Chapter 349: Overtime
Turner slapped the awning on the bench with some extreme disappointment, and the game was about to end, but Zhang Shujie and Li Mu disrupted the game in five minutes. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info really deserves to be the main force of the Serie A champion, and it is really not in vain.
The celebration of the Chinese Olympic team was a bit long, and they slowly dispersed after being reminded by the referee and linesman. Zhang Shujie and Li Mu walked back to the half court side by side, smiling and not knowing what they were talking about.
An Rong warned his disciples that time was running out, overtime was inevitable, and there was no need to attack again, which would consume physical strength needlessly. He replaced Huang Yu with Yang Wei, Huang Yu's physical consumption in this game was very large, and he ran back and forth a lot of times, An Rong didn't dare to let him risk playing for another half an hour, so he replaced him.
The Chinese Olympic team saved energy in overtime, while Mexico simply did not have enough troops to devote to the attack. Turner still had a substitution in his hands, replacing Salcido with Mark Fabian and the striker at the back, and it was clear that Turner wanted to end the game in extra time.
Whether it is Yang Wei or Fabian, the purpose of playing at this time is only to warm up and prepare for overtime.
There were as many as three minutes of stoppage time, but those three minutes were also extremely dull as the two teams had no intention of attacking, and fans were waiting for extra time. China's three forwards have reduced their running to conserve more energy. There are also midfielders who are also mainly pass-and-control, reducing their running to a minimum.
In the last three minutes, there were no shots, no fouls, and the moment the referee's whistle blew, it also meant that the two teams would go to extra time.
The players of both teams will have a five-minute rest, which is too short, and everyone did not go to the locker room and sat on the sidelines to rest. The staff of the national Olympic team handed water to the team members and gave them massages.
An Rong didn't talk about any more tactics, and the game was played on this point, not by tactics, but by physical strength. Only in the 90-minute regular season is a contest of skills and tactics, and this 30-minute overtime is purely a contest of physical fitness.
Liu Jianhong also said to Zhang Lu: "Now everyone hurry up and rest for a while, and the next overtime will depend on how long the players on that side will last." Director Zhang, do you have any thoughts on the upcoming overtime between the two teams?"
Zhang Lu pondered for a moment before he said: "According to me, the winning rate of the two teams should be half of each, everyone is a young player, the oldest player of the Chinese team is 23 years old, which is also the upper age limit of the Olympic football event; So I think the odds of winning for China and Mexico should be comparable. ”
Zhang Lu said an official word very smartly, but to the fans, this is no different from nonsense, and there is no difference between saying it and not saying it.
Liu Jianhong didn't pursue it, but said: "Now that the players have walked into the field, overtime is about to start." We also hope that the national Olympic team can bring another miracle to the fans across the country. ”
An Rong looked at the team members who were in their respective positions, the expression on his face was a little solemn, Song Weifeng stepped forward and said, "An guides." ”
An Rong turned around: "What's wrong?"
Song Weifeng opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he didn't say anything.
An Rong smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Watch the game." ”
Mexico didn't dare to attack, and the Chinese team was also very careful. Everyone is worried about a question, if after attacking, once there is no goal and is counterattacked, is there still the strength to chase back half of the field to intercept?
It's a question worth pondering.
However, neither side was willing to go to a penalty shoot-out, which was even more brutal than extra time. They all have to settle the battle in those thirty minutes!
The Chinese Olympic team relied on the presence of three forwards and took the lead in attacking, Zhao Wenkang divided the ball to the left in the backfield, Xiao Feng quickly inserted, and the three forwards in the middle waited to grab the point, Xiao Feng crossed, Li Mu headed the ball, there was no top position, Wu Xiao used a header to hang the door, Corona pounced, his fingertips dialed the ball, Zhang Shujie followed with his left foot and swept it, and was heroically blocked by Miel with his body.
"The quality of this wave of attacking national Olympic teams is still quite high, but this style of play consumes a lot of physical strength. Extra time has just begun, and the players don't need to be in such a hurry. ”
Mexico played a wave of counter-attacks, and the replacement of Peralta's Mark Fabian was a little less capable, coupled with Liang Xiran's close defense, he barely got up after receiving a pass from Enriquez, the ball was too wide, Ma Junqiang did not make any moves, and watched the ball fly to the stands.
Turner was worried and anxious. He had to admit that he had miscalculated, he thought he could hold the score of 3:1 in the last ten points, so he replaced a number of offensive players and replaced a few defenders. Unexpectedly, the Chinese team seemed to be like a god, and it actually scored two goals in a row to drag the score into overtime. It's okay now, my team's attack power is not enough, and the two major strikers of the Chinese team are on the field, how can this be good?
