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"Zhang Wei, this 20-year-old young central defender, this is his first goal in the national team. When the older generation of defenders is getting old, he and Zhang Linpeng will undoubtedly support the Chinese team. The defense line for the next few years." Duan Xuan's voice was also very excited, even though the game had restarted, he still couldn't stop praising Zhang Wei's goal.

"The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. The Asian Cup quarter-final between the Chinese team and the Australian team was 1-1 in 90 minutes, and the game will enter overtime!"

It was close to 10 o'clock in the evening local time, and the quarter-final between the Chinese team and the Australian team was not over yet, and the fans of both sides were still competing to cheer for the team.

In another game, South Korea has already defeated its opponent and entered the semi-finals. As a result, three of the top four seats have been born, and the three strong Asian teams of Japan, Iraq, and South Korea once again appeared in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup.

The winners of the Chinese team and the Australian team will compete with the other three teams for the places in the two finals until the final decisive victory at the top of Asia.

The Chinese team has not reached such a height for a long time. The semi-finals of the Asian Cup were 10 years ago. They entered the finals of the Asian Cup held locally and lost to the Japanese team.

In that Chinese team, the only one who is still in the team is the captain Zheng Zhi. After this competition, Zheng Zhi will also withdraw from the national team.

And at the last moment of this game, Zheng Zhi's running on the field also reflected the ruthlessness of the years.

At the age of 34, after 90 minutes of hard work, his physical fitness has been almost exhausted. When the extra time began, he was replaced by Cai Huikang.

Sitting on the bench, he can only watch the players who are much younger than him compete with the strong and tall Australian players on the field, fighting for the honor of Chinese football.

Lippi has not sat down since 80 minutes. At this time, the first half of overtime has begun. He is still standing on the sidelines, frowning, directing the team's offense.

"Pass more! Pass!" he kept shouting from the sidelines.

The players of the Chinese team also know that the physical fitness of everyone in the team has reached a limit. Maybe only Wang Shangyuan, Gao Lin and Cai Huikang who played in the second half have better physical fitness. Others must consider that there are 30 minutes in overtime. Dare to run again.

Fortunately, the Australian team's physical consumption was more serious,

Because the possession of the ball in the second half was always on the side of the Chinese team, their defense was exhausted, and their lineup was aging. At this time, several players were almost unable to run.

Without the press, the passing of the Chinese team is easier than before, but the decline in physical fitness also leads to a decline in physical confrontation and passing accuracy, so both sides make frequent mistakes, and no team has the upper hand.

In the 102nd minute, the Australian team kicked a goal kick. Wu Xi jumped up near the center circle and competed with Cahill for a header. The ball was pushed back to the opponent's half, but after landing, Wu Xi fell to the ground. stand up.

He has cramps.

The referee stopped the game, and Xia Ze hurried over to help Wu Xi stretch his legs. I saw Wu Xi grinning in pain, and Xia Ze also knew that the cramps were hard, because he had tried it too.

Although Wu Xi didn't participate in the offense very much in the game, he still ran in a wide range in the first half of the defense. In the whole game, his running distance should be the most in the team.

It was Xia Ze who organized the offense, Zheng Zhi who dispatched the backcourt, Gao Lin who assisted, and Zhang Wei who scored the goal. Although Wu Xi didn't seem to participate in the game, it could even be said that he had no sense of presence.

But only his teammates and opponents who competed with him know that his contribution in this game is no less than that of other players.

And now, he's also cramp from exerting himself.

Lippi on the sidelines frowned even tighter, watching the team doctor spray Wu Xi with spray, but felt a little helpless in his heart.

This game was more difficult than he had imagined. The Australian team had the advantage of home court, the players were tall and strong, and there was also a 42-year-old veteran who was still in great shape.

It is not easy for the Chinese team to be able to drag into overtime.

However, Lippi still wanted to win the game when the opponent's physical fitness was more serious than that of the team. After all, the possession of the ball was always at the feet of the Chinese team during the overtime period.

After a brief treatment, Wu Xi returned to the field, but he could no longer run like before, otherwise he would suffer from cramps again at any time.

Wu Xi's cramps seemed to be contagious. In the ensuing match, several Chinese and Australian players, including Sun Xiang, fell to the ground with cramps, and the match was stopped several times.

The fans of the Chinese team and the Australian team in the stands watched the game nervously. The extra time has gone to the last moment, and the Chinese team and the Australian team are still in a state of draw.

Any goal at this time will kill the game.

Compared with the Chinese fans who have been shouting "China team, come on!" "Score a goal!", Australian fans hope that the team can drag the game into a penalty shootout.

Now that they are passive and unable to counterattack, dragging the game into a penalty shootout is undoubtedly the most favorable situation. Because although Schwarzer is 42 years old, it can be seen from today's game that the Australian team definitely has the upper hand in the penalty shootout.

The head coach of the Australian team was talking with his assistant on the sidelines, as if preparing for the next penalty shootout. On the other side, Fu Bo walked over like Lippi.

"Are you going to prepare for a penalty shootout?" Fu Bo asked.

"Depending on the situation, this cannot be avoided, but now is not the time. The referee blows the whistle for the end of the game." Lippi said with a heavy face.

As soon as he finished speaking, the fourth official next to him raised the electronic board and showed the stoppage time of overtime: 2 minutes.

Several players cramped in the second half of overtime, which was reasonable stoppage time.

"There are still 2 minutes left in the game, it seems that we will enter a penalty shootout." Duan Xuan said helplessly.

"Xia Ze took the ball near the middle circle, and now the players can't run anymore..."

After Xia Ze got the ball, he found that his frontcourt teammates basically didn't have the physical strength to open the space, and he also felt that he was about to lose his grip.

"There are still 2 minutes left, fight!"

Xia Ze shouted in his heart, pushed the ball forward, and broke through with the ball himself.

The Australian players did not expect that Xia Ze would choose to break through by himself at the last moment. Unprepared, he passed two people in a row and broke through to the 30-yard area. c