When the final whistle blew, countless fans from home wanted to stand up and cheer loudly.

But when they looked at their compatriots sitting in their chairs despite their excitement, they tried desperately to settle themselves.

In fact, for the Jianlibao youth team, they tied with the mighty French team in 120 minutes, which in itself is a very proud thing; But now that the game is not over, the victory or defeat is not yet windy, and it seems that it is still early to cheer.

"Lao Zhang, why are you so unproductive? Shake what? ”

In the stands, a Chinese fan with his upper body painted red and a few yellow bars on his face looked up at the stadium for a while, and then looked down at his palms, trembling all over his body.

"Lao Chen, look! I won, I won! Lao Zhang was so excited that he handed the note in his hand to Lao Chen on the side.

Lao Chen took the note and looked down, it turned out to be a lottery ticket printed out by a local lottery shop in Malaysia.

Football lottery is not available in China, but it has long been widely available in Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia. These fans who come to watch football abroad often buy a few lottery tickets at the local lottery shop to get over the addiction of "gambling".

"I, I've always felt that we can't win, but I'm not willing to buy us and lose. How can there be fans who expect their team to lose?! So, so I bought a draw, as long as we played a draw within 120 minutes, we would win the lottery, so that I was worthy of my conscience. Now, now you see, I won, I won! ”

Lao Chen took the lottery ticket and found that he really won the prize.

However, Lao Zhang said a little wrong, he thought that it was a 120-minute draw to win the lottery, but in fact, the two teams played a draw within 90 minutes, and this ticket could be redeemed.

Even if it is a draw, the odds of the Chinese team are very high, about 4.5 times.

Lao Zhang spent 300 ringgit to buy a lottery ticket, and he was able to redeem about 2000RMB after winning the lottery. As soon as this kind of impulse to win without losing or winning comes up, it is hard to guarantee that it will not tremble with excitement.

"Okay, okay, your little money will allow you to stay in Malaysia for a few more days, have more fun, and not make a fortune. If you want to buy a lottery ticket, you compare it with our grandson. ”

"Oops! Lao Chen, you can't take advantage of international friends like this! Lao Zhang Zhengse said, "People call my grandson Chen Tang, who is also our revolutionary comrade, not a class enemy!" We must not look down on others because of our nationality, we must give full play to the inclusiveness of the proletariat, co-opt the neutral forces, unite all the forces that can be united, and strike at the main enemy..."

"Okay, okay, I'm wrong! Your class consciousness is high, I am a reactionary, I surrender, I surrender! Seeing Lao Zhang's reaction so big, Lao Chen raised his hand again and again to ask for mercy.

At this time, my grandson Chen Tang also turned his head and saw the two noisy. After smiling at each other, they waved the red flag in their hands again.

Since my grandson Chen Tang met these Chinese professional fans at the national football team, he immediately came to the organization. Whether it's organizing group activities or acting as a translator, my grandson Chen Tang is extremely active.

This time I came to Malaysia, with the help of my grandson Chen Tang, the fans were not cheated by the lottery shop owner. And my grandson Chen Tang waved his hand and spent RM1,000 to buy the Chinese team to win the championship before the game even started. Other than that, my grandson Chen Tang has not bought any other lottery tickets.

Although such a big gesture made the fan group sigh, they did not stop it, after all, they supported the Chinese team from the bottom of their hearts. Behind his back, Lao Chen just patted my grandson Chen Tang on the shoulder and sighed: "My grandson, when there is a lottery shop in China, you must not go abroad to buy lottery tickets!" ”

Among the 24 teams, the odds of Jianlibao Youth Team winning the championship are not low at all, ranking 21st, with more than 100 odds. It wasn't until the youth team qualified from the group and eliminated Uruguay to break into the top 8 that the odds barely dropped to more than 30. But still last, because no one will believe that they will go further.

But now, some fans who bought the Chinese team to advance are boiling. In a single game, the odds of the Chinese team are also more than 3 points.

