Chapter 137: Monopolize the top spot in the shooter list

"Whoa—"

The Nizhny Novgorod Arena was filled with a frenetic atmosphere throughout the stadium, with players on both sides seemingly defending, but actually waiting for the opponent to make a mistake and score the winning goal.

The managers of both sides want to be steady, but if they have the opportunity to beat their opponents, they are happy to see it.

In the first minute of stoppage time, Gao Zhunyi jumped high in the process of retreating, grabbed in front of Mandzukic to complete the header and rubbed back, Li Kui, who was standing on the line of the big penalty area, didn't care about 3721, and directly picked up his right foot to clear the siege, and the football flew to the left sideline.

Lu Liang did not give up chasing the ball, he stretched out his foot before the football went out of the sideline to get the football back, and then handed it to Tang Zheng, who ran over to answer.

Tang Zheng had already made a clear judgment on the situation and his teammates, and let the rolling football to the familiar right foot, without making too many adjustments, and directly made a long pass to Sun Jingbo on the right side.

The football accurately found Sun Jingbo who was inserted at high speed, but Sun Jingbo was affected by the decline in physical fitness, and the distance of the first trip was a little large.

Since the dream start of the Chinese team came from the touchline ball, the Croatian fans in the stands felt visibly nervous when Zhang Linpeng was about to throw the sideline ball hard.

British Sky commentator Andy Gray laughed in a frenzied atmosphere: "I wonder if Don will take advantage of this rare offensive opportunity to score another goal?"

"What's this?" commentator Martin Taylor said in a heavy tone, "It's a little hard to say." ”

The Chinese fans in the stands were naturally full of anticipation, because they knew that a goal in this time period would mean a stunner!

However, Zhang Linpeng's sideline ball failed to pose a threat, and the football was pushed out by Lovren, and then Wu Xi, who was guarding in front of the big penalty area, was directly bombarded into the second-floor stands.

Wu Xi didn't have time to be annoyed, he didn't have hope for his knee-jerk long-range shot, and it was more about clearing the siege, so he retreated to his own half like his teammates and waited for Croatia to attack.

As the game was about to enter the third minute of stoppage time, Modric, who controlled the rhythm of Croatia's attack, watched with his eyes lit up, and he noticed some problems on the left side of the Chinese team's defense.

China's left-back Jiang Zhipeng has clearly been affected by the drop in fitness, and his movement has dropped significantly compared to the past few minutes.

He was thinking...... Perhaps, this is an opportunity!

But what Modric didn't know was that Tang Zheng also noticed this, and he consciously paid attention to the movement of other Croatian players while picking his defensive positions.

Because, taking care of Jiang Zhipeng's loopholes directly will cause the cautious Modric to give up the opportunity.

Modric's concern about Jiang Zhipeng's loopholes is nothing more than an attempt to take advantage of a series of problems brought about by the Chinese team.

Tang Zheng pays attention to the activities of other Croatian players in the middle, in order to defuse the danger in the most dangerous places, and then ...... Deal a fatal blow to Croatia!

Modric, who ran to his teammates to ask for the ball, consciously glanced at Tang Zheng and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Seemingly...... Tang Zheng didn't notice Jiang Zhipeng's problem.

This...... It's an opportunity!

"There are still 30 seconds left in the race......"

As soon as the Yang 5 commentator He Wei's voice fell, his pupils shrank suddenly, and Modric, who was receiving the ball on the right rib, suddenly bounced to the football with the outside of his right foot, and the football was attached to the turf to quickly defend the left rib of the Chinese team, and Rebic suddenly stepped forward when Lu Liang was taken away by Kovacic to defend.

Jiang Zhipeng, whose physical fitness has obviously declined, is not very focused, and it is too late for him to start when he realizes that the football is passing to the weak side of his defense.

Feng Xiaoting pulled out the defense as soon as possible, compressing Rebic's space.

"Whoa—"

Rebic received a hidden pass from Luka Modric and burst into the right side of the penalty area, and the Croatian fans in the stands subconsciously erupted into huge chantings.

At the same time, Mandzukic ran forward from the middle of the box.

Ko had no choice but to cling to Mandzukic.

Zhang Linpeng in the penalty area kept an eye on Perisic, and Li Kui and Wu Xi stared at Rakitic and Kovacic who entered the box respectively.

At this moment, Rakitic, who had been running in a straight line, suddenly stopped on the spot and used Kovacic's large body to suddenly accelerate to the right front.

Rebic, who was running, quickly sent an inverted triangle to the ground before Feng Xiaoting blocked it, and the football rolled quickly behind Feng Xiaoting, who fell to the ground and put the shovel.

"Oops!"

Yang 5 commentator He Wei had a wide field of vision, and when he saw that Rakitic, who ran out of the vacancy, was unmarked in front of him, he exclaimed.

