Xu Zhixin took a deep breath and walked out of the queue, Muller walked back past him, the two club teammates passed opposite each other, Muller glanced at him, but Xu Zhixin did not look at Muller. At that moment, Muller saw a hint of nervousness in Xu Zhixin's eyes.

"Now it is Xu Zhixin who is taking the third penalty, and Zhang Shujie and Chen Zihua in front have scored the ball, hoping that Xu Zhixin can continue the good luck of the Chinese team. ”

Neuer stood in front of the goal, and with his years of experience, he found that Xu Zhixin seemed to be a little lacking in confidence, plus the two played for Bayern and knew each other a little. Seeing that the penalty taker lacked a little confidence, Neuer added a little more confidence.

An Rong looked at Xu Zhixin and didn't move. The referee's whistle sounded, Xu Zhixin started, run, and ran in front of the ball, he used his best left foot to push the goalkeeper to the bottom right corner, and it just so happened that Neuer's save was also towards the bottom right corner.

Many times, the goalkeeper pounces in the right direction but may not be able to save the ball smoothly, just like Ma Junqiang's previous two penalty kicks, both in the right direction, and the second one even touched the ball, but so what? However, Xu Zhixin's penalty angle was not good enough, and when Neuer pounced on the side, his hands were stretched out, his palms were spoon-shaped, and the ball hit his hand and bounced back into the penalty area.

The ball didn't go in. Xu Zhixin's penalty was not scored!

As soon as Neuer got up from the ground, he threw his fist in celebration. The German players also cheered, and the German fans in the stands cheered.

The fans of the Chinese team will be very silent, and many Chinese fans will cover their faces and be very sad. Wang Shihan frowned and sighed: "Oh my God, this goal didn't go in." ”

Zhou Ying and Ye Xiaotong, who were sitting next to her, didn't speak, but just grabbed her arms tightly, so you can imagine how nervous the two of them were at this time.

He Wei said in a deep voice: "Xu Zhixin's penalty kick was saved by Neuer, the score of the two teams in the penalty shootout is still 2:2, this time the hope is on Ma Junqiang, if Ma Junqiang does not save the ball, the Chinese team will be very dangerous." ”

Loew glanced at An Rong defiantly, and An Rong still stood in place like a statue. On the court, Xu Zhixin walked back to the queue with his head down, and when the camera gave him a close-up lens, the audience in front of the TV could clearly see the tears left on his face.

Chen Hui shook his head, he felt that his heart was beating fast now, he had never been so nervous, and Shen Hao next to him, his hands were pressed on the table, his teeth were clenched, and his body was shaking slightly. And Liang Xiran in the locker room was holding his head with both hands, pursing his mouth, and watching Xu Zhixin who had just walked back to the queue through the TV screen in the locker room.

Xu Zhixin shook hands with his teammates one by one with tears in his eyes, Zhang Shujie pulled him over and said, "Don't cry, come, watch them take penalties with us, you have to believe that Ma Junqiang will definitely be able to save." ”

Xu Zhixin wiped his eyes, nodded, and then stood beside Zhang Shujie, everyone shoulder-to-shoulder, looking ahead.

Ma Junqiang still habitually put his hands at his side, and he stared at Gomez very seriously, and Gomez also looked at him. There are all the Chinese fans looking at him, but there are also some Chinese fans who dare not look at him, and there are many fans who are already praying for God to open their eyes and let Gomez not score this goal. Shen Hao is one of the many praying prayers.

After the referee's whistle, Gomez made a free throw. When lifting his legs, Gomez has a noticeable shift in his center of gravity, giving the impression that "he will definitely kick this ball to the bottom left corner of Ma Junqiang".

But Ma Junqiang is not stupid, everyone is an old man, how can you judge the direction of the ball so easily in this kind of competition. So Ma Junqiang did not pounce to the left, but to the right, his judgment was not wrong, Gomez's previous center of gravity shift really only played a confusing role, his purpose was not to hit the left side, but to hit Ma Junqiang's right.

The ball approached the goal in less than a second, and Ma Junqiang also fell to the ground in less than a second. Gomez hit a low flat ball, Ma Junqiang saw where the ball came from, stretched out his right hand, palmed the ball up, this time he did not let the ball into the goal again, his right hand was only ten centimeters from the post, and lifted the ball out of the bottom line from the outside of the goal frame.

Suddenly, the Chinese fans in the stands erupted in extremely loud cheers. Ma Junqiang stood up from the ground with a "whoosh", looked at the audience, and roared angrily.

"Ma Junqiang saved Gomez's penalty! The Chinese team and the German team returned to the same starting point, and after three rounds of penalties, the score between the two sides was still 2:2!" He Wei was a little excited. Undoubtedly, after Ma Junqiang saved this penalty, he not only retained the hope of the Chinese team to advance, but also made the pressure on his teammates behind him much less.

Ma Junqiang is indeed the most trustworthy goalkeeper, he will never drop the chain at critical moments, and he will not lose the ball because of his mistakes, which many goalkeepers can't do. ”

"Well, if he wasn't reliable, he wouldn't have been named to the Team of the Year last year. But now from the perspective of the game, the penalty shoot-out in the third round can be called a performance between the two goalkeepers. ”

"That's right, you see that after Neuer pounced on one, Ma Junqiang was not to be outdone and also pounced. ”

The Chinese players were also cheering, and Xu Zhixin gasped for breath, and his nervousness eased a little. Liang Xiran also relaxed his nervous nerves, and sat on the chair and couldn't stop wheezing.

An Rong had a little smile on his face, and Loew had a gloomy face. thought that Neuer let the German team take the initiative after saving Xu Zhixin's penalty, but unexpectedly, Ma Junqiang also changed his color and saved Gomez's penalty.

Liu Fang wiped the sweat from his forehead, swallowed his saliva, and continued to film this cruel contest. Chen Hui touched his chin, Shen Hao buried his head even more, and waited for a few seconds before looking at the court again.

The penalty shootout was the most thrilling moment, and the eerie atmosphere of the scene challenged everyone's nerves. Wang Shihan's whole body was wet, even his underwear and underwear were wet.

Gomez returned to the German team, he was not in a good mood and the German players were comforting him. Xu Ziyi walked out and walked onto the 12-yard penalty spot. At this time, the on-site director gave Li Mu a two-second shot, and some fans may wonder why Xu Ziyi took a penalty instead to point the camera at Li Mu for a few seconds, which is actually very simple, because the penalty takers who should play in the Chinese team have basically appeared, and only Li Mu has not been penalized, which means that the last penalty of the Chinese team belongs to Li Mu.

(End of chapter)