Turner's worries still have some reason, but Zhang Shujie and Li Mu may not be as good as he thought, as the absolute main force of the team's attack line, the two of them cover the entire frontcourt, and from time to time they have to return to the midfield to meet their teammates, needless to say how much physical wear and tear, they can still run in this overtime is already very good.
In addition to the two of them, there are Chen Zihua, Xu Ziyi, Zhao Wenkang, including Tang Ling, who was born as a defender, and there are a lot of runs on the field.
Of course, Mexico is no better. At least in terms of physical fitness, it is half a pound and eight taels with the Chinese team, and no one will have a little more strength than others.
Zhang Shujie's shot from outside the box was saved by Corona and China won a corner, which was also the first set-piece in extra-time.
Zhao Wenkang kicked the ball into the penalty area, and Zhang Shujie successfully competed for the top, and the header hit the goal, but the top was a little weak, and Corona didn't put the ball into his arms.
It was the 103rd minute of the game, and with two minutes left, the first half of extra time would be over. The camera gives a close-up view of several players on the field, and it can be seen from their breathing that everyone is tired.
Zhang Shujie is panting, Li Mu is panting, Chen Zihua is panting, and Xu Ziyi is also panting.
Zhao Wenkang stood in place with his hands on his hips for a while, and then turned back and walked to his own half, Tang Ling, who attacked the front court, seemed to choose to walk in order not to lose the only bit of strength in his body.
The referee didn't urge, he ran with the players for so long, and he was very tired, and the Mexican players also used to walk without running as much as possible. In contrast, in addition to the two goalkeepers of the two teams and the six players who were replaced in the second half, only Liang Xiran may be in a slightly better situation, mainly because he is the last central defender in the Chinese team's formation, he has never been in the half, and the distance he runs is relatively small, which is much luckier than Mexico's Reyes and Miel, Mexico's two defenders have to defend Zhang Shujie and Li Mu, who like to run in a wide range of forwards, so they have to run more, wider, and a little more tired than Liang Xiran.
But this does not mean that Liang Xiran is not tired, he is now defending Fabian, the Mexican striker who only played in the 90th minute has absolutely no problem with his physical fitness, Liang Xiran has to fight with him. Fortunately, Fabian's ability is not as good as Peralta, otherwise Liang Xiran will feel better.
The Chinese team only has three defenders on the field, and there is only one central defender! Tang Ling and Yang Wei are both working as fullbacks, and this kind of three-back position is generally relatively rare, and An Rong has no other way, the team is mainly attacking, so he can only work hard Liang Xiran.
At the end of the first half of extra time, the two sides did not take a break, and the second half was played immediately after the exchange of venues.
An Rong and Turner both sat quietly in the coach's seat, their eyebrows tightly locked. The two coaches really didn't give any tactical instructions, and in the last fifteen minutes, what else was there to give?
The National Olympic team consciously passed the ball to the left side, after all, Xiao Feng and Yang Wei had not been on the field long and had sufficient physical fitness, but it was a pity that the level of crosses between the two was still a little lacking, and few good points were passed.
Li Mu and Zhang Shujie fought for the points one after another, but they did not form an attack, which has something to do with their physical consumption, but it cannot be ignored that Xiao Feng and Yang Wei's passes are not very good.
An Rong shook his head helplessly, the main force and substitute of the Chinese team are completely two grades.
Judging from the situation on the field, Mexico does not have much threat in attack due to the lack of several important offensive players, although Enriquez can still organize goals, but Fabian's ability to seize opportunities is not good, and Peralta is not comparable at all.
Mexico can only play defensive counter-attack.
The Chinese team attacked twice on the left side, but to no avail, and when Zhao Wenkang cut off Enriquez's ball, he handed the ball to Tang Ling on the right side.
Zhang Shujie in the front court was still holding on, Li Mu was also panting for support, Wu Xiao could run for a while longer, and Tang Ling chose to pass the ball to him. The threat of this ball is not too big, but the Mexican defenders are also on the verge of physical collapse, Salcido failed to jump and leaked to Wu Xiao in the back.
"Good opportunity!It's unbelievable!Wu Xiao is alone in the goalkeeper!Wu Xiao hits the goal!Oops, he was hugged by Corona!No, Wu Xiao's ball shouldn't be!" Liu Jianhong's tone was full of regret.
Zhang Lu smiled bitterly: "The skills of the first foot in the door are very lacking, and if you replace either Zhang Shujie or Li Mu, you will definitely have it." ”
The Chinese fans sighed again and again, and An Rong couldn't help but stand up from the coach's seat when he saw Wu Xiao's ball, but when he saw the ball out of bounds, he slowly sat down again.
Wu Xiao was also very annoyed, he understood that Salcido missed the top because of some physical exhaustion, and this kind of God-given opportunity was squandered by him.
