Chapter 048: Spoon Penalty
Arjen Robben converted the penalty to make it 2-1 on aggregate.
Tang Zheng, the captain of the Chinese team, fluctuated in his heart, but the impact on Sun Jingbo, who was only eighteen years old, was greater, so Tang Zheng took a deep breath, forcibly adjusted his mentality, and walked over to comfort Sun Jingbo, the youngest in the team.
There may be a lot of times when people think that young players have to go through setbacks to become stronger, but it is difficult to survive a blow like this in a World Cup tournament that symbolizes the highest glory of the national team.
The broadcast picture was given to Tang Zheng and Sun Jingbo, and He Wei, the commentator of the Central 5 Commentary, said: "Tang Zheng has acted as a spiritual leader since he returned to the national team, and he played what the captain on the field should do when Sun Jingbo missed a penalty...... He was instrumental in getting us to the quarter-finals of the World Cup......"
The third player to take a penalty on behalf of the Chinese team is Zhang Linpeng, who also has experience in Europe, and the commentator Xu Yang said after affirming He Wei's words: "The Dutch team hit two penalties in the first two rounds, and we only scored one goal by Hao Junmin, and the score fell behind 1:2, so Zhang Linpeng, who took the penalty in the third round, is particularly important!"
"Whoa—"
"Woo-woo-"
When Zhang Linpeng slowly walked towards the penalty area, two extremely polarized voices sounded over the Xinshuiyuan Stadium.
These two voices are mutually exclusive and attract each other, so that the frenzied atmosphere of the whole stadium has reached the extreme, but the frenzied atmosphere is often like a double sharp blade, hurting others and hurting oneself.
Sun Jingbo missed a penalty, and the pressure on Zhang Linpeng's body rose geometrically.
For the huge pressure on his face, Zhang Linpeng, who walked to the restricted area on the left side of the broadcast screen, felt it vividly, and even felt a little breathless.
However, Zhang Linpeng was able to become the main player from the broadcast Porto substitute player, although the psychological quality is excellent, he was unmoved in the face of Krul, who was standing in front of the goal and dancing the clown dance, and the overwhelming boos, took a deep breath, withstood the pressure, and kicked the ball to the upper right corner of the goal with an unreasonable burst.
Even though goalkeeper Krull guessed the right direction, he had no choice but to Zhang Linpeng's explosive power, and as soon as his body moved, the football had already made close contact with the upper right corner of the goal.
"Beautiful!2:2!!" Yang 5 commentator He Wei was passionate and swept away the haze: "Zhang Linpeng forced the ball to the upper right corner of the goal with a powerful burst, and the goalkeeper Krull was helpless even if he guessed the right direction! Next...... It depends on Yan Junling's performance!"
Zhang Linpeng, who scored the ball, did not turn around and walk to the middle line, but took the initiative to walk towards goalkeeper Yan Junling and encouraged: "Come on!"
"No problem. ”
Yan Junling smiled, tapped his chin, and was full of confidence.
The third penalty for the Netherlands was 10 Sneijder, who was shown frowning and staring at the broadcast screen.
Yan Junling, who was standing on the goal line, didn't know which side Sneijder was going to kick the ball to, so he had no bottom in his heart, so he could only wait for Sneijder to play the ball before making a judgment.
"Beep~"
Referee Marco Rodriguez blew his whistle and Sneijder started running.
At the moment when Sneijder picked up his right foot, Yan Junling's eyes lit up - right!
But Yan Junling's body regretted it as soon as the center of gravity changed......
Sneijder's right foot had a noticeable change before he made contact with the ball, and he used the flexibility of his ankle to suddenly break the ball out and push the ball in the opposite direction of Yan Junling's save.
3:2
The Dutch team regains the lead of the Chinese team!
After three rounds of penalty shootouts, the Dutch team took a one-goal lead, and the frenzied atmosphere at Xinshuiyuan Stadium was significantly strengthened.
Dutch fans seemed to see the hope of the national team qualifying, and the cheers created were higher and higher.
Although the Chinese team still believes that their national team will eventually qualify for the semi-finals, the momentum has dropped significantly compared to regular games and overtime.
The fourth player in the Chinese team was Lu Liang, who hugged his teammates one by one before the penalty kick and encouraged each other.
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"Although Lu Liang is only 19 years old this year, his ability is obvious to all, he broke the record of the youngest appearance in the Bundesliga at a young age, and he scored two goals in the past 2013-2014 Champions League against Tang Zheng's Real Madrid, helping Dortmund draw 2:2 at home with Real Madrid!"
Yang 5 commentator He Wei is more like self-comfort while explaining.
