Chapter 178: Penalty

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When Menez fired the ball into Dida's goal, the AC Milan players couldn't believe what they were seeing – did the ball really roll into their own goal instead of hitting some side-netting?

"Oh...... Oh...... Oh! Menez scored and Metz equalised......" said the Italian commentator with a feeble voice. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info "It's terrible! ā€

"It's been a fantastic UEFA Super Cup. Yes, the Super Cup has been reduced to a show-based warm-up game, but Metz showed us with their tenacious performance that a pre-season warm-up game can be so exciting! ā€

"Actually, this is not Chu Zhongtian's first game after his comeback, but I prefer to regard this game as his comeback in the true sense, because he showed a high level in this game, and he has returned to the Chu Zhongtian we were familiar with before the injury! As long as he's there, Mace is strong! ā€

Menez, who scored the goal, turned around and ran to Chu Zhongtian and hugged him tightly.

On the bench and coach's bench in Metz, the substitutes and coaches of Metz also rushed out of their respective positions, waving their fists and shouting at the pitch, the stands, and even the AC Milan bench. "Come on! Come win us! ā€

The Stade Louis II can only hold 20,000 people, and Metz fans have almost 10,000, making them the happiest people in the world. I thought it would be great to score a goal against AC Milan, but I didn't expect to have any hope of winning. This is something they never dreamed of before, so when did Mace have such strength and dare to dream like this?

"Long live Metz! Yes, long live Mace!! ā€

The Metz players on the field were very excited, and the Metz players on the field couldn't control their emotions, they flocked to Chu Zhongtian and Menez, surrounded the two of them, and celebrated.

It was the AC Milan players who were in stark contrast to them. The entire Italian team stood in place, unprepared for the goal conceded.

They always felt that they would undoubtedly be the team that would win in the end, and although they were only one goal ahead, they could score again with a little effort. Inzaghi is a striker who is very good at taking chances, and Kaka is also a forward with super scoring ability, as well as Andrea Pirlo and Gourcuff...... It only takes them a goal after the 85th minute to extinguish Metz's hopes.

Unexpectedly, they didn't wait for the 85th minute to let the opponent score the equalizer in the 81st minute.

Gattuso was on the sidelines preparing to play, and the team doctor was putting the finishing touches on him - bandaging and wrapping his head around like an Indian Asan. His eyes were always fixed on Chu Zhongtian, and he clenched his fists as he accelerated to break through Ambrosini. He knew that because he wasn't there, the pressure on that kid was much less. If he was on the field at this time, he would definitely not let him break through from his side easily.

He thought that as long as he returned to the court, Chu Zhongtian would not be worried. Unexpectedly, in this attack just before he came on the field, Mace actually scored a goal! And the person who assisted Menez was Chu Zhongtian!

After celebrating the goal, Menez and his teammates faced the stands where the Metz fans were and waved their arms upwards to encourage everyone to cheer a little louder.

His actions were met with a positive response from the fans of Metz, and the Stade Louis II almost became a stage for the fans of Metz.

AC Milan fans also quickly came to their senses, and they were not to be outdone, singing back and fighting back.

Fans from both sides battled in the stands.

Players on both sides are no slouch.

The game restarted and Gattuso ran onto the pitch. The Milan fans applauded him, but Gattuso didn't have the heart to enjoy the fans' love for him now, and he set his sights on Chu Zhongtian as soon as he got on the field. This time, he wouldn't allow that Mace Eight to be so rampant in front of him again.

Carlo Ancelotti also made a substitution, bringing on Gilardino for Inzaghi, who couldn't run. Inzaghi has always been a hard worker, always running on the pitch and looking for a goal. But after all, he was thirty-three years old, and his physical strength did not allow him to keep running so non-stop. Seeing that he could no longer keep up with the pace in the final stages of the game, Carlo Ancelotti had to replace him with Gilardino.

Now he has one substitution left. It looked like there was a good chance that the game would go to extra time, and he decided to save the substitution until the end of the game.