Rakitic picked up his right foot as he ran and was about to hit the ball, but suddenly a leg stopped the ball's track.

He Wei looked at Tang Zheng who appeared on the broadcast screen, his pupils shrank suddenly, and his voice became extremely excited: "Tang Zheng appeared in a key position!!"

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Tang Zheng fell to the ground and slid very timely, his extended right foot just stopped the football at the surface of his foot, and then grabbed Kovacic to grab it with the outside of his right foot before the counter-attack, and the football rolled to Jiang Zhipeng, who was parked in place.

At the same time, Tang Zheng put his hands on hard and quickly got up from the grass: "Give it to me!"

Jiang Zhipeng didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly passed to Tang Zheng, who turned to face the direction of attack.

Modric was suddenly shocked, and he didn't have time to think about it for the first time.

"This is your chance!"

Yang 5 commentator He Wei has a wide field of vision, he sees that there is a large space behind Modric, once Tang Zheng can break through the past, the Chinese team will usher in a great opportunity!

"Whoa—"

The Chinese fans, who had just erupted into a huge exclamation, continued to scream, gearing up and chanting hysterically.

In the face of Modric, Tang Zheng did not make any extra moves, and directly used the outside of his right foot to move the football to the right to speed up!

"It's over!"

Luka Modric had no choice but to make a quick stop and shovel towards the ball.

But...... At this time, Modric's legs were short, and his right toe was still more than ten centimeters away from the football that Tang Zheng set out.

Tang Zheng made a breakthrough in Modric's desperate eyes, and then strode forward to kill.

With Luka Modric already the last player in Croatia's midfield, there is plenty of space behind him.

Yerfan was a smart runner who caught the attention of Lovren and Vida's defences and gave Tang Zheng the chance to dribble forward.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa—"

With the exclamations of the Croatian fans, Lovren and Vida worked together.

Lovren clinged to Yervan, not giving Yerfan a chance to accelerate, while Vader fought and retreated while paying attention to Fossarico, waiting for Tang Zheng.

Because Vinda knew that Tang Zheng had a strong dribbling ability, and his physical consumption was also very severe at this time of the game, the possibility of fouling Tang Zheng was not high.

Rather than taking risks, it is better to choose a relatively safe fight and retreat, waiting for your teammates to help.

When Tang Zheng comes to the right distance with the ball, it's not too late to make a decision.

Croatia head coach Dalic was nervous on the sidelines, but he was supportive of the selection of two centre-backs.

It's good to be able to put down Tang Zheng early, but the problem is that Tang Zheng is not so easy to put down.

The midfield line is behind Tang Zheng, which means that Tang Zheng has directly faced the entire incomplete backline of his side.

With Tang Zheng's ability, a breakthrough is not a problem.

Fortunately, the Chinese team fully retreated at the end of the game, except for Ye Erfan at the front, Lu Liang and Sun Jingbo, who are known for their speed, are still some distance away from Tang Zheng, which means that the current situation is three defenses and two defenses.

Here's a chance!

"Tang Zheng dribbled the ball over the middle line!"

Yang 5 commentator He Wei shouted passionately, and his voice was several degrees higher.

Fosarico, who was not involved in the assist, kept approaching Tang Zheng and finally met in the middle circle of his side, but Tang Zheng did not give him a chance to get closer, but suddenly used the outside of his right foot to push the ball forward and accelerate again.

Fosarico didn't expect Tang Zheng to be able to accelerate at the end of the game, and forgot to pull for a while, and it was too late for him to put a shovel on the side and back, he only kicked into a ball of air.

Suddenly, the Chinese team's offense became two-on-two.

"Whoa—"

The Chinese fans in the stands saw Tang Zheng break through Fosarico, and the chanting erupted louder and louder.

In stark contrast were the Croatian fans, who tried to boo Tang Zheng in return: "Woo woo woo-"

Tang Zheng's attention was all on possession and observing the other Croatian defenders, and naturally he did not pay attention to the boos created by the Croatian fans, especially since he had accelerated to break through Fosarico.

Vinda, who fought and retreated, lost the assistance of his teammates, and what he could do was very limited, and in the face of Tang Zheng, who was advancing at full speed, he couldn't think of any way at all.

"Foul!foul!!"

Croatia coach Dalic was very excited and kept waving his arms, but Vida's attention was completely on how to defend Tang Zheng, and naturally he couldn't take care of the sidelines.

When Ye Erfan saw Tang Zheng break through, he did not run to the middle again, but ran to the left to make room for Tang Zheng.

Lovren was a shrewd choice between lightning and flint, blocking Tang Zheng's pass to Yerfan while retaining the opportunity to defend Vida.