Chinese fans who are thousands of miles away look at Lu Liang who is given by the broadcast screen, and their heartbeats are obviously accelerating.
If Lu Liang's fourth penalty is not scored, and the fourth Dutch player who takes the penalty does, then there is no need for a penalty in the fifth round......
Nervousness, apprehension, anxiety.
Shoulder to shoulder, the Chinese player standing on the middle line looked more nervous than Lu Liang, who was about to take the penalty, and Tang Zheng covered his mouth with his hands and eyes on Lu Liang after comforting Sun Jingbo.
The less timid Feng Xiaoting and Li Xuepeng even turned their backs to the direction of the penalty and didn't dare to look at it.
As the parties concerned, they know very well that once Lu Liang's penalty is not scored, the dream of the Chinese team's top four will be difficult to realize.
Lu Liang, who slowly walked towards the penalty spot, also knew the importance of the fourth penalty, he did not rush to adjust his mentality, but went with the flow, feeling the frenzy in his face, until he received the football handed by the goalkeeper Krull's 'friendly'.
Lu Liang took the football with a smile and said with a smile: "Thank you." ”
Krull raised his eyebrows, he originally wanted to disturb the young Lu Liang's penalty mentality, but Lu Liang's expression was right, and he also said 'thank you', which ......
Where is it like a nineteen-year-old?
MMP!!
In order to avoid the recurrence of Sun Jingbo's situation, Lu Liang consciously stepped on the collapse when Krull was standing on the goal line, and waited for a place where the supporting feet might be supported.
He Wei, the commentator of Yang 5, looked serious and his tone was slightly nervous: "Lu Liang, who is only 19 years old, has maturity beyond his age! In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, he is very well prepared before taking the penalty. ”
"Beep~"
As soon as the words ended, the referee on duty, Marco Rodriguez, blew his whistle.
"Woo-woo-"
The Dutch fans subconsciously created a deafening huge boo to influence Lu Liang, who took the penalty.
But Lu Liang didn't listen to what was going on outside the window, he was very calm, and he was unmoved in the face of the water snake dance that Krull danced on the goal line, and he was very calm in running and touching the ball.
Standing on the goal line, Krul's feet kept stepping back and forth, combined with the exaggerated swaying of his upper body, which inevitably gave people a sense of uncertainty.
The Chinese fans in front of the TV and the Chinese fans in the scene were very nervous, wondering if the 19-year-old Lu Liang would be able to score the ball.
The experienced Hao Junmin and Zhang Linpeng scored penalties respectively, and the only player who missed the penalty was Sun Jingbo, who was only 18 years old, and Lu Liang, who took the penalty, was only one year older than Sun Jingbo.
If the age of nineteen was placed in ancient times, it might have been able to stand alone, but most of today's nineteen-year-olds are still in college......
Krull stared at Lu Liang, and he wanted to turn away the fourth penalty of the Chinese team with his extraordinary reaction!
Krul, who was on the goal line, didn't know what Lyon was trying to do, but he didn't want to make the first save, because it would be easy for a technical player to kick the ball in the opposite direction of the save.
Before the penalty shootout, the goalkeeper coach gave him the habitual way of kicking many Chinese players temporarily, and Lu Liang, who was the starter of the Chinese team in this World Cup, was naturally included.
Which direction is it?
Seeing that Lu Liang's left foot was about 30 centimeters on the left side of the football, the attentive Krull didn't see which direction Lu Liang was going to kick.
Could it be......
Middle?
Thinking of this, Krull was even more convinced that Lu Liang would kick the penalty to the middle.
Sure enough, it's a young player who likes to show!
So Krull was firm in his mind while keeping his body shaking from side to side, and bet on the middle!
The next moment, Krull was stunned.
Lu Liang, who didn't seem to have any flaws, used the flexibility of his ankle to break out, and gently pushed the ball to the right side of the goal with the arch of his right foot.
It was too late for Krull to make a save, because the penalty was only 9.15 meters away from the goal, and Lu Liang's pushing power was not large, but the speed of running against the turf was still relatively fast, and Krull, who missed the first time to make a save, could only declare powerless......
3:3
"Whoa—"
The Chinese fans at the Xinshuiyuan Stadium let out a sigh of relief, and then created a deafening loud chant.
At the same time, He Wei, the commentator of the Central 5 Series, shouted: "Good Lu Liang! He helped the Chinese team equalize!!"
The broadcast footage was given to the Chinese players standing on the middle line of the pitch, who raised their arms excitedly and chanted, while Feng Xiaoting and Li Xuepeng, who had their backs to the goal, were thankful.
Immediately, the broadcast screen came to the away team's coach's box, and the head coach of the Chinese team, Lippi, and his coaching team were very excited.
