Chapter 157: Unwilling!

Tang Zheng's goal in the 116th minute of the game helped the Chinese team overtake the score, and the Chinese fans at the Luzhniki Stadium were excited like children, creating waves of huge cheers.

"Whoa—"

Nineteen minutes later, control of the football changed hands, and when it came to the feet of the English players, the Chinese fans in the stands felt a little nervous.

Because every attack has the potential to result in a goal, there is no guarantee that England will not be defeated.

The frenetic atmosphere added a touch of tension, and some timid Chinese fans chose to keep their mouths shut, watch the game with full attention, and cheer on their beloved national team.

England fans are back in peak form after a brief period of loss, believing that the game is not over and that any eventuality will happen.

What if it's flat?

The bad mood of the England players has gradually returned to normal as time passed, and there is still time to equalise.

At this time, Trippier crossed the ball at 45 degrees on the right side, and Vardy, Liu Yiming, Gao Zhunyi, Dier and Zhang Linpeng jumped at the same time in the middle of the penalty area, but no one grabbed it.

The football flew to the back post, and suddenly there was an exclamation at the Luzhniki Stadium: "Oh, oh, oh-"

"Harry—"

The live director switched cameras, and British Sky commentator Andy Gray subconsciously shouted: "Kane!!"

Harry Kane, who went around the back point, leaned over and jumped to the top, and the England fans in the stands jumped up, but the goalkeeper of the Chinese team, Zeng Cheng, subconsciously raised his right arm on the goal line, and the trajectory of the football hit his right palm, grazing the outside of the goal post on the left side of the broadcast screen.

"Oh oh ~ "

The Luzhniki Stadium resounded with the exclamations of Chinese fans.

If it weren't for Zeng Cheng's subconscious block, Harry Kane's shot on goal could have scored!

“Oh-My-God!”

At the same time, British Sky commentator Andy Gray regretted: "Incredible save, it was actually blocked Kane's must-have goal! England missed the goal, regretting that they lost a great chance to equalize!"

Harry Kane was lying in the small penalty area with his head in his hands, his face incredible.

Can this be pounced?

The English players in the penalty area also held their heads in their hands, bared their teeth, and lamented why their luck was so bad......

The reaction of the England fans in the stands was basically the same, holding their heads in their hands and looking up and sighing.

If Zeng Cheng reacted half a beat slowly, the team would have equalized the score in a flash!

Zeng Cheng, who subconsciously saved the team, jumped up on the spot, raised his arms and shouted, venting his wonderful performance.

But then he pointed to his temples with both hands, his expression was very excited, and he let out a very dissatisfied roar at his teammates: "What are you doing?

The on-site director gave Zeng Cheng a close-up shot that was pushed to his face, and Yang 5 commentator He Wei said with palpitations: "Fortunately, Zeng Cheng reacted quickly, otherwise Harry Kane would have helped England equalize!"

The late equaliser was a huge morale boost for England.

Therefore, Tang Zheng, the captain of the Chinese team, consciously incited the fighting spirit of his teammates, and there are still a few minutes left in the game, and he must concentrate on the game!

Before Kieran Trippier was set to take a corner, the fourth official held up the electronic card for two minutes of stoppage time.

That is, there are still two minutes left in the last semi-final of the World Cup in Russia!

"There are still two minutes left in the game, I hope our boys can grit their teeth and hold on, Harry Kane's header in the penalty area is equivalent to a wake-up call, the next game must focus on the game, two minutes later, the team that advances to the final of this World Cup is our Chinese team!"

Yang 5 commentator He Wei's excited mood was a little more nervous and apprehensive.

"I also firmly believe that the team that will advance to the final is the Chinese team!" Commentator Xu Yang kept hinting to himself: "We have the best player in the world, Tang Zheng, the goal at the end of extra time is completely equal to a stunner, Kane's shot is just an accident, come on, the boys of the Chinese team!"

The South Korean SBS sports TV commentator obviously did not want the Chinese team to refresh the best results of Asian teams in the World Cup created by the South Korean team, so his comment was to support England: "Come on! England!! Glory is reserved for those who are prepared and strong, in this regard, the English are completely superior to the Chinese, come on!"

