Chapter 666: Entering Overtime
Because the foul site is only 23 meters away from the goal, and Riquelme has a deep free kick kung fu, and Wang Xiaolei has also experienced Riquelme's free kick on the field of La Liga, so he didn't dare to be careless, frowning nervously lined up the five-person wall.
By the time the wall was lined up, it was already the 89th minute of the game, which meant that there was less than a minute left for the Argentine Olympic team, so the Argentine fans were nervous.
Similarly, the fans of the Chinese team are also very nervous, the game time is not much, and the score on the field is only one goal ahead, which is not an insurance score, which means that as long as the Argentine Olympic team scores a goal, then the game will enter overtime.
This is a very harsh blow to the national Olympic team, which has been leading for a long time, and it is very detrimental to future competitions.
Coupled with the fact that this free-kick position is very dangerous, Riquelme is a well-known free-kick master in front of the football, and has scored a lot of wonderful free-kicks in this position, so it is always impossible to avoid worrying about it.
"Romain Riquelme has a lot of great free-kick goals in this position and I believe it was a great opportunity for our team!!" The Argentine national television commentator said confidently.
And Huang Jianxiang looked quite nervous: "Wang Xiaolei is still nervously arranging the human wall, the game has reached the 89th minute, and there is not much time left for both sides of the game......
The neutral commentator said: "This may be the last chance for the Argentine Olympic team in the second half, Riquelme has a record of scoring many times in this position, and this crucial moment has become the moment for him to prove his worth, will the Argentine Olympic team equalize, or will the Chinese Olympic team continue to lead?" We will have to wait for the Argentine Olympic team's attack to be over, and we will find out ......"
The players on the field know that maybe this opportunity is the last chance for the Argentine Olympic team! So they didn't dare to slack off, everyone came to the penalty area of the Chinese Olympic team, and even Iroh returned to the penalty area to assist in the defense, after all, the score is still ahead now, and there is no need to stand in the front court and wait for the opportunity for the so-called potential expansion of the score, as long as the score is maintained until the end, you can advance to the final.
Riquelme and Lionel Messi stood in front of the ball on the left and right, and both seemed to have the possibility of taking a free-kick.
But everyone knows that this free-kick will definitely be taken by captain Riquelme, even if this position is more suitable for left-footed Messi.
Because Riquelme is the core and the captain, there is no reason for the 21-year-old Messi to take such an important free kick at a critical time.
When the Argentine Olympic team loses and is eliminated, then Riquelme will be saddled with the name of cowardice and fear.
Regardless, Riquelme takes a free-kick more than 99 per cent of the time
However, no one expected that the remaining 1% would fall below everyone's glasses.
Beep――
The Italian referee blew the whistle, and the five-person wall of the Chinese Olympic team suddenly became tense.
Of course, at this moment, all the fans who pay attention to the results of the Chinese Olympic team will also be very nervous.
But...... The most nervous is the goalkeeper Wang Xiaolei.
Messi, who was standing behind the right side of the football first, was the first to run, but no one paid attention to him at this time, and the five-person wall of the Chinese Olympic team did not even make a half-squat upward movement, and they did not believe that Messi would become the main penalty of this free kick.
"-Be careful!!"
At this moment, Ielloh, who was standing at the far end of the penalty area, looked at Messi's running posture, and his heart 'chuckled', according to his later understanding of Messi, the goal breaking rate in this position is not low!
Messi's third step is extraordinarily large, with his right foot about 20 centimeters to the right of the football, and the inside of his left foot is thrown towards the football like a whip.
At this time, the wall of the Chinese Olympic team, which had just received a reminder from Iro, realized that the free kick was taken by Messi.
It wasn't until the ball was still halfway up from the wall that they consciously prepared to jump.
But it's clear...... The timing is not right!
The soccer ball flew almost in the direction of the goal by grazing the hair of the human wall, which means that if they jumped without hesitation, they could completely push the ball out!
But...... There is no regret medicine in the world.
After Wang Xiaolei saw the football from above the wall, he hurriedly moved to the near corner, but Messi's free kick was at a very tricky angle, grazing the crossbar and the post and flying into the net.
Even if Wang Xiaolei has three heads and six arms, he is powerless.
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Messi has always come across as silent and introverted, so he rarely celebrates with excitement after a goal.