Carlo Ancelotti is still considering a substitution for extra time. Fernandes was already in the dust, and he used up all three substitutions in his hands. Jaiove came on and replaced Ibisevic as a lone striker. After Yayiovi came on the field, he formed a double back with Promans, while Chu Zhongtian was completely liberated.

"Sir didn't say what position you played." After Yayioui came on the field, he conveyed the latest instructions of Coach Fernandes to Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian was stunned for a moment. Don't have a fixed location? He originally thought that he would let himself play the front midfield, but now it seems that it is not the front midfield, nor the back midfield, what is it?

"He said to give you a lot of freedom to play freely."

"Isn't it still a free man?" Chu Zhongtian asked jokingly.

Yayiovi shook his head: "Then I don't know, anyway, he let himself watch it." ā€

Chu Zhongtian turned his head to look at Coach Fernandes who was standing on the sidelines, and the head coach did not gesture to him or shout anything.

Free to play?

Chu Zhongtian thought about it, and it seemed that it was no different from what he was doing now. Although his position on the field is a midfielder, but when he really plays, his position is very uncertain. He will appear on the flanks to participate in the defence, he will also rush into the opposition box to fight for headers, and sometimes he will play as a central defender, and he can also play at the back and up front...... In that case, let's continue to play according to our own set.

After watching Chu Zhongtian's performance, Saki, who was sitting in the box, lit up, and then smiled. He could already imagine Gattuso at a loss.

Gattuso was a bit at a loss, as Jaiove was substituted in the 82nd minute, and after that, he felt that the game was awkward until the 85th minute. Because Chu Zhongtian suddenly became difficult to defend.

His position is too flexible, he used to only move on the central axis, either up or down, mainly sticking to the middle, and now he is on the left side of the middle and the ribs on the right side...... All positions appeared frequently, and as soon as he was led out of his original position, Chu Zhongtian immediately passed the ball to the middle, to Yayiovi who was inserting forward, or Menez who was retreating.

Ambrosini alone obviously can't guard against two people.

AC Milan's defense has formed a consensus in the previous games - where Chu Zhongtian controls the ball, their defensive focus will be shifted. On the one hand, he guards against his passes, and on the other hand, he prevents him from shooting from distance or breaking directly into the box.

But now they can't do it, because Chu Zhongtian's position has changed too much, and there is no pattern at all. Because of the protection of Jayovi and Promans behind him, Chu Zhongtian no longer has to defend frequently, he is now stuck in the area between the AC Milan back line and the forward line, moving back and forth, as he wants.

Gattuso could only grit his teeth to keep up, and even so, he still felt that he had more than enough heart and not enough strength. After all, he was also a person who had been running for almost ninety minutes, and the confrontation with Chu Zhongtian made his physical consumption greater than usual. You must know that Gattuso is already twenty-nine years old, and Chu Zhong is twenty-three years old. Gattuso's personal experience, technique, and awareness are all at the peak of professional players, but his physical fitness is slowly declining, and Chu Zhongtian's physical fitness is on the rise.

Fernandez looked at the big screen at the Stade Louis II, there were five minutes left before the end of the 90-minute game, and there would be about four minutes of injury time, which was nine minutes.

It's good for them to be able to play this game, but who doesn't want to win the championship? Who wants to give up just one step away from the finish line?

So while AC Milan is strong, Mace also wants to overthrow the elephant.

※※※ Due to the equalizer, Metz is now in high spirits, and AC Milan is much weaker in comparison. Therefore, now Metz has more offensive opportunities, and AC Milan can only be on the defensive.

Chu Zhongtian took the ball in the front court, he did not take the ball forward, but stepped on the football and stopped in place.

Gattuso crossed in front of him and didn't rush forward to break the ball. He was stalling for time so that his teammates could complete the encirclement of Chu Zhongtian.

Kaka was running up from behind him, and Ambrosini was waiting for him. When the time came, Kaka interfered behind him, and Gattuso stepped forward to break the ball, forcing Chu Zhongtian to make a mistake in ball control, and Ambrosini could pick up the leak at that time.

