Chapter 229: Giving up the right to take a penalty
When Pitana went to the sidelines to watch the video replay, the fans who watched the live broadcast of the game through TV and mobile phones could also watch the Russian team's foul repeatedly through the replay screen switched by the director.
Through frame by frame screen analysis, when the defenders of the Russian team raised their feet to hook Shen Feng's legs jumping in the air, the feet of the defenders of the Russian team and Shen Feng's legs should be directly above the line of the Russian team's penalty area.
Therefore, no matter what kind of judgment the referee makes on this foul, it has its own reason, and it makes sense in terms of law enforcement rules.
However, if you take into account the principle of attacking advantage, of course, it is still a penalty, which is more convincing!
Whether or not to award a penalty will have a relatively large impact on both sides of the game. The goal rate of set-pieces is only about 25%, and even if the Longguo team has a set-piece penalty taker like Shen Feng, the goal rate is not more than 50%; However, the goal rate of penalty kicks is as high as more than 90%, and for some players with strong psychological quality, the goal rate of penalty kicks can be as high as 99%!
Shen Feng is a player with excellent psychological quality and a big heart, and he has not missed the penalty before this!
The opening match between the Dragons and the Russian team gave birth to many "firsts" in this World Cup: the first goal, the first yellow card...... The previous "firsts" are conventional, and the "first penalty awarded with the help of the video assistant referee" born at this moment is eligible to be recorded in the history of the World Cup.
Shen Feng is not only the current No. 1 set-piece penalty taker in the Dragon Country team, but also the No. 1 penalty taker!
In the previous penalty shootouts in which the Dragon Country team participated, it was Shen Feng who was the first to take the penalty; The penalties obtained during the game were also punished by Shen Feng.
After getting the penalty decision of the referee on the field, Shen Feng stepped forward and picked up the official ball of this World Cup "TV Star 18", which is a lucky ball for Shen Feng - Shen Feng has scored four goals in this game and staged a "big four", after the game, you can collect a game ball.
For Shen Feng to take the penalty made by him, in the eyes of everyone, it is a matter of course!
After he successfully scored this penalty, he could not only increase the number of goals in his game to 5, stage a good show of "five yuan in a row", and tie the record of "5 goals in a World Cup game" created by the former Soviet Union players, these 5 goals can also make up all the means of scoring goals, and prove to fans all over the world the diversity of their scoring methods!
However, after Shen Feng picked up the ball, he did not walk to the penalty spot in front of the Russian team, but unexpectedly walked to the side of the old captain Zheng Zhi, stuffed the ball into his arms, and also handed over the penalty to him!
The opening match of this World Cup has multiple significances for Zheng Zhi, the old captain of the Dragon Country team!
This is his first World Cup game - needless to say, the last time the Dragons went to the World Cup, Zheng Zhi was just a fledgling young player and did not get the opportunity to travel with the team.
Zheng Zhi is also 37 years and 299 days old, becoming the oldest player in the Dragon Country team to play in the World Cup! This record, in the entire history of the World Cup, is also among the best.
Zheng Zhi has not only made a lot of efforts for this World Cup, but also made huge sacrifices, in the new tactical system of the Dragon Country team, from the accustomed back to the current central defender, but he can adapt very well, and in the defensive system of the Dragon Country team, he has played the role of Dinghai Shenpin!
The defense of the Dragon Country team in this game can achieve the current level, Zheng Zhi's contribution is indispensable!
In addition, this game is very memorable for Zheng Zhi personally - this is Zheng Zhi's 100th game for the Dragon Country team!
For a player to play 100 games for his country is definitely a milestone in every way!
Not to mention that this game is also the opening match of the World Cup!
Zheng Zhi, as the captain of the Dragon Country Team, is not inferior to Shen Feng in his importance to this Dragon Country Team! At his current age, as long as he stands on the court, it is a great incentive for the other players of the Dragon Country team!
Shen Feng has always been the youngest brother in the team since he was selected for the Dragon Country team, Zheng Zhi, as the big brother, has given him a lot of care and help from life to training to competition, and Shen Feng has always wanted to repay the big brother.
There is no better gift for a footballer than a World Cup goal!
This game meant a lot to Zheng Zhi, and if he could score a goal in this game, then for Zheng Zhi, the whole career would be completely complete!
It just so happened that Shen Feng won this penalty opportunity, so he decided to give this opportunity to Zheng Zhi, so that he could enjoy the highest glory of a football player under the common attention of fans all over the world!
As for the huge pressure of taking penalties in the World Cup under the watchful eyes of fans all over the world, it is not a big problem for a player with an iron will like Zheng Zhi.
Zheng Zhi didn't expect Shen Feng to take the initiative to give him the opportunity to take a penalty kick this time, but as a real man and a pure man, Zheng Zhi did not prevaricate, hugged Shen Feng with a smile, expressed his gratitude to him for his selflessness, and then walked towards the penalty spot of the Russian team with firm steps.
"The Dragons got a penalty! If this penalty is successfully scored, the probability of the Dragons winning this game is even greater! He Wei said.
"This penalty should be taken by Shen Feng...... Hey, wait a minute, Shen Feng...... handed the ball to Zheng Zhi, what is the situation? Xu Yang sat on the commentary seat, although he noticed the interaction between Shen Feng and Zheng Zhi for the first time, but he didn't know what happened.
"Shen Feng took the initiative to give up this opportunity to take a penalty kick and gave him to Zheng Zhi!" He Wei said.
"Oops! Shen Feng did this, it was really a bit unexpected, too selfless! World Cup goals are not too many for any player! Before that, I had only seen each other fight for penalties in the World Cup, and this was the first time I had seen them take the initiative to give up the right to take penalties. Xu Yang sighed.
"Zheng Zhi's 100th game for the Dragon Country in this game is a milestone for him, if Zheng Zhi can score a goal in this game, then this goal will definitely become the most important goal of his entire career!" He Wei said.