Kieran Trippier prepares to take a corner from the left, and the Englishman at the Luzhniki Stadium detonates the frenzy of the stadium with their passion: "Whoa, whoa—"

The nervous mood of Chinese fans came to the extreme, and they all held their breath, and they didn't dare to take a breath.

Those timid fans even closed their eyes and did not dare to watch the game.

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Kieran Trippier took a corner kick from the left side of the attack, Tang Zheng jumped high and beat Harry Maguire and Vardy to clear the ball, and Hao Junmin, who was protecting at the edge of the penalty area, kicked the ball forward.

Because there were no teammates up front, the football was controlled by the English, who organized the attack again.

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif said passionately: "When Tang helped the Chinese team score the goal that overtook the score, everyone thought that the Chinese team would make history and advance to the World Cup final, but England captain Harry Kane's dangerous header jumped to the top to tell everyone in the world that they England have not lost yet, and there is still ......time! England behind by the scoreline?"

With just over a minute left in the game, we have to wait until Güneit Chakir blows the full-time whistle. ”

Since both sides of the game used up all four substitutions, the coach can no longer adjust the change tactics through substitutions, and can only solve the team's offense or defense through the players' running positions and some other filings arranged before the game.

Of course, in the final stage of the game, the Chinese team could only choose to defend, while the England team, which was behind the score, spared no effort to attack.

By now, defending doesn't mean anything to the English.

Standing in the stands, the head coach of the Chinese team Lippi was very nervous, at this time his adjustment to the team came to the weakest link, the Luzhniki stadium was full of fanatical atmosphere, deafening huge chanting swept the whole stadium, Lippi's voice could not be properly conveyed to his assistant Madaroni through the technical information channel, he could only be through the oldest way of text messages......

But Lippi, who is over 70 years old, how can his hand speed be so fast?

And...... Still in a frenzied atmosphere, his hands full of years trembled a little.

The Chinese team retreated in an all-round way, England all pressed through the half, and the central defenders Harry Maguire and John Stones didn't even bother to go back, camping near the Chinese team's penalty area, waiting for a cross from their teammates, and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford came close to the halfway.

Tang Zheng found the weak side of the England team's defense, and other teammates also found that the English, who were eager to equalize, had no way out, and the loopholes left by the all-round attack were obvious, but in the face of overwhelming pressure, the Chinese team obviously had no time to counterattack.

Before you know it, half a minute into the game is less than a minute before two minutes of stoppage time.

When the football came to Kier's feet, the defenders in the Chinese team's penalty area instantly felt the pressure.

Harry Maguire, John Stones, Harry Kane, Vardy, Dier ......

A number of England tall players poured into the Chinese team's penalty area, ready to scramble.

Hao Junmin stepped forward to block Trippier's cross angle as soon as possible, but Trippier didn't force a cross, he passed to Loftus-Cheek, who responded, and then accelerated along the touchline.

Faced with such an obvious 'two-over-one' cooperation, Hao Junmin hurriedly turned around to squeeze Trippier, but he didn't find Trippier the moment he turned around......

Worst!

How did Hao Junmin, who has a lot of racing experience, not know that Trippier was a fake runner?

Hao Junmin, who is over 30, was too late to turn around, and Kieran Trippier received a cross from Loftus-Cheek and crossed at 45 degrees on the right.

Li Xuepeng, who was making up for the defense, stepped forward to block late, and the football flew from the top of his head to the Chinese team's defensive penalty area.

"Oh, oh, oh-"

Jamie Vardy, Harry Kane, John Stones, Dier and Harry Maguire rushed in a straight line towards the goal, causing a very strong visual impact, so the Chinese fans in the stands subconsciously let out a burst of exclamations.

In the face of a cross with an obvious inside arc, Vardy, Li Kui, Gao Zhunyi, Harry Kane and Liu Yiming jumped at the same time, but no one could reach it.

Stones put his hands on Harry Kane's shoulders and jumped up with his strength, Tang Zheng raised his eyebrows, and instantly felt bad, he subconsciously pulled the shirt behind Stones.

So much so that Stones leaned back with his upper body, and this scene happened to be seen by the referee Chakir, but he didn't blow the whistle with the whistle in his mouth.

It wasn't that he turned a blind eye, but the back of the head of Stones rubbed against the ball, the ball changed trajectory and flew towards the back point, England left wing-back Ashley Young subconsciously raised his right foot, and the ball hit the arch of his right foot.