Due to the good organization of AC Milan's backline, once the attacking players of Metz attacked the 30-meter area, the range of activities available was reduced, and they could only stop and stand and wait for the ball, which increased the difficulty of Chu Zhongtian to organize the attack.

Gattuso lowered his center of gravity and stared at the ball that was trampled under Chu Zhongtian's feet, while the corner of his eye was also watching Kaka's movements, he was waiting for the most suitable moment to surround him.

Chu Zhongtian felt the danger, and it stands to reason that he couldn't let the football stay under his feet for too long. So he pulled the ball back, just as Gattuso reached out to break the ball, and this time he dodged Gattuso. Following this action, Chu Zhongtian buckled the football to the left with his right foot, dodging Kaka who was forcing up from behind, but he just deducted the football in the direction where Ambrosini was.

Ambrosini was rushing towards the ball and was about to break it.

Who would have thought that Chu Zhongtian's left foot slammed in front of him and the football, knocked the ball forward gently, jumped up with his right foot, dodged Gattuso's tackle, and pushed forward with his left foot as a support!

A series of beautiful flickering movements, in a very small range, dodged the tackles of Gattuso, Kaka and Ambrosini, and brought the ball out of the encirclement of the three, and his performance drew cheers and applause from the Metz fans in the stands.

The narrator also cheered Chu Zhongtian's performance: "Get rid of it beautifully!" It's beautiful! Thinking about what Chu was like when he first arrived in Metz, and then looking at his current performance, I have to admire Fernandez's ability to adjust players! ā€

"It's just that from this point of view alone, Chu Zhongtian's skills have completely surpassed those players in China...... "CCTV's commentators did not forget to use this opportunity to laugh at the Chinese men's football team." Playing abroad is really right, our players should go out to play more, just look at Chu Zhongtian's performance! ā€

Chu Zhongtian is not known for his delicate technique and fancy footwork, but after so many years of training, under the defense of two or three people, he can still ensure that the football is not easily lost. The technical moves he used to get rid of the defense just now were all the most basic, pulling, smashing and plucking, which didn't look fancy, but they were very practical.

Suddenly getting rid of the encirclement of the three people is the best opportunity for both Chu Zhongtian and Mace.

Because AC Milan's defense line was loose, Nesta didn't expect Chu Zhongtian to come out of the encirclement of three people, and for a while, no one stepped forward to defend Chu Zhongtian.

And Chu Zhongtian was also unceremonious, neither passing nor shooting, and wiped the football forward into the penalty area.

"Breakthrough! Breakthrough! He broke through! ā€

The Metz fans in the stands screamed desperately, using this way to cheer for Chu Zhongtian, and the AC Milan fans naturally booed Chu Zhongtian frantically, cursing him for the ball being broken.

When Chu Zhongtian crossed the line of the big penalty area, the AC Milan defenders reacted, Kaladze rushed up from the side, Chu Zhongtian did not slow down, flicked the football to the bottom line, and continued to break through!

This kind of Chu Zhongtian is rarely seen on the field, more often he will choose to pass the ball or shoot directly, and he will rarely break through with the ball himself in the penalty area. He is not good at dribbling, and there is no other trick in the way of passing people except for a simple pluck and smash the ball to change direction, and he is generally the one who suffers in the face of experienced defenders.

But today is different, Chu Zhongtian is like a demon, breaking through crazily.

AC Milan's players were "brainwashed" by Ancelotti before the game, and they carefully studied Chu Zhongtian's characteristics, knowing that he has good physical fitness, is good at running and passing organization, and his defense is not bad, but what he is good at definitely does not include breaking through with the ball. Milan's scouting system is very perfect, they even got the statistics of Chu Zhongtian's previous ten games, and the analysis pointed out that Chu Zhongtian has very few activities in the penalty area, and usually passes or shoots in the penalty area, of which the pass accounts for 80% and the shot is only 20%. Breaking through with the ball in the box? What is that?