The penalty shootout, a big gamble of life and death and wealth in the sky, is tantamount to making the Jianlibao youth team and the French team stand on the same starting line again. No matter how flashy you work together, how fluid you dribble the ball, how tacit you pass the ball, it's not going to be useful in this moment.

All you have to do is kick that little soccer ball into the net behind the opposing goalkeeper on 12 yards. Compared to the rigor of the whole game, this is just a drizzle.

Lao Zhang clutched the winning ticket and waited anxiously for the personnel on both sides to appear again. He has decided that if China can survive the French team to enter the top 4 this time, all the prize money he won in this game will be directly used to buy the Chinese team to advance again and even win the championship.

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On the sidelines, the coaches of both sides were shouting something with the players. In fact, they had already worked out the penalty points as early as the second half of extra time. Once the players have come to the sidelines and made sure that there are no special circumstances that need to be changed, they can submit the list.

So during this time, the coaches are just trying to grind as much as possible, help the players recover their strength, and let them relax their spirits.

When the referee's whistle blew, the coaching staff of both sides had to staggered to the fourth official to submit the roster.

At this time, Acchulian and Wilder stood face to face again in the center circle, with the referee Sevillea standing in the middle.

"This is the third time we've guessed a coin?" Ou Chulian smiled and opened his mouth to shake Wild's hand.

Wilder didn't want to deal with Ou Chuliang, nor did he want to have any communication with Ou Chuliang, he just wanted to take matters into his business and play with peace of mind. But there was no way, Ou Chuliang knew that he knew English.

Seeing that Ou Chuliang was so enthusiastic, Wilder was helpless, and he reluctantly squeezed out a smile and responded: "Yes, I really didn't expect to play to this point before the game." I have to say that the Chinese team is really a very tenacious team, which I admire you very much. ”

“NONONO。” Ou Chuliang stretched out his index finger and shook it, "The Chinese team is not only tenacious, but also very strong. Or how could I stand here? ”

Wilde was stunned for a moment, then could only nod his head in acknowledgement.

If the Chinese team is weak, then what is the French team that has not scored a goal in 120 minutes? Weak equivalent?

Seeing that the two had finished exchanging, the Serbian referee said in a deep voice in stiff English: "Heads or tails?" ”

The front of the human head is the reverse side, and the word is the back side.

Wilde looked up at Ochulian, who made a "please" gesture. "The first two times were your first guess, this time it's better for you to come first."

"I'm going to—" In the middle of his words, Wilder suddenly caught a glimpse of Ou Chuliang's relaxed gaze, and suddenly became hesitant.

After a while, Wild smiled awkwardly, "Ou, I guessed the first two times, and this last time I'll let it be for you." ”

"It's better to be respectful than to obey." Ou Chuliang smiled slightly, "Then I'll choose the front." ”

Wilde was stunned, he didn't expect Ou Chuliang to accept it so decisively. Looking at the referee's inquiring gaze, he hesitated again, and subconsciously nodded, "Okay, then I'll choose the opposite." ”

If Ou Chulian still chooses the opposite, Wilder may breathe a sigh of relief. He showed humility and chose the side he wanted to choose.

But now, Ou Chuliang has chosen the side that Wilder chose twice before, which made Wilder a little crazy.

Now, he can only hope that this damn coin is "fair" and not tossed heads a third time.

Smack.

The referee bounces the coin in his hand.

When it flew to the highest point, the cameraman on the sidelines focused on the moment.

Tumbling coins reflected the stadium lights, flickering and dimming. The referee stood in the middle, like an impartial judge, with a serious face. Wilde stood on the right side of the coin, his eyes full of anxiety and confusion. On the other side of the coin, Ou Chuliang was smiling, his eyes fixed on the striker, his expression full of hope for the future.

The eyes of the three of them fell rapidly with the coin, and when the silver piece of iron stopped beating, a human face with curly hair was looking back at the three of them.

For heads and tails, there is a 50 percent chance of landing on the ground every time.

At this moment, Wild's whole body was agitated, and he felt that he had been fooled.

