Chapter 136: First Battle of New Zealand (2)

A light rain began to fall, which was nothing, and the climate in New Zealand was similar to that of the United Kingdom, and such weather was commonplace. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The rain hit the Tahiti players, and it was cool for everyone, and everyone gritted their teeth to stick to the second half.

After the rain and the grass was slippery, the New Zealanders intensified their long-range shots, and after a few attempts, the New Zealanders found that most of the balls either flew or hit the Tahitian players, which did not work well.

What's more, with the rains, players on both sides found a problem, and that was that the drainage facilities at Tahiti's home stadium were not good.

Many cities look beautiful and shiny, but when it rains, they become waterlogged, for the simple reason that the drainage facilities look inconspicuous, but the investment is huge.

The same is true for the court, good stadium drainage facilities, such as the Allianz Stadium, can be divided into seven layers, the top is the lawn, and each layer below is a stone, and the stones of one layer are smaller than a layer, and the bottom is fine sand, as if the principle in the water purifier is similar.

Obviously, Tahiti's home stadium can't do that, and as the rain gets heavier, the water accumulation on the site is getting worse.

After a dead ball, New Zealand's No.10 Kieren approached the referee to protest that the weather was no longer suitable for the game.

The referee picked up the ball and smashed it on the ground a few times, according to the rules, as long as the ball can bounce, then the game can be continued.

Attani ran over and saw the ball bounce slightly, he shouted excitedly at the referee: "The ball is bounced, the stadium is in good condition." ”

Kieren was angry and thought, "You're blind, you can still play on a pitch like this." ”

At this time, the referee is actually very entangled, the schedule of the World Cup qualifiers is set by FIFA, if it is postponed, it is difficult to arrange again, unless there is a situation that endangers the life safety of the players - such as thunder, otherwise under normal circumstances, no matter how heavy the rain will be played.

New Zealand players besieged the referee and demanded that the match be cancelled, while Tahitian players besieged the referee and demanded that the match continue.

In the end, the referee and the fourth official discussed and decided that the game would continue.

*****

"Head, I couldn't find the umbrella, only this one,"

Li Guo looked at a piece of plastic sheeting as thick as plastic wrap on Ji Ke's hand and said, "Okay, it's better than nothing." ”

The stadium at the home of Tahiti is not roofed, so when it rains, everyone can only find a way to avoid the rain, Li Guo and Ji Ke got into the plastic sheeting, and suddenly the envious eyes were projected around, Li Guo and Ji Ke's plastic cloth can not only block the rain, but also shelter from the wind.

"Head, do you think they're going to rob us of our plastic sheeting,"

"Why are you so tall, if they dare to rob them, I will withdraw first, and you go out to beat them away."

"Okay,"

Li Guo was embarrassed, "You're too obedient." ”

"If it rains all the time, the game will probably be canceled, you look at the field, now the game is a bit weird."

Li Guo prayed, but don't, otherwise one of my points will be wasted, "Don't crow's mouth, it shouldn't be." ”

It takes luck for a weak team to play a strong team, and now that luck is on Tahiti's side, it's up to them to perform.

*****

Yellow

Yellow

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Yellow

This is already the fifth yellow card for the Tahiti player in the second half, all because of the tackle, you must know that the number of yellow cards for Tahiti in the first half was 0.

The slippery pitch made the tackle smoother, there was a feeling of flying close to the ground, and more importantly, the Tahiti players had a terrible drop in physical fitness in the second half, and their movements were not in place, so they could only make up for it with tackles.

But if it goes on like this, it is certain to get a red card, and there may be more than one, and now even Chen Xiu has gone back to help defend on Tahiti's side, and fools can see that Tahiti's goal at home is 0-0.

Because of the home-and-away knockout system, if there is a draw in the end, then the team with more away goals will advance, so holding 0-0 is not just a draw.

With each minute of the game, Tahiti was a second closer to his goal, and by the 80th minute, the New Zealanders were kicking around and starting to roll aimlessly with long balls.

No. 9 pointed to his head, with an angry expression, "You guys are playing rugby, and the ball is so high that I can't reach it even if I'm 5 meters tall." ”

But in fact, the New Zealand player was already physically fit at this time, and at this time, the New Zealand midfielder hit Attani's body with a shot, and the ball stained with water was already heavy, so the speed was not fast, Atani unloaded the ball, and then looked up to observe, he saw Chen Xiu also looking at himself.

With one look, the two of them understood, Attani passed the ball forward, and Chen Xiu quickly thrust forward.

"Chen Xiu flies, Tahiti Messi," Kiko shouted.

Li Guo found that Ji Ke had been with them for a long time and had become good friends, but Li Guo said at this time: "This ball is no play." ”

Ji Ke was stunned, "As long as the last central defender of the opponent is a single knife, why is there no play?" ”

"Do you still remember the special training we gave Chen Xiu, Chen Xiu's characteristic is a short-distance sprint, this ball is launched from his own half, so even if Chen Xiu has no one to defend in front of him, when he rushes to the opponent's penalty area, his legs are already weak, can he still shoot?"

In fact, Chen Xiu, who was running with the ball on the court, also understood that the soles of his feet were like stepping on cotton, and he was not energetic at all, but after a sweep, New Zealand's central defender came over, Chen Xiu closed his eyes and thought: "Thank you." ”

When New Zealand central defender Nelson shoveled Chen Xiu, Chen Xiu went forward like a diver, in fact, because of the special conditions of the field, the ball looked like it fell hard, but it didn't hurt.

But the visuals were awesome, and the referee didn't hesitate to run over and give Nelson a red card, then pointed out off the pitch.

The other New Zealand players didn't argue, according to the rules, there was nothing to fight about, they just thought Nelson was a bit stupid.

A red card extinguished the last bit of New Zealand's fighting spirit, and in the end, Tahiti held on to the score of 0-0 at home for 90 minutes.

The New Zealanders left the pitch after the game without shaking hands with the Tahitians, who felt that their opponents were unworthy, and Tahiti played dirty today, which made the New Zealanders look down on them.

Although a bit disappointing, 99 per cent of New Zealanders are still confident that a home win over Tahiti in Auckland should be a certainty.