But this time it was different, almost at the last chance of the game, he used a free kick opportunity to help the team equalize the score on the field! Very rare!!
Although he showed a lot of confidence before kicking the free kick, he himself knew that it was just for the bluff, that is, for the right to take the free kick, and now he really hit the free kick into the goal, so he naturally had to celebrate.
After making sure that the ball had flown into the net, he tugged at his shirt with both hands, tugging up and down violently until he was hugged by Riquelme.
Aguero was very fast, jumped directly on Messi's back from the back up, and said loudly: "Leao, you did it!" You did it!! ”
At the same time, the commentator of Argentine national television shouted excitedly: "Gooooooo He coughed slightly twice before continuing: "This is almost the last chance in regular time, Leo Messi helped the team equalize the score, which is very good for the morale of the team!" If you can grasp the opportunity, you can beat the Chinese Olympic team before the end of stoppage time!! ”
When Messi and others finished celebrating, the fourth official on the sidelines also held up an electronic card for three minutes of injury time.
In other words, there are still three minutes left in the fierce Olympic men's semi-finals!
If the two sides don't want to go to extra time, then they can only seize the opportunity in the last three minutes and kill the opponent!
But...... This is a certain risk for the attacker, because a careless mistake will definitely put the team in a situation from which they will never recover.
At this time, Dujkovic began to make the first substitution adjustment for the players on the field, replacing Gao Lin, who had a significant decline in his lower body, with Dongfang Zhuo, to maintain the team's offensive firepower.
For this conceded goal, Iroh is also helpless, all he can do is to take advantage of the re-kick-off and do his best to help the team exceed the score again and kill the game.
But how easy is it to get to the final game?
Just after the score was tied, the morale of the Argentine Olympic team is high, coupled with the morale of his own players, this plus and minus, the gap is even more obvious, and it is difficult to rely on his personal efforts alone.
In addition, Dongfang Zhuo, who has just got the opportunity to play, wants to show his best self in the first time, and when he has the opportunity, he will choose to complete the last shot by himself, and there is no teammate in his eyes at all......
Subsequently, the Argentine Olympic team also organized a wave of threatening attacks, but at the critical time, Wang Xiaolei stood up and made a flying save to save the ball from the bottom line.
The remainder of stoppage time was played slowly and cautiously on both sides, and no one dared to act rashly to avoid sudden death, even if Iello and Messi did not want to accept a draw.
It's just that they can't help the offensive rhythm of the whole team, and it is difficult for them to make a difference outside the team.
As soon as the three-minute stoppage time arrived, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, which meant that there were still 30 minutes of extra time waiting for them.
The most hated by the players of the game system is overtime, because under normal circumstances, it is not easy for professional players to insist on 90 minutes, if they play for 120 minutes, the body will definitely be unbearable, and it is not conducive to the rapid recovery of physical functions, and three days later it will be the final of this Olympic Games, which will definitely have a far-reaching impact on the final.
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Fortunately, they also had nearly 10 minutes of rest before each half of extra time.
Players who have been on the pitch for 90 minutes can get a good rest and replenish the lost water and energy.
Dujkovic did not give tactical guidance to the players on the field at the first time, but first let the players on the field first receive a round of massage by the team doctor to relieve fatigue, as the team's top player, Ailo received the most meticulous care.
It wasn't until five minutes later that Dujkovic began to explain the tactical ideas of the extra-time game.
In fact, the overtime is the first half of the routine is very simple, that is, first stabilize the half-court defense, and then rely on this point of Iroh to counterattack.
In the end, I still want to make the most of Iroh's abilities.
Iello did not dispute Dujkovic's tactics, after all, in Valencia and Chelsea, he is used to it.
With great power comes great responsibility......
Batista's requirements for the Argentine Olympic team are very simple: ...... Win the game in one go!
In the history of Argentine football, there is no waiting for a penalty shootout!
Of course, a large part of the reason is that they lose more and win less in penalty shootouts, so it is very taboo for penalty shootouts.
Subsequently, Batista also had a new requirement for Messi, who was in hot form in this game, "Use your own dribbling belt more to create killing opportunities!" ”
When the game reaches overtime, it means that the physical fitness of the players in the game has reached a critical point, as long as they break through a few more times, then ...... The opportunity also came out.
Beep――
At this moment, the referee on duty blew the whistle.
Other words...... Overtime is about to begin!