The refracted football flew to the near corner of the goal, and the goalkeeper of the Chinese team, Zeng Cheng, had just moved a step to the right due to the change in the trajectory of the football, and was obviously powerless in the face of Ashley Young's subconscious back-point cushion shot.

All he can do is keep his eyes off football......

The England fan behind the goal subconsciously jumped to his feet and raised his arms high.

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“Gooooooooooooooooooooooal——”

In a frenetic atmosphere, British Sky Commentator Andy Gray sharply lengthened his voice.

The England fans at the Luzhniki Stadium were as excited as children, creating a huge shout like a tsunami.

The Chinese fans in the stands obviously couldn't accept this reality, holding their heads in their hands and looking confused.

Ashley Young, who scored the goal, opened his arms excitedly and ran wildly, but he was soon pulled to the ground by his teammates, and together they vented the huge pressure brought by the goal.

The goalkeeper of the Chinese team, Zeng Cheng, was half-kneeling in front of the goal, and the other Chinese players in the penalty area were a little incredulous.

That's it...... Equalised?

Tang Zheng crossed his hands on his hips, very helpless, but his emotional control was very in place, he turned to face his teammates for the first time, clapped his palms hard, and encouraged his teammates with a provocative tone: "Hey~ brothers, what are you doing? Isn't it normal to score goals and lose goals? There is still time, the score is still a draw, not to the point of losing, what are you doing with such a look? There are hundreds of millions of Chinese people watching us in front of the TV, even if there is no way to equalize in the rest of the game, we still have a penalty shootout!" It's not like I haven't kicked a penalty......"

With Tang Zheng's bombardment, the emotions of his teammates gradually returned to a normal state, but they ...... Time has not allowed the Chinese team to overtake the score again.

After the on-site broadcast to the England players who celebrated the goal, the scene of Tang Zheng inciting his teammates was completely captured, and the Yang 5 commentator He Wei adjusted his mentality after regretting, and his voice changed: "As long as our players still have confidence, there is still hope for the game, and England's goal just delayed our promotion for a while, because ...... The last team to advance to the finals will definitely be our Chinese team!"

British Sky commentator Andy Grey turned his head to Martin Taylor in a slightly mocking tone and said: "The goal at the end of extra time, are you still optimistic about the Chinese team?"

"Why not?" Martin Taylor shrugged his shoulders as he looked at Tang Zheng on the broadcast screen.

Andy Gray shook his head and didn't dwell on the question anymore because he believed England would return to the World Cup final after a gap of fifty-two years!

"Whoa—"

The excited Englishmen vented their emotions at the Luzhniki Stadium and danced with their hands.

However, with the passage of time, Chinese fans have gradually accepted this reality, and now the score is still a draw, there is not much time left, the two teams will enter the penalty shootout, and the Chinese team has beaten Portugal in the penalty shootout, and it is not a problem to play England again.

The England players celebrated for most of the minute, which of course ended at the urging of referee Chakir.

Two minutes of stoppage time had passed, but Chakir did not blow the full-time whistle.

England manager Gareth Southgate and China's acting head coach Madaroni stood on the sidelines looking anxious, constantly pressing down with their palms on their players.

The meaning is obvious, it is to accept a 2:2 draw and drag the game into a penalty shootout!

The game restarted, Ye Erfan kicked the football to Tang Zheng who was half a circle outside the arc, given that there was not much time left, it was difficult for the offense to be effective, Tang Zheng also knew what the referee was waiting for, he simply handed the football to the central defender Gao Zhunyi.

The Chinese players, who did not sprint to the ball in the England game, looked to have accepted the penalty shoot-out.

"Beep~Beep~Beep~~"

So, the referee Chakir blew the whistle, two short and one long.

Although the Chinese team did not hold on to the 2:1 victory at the last moment, we had an advantage in the penalty shootout, and there is a proverb in our country, which everyone is familiar with, yes...... It's just a good thing, come on, boys, I firmly believe that we will be the ones who will advance to the finals!"

Yang 5 commentator He Wei shouted.

It's just that...... Losing a good game in the case of a good situation, the Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV are somewhat unwilling!

It's just half a minute, and I'm not reconciled!