Chapter 856: Consolation Goals and Ending the World Cup Journey
As soon as He Wei's words fell, Zhang Linpeng chose to decisively fall to the ground and slide in the continuous feints of defending Pastore on the right rib, and even stayed in place with the ball, and the referee Debrecque took the whistle in his mouth, but did not blow the whistle, but hooked his finger to Pastore, who fell to the ground and complained, signaling him not to pretend to hurry up.
Maradona stood on the sidelines and saw that the referee had obvious intention of blowing the whistle, so he was a little dissatisfied with the referee's hesitation, but he thought that the team was still leading the Chinese team 3:1, and did not make too fierce protests, anyway, he was ready to take Argentina into the final four of the World Cup, and the Chinese team did not score in the previous 20 minutes of attack, he did not think that the last minute would change.
Even if you take 10,000 steps back, the Chinese team scored in the last minute, it has nothing to do with the overall situation of the game, and Argentina still won the game 3:2.
Zhang Linpeng, who kept the tackle action and fell on the turf, immediately realized that this was the referee's defensive action that could be judged or not, and quickly picked up the ball to Zhao Xuri, who over-pulled the ball out of the vacant position Wu Xi.
In the last minute of injury time, Argentina's attacking players just looked forward in front of the Chinese players, even Messi, who was still tired of the game, and there was no need to consume energy at all when there was little time left and the win was sealed.
Plus...... Aren't there still six defenders in the midfield?
Gutierrez didn't pay attention to the specific situation behind him, so he chose to rush to Wu Xi, who was taking the ball forward.
The four attackers in the front court have no defensive intentions, that is to say, as long as he cuts off the ball at Wu Xi's feet, then Argentina can play a counterattack on the spot, and then with the ability of Messi, Higuain, Aguero and Pastore, he will definitely be able to expand the score to three goals before the end of the game, then his value will also soar after the World Cup, and it is not impossible to be favored by the big clubs!
Gutierrez ran over with this thought, who knew that Wu Xi used the instep of his left foot to the right two meters away, shook the angle and passed the ball to Zhang Xizhe, the forward who ran out of the vacant position.
Mascherano, who was standing in the middle line, had a bit of a difficult choice, and Gutierrez's rush to grab the guide zhì He didn't know how to defend, whether to turn around and follow Ailuo, or defend Zhang Xizhe who was taking the ball forward head-on.
If he were an ordinary young player, he would not hesitate to choose to move forward, but this 19-year-old player of the Chinese team seems very experienced and never redundant to dribble the ball, he knows that as long as he steps forward, then Zhang Xizhe will definitely pass the ball out, then the Chinese team's offensive line will directly face the Argentine defense without a protective barrier.
Even if the game has reached this stage, it is harmless to let the Chinese team score a consolation goal, but as the captain, he will not give up lightly, especially in the face of Elo's team, resolutely not to give up!
Thinking of this, Mascherano decisively chose to turn around and follow Iro.
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Zhang Xizhe, who was dribbling the ball, sighed, obviously very disappointed that Mascherano did not come up to defend himself, otherwise he would be very confident that he would organize a wave of offensive enough to score.
In fact, Mascherano's hesitation has put the Argentine backline in jeopardy, because he ignores how terrifying Ailo's forward acceleration is!
Zhang Xizhe, who did not encounter interception in the midfield, quickly passed through the middle line, barely a four-to-five.
However, he did not continue to choose to dribble the ball, but passed the ball to Yang Xu who pulled it out as a fulcrum, and the central defenders Burdisso and Demichelis both had defensive duties, and full-back Heinze recycled to the middle to defend frontally.
Yang Xu knew that he was not good at breaking through with the ball, and passed the ball back to Zhang Xizhe who was moving forward.
Heince did not blindly step forward to defend Zhang Xizhe, but slowly retreated close to Yang Xu, but he didn't know that it was because he didn't step forward to interfere with Zhang Xizhe, so that Zhang Xizhe had enough time to observe.
It was obviously too late for Mascherano to turn around to find Iro, the speed of the two was not at the same level at all, and Gao Lin's storage zài nailed Demichelis and Burdisso to the front.
And Iroh's goal is the defensive gap between the two.
Zhang Xizhe saw Ailuo's movement, and without hesitation, he sent a penetrating through ball about 45 meters from the goal on the right side of his attack, and quickly rolled from the gap between Burdisso and Heinze to the vacuum between the goalkeeper and the central defender.
At the same time, Huang Jianxiang exclaimed: "Zhang Xizhe is straight stopper!" Iro!! ”
The Chinese fans in the stands erupted in huge cheers at the last moment, although in their cognition the Chinese team has stopped in the quarterfinals, but it is also very happy to see the Chinese team score another goal before the end of the World Cup journey!