It was precisely because he understood this characteristic of Chu Zhongtian that when Karaze found that Chu Zhongtian had broken through so resolutely, he didn't react. By the time he came back to his senses, he had lost the best chance to break the ball. But he still made a tackle.

Just a second before he was about to shovel the football, Chu Zhongtian's left foot pushed the football out, and Kaladze shoveled his left foot!

Chu Zhongtian, who was shoveled, fell headlong and ...... "Penalty!!" "There was a loud roar from the Metz fans in the stands.

They were greeted by boos from AC Milan fans: "It's a fucking fake fall!" ā€

The referee's words sounded a little unreal in such a noisy environment, so that Nesta, who rushed to fill in the position, did not stop the game and kicked the ball away.

The Metz players gave up the game and raised their hands to signal to the referee for a foul.

Since he didn't hear the referee's whistle, the Italian commentator said proudly: "Kaladze's tackle is very clean, absolutely no foul!" The Chinese player was suspected of faking a fall...... "At this time, he saw the referee run into the penalty area and pointed at the ...... at the same time Point to the penalty spot! "Uh...... Penalty kick? The referee awarded a penalty?! His tone was full of incredulous doubts.

"Aha! It's a penalty! It's really a penalty! In the 88th minute of the game, Chu won a penalty for Metz! ā€

Chu Zhongtian burst in! Karaze...... He fell! He fell! Huh? It's a penalty! It's a penalty kick that is correct! "Although Huang Jianxiang has left CCTV, this CCTV commentator is really good at these voices." It's so beautiful! Chu Zhongtian was shoveled down by Kaladze! It's a penalty! ā€

It wasn't just a penalty, the referee showed a yellow card to the fouled Kaladze.

Chu Zhongtian, who fell to the ground, turned over and saw the referee pointing to the penalty spot, and knew that he had succeeded! He didn't mean to cheat the penalty, but he didn't hesitate to fall to the ground when he sensed that Kaladze had tackled his left foot, which is called the rule of reasonable use.

His teammates were also ecstatic and rushed to him to hug him in celebration.

The AC Milan players surrounded the referee, and of course they had to defend themselves, and at such a sensitive time, the penalty was awarded and their death sentence was almost announced. How could they be tied?

"I didn't shovel him! I didn't shovel him! "First of all, regardless of whether he really shoveled Chu Zhongtian or not, Karaze must bite his heart and not foul and not let go.

Naturally, other teammates came up to help, and Ambrosini, as the captain, came forward to negotiate with the referee: "My person said that he didn't foul, why can't it be Metz's person who faked the fall?" ā€

Unfortunately, this set was useless, and the referee pointed to his eyes: "I trust my own eyes more than my ears." ā€

That means don't explain it, I can see it clearly.

Penalties cannot be changed.

Although the penalty was created, Chu Zhongtian did not take the penalty himself, and the first penalty taker in the team was Promans. After celebrating the penalty with everyone, he withdrew from the box and let Proman come up to take the penalty.

The AC Milan players also reluctantly withdrew from the penalty area, they did not convince the referee to change the decision, and could only accept the result unwillingly and helplessly.

Promans was also not polite, taking the penalty himself, and in one fell swoop, he shot the football into the goal guarded by Dida. Dida was very good at saving penalties, but this time he was completely wrong in the wrong direction. After the goal, Proment raised his head and raised his arms and shouted, he had seen the dawn of victory.

The Metz players celebrated their third goal of the game in the AC Milan penalty area, while the AC Milan players shook their heads and headed towards the centre circle to kick off. The live TV also gave Kaka and Pirlo close-ups, Kaka was a little dazed, with his mouth open, looking at the front in a daze, and Pirlo lowered his head and shook occasionally, looking helpless.

Seeing the players like this, the Italian commentator also had to sigh: "It looks like the record of five European Super Cup wins is going to wait......"

(To be continued)