On the contrary, Lu Liang, who scored the ball, was more calm, and simply raised his fists.
Lu Liang converted the penalty and the pressure came to the fourth Dutch player to take the penalty, Kuyt.
Kuyt is Chinese New Year's Eve and has a lot of experience in the game, and the Dutch fans at Xinshuiyuan Stadium naturally lowered their voices so as not to affect Kuyt's performance, but the Chinese fans obviously would not let go of this opportunity, and they retaliated with a huge boo: "Woo-woo-"
However, Kuyt was very calm and completely unaffected by the outside of the field, easily kicking the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal.
Yan Junling, who guessed the right direction, looked very frustrated, and angrily hammered the green turf with his right hand to vent his dissatisfaction.
He guessed three of the four penalties taken by the Dutch team, but none of them touched the football, and it was inevitable that there would be a trace of negativity in his heart.
4:3
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After Kuyt scored the penalty, he walked up to goalkeeper Krul, gave the opponent a big hug, and shouted inflatably: "Tim, come on!"
Immediately, the on-site director switched the camera and gave a long shot of the player, just in time to see the entire penalty half.
Looking at the Chinese players who walked to the left side of the broadcast screen, British Sky commentator Andy Gray said solemnly: "There is no accident that Tang Lai took the fifth penalty of the Chinese team, and his ability to resist pressure and technical ability can be said to squeeze the whole field." ”
Speaking of this, Andy Gray changed his words: "Even if Tang's last penalty is scored, it is difficult to change, unless Yan can save the last penalty of the Dutch team, otherwise the Chinese team can only accept the exit!"
Tang Zheng naturally knows this truth, but the first thing he has to do now is to score the ball first, and then Yan Junling has the opportunity to stand in front of the goal and face the fifth penalty of the Dutch team.
Otherwise, everything is in vain.
The broadcast screen showed Tang Zheng high-fived his teammates one by one, and then walked to the penalty spot with his head held high.
"Woo-woo-"
There was no doubt that the huge boos of the Dutch fans rang out over the New Water Stadium.
As the number one star of the Chinese team, Tang Zheng has received treatment that is incomparable to other Chinese players.
If the Chinese fans who took the penalty kick before were deafening, then Tang Zheng's treatment was an upgraded version of the deafening.
The corners of Martin Taylor's mouth rose slightly, and he smiled: "I have to say that Dutch fans are very naïve, Don has a big heart, this kind ......of noise can affect him?"
Dutch goalkeeper Krul stood on the goal line and danced the same snake dance as he had done in front of the goal four times in the past.
What disappointed him was that Tang Zheng didn't face it at all, but looked at the referee Marco Rodriguez.
Referee Marco Rodriguez immediately understood and sounded the whistle: "Beep~"
Tang Zheng took an ordinary three-step run, and the last step was a bit large, with a posture of shooting vigorously, and at the same time, the center of gravity of the upper body was too far to the left.
Right!
Krull was eager to make a meritorious contribution and chose to pounce to the right when he realized that Tang Zheng was going to shoot vigorously, because the strength was too great and he could only rely on luck, otherwise it would obviously be too late to wait for Tang Zheng to kick the ball out and make a save.
But Krull regretted it as soon as his center of gravity pounced to the right......
Tang Zheng's exaggerated right foot did not kick the middle and lower part of the football with the instep of the right foot, but suddenly retracted the force at the moment of kicking the football, and used the inside of the instep of the right foot to gently rub towards the bottom of the football.
The ball rose very slowly into the air, and in Krull's desperate gaze, it fell to where it had been standing.
"Beautiful spoon penalty!!" Yang 5 commentator He Wei was incoherent: "Tang Zheng is worthy of being China's No. 1 star, he kicked a highly technical spoon penalty in the crucial penalty shootout!!"
British Sky commentator Martin Taylor said, "What is a big player?
4:4
At the same time, the Chinese fans at the Xinshuiyuan Stadium raised their arms excitedly and roared: "Whoa—"
The same is true for Chinese fans thousands of miles away, venting their excitement.
Tang Zheng, who scored the penalty, did not celebrate, he turned to Yan Junling, touched his right fist with Yan Junling's right fist, and said loudly: "It's up to you!"
Feeling the frenzied atmosphere on his face, Yan Junling solemnly tapped his head.
Tang Zheng has done his best, and the next thing can only be seen by Yan Junling's performance!
If Yan Junling can save the last penalty of the Dutch team, then the aggregate score of the two sides is still 4:4, and they will enter the penalty shootout extra time of sudden death.
"Come on, Yan Junling!"
Every Chinese fan couldn't help but murmur when they looked at the close-up footage given by the broadcast screen.