"Damn smile!"

Wilder touched the turf on the tip of his right foot and scratched his ear with his left hand, looking uneasy.

Like the referee, he waited for Ou Chuliang's decision.

"LUCKY, I GUESSED RIGHT!" Ou Chuliang laughed.

watched the referee bend down to pick up the coin, and swept the eyes of the two again. Ou Chuliang looked back at the stadium and the goals on both sides, tilted his head and said, "Then I choose..."

"What to choose?"

Wilder mentioned this sentence in his throat, and forced it to keep it unspoken.

Ou Chuliang looked at Wild's eager expression, and his two big eyes blinked, "Since I chose the venue the first two times, then I will leave the venue to you to choose this time." ”

After speaking, without waiting for Wilder's reaction, Ou Chuliang said directly to the referee: "I choose to make free throws." ”

"Are you sure?" The referee obviously didn't expect this result, and he subconsciously asked.

Generally speaking, for teams where the captain is the goalkeeper, most of the time they will choose the goal after guessing the correct coin.

But Ou Chuliang did the opposite, handing over the goal selection to others.

"That's right, Mr. Referee, I'll take a free throw."

"Okay, I see." The referee nodded after confirmation and said to Wilder, "It's your turn next, what do you choose?" ”

The moment he heard the result, Wild suddenly felt like a deflated ball. Two times in a row, Ou Chuliang was ahead of him. Now, he regrets it.

If he had chosen to be positive, he would have chosen to punish first and then punish at this time.

But there is no if.

Perhaps, even with ifs, after seeing Ou Chuliang's ever-smiling expression, Wild would still regret his choice.

Why did he not hesitate to give up on choosing the familiar goal?

Is he deliberately working against me? Deliberately choosing what I wanted?

Or something else?

For a moment, Wild's heart was filled with mixed feelings. He looked back at the field and the goal on both sides, and then at Ou Chuliang's polite and confused smile, and was a little blindsided for a while.

It was only now that he realized that it was so difficult to choose a goal.

Before he guessed the coin, he didn't think he would choose to pick the goal after he failed to guess the coin. It's like before the game, he never thought he'd play extra time, he'd play a penalty shootout.

At this moment, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Wilder's brain, and he remembered that after losing the coin guess in overtime, Ou Chuliang chose the second half of the regular game without hesitation.

For a moment, as if grasping at a life-saving straw, Wild pointed to the other side of the field and said loudly: "I choose that, that goal!" ”

"Okay, as you wish." The referee nodded and reconfirmed: "The penalty is on that side of the goal, and the Chinese team is punished later, do you have any other opinions?" ”

"Nope."

"Nope."

The two replied.

Seeing that both of them shook their heads, the referee nodded, "Okay, let's get ready for both players." ”

Ou Chuliang answered, smiled politely at Wilder, and took the lead in turning around and walking towards the sidelines, he wanted to report the situation to his teammates and coach.

Looking at Ou Chuliang's back, Wild breathed a sigh of relief. In any case, he finally gave Ou Chuliang a "stumbling block" at the last moment, and he was not going to "lose all".

Wilder followed behind Achurion, pondering which way it would be safer for him to kick the ball when he took the penalty. The distance between the two became farther and farther apart, and just as Wilder was about to forget about Ou Chuliang, a small muttering suddenly came from his ear: "It's so good luck to be able to save with the familiar goal in the second half." ”

For a moment, Wild stood on the spot as if he had been struck by lightning.

He suddenly found that he just thought of picking Ou Chuliang to choose the other end of the half, but forgot that Ou Chuliang was in front of this goal for the entire second half of overtime.

If you continue to use this goal to take penalties, wouldn't Ou Chuliang, who has been familiar with the goal for 15 minutes, have an advantage over his own goalkeeper?

At this moment, Wild's whole body was cold.

He gave an unfamiliar goal to his goalkeeper.

The successive blows made his brain confused, completely forgetting that Ou Chuliang was a Chinese with his own mother tongue.