Zhang Shujie and Li Mu walked out of the forbidden area without saying a word, and the sweat on their faces fell on the lawn one by one. They've never been so tired since they became professionals.
Wiping his face, Zhang Shujie saw Chen Zihua bent over with his hands on his knees, this action clearly showed how tired he was now. Zhang Shujie walked behind him and patted him on the back.
Chen Zihua raised his head, and Zhang Shujie asked, "You're tired, aren't you?"
Chen Zihua smiled indifferently: "It's okay." With that, he straightened up.
Zhang Shujie said: "Hold on a little longer, at least you can't lose the ball." ”
As he spoke, he looked at Xu Ziyi and Zhao Wenkang in the distance, although Zhang Shujie couldn't hear their wheezing, he could see their violently undulating chests, which was a symbol of exhaustion.
Mexico played a wave of counterattacks, Enriquez looked at the front court with the ball, Liang Xiran stared at Fabian, the Mexican players began to press forward gradually, the players of the Chinese team were retreating, the movements of both sides seemed a little sluggish, and the rhythm of attack and defense was also very slow.
Enriquez decided to pass the ball to Fabian anyway, not for anything else, but because Fabian was fit enough. Fabian thought about Liang Xiran with the ball, but Liang Xiran followed very closely, reached out and grabbed his jersey, and did not pull him down, but only slowed him down. Fabian couldn't help it, and heard Enriquez calling him, so he passed the ball.
Enriquez dribbled the ball to the left, and the corresponding position was the right side of the Chinese team. Zhao Wenkang caught up with Enriquez, Tang Ling also came over, the two wanted to form a defensive situation, Enriquez wanted to pass to his teammates, and there was no one around to answer. I don't know if everyone is too tired to run, so no one comes.
Enriquez is also tired, and the two of them will guard him, and he will definitely not be able to protect him. He simply rushed forward with a heart, even if he tripped and fell, he had to fall closer to the Chinese team's penalty area.
Tang Ling accelerated and rushed two steps, fell to the ground to tackle, the ball was shoveled out, Enriquez also fell to the turf because he hooked Tang Ling's foot, the Mexican players thought that Tang Ling fouled, but the referee thought that Tang Ling tackled the ball first, so he only gave Mexico a throw-in.
Enriquez got up from the ground and was about to throw the throw-in, but saw that Tang Ling was still lying on the ground and didn't get up, Zhao Wenkang, who was closest to him, stepped forward to ask, only to know that Tang Ling's right leg was cramping.
The game was forced to be suspended, and Zhao Wenkang helped Tang Ling to walk outside the court to receive a massage. An Rong hurriedly stepped forward with the team doctor, and An Rong also asked, "How is it?
Tang Ling gritted his teeth and shook his head, and said, "It's okay, just put it on it." ”
An Rong looked at the middle of the field, Mexico's throw-in was thrown, and now the Chinese team has one less person, and Mexico is attacking, they must attack the right side of the Chinese team, using this as a breakthrough to find a chance to score.
After the team doctor massaged Tang Ling's cramped right leg, he applied an ice pack to his leg, and after about a minute, Tang Ling gradually recovered. He stood up and moved a few times, feeling okay and ready to play. Just because the game was going on normally, Tang Ling could only wait for a dead ball to play.
Ma Junqiang shouted in front of the goal: "Cheer up, find a way to destroy the ball out of bounds, and let Tang Ling return to the court!"
Mexico will not give the Chinese team such a chance, Fabian leaned on Liang Xiran and shot hard, Ma Junqiang struggled to save, Chen Zihua cleared the ball with a big foot, Salcido pushed the ball back outside the penalty area, Xu Ziyi pushed it out again, Chavez followed up with a long shot, Ma Junqiang blocked the ball outside the goal line again.
Liu Jianhong said worriedly: "There was some chaos in front of the Chinese Olympic team, Tang Ling was off the field for a short period of treatment, and there was no big problem, but the game did not reach the dead ball stage, and he was unable to play." ”
The right side of the Chinese team is a gap, Ma Junqiang's ball just now is also lucky to bounce here, usually Zhao Wenkang and Tang Ling will be responsible for defending this area, but now there is only Zhao Wenkang alone, he is staring at Herrera, Enriquez He can't take care of it anymore.
The ball happened to be next to Enriquez, there were no Chinese players around, and Tang Ling, who was supposed to be here, had not yet played.
Ma Junqiang was shocked, struggling to get up from the ground, Enriquez met the ball from four yards in front of the goal and volleyed, Ma Junqiang stretched out his arms and didn't catch the ball, Liang Xiran and Xu Ziyi ran to the goal and blocked the goal with their bodies, the ball swept over their heads, hit the lower edge of the crossbar, and bounced into the net.