"Beep~Beep~Beep~~"

With referee Chakir's three long whistles, the 90-minute regular time of the final semi-final of the 2018 World Cup in Russia came to an end, and the 30-minute extra time between China and England was approaching.

"Whoa—"

The live director first gave a long shot of the enthusiastic fans in the stands, and then gave the key players on both sides of the game, especially the captains of both sides.

However, the expressions of the two captains are slightly different, the captain of the Chinese team Tang Zheng still has the same indifferent and relaxed expression, and the England captain Harry Kane has a heavy face.

After all, England, which had better overall strength before the game, was favored by the media, and Harry Kane has scored a total of six goals in this World Cup, and is the favorite winner of the Golden Boot Award like Tang Zheng.

Although the English Football Association said before the World Cup that the team would be done as long as they qualified from the group, the semi-finals of the game will make it possible for anyone, whether it be a player or a FA official, to take it a step further.

Coupled with the fact that the developed English media kept boasting when England advanced to the semi-finals, thinking that England defeated the Chinese team to advance to the World Cup final, but failed to score at the end of 90 minutes of regular play, how much psychological pressure Harry Kane was on as the captain.

The rest of the England players weren't much better, with heavy faces.

Of course, most of the Chinese players except Tang Zheng also had a heavy face, after all, the game came to extra time, which would mean that no one could make a mistake.

Once you make a mistake, you will regret it forever.

Going further is the final, where you can wrestle with France for the title.

The loser can only compete with Belgium, who lost in the semi-finals, for a third place, which is basically a meaningless game.

There are possible champions, who would want to be eliminated?

It stands to reason that there was no rest before the start of extra time, but the referee on duty, Chakir, gave the players on both sides about two minutes of respite at his discretion for the manager's tactical set-up and the players to rehydrate.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei worriedly said: "The game entered extra time, it is a big burden for the Chinese team, the 1/4 finals played with Portugal for 120 minutes, and finally advanced to the semi-finals with the victory of the penalty shootout, not enough four days of rest to play more important semi-finals, physical fitness is a problem, England beat Sweden by two goals in the 1/4 finals, and has an advantage in physical fitness." ”

"But don't worry about the fans sitting in front of the TV. Commentator Xu Yang patiently explained: "Extra-time is also a huge pressure for England, our players have the ability to bring a threat to the England goal, so as long as our players are focused enough, they can still hold on to the draw, and if they add some luck, they may even win the game and create the best result of the new Asian team in the World Cup." ”

British Sky commentator Andy Gray frowned and said in a deep voice: "England, which has the advantage of strength, was dragged into extra time by the Chinese team, which is not good news, because the Chinese team has the experience of drawing in extra time and winning the penalty shootout in the 1/4 finals, which is a huge momentum boost for the Chinese team." ”

"Old man~ Don't be too pessimistic, there is still game time, with Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy sitting in the front, I think the Chinese team with declining physical fitness may not be able to resist the impact of the two top scorers in the Premier League. ”

As soon as the commentator Martin Taylor's voice fell, Andy Gray suddenly smiled, but Martin Taylor suddenly changed his voice: "Hey~ But this is based on Don's poor performance, of course...... England's chances of winning are still very high, higher than England's. ”

Martin Taylor knew a lot of things to say, so he didn't say much, and changed the subject as the broadcast screen switched: "Don and Harry Kane are going to guess the ball, I don't know what the result of the thirty-minute extra time will be, but that's not something we can guess now, we can only tell through the course of the game......"

"Whoa—"

With loud cheers at the Luzhniki Stadium, Tang Zheng and Harry Kane walked to the halfway line to make final preparations for the first and second halves of extra time.

In the end, Harry Kane won the right to pick the edge, and the Chinese team represented by Tang Zheng automatically got the right to kick off.

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"Beep~"

The first half of extra time between China and England was officially started at the whistle of referee Chakir.

The Chinese team, which has the advantage of kick-off, did not rush to organize the forward attack, but controlled the rhythm of the game through the midfield and backfield control, and consumed the game time as much as possible.

