"The ball went into the bottom left corner of the goal! Cattermor withstood the pressure, although Darlow judged the right direction, but the opponent's shot was too tricky, the ball grazed his fingertips and flew into the net, Sunderland chased the score to 3-4, and Newcastle only had a goal gap, and now there are ten minutes left before the end of the game, they have every chance of equalizing! ”

If Koné's goal took Benitez's smile off his face, Cattermole's goal turned a real iron blue on his face. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Sunderland stubbornly fought to pull back to a one-goal deficit after falling four goals down in the first half, but that wasn't the end of the story, and Sunderland still had a chance to keep up with it.

'Now the Newcastle players are like frosted eggplants and you can no longer see the excitement and confidence on their faces in the first half; On the other hand, their opponents Sunderland are full of desire to win, although they are only on the bench at the moment, but we see the same hard work and perseverance from them as the main players who gallop in the Premier League! ”

In the 88th minute of the game, Nan Xiao also made the first personnel adjustment of the game, Tunisian midfielder Khazri replaced the teenager Watmore; Khazri moved to Sunderland from Bordeaux in Ligue 1 in 2014, and he also became the team's main midfielder for a time, but Nan Xiao didn't like the Tunisian midfielder for some reason, just like Mourinho was desperate to sell Mata to Manchester United when he was at Chelsea, and he himself has repeatedly affirmed Mata's ability, but for some reason he is unwilling to reuse him.

After Khazri came on, more of the team's possession was also at his feet, and in the final stages of the game, the Sunderland team was also very unified, Koné and young central defender Lanz both entered the Newcastle penalty area, Cattermor and Zhang Xiuwei protected the second drop point on the periphery of the penalty area, and split the ball to the two wings, Larsson and Hazri, who had just come on as a substitute, constantly started to the penalty area, and adopted desperate high-altitude bombing tactics against Newcastle.

With three minutes of stoppage time remaining, the fans stood up, fists clenched, watching the game unfold in anticipation of a miracle in the final few minutes.

You Lu's commentary also began to pause less and less as the game heated up, and she described every transfer, every cross, and every rush of the Sunderland team in an excited voice.

Rafael Benitez and Nan Xiao also frowned on the sidelines to watch the situation on the pitch, and the assistant coaches and substitutes behind them also looked nervous; The leader prays not to be equalised, and the lagging team hopes that the team can beat the opponent.

'The game was in the last minute of stoppage time and Sunderland were still under a frantic siege for Newcastle.

At this moment, you can no longer hear the singing that resounded throughout the stadium, not even the sound of cheering, you can hear the "bang" of every player kicking the ball, you can clearly hear the shouts between the players on the field, and you can even hear your own heartbeat that is too fast to die.

Zhang Xiuwei continued to hand over the ball to Larsson on the right flank, and Larsson crossed again, and there were three Sunderland players in the box!

Yu Lu's voice was starting to be a little hoarse.

"It's Koné again! The ball hit the crossbar! The goal didn't go in?! ”

From You Lu's words, you can imagine how incredible it was that the header didn't go through this time!

"The ball hasn't gone out of bounds yet, Koné and Clarke are battling for position!"

"Darlow made a mistake! It's a scuffle in front of the penalty area, with players from both teams concentrated in front of Newcastle's goal! ”

As the ball fell, Darlow leaped high to knock it out with one hand, but he didn't touch it due to interference from Koné and team-mate Clark.

Once the ball hit the ground, it was surrounded by Sunderland's attacking players and Newcastle defenders, and for a few seconds even Youlu couldn't see where it was.

"Bolini's shot!"

The shot hit the defender's foot unsurprisingly, and the danger was not lifted, and there was still a scuffle in front of the goal.

"The Newcastle player kicked the ball out, but not far and Cattermor followed!!"

"This time Darlow has made a meritorious service!! He fell to the ground to save Cattermole's powerful shot from outside the box! Without letting go, Darlow firmly pressed the ball under his body! The game should be over now, and the three minutes of stoppage time have already passed. ”

After Darlow saved Cattermole's shot, the fans let out a sigh of regret for a moment, but they immediately gave their players a round of applause.

To the applause of the fans, Darlow kicked the ball out and the manager blew the whistle for the end of the game almost at the same time.

In the end, the Sunderland team did not complete a shocking comeback as fans expected, replicating Benitez's great miracle more than ten years ago, but Nan Xiao did not have a trace of regret on his face, because he did not have any hope of advancing in this game, but was extremely happy with the performance of the players in the last 20 minutes.

Benitez also knew that he was very lucky to win the one-eighth of the League Cup, so he also smiled bitterly and greeted the young coach with a wry smile when he shook hands with Nan Xiao.

"Lad, you are a good coach who has just arrived and can be like a fish in water in such a fierce Premier League for the first time, I am sure your future will be limitless!"

"I'm really glad to hear from you, you've always been a coach I've enjoyed very much, and I hope to have more opportunities to ask you more in the future."

Nan Xiao bowed down and shook hands with Benitez while saying that Benitez was the first coach he knew, and it was he who made Nan Xiao fall in love with the sport of football and Liverpool, a team with tenacity and perseverance.

'Looking forward to playing you in the Premier League next season.'

"I'm looking forward to it too, great lad!"

On December 28, 2016, Sunderland were eliminated from the English League Cup, but this is not bad news for Nan Xiao, because with the current strength of the Sunderland team, even if they enter the quarter-finals, it will be difficult to win the final title or even reach the final among strong teams such as Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal, so instead of focusing on the cup competition with little hope, it is better to go out early and then focus all your energy on the league to challenge for next season's Europa League place.

After the end of the League Cup, Sunderland is also in full swing to prepare for the home game against the "Blues" Chelsea three days later, so far this season Sunderland has only lost one game at home, which is the 12th round of the league against the defending champion Leicester City, so although the next is facing a strong Chelsea team, but from the odds given by the bookmaker, the Sunderland team is not in a particularly obvious disadvantage.

So what kind of performance will Sunderland bring to the fans in the final game of the first half of the Premier League? Let's wait and see!