

France exceeded the score again and Lippi had no choice.

Neither Wu Xi nor He Chao meets the adjustment requirements that the Chinese team that is lagging behind should make.

The on-site director gave Tang Zheng a close-up shot of his face. Judging from the entire slow-motion replay, Tang Zheng's defense was very good. He even hit the football when he put the shovel. Unfortunately, the refracted football happened to pass goalkeeper Yan Junling. The long right fingertips...

So Tang Zheng shook his head, feeling helpless.

Luck is invisible and intangible, but it can often change the outcome of the game.

However, Tang Zheng did not intend to accept his fate. He looked up at the scoreboard. In addition to showing 1:2, it also showed the game time.

84’14”

There are more than five minutes left in regular time, leaving plenty of time for the Chinese team!

The game restarted. Tang Zheng, who got the ball, did not pass the ball forward, but patiently organized the ball. However, the midfielder still lacked a deputy offensive organizer, so the Chinese team's offense always felt like something was missing.

Half a minute later, Matuidi completed a clearance and the football flew out of the right sideline of his own half. The Chinese team got the ball from the left sideline of the frontcourt.

The Chinese team then made its third substitution adjustment of the game.

Zhang Yuzha replaced Wu Sanshi, who had little effect.

The Chinese team's formation has not changed. It is still a 4-2-3 formation. Zhang Yuzhao, who comes off the bench, serves as the center, Sun Jingbo plays the right midfielder, and Lu Liang and Liu Ruofan remain unchanged.

Zhang Yuzhao, who came off the bench, moved to the center position and also brought the latest adjustments made by head coach Lippi to his teammates.

Tang Zheng, Lu Liang, Sun Jingbo, and Liu Ruofan all nodded to express their understanding. Head coach Lippi then returned to the coaching bench and sat down.

All the adjustments he can make have been made. As for whether the Chinese team can equalize the score, it depends on the performance of the players on the field.

Of course, Lippi's eyes did not leave the court. When his eyes focused on Tang Zheng, his anxiety was greatly relieved.

The game time is getting shorter and shorter, and it is difficult to defeat the French team, but there is still hope for an equalizer.

Pogba, who helped the French team exceed the score again, is getting better and better. He can be seen in both offense and defense.

Central 5 commentator He Weidu said with emotion: "Pogba is in great condition!!"

In the blink of an eye, the game reached the 88th minute. Since both sides had played all three cards, it was difficult for any accidents to occur in the remaining games as the situation was relatively tight.

Time passed by second by second, and the injury time was getting closer and closer. The French fans in the stands couldn't help but make huge cheers: "Ooooooooo-"

The Chinese fans, headed by the "Dragon Team" Fans Club, were not discouraged because the Chinese team fell behind. They believed that their national team would equalize the score in the remaining game time!

Pogba's condition is getting better and better, and he is very excited to play. He gradually develops a feeling of "I am the best in the world", and the frequency of the ball at his feet continues to decrease.

Deschamps immediately noticed Pogba's changes, but he did not stop him. France is rich in artists, and so is the football field. Pogba is in hot form, allowing him to play freely will be a huge benefit to the team. Harmful.

Tang Zheng and Li Kui both noticed that Pogba started to stick to the ball, looked at each other, and then nodded in tacit understanding.

There is still half a minute left before the end of the regular time game. The fourth official is adjusting the stoppage time numbers in the technical area on the sidelines and waits until the time reaches the end of the 89th minute before displaying it.

At this time, both Lippi and Deschamps came to their respective command areas and paced back and forth.

It is not difficult to see that they are all very nervous.

The fourth official held up the electronic sign indicating five minutes of stoppage time. The football came to Pogba's feet. Pogba took advantage of the situation and passed the ball past Liu Ruofan. The French fans in the stands subconsciously let out a burst of cheers for Pogba. shout.

Mbappe and Fekir retreated at the same time to meet Pogba.

In terms of selection, Pogba naturally gave priority to Mbappe, who had a better tacit understanding. However, Li Kui moved half a step to the right, which happened to be in the passing route between him and Mbappe. Pogba wanted to pass the ball to Mbappe. Fekir, in a flash of lightning, decided to change the pass to dial the ball.

When he finished dialing the ball, he saw a red figure approaching from the corner of his eye. He was startled and quickly extended his right foot to spike the ball.

Central 5 commentator He Wei clearly saw the figure wearing the red jersey and subconsciously shouted: "Tang Zheng——"

Tang Zheng's kicks were very fast, and his extended right foot happened to block Pogba's smashing path.

Pogba, who is tall and has long legs and a high center of gravity, staggered, his center of gravity was a little unstable, and then he stumbled to the ground.

Pogba, who fell to the ground, immediately complained that Tang Zheng had committed a foul, but the referee Cunha did not think that Tang Zheng had committed a foul and did not say anything.