After all, the overall strength of the Chinese team is not as good as England, especially when Vardy came off the bench, and the pressure he brought to the Chinese team's backline has increased exponentially, so that captain Tang Zheng has to return to the penalty area to assist the team in defense.

However, the problem caused by the decline in physical fitness is very serious, even if Tang Zheng deliberately did it, Deng Hanwen, whose physical fitness and psychology were affected to varying degrees, looked very flustered in the face of Rashford's pressing, and finally chose to break the siege with a big kick.

Control of football changes hands.

England switched from defending to attack, with Henderson and Dier slowly pushing forward, but it was difficult to get to the 35-metre area.

In order to avoid conceding a goal, the attacking direction had to be split from the centre to the two wings, with Marcus Rashford, Kieran Trippier and Ashley Young creating chances.

Li Xuepeng and Deng Hanwen are under great pressure, but fortunately, the protection in the middle of the penalty area is in place, and Tang Zheng and Li Kui take turns to assist in defense when the three central defenders Gao Zhunyi, Zhang Linpeng and Liu Yiming are in place, but there is no direct threat to Zeng Cheng's goal.

However, the Chinese team, which had a guaranteed defense, was a little tired in attack, and it was not enough to rely on the small cooperation of Lu Liang, Sun Jingbo and Ye Erfan to threaten Pickford to guard the goal.

In the blink of an eye, three minutes after the first half of extra time, the Chinese team had few chances to possess the ball, and two minutes later, the live director gave a close-up of Lippi in the stands and Madaroni standing in front of the Chinese team's coach's seat.

The implication is obvious, whether the fourth adjustment should be made when the Chinese team's attack cannot form a threat.

Immediately, the broadcast pictures were given to Hao Junmin, Liu Ruofan and Zhang Xizhe one after another.

Because in the case of Tang Zheng's comprehensive attention to defense, only Hao Junmin, Liu Ruofan and Zhang Xizhe of the Chinese team can help the Chinese team.

However, the Chinese team, which is inferior to England in overall strength, must first do solid defense, and then attack.

Unlike the league, a tournament like the World Cup can only be considered if the defense is invincible.

The Chinese team, which lacks defensive ability, has no reason to consider attacking, otherwise the Chinese team will not replace Liu Yiming at the end of the second half.

With more than twenty minutes left in extra time, it was impossible to make adjustments.

If there is another red card in the quarter-finals, there is no place to cry.

England manager Gareth Southgate was also worried about the change, so he did not make any substitutions when his team's attacking momentum was scoreless.

"Whoa—"

The game entered a stalemate, but it did not affect the excitement of the fans at the scene, and they continued to create wave after wave of huge shouts.

In the frenzied atmosphere, the Chinese players on the field are performing better and better.

In the ninety-ninth minute, Tang Zheng's precise long pass found Lu Liang who was inserted at high speed on the left side, if it weren't for Ye Erfan, who received the ball, the ball was too big, and the Chinese team was likely to overtake the score in continuous passive defense.

"It's a pity! The young player Yeerfan was too nervous in the rare counterattack, otherwise he might overtake the score!"

Yang 5 commentator He Wei said passionately.

"In the final analysis, it is still a lack of game experience, Ye Erfan is only 20 years old this year, and the future is limitless, but these are the tuition fees that must be paid when he is young, I hope he can seize the opportunity in the next game time to help the Chinese team beat England!"

Commentator Xu Yang said.

The Chinese team's quick counterattack is tantamount to a wake-up call for England, so England manager Southgate immediately made a continuous double-palm downward pressure on the players on the field after complaining about the team on the sidelines, which means that the team should play steadily and not make such undeserved mistakes.

England slowed down the pace of attack, the pressure on the Chinese team's defense was greatly reduced, captain Tang Zheng noticed that there were less than two minutes left before the end of the first half of extra time, so he reasonably controlled the pace of the game and consumed the game time reasonably.

Due to the long period of time in the first half of extra time, the referee on duty, Chakir, blew the whistle to end the first half of extra time just after the fifteenth minute of extra time.

Compared to before the start of extra time, there was no break before the start of the second half of extra time, and the two sides of the game went directly into the second half of extra time.

