Chapter 026: Advancing to the Top 16?

Sun Jingbo was considered by many media people to play the role of soy sauce in this World Cup, but in the second round of the game against Greece, Lippi gave him a start for 60 minutes, and his performance was remarkable.

Gao Lin, who gave up the game experience in the crucial third round of the group stage, chose Sun Jingbo, who has little experience in the competition, was also questioned by many media football commentators, believing that the reason why the Chinese team drew with Greece in the second round had a lot to do with Sun Jingbo's continued lack of threat.

Now that the Chinese team is 1:2 behind Colombia, the most important third substitution adjustment is Sun Jingbo, which is a little incomprehensible.

However, Sun Jingbo, who came off the bench, told those who doubted that he could!

As soon as he came on the court, he used a very beautiful handicap to deceive Cuadrado and almost lost his body's center of gravity, and then played a delicate match with Tang Zheng, and finally received Lu Liang's diagonal pass and accelerated towards the Colombian double central defender.

As a defensive midfielder in Colombia's 442 formation system, Guarín must play the role of a barrier, especially since Tang Zheng's equaliser came from his tackling high tackle.

If Sun Jingbo is allowed to play the ball and face the central defender directly, the consequences will be unimaginable!

You must know that Lu Liang and Tang Zheng have already run to their own defensive danger area, and the attacker has taken the initiative, so Guarin decided to sacrifice his ego, put a shovel on the side and back to bring down Sun Jingbo, who was mentally prepared but didn't have time to jump, and gave the Chinese team a direct free kick near the middle.

Guarin, who fouled him, had nothing to say, his foul action was too big, and the foul in the case of losing his position was full of tactical flavor, and the yellow card was a normal result.

The broadcaster gave the point of the foul to the goal when Colombian goalkeeper Ospina commanded the wall, which was 32 meters.

Tang Zheng stood in front of the foul site, holding the football in both hands, holding his head high, and staring directly at the goal.

Facing the goal, there are many options, left and right.

But it just so happens that there are a lot of options, and they are far from the goal, so they are more demanding of the penalty.

This distance may be a bit remote for many free kick masters, but it is just right for Tang Zheng. 、

Immediately, the on-site director gave Tang Zheng a close-up shot that was pushed to his face, and He Wei, the central 5 commentator, hurriedly changed his voice: "The game has come to nearly eighty minutes, and Sun Jingbo, who has just come on as a substitute, helped the Chinese team win a direct free kick opportunity, looking at Tang Zheng's posture, he is ready to try it." ”

"Thirty-two metres from the goal, a bit far. Commentator Xu Yang nodded and said: "The game time is passing by second by second, many times the opportunity is fleeting, and there is no trace in a blink of an eye, Tang Zheng has outstanding footwork and psychological quality that is better than ordinary people, and his free kick skills are very good, and he has scored a lot of wonderful free kicks during his time with Dortmund and Real Madrid, I think...... On the stage of the World Cup, more fans should see how powerful he is!"

British Sky commentator Andy Grey has not yet spoken, Martin Taylor, who is a fan of Tang Zheng, couldn't help but say first: "This position is a very good opportunity for Don, he has a similar record of scoring in a similar position, I think this time it should be the same!"

"So believe in Don?"

Andy Gray couldn't help but laugh and tease.

"A must!" Martin Taylor said without hesitation, "He's a phenomenal superstar!

At the same time, James Rodriguez, who was a human wall, looked directly at Tang Zheng, and he had a feeling in his heart that he couldn't explain it, which was very subtle.

It took him about a few seconds before he realized that this feeling was called uneasiness!

Goalkeeper Ospina did not let the free-kick go more than 30 metres from goal, as he raised his right arm with his back against the left post facing the broadcast screen, and extended four fingers to signal to his four teammates as a human wall.

Obviously, he is very jealous of Tang Zheng!

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Before the game, Ospina was influenced by his brother-in-law James Rodriguez to focus on Tang Zheng, so he watched Tang Zheng's goal highlights in recent seasons, including many wonderful direct free kicks.

Even if he was more than 30 meters away from the goal, he didn't dare to slack off.

In addition, he did not choose to renew his contract with Nice after it expired in order to perform well in the World Cup, and then carp jumped into the goal.