Heinze subconsciously fell to the ground and blocked half a beat slowly, the ball swept past his stretched right toe at high speed, Burdisso did not dare to let go of the tackle without being sure, so he had to grit his teeth and raise his hand to signal that Iello was offside, hoping to affect the linesman's decision.
But the linesman didn't say anything, and the fool knew it...... No offside!
Zhang Xizhe's through ball was very in place, and Iroh came from behind to face the football.
Demichelis and Burdisso fought hard to chase back, while at the same time, Romero abandoned the goal, and the trio worked together, the faster Demichelis chased the football, and Burdisso ran to the goal to save in front of the goal.
Iro, who was running at high speed, slammed the ball to the right front at the top of the arc of the penalty area, and even stopped, Romero quickly braked with both feet and stopped to move to the left side of his body.
If the current situation continues, Iroh will get an empty goal to score, but at this time, Iroh's physical condition is extremely unsatisfactory, and the moment he touches the ball with his right foot, the force is too great, from the original prepared 45 degrees or so to less than 20 degrees.
There was no better way to stop the ball, and Romero moved very fast to block Iro's shot again.
Seeing that Iroh was about to fall into the defense of the bag, both the Chinese fans and the on-site commentators became nervous, only to see Iroh make a shooting move to attract Demichelis to the ground and block, but did not see him shoot the ball towards the goal, but quickly put down the right foot that he picked up, and pushed the ball sideways with the arch of his foot.
"-Gao Lin!!"
With He Wei's shouting, Gao Lin shot the ball towards the goal from the penalty spot.
Burdisso made the final defensive move as he ran towards the goal, but the ball was faster and the whip was too long.
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"The game is over, although the Chinese team lost 2:3 to Argentina and failed to advance to the semifinals...... Losing to Argentina now does not mean that they will lose in the future, look at the young players on the field, Wang Xiaolei, Jiang Zhipeng, Zhang Linpeng, Wu Xi, Zhang Xizhe, they are still very young, four years later is the moment when they shocked the world, and four years later, Iro, Feng Xiaoting, Zhao Xuri, Gao Lin, Hao Junmin...... They will become more mature, and in time, competing for the top podium will no longer be a dream, and the Chinese national team will always be the best in our minds! ”
When the referee blew the whistle for the whole game, Huang Jianxiang said in a big voice.
The Chinese team lost to Argentina 2:3 at the Green Dot Stadium and said goodbye to the World Cup, but the Chinese fans at the scene saw it very thoroughly and were not dissatisfied because the Chinese team lost, but desperately applauded the Chinese players on the field in the stands, and their outbursts directly crushed the boiling Argentine fans in the stadium.
Despite the expected loss, many players felt sad, especially when they heard the endless cheers from the stands, and they felt that they had not done their best and failed to live up to the expectations of the Chinese fans.
The on-site director first locked the camera on Messi, the best in the game, and then gave it to Iro, only to see that as the captain, he pulled up those teammates who were sitting on the ground in a depressed mood, and then said a few words of comfort, one cycle after another......
"What a soul captain!" Looking at this scene, Lineker said in admiration.
It didn't take long for Iroh and Messi to meet in the mixed zone.
Messi was obviously in a super good mood, he took the initiative to walk towards Iroh under the shutter of countless media, stretched out his right hand and smiled: "I'm sorry, I won." ”
Iroh shrugged his shoulders and smiled sincerely, "Yes, you won, I hope you can make it to the end." ”
"Thank you." Messi smiled, laughing happily.
"Thank you, sister, Argentina will never be able to enter the final!" Iroh said inwardly.
If...... Messi knows what Iroh really thinks in his heart, and it is estimated that he will be quite unhappy.
The media hoped to see some sparks from the meeting between Iroh and Messi, but to their surprise, the two simply said hello, nothing more.
In their own words, it's boring!
After dealing with the reporters in the mixed interview area, Iroh and his teammates went to the gathering area of Chinese fans to thank the fans who were there.
Next, the Chinese players left the stadium, leaving the venue entirely for the Argentines who had advanced to the semi-finals.
Reaching the last four of the World Cup again after 20 years is ...... for those older Argentine fans It's been too long to wait.
The late Netherlands vs Brazil quarter-final was quite classic, the Netherlands scored two goals in the second half after conceding a goal first, and finally reversed 2:1 to advance to the semi-finals, and their opponent in the semi-finals was Argentina.
The next day, except for some media reports that the Chinese team regrettably bid farewell to the World Cup, most of them revolved around Argentina and the Netherlands, who advanced to the semifinals.
Both teams have not reached a World Cup final for many years, so either team will be able to rebuild their glory regardless of which team makes it to the final.
At this time, the Chinese team has taken a flight to Cairo, Egypt, and then flew directly from Cairo to Shenzhen, and the game was disbanded on the spot, foreign players should be on vacation, and domestic players are preparing for the Chinese Super League that is about to reopen.