"Beep~"

Referee Chakir blew the whistle, which meant that the second half of extra time officially began.

If there is no way to decide the winner in the second half of extra time, the game will go to a brutal penalty shoot-out.

But instead of a sudden death, both England and China want the game to go to penalties.

After all, as long as you seize the opportunity in the penalty shootout, you have a chance to win the game and advance to the final.

If you are suddenly killed by the opponent, it means that you are eliminated.

Which is better and which is inferior, anyone with a discerning eye can distinguish it.

"At the beginning of the second half of extra time, the physical decline of the players on both sides of the game is obvious, so this time the test is the concentration of the players on both sides of the game, the offense can easily lose the ball, but the defense cannot, I hope our lads can grit their teeth and persevere, at this time, the test is more of a fighting spirit, this aspect ...... I'm not worried, the one four days ago at the Fisht Olympic Stadium was the best illustration......"

In the 107th minute of the game, England made the first fourth substitution.

Loftus-Cheek replaces Jordan Henderson.

It was not difficult to see that Southgate was looking to settle the winner in extra-time, but his idea was based on the team's defence not conceding a goal first.

However, the number of Chinese team players in the attack is not large, and the pressure on the single midfielder Dier is not particularly great, and the replacement of Loftus-Cheek is to add changes in the attack in the middle.

Lippi in the stands frowned, wondering if he should continue to strengthen his defense and try to drag the game into a penalty shootout.

However, when you think about it, strengthening the defense may not be able to keep the score, and as the time becomes less and less and the players' defensive time increases, the pressure felt is also rising in a straight line, and it is very likely that there will be a collapse.

If you want to change the current situation, you should still step up your offense!

It happened that Lu Liang had cramps, and Lippi gave the latest instructions to his assistant Madaroni through technical means.

In the 113th minute, the Chinese team took advantage of the opportunity of the sideline ball in the front court to make the last substitution adjustment.

Hao Junmin replaces Lu Liang, whose physical strength is almost exhausted.

Regarding the substitution adjustment of the Chinese team, Yang 5 commentator He Wei was a little puzzled: "At this time, it should be the wisest choice to replace defensive players." ”

As soon as the words fell, He Wei thought that continuous defense might not be a good thing, so he changed his voice: "Trying to replace Hao Junmin, who has very good organizational skills, may have a significant effect on the attack of the Chinese team, after all, Tang Zheng's attention is too focused on defense, and it is difficult for him to directly participate in the attack at this time in the game......

Li Xuepeng threw the sideline ball, and the ball was controlled by Ye Erfan, Sun Jingbo and Hao Junmin.

Perhaps due to the dwindling game time, England's players were also concerned about defensive problems, with Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy both returning to their own half to take part in defence.

As a result, Tang Zheng had to participate in the team's offense in the past.

Tang Zheng, who was about 40 meters away from the goal in the middle of the attack, received a horizontal pass from Deng Hanwen, Harry Kane and Rashford pounced respectively, Tang Zheng made an illusion of passing the ball to Hao Junmin, and suddenly slammed the ball forward with his right foot and accelerated.

Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford didn't expect Tang Zheng to speed up at all, and they were not defenders who reacted half a beat slower, and it was too late to foul.

Xing Qike concentrated his attention and pounced on Tang Zheng, and the two of them let out a sigh of relief.

But at this moment, Tang Zheng suddenly picked up his left foot while running, and suddenly shot with his foot when he was still about 37 meters away from the goal, and he used his left foot, which he didn't use often.

Loftus-Cheek was too late to block, or even dodge, as the ball flew past him like a cannonball, heading for Pickford.

"Tang Zheng—"

Yang 5 commentator He Wei is the same: "Shoot!!"

Maguire, Stones, and Dier all subconsciously turned their heads to look at the football in mid-air, and Tan Men was suddenly shocked, because the football that flew towards Pickford to guard the goal did not rotate in mid-air, and ...... The angle and ball speed are very good.

Listen to the thunder in the silence!

The frenzied atmosphere that had declined rose to the extreme in this moment, and the shouts of the Chinese fans and the exclamations of the English fans were like boiling water.