If you can save the shot that world-class superstar Tang Zheng is bound to get, there will definitely be a lot of extra points at that time.

Colombia coach Pekerman, who was standing in front of the away team's dugout, was not worried, first of all, it was far enough and Ospina had a first-class response in front of the goal, so he was relieved by the quality of the big team.

Also, a direct free kick over 30 meters is not a penalty!

In front of the home team's coach's bench not far away, Lippi and his assistant Madaloni seemed to be chatting casually, but if you pay attention, you can find that their eyes are the same, that is, staring at Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng slowly bent down, put down the football, and waited until the Colombian wall was lined up before he retreated to the distance suitable for his own run.

A direct free kick of more than 30 meters must have enough power and running distance, so Tang Zheng retreated nearly five meters.

Take a deep breath, exhale again, and adjust your mindset.

Consider how to kick this kick, which angle to kick, and what footwork to use.

At this time, the Pantanal Stadium was still frenetic, and the Chinese fans, who occupied nearly half of the stands, were excited, and the shouts they created were higher and higher.

Colombian fans were naturally afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and let out huge boos in an attempt to affect Tang Zheng's concentration.

At this moment, the referee on duty, Kaushoi, blew the whistle in his mouth: "Beep~"

Tang Zheng took another deep breath, then looked up at the goal, looking at the goal through the gap in the human wall.

The Colombian wall was in a regular position, with the wall blocking the near corner and goalkeeper Ospina standing on the right in the middle of the goal.

Due to the long running distance, Tang Zheng did not take the three-step run-up he was used to in the past, but a four-step run-up.

The right foot takes a small step forward, and then slowly increases the distance of the step, especially the fourth step, the span distance is more than one meter, his left foot is about 30 centimeters on the left side of the football, the left arm is naturally open to maintain the balance of the body, and the right foot swings from the back to the front.

The Colombian four-man wall at 9.15 meters away was very tacit, jumping at the same time as James Rodriguez in the middle.

Tang Zheng kicked the outside of his right foot to the middle and lower part of the football, and the fierce collision between the two resulted in a crisp collision sound: "Boom-"

In order to control the flight height, ball speed and direction of the football, Tang Zheng hit the football with his right foot and continued to hit it forward, and the three toes outside the instep of his right foot consciously added a force.

The ball quickly took off into the air and flew over the head of James Rodriguez like a cannonball, towards the left side of the goal.

In the flash of lightning, James Rodriguez's pupils shrank suddenly, and he noticed that the soccer ball shot by Tang Zheng flew over his head and seemed to fly not in a straight line to the left side of the goal, but with a less obvious outer arc.

As a result, James Rodriguez turned his head after the jump and looked in the direction of the goal.

Sure enough!

The outer arc of the soccer ball rotated more strongly from the less obvious outer arc at the beginning as the ball speed increased, and the pressure increased, and the force was too great, and the soccer ball had a significant drop after flying to the highest point.

Goalkeeper Ospina stood in front of the goal and did see the momentum of the football, because the height of the football is too high, even if the outer arc is getting bigger and bigger in the process of flying, he also thinks that the football will definitely be higher than the crossbar!

But when the football runs to the highest point, it seems to encounter some obstacle, and suddenly falls, like a dead leaf.

Ospina was clearly too late to react and all he could do was keep his eyes on the lack and keep the football out of his sight.

This is the one thing his goalkeeper coach told him to do as a goalkeeper, although it is insignificant, but it tests a goalkeeper's concentration on football and does not let it out of his sight.

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Fans sitting in front of the TV can clearly see Ospina standing in front of goal, his hands slightly open, ready to make a save at any moment.

But the strange thing is that Ospina didn't make any save, his feet didn't move, he didn't even open his hands, he just turned his neck slightly, and his eyes were fixed on the football.

About half a second later, the ball slammed into the inside of the goal post on the right side with a clear outside arc and bounced into the net.

"Whoa—"

Suddenly, a deafening loud cheer rang out over the Pantanal Stadium.

Every Chinese fan roared hysterically, venting the outpouring of adrenal passion, dancing with their hands, looking like a child who had not grown up.

In stark contrast to the Colombian fans, they looked at each other in disbelief.

This...... Was it leveled?