But Tang Zheng's choice was very extreme, and he suddenly pushed the ball forward about two meters away from Lovren and Vida, and accelerated again.

Lovren and Vader didn't expect Tang Zheng to choose to force the assault at all, but they reacted quickly, approaching without communication, trying to close the door and keep Tang Zheng behind.

I saw a yellow figure passing by the court at high speed, narrowing the distance between Lovren and Vader at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Lovren and Vader approached very quickly, but Tang Zheng's explosiveness was super strong, and he just stood out before Lovren and Vader closed the door......

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"It's over!"

Although Tang Zheng, who formed a breakthrough, was affected by the closure of Lovren and Vida, he did not completely fall to the ground, and the Croatian National Sports Television commentator Bradaric, who was sitting in the commentary seat on the spot, suddenly shrank his pupils and exclaimed.

"Single knife!!" The voices of He Wei, the commentator of Yang 5, and Xu Yang, the guest commentator, were an octave higher at the same time.

Standing in the small penalty area, the nervous goalkeeper Subasic realized that he could not wait any longer, and chose to abandon the goal when Tang Zheng staggered.

However, Subabasic completely ignored Tang Zheng's other attribute at this time - a broad vision.

I saw that Tang Zheng, who adjusted the center of gravity of his body, lit up his eyes during the run, adjusted his pace, and waited until Subasic crossed the penalty spot before picking up his right foot and rubbing his toes to the bottom of the football.

"Shoot!"

He Wei's momentum increased instead of decreasing, and he shouted hysterically: "No~ Tang Zheng hangs and shoots!"

Subaxiac, who had just passed the penalty spot, subconsciously stopped in place, looked at the football flying in the air, and stopped in place, but his eyes did not leave the football.

Tang Zheng's hanging shot at the top of the arc of the big penalty area was well controlled, and even if Subacric jumped high, he couldn't touch the football.

The one-meter-ninety-one Subaic needed time to stop and retreat, and Tang Zheng's hanging shot just didn't give him time......

The hearts of the Croatian fans in the stands rose to their throats and forgot to make a sound.

The Chinese fans held their breath and didn't dare to gasp, for fear that Tang Zheng's hanging shot would be higher than the crossbar because of the sound they made.

Croatian players such as Lovren, Vida, Modric, Rakitic, Kovacic, and Mandzukic subconsciously stopped in place, their eyes followed the football to the goal, and their half-cool hearts seemed to fall into an ice cellar.

However, there are also some devout Croats who pray to God that God will deliver the believers at this time......

Maybe God was dozing off, and the falling soccer ball grazed the beam and fell into the arms of the snow-white net.

Half a second later, British Sky Commentator Andy Gray habitually elongated his voice: "Goooooooooal-"

"Oh-My-God!!!

Commentator Martin Taylor held the commentator with both hands and raised his arms and shouted.

At this point, the time displayed next to the scoreboard was exactly 93'53".

Tang Zheng saw the football fall into the net, he opened his arms and ran wildly all the way.

The goal of the game so far, a real stunner!

"Whoa—"

The Chinese fans at the Nizhny Novgorod Arena were in a state of complete frenzy, dancing with their hands and screaming hysterically in their mouths to vent the emotional outburst brought about by Tang Zheng's last-minute goal.

He Wei, the commentator of the Central 5 Tournament, raised his arms and shouted in a frenzied atmosphere: "Incredible! Tang Zheng scored a goal with his super personal ability before the end of the game! He scored two goals by himself! Helped the Chinese team beat Croatia! 2:1!!"

When Tang Zheng frantically celebrated the goal, the commentator Xu Yang said: "Tang Zheng scored his sixth goal in this World Cup, surpassing England captain Harry Kane to become the top scorer in the World Cup! The most important thing is that his goal does not give the Croatians a chance to fight back at all! Because the four minutes of stoppage time have arrived!"

The on-site director gave Tang Zheng who scored the goal for the first time, and Tang Zheng, who appeared on the broadcast screen, stopped in place, arched his arms, and kept waving out.

In addition to the Chinese players on the field running towards Tang Zheng, the players standing in front of the bench opened their arms across the entire stadium and shared the ecstasy brought by the lore with their teammates on the field, and even the goalkeeper Yan Junling, who was standing in front of the goal, ran at a speed of 100 meters in a sprint.

At the same time, the Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV completely ignored the fact that it was close to four o'clock in the morning, and they were selfless and venting.

Before the game, they thought that the Chinese team could beat Croatia to advance to the quarterfinals, but when they really achieved their wish, it was another matter!

Even if the game isn't quite over yet......

Looking at the Chinese players and fans who were frantically celebrating the goal, the Croatian players were like a blow to the head, and the whole person was stunned.

This...... How long has it been?