Tang Zheng, who scored the goal, was not as calm as he scored a few minutes ago, he didn't have any confidence in this kick, and it wasn't until the hanging heart that the football entered the net that it completely landed, so he opened his arms and ran all the way to the right side of the attacking corner flag area, playing a sliding kneeling celebration.

On the green grass, he left two scratches from his gliding.

The other Chinese players were equally excited, and it was difficult to suppress the excitement in their hearts.

While raising his arms and shouting, he ran towards Tang Zheng.

Even the players in front of the home team's bench climbed over most of the pitch to feel the joy of equalising with the players on the pitch.

Head coach Lippi was not as excited as the player, after all, he had experienced too many big scenes, just high-fived and hugged his assistants Maddaloni and Li Tie, and then pulled his assistant Maddaloni to study the next game strategy.

"Incredible! Incredible! This is definitely the best goal of this World Cup!!"

At the same time, He Wei, the commentator of the Central 5 Commentary, stood up abruptly with his support on the commentary platform, and shouted hysterically: "Tang Zheng took advantage of a direct free kick opportunity to help the Chinese team equalize in the 80th minute of the game! A wonderful direct free kick scored! If the whole game ends with a score of 2:2, we will directly advance to the round of 16 of this World Cup! And in the 1/8 finals, we will face Costa Rica in North America......"

He Wei's mouth was like a river, and the other on-site commentators were also full of passion.

“Gooooooooooooooooooooooal——”

Andy Gray, the British Sky commentator, raised his voice: "Oh-My-God!! This goal is simply a masterpiece of God! A direct free kick of more than 30 meters can cause Colombia national team goalkeeper David Ospina to be unresponsive!

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif seemed to go back to the focus of Dortmund's commentary more than a season ago, shouting: "What is a big player? This is a big player! Scored twice! I bet! The Chinese team will definitely appear in the round of 16 under the leadership of Tang! No! It should be the quarterfinals! Costa Rica will not be able to beat the Chinese team led by Tang!!"

The commentators in the on-site commentary booth at the Pantanal Stadium were passionate, and the reporters in the press gallery were the same, and they kept pressing the shooting button on the Chinese players celebrating the goal, especially Tang Zheng at the end of the sliding and kneeling celebration.

He raised his arms excitedly towards the sideline camera, kept saying something, and then slapped his left chest hard.

At this time, many female fans sitting in front of the TV were completely obsessed, and they couldn't help but make up some inappropriate pictures of children, regardless of age.

The male protagonist is Tang Zheng, and the female protagonist is ...... It's themselves.

Of course, Tang Zheng's girlfriend Zhao Lina, who was sitting in the VIP seat of the Pantanal Stadium watching the game, was ecstatic, because she saw that Tang Zheng had a tattoo of bowing her head and kissing her left forearm after venting the excitement in her heart.

Tang Zheng's left forearm is tattooed with four letters, which is "NANA"!

At the Castello Stadium, Greece coach Santos has learned from his assistant about the latest score at the Pantanal Stadium.

The score, which he feared the most, appeared.

2:2!!

After a while, he turned his head and asked his assistant, "Was it a Colombian mistake?"

"It's not. His assistant looked heavy: "It was Don's direct free kick that broke the goal, and the world wave." ”

With that, he handed over the i-pad in his hand, and Santos subconsciously reached out to take it.

"Is it?" Santos covered his face with his hands, only his eyes were exposed, and his tone was full of despair: "Are we going to be out?"

However, at this moment, a burst of shouts suddenly sounded over the court, pulling him back to reality.

Looking at Drogba, the monster celebrating his goal, Santos knew that the hope of advancing to the round of 16 was ...... Completely shattered!

The Chinese team's celebratory goal lasted so long that the referee on duty, Kaushoi, had to step in and ask them to hurry back to their own half and continue the game.

The Chinese players on the field did not show any dissatisfaction, but the Chinese fans in the stands couldn't stand it, and they shouted to boo Kaushoi: "Shhhh

Yang 5 commentator He Wei said with a hoarse voice and said with a smile: "Our fans are still very cute, Tang Zheng can let out a deafening cheer when he equalizes, and he boos loudly when the referee doesn't understand the style......

Speaking of this, He Wei's voice changed: "But the game is not over yet! I hope that the players on the field can continue to concentrate on the game and stick to the score until the end of the game!"