Chapter 951: Summer in the Netherlands (9)
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Lineker is right when he says that teams that waste chances will indeed be punished. Especially in the brutal knockout stage, no matter what reason Haji misses the one-on-one goal, his team will pay the price for this wasted opportunity.
After all, in the knockout stage, the two opposing teams will basically not expose too many flaws to the opponent, so every opportunity is extremely precious for them, because wasting one of them is likely to give the opponent more hope of winning!
Sure enough, in the time that followed, the Romanian legend created a couple of good scoring chances with Guò, but Mutu and Moldovan failed to capitalize on them under the careful care of Nesta and others. And, it seems that it was because of the missed one-on-one goal that affected Hadji's mood, and in the second half of the first half, Haji kicked Totti, who was in possession of the ball in the front court, in the process of a return to defense, and received a yellow card.
And Romania, because of this free kick attached to the yellow card, was seized by Italy to break through its own door!
Albertini's free-kick was headed by Vieri in the crowd, and although Stlaini, who was guarding in front of the goal, made a save to keep the ball out of the goal, he could not save the team again, and Inzaghi, who appeared in front of the goal like a ghost, pierced the Romanian goal with a supplementary shot to help Italy break the deadlock on the field!
The goalkeeper situation forced the Romanian players to launch an offensive after the restart in an attempt to equalise the score before the end of the first half. However, the Romanian player's move played into the hands of the Italians, who were cunning and cunning after taking the lead, and put on a defensive counter-attacking position, just waiting for their opponents to pass and throw themselves into the net.
Therefore, in the final period of the first half, the Romanian players who had to choose to take the initiative were actively engaged in the attack while also guarding against Italy's counterattack, so as not to fail the attack and be scored by the opponent.
As it turned out, the Romanian players' worries were not unfounded, and in the 41st minute of the first half, Montejanu's pass to Moldovan was intercepted by Antonio Conte, who then kicked the ball straight into the front of the field with a long pass! Up front, the strong Vieri easily squeezed away Galka behind him, headed the ball and flicked it to Totti, who was attacking from behind!
Taking advantage of the opportunity that Galka was blocked by Vieri, Totti, who was successful in the anti-offside position, accelerated and rushed into the Romanian penalty area with the ball before someone came to make up for it! Single Knife!
Totti, who also had a one-on-one chance against Stlaney, made a different choice than Hagi, and the Roman prince fired a low ball on the run, which went under Stlaney's outstretched arms and swooped into the goal behind him!
Two to zero! Italy extended their lead further before half-time!
If the experienced Romanians could have been as calm as possible in the face of a one-goal deficit, the fact that they were 2-0 down undoubtedly made them impatient – after all, with Italy still two goals down, it would be quite difficult for Romania to turn the tables if they could not come up with a solution.
In desperation, Haji, who is the most flexible, turned his mind to a fake fall, planning to use guò to create penalties to help his team recover the score, and if he was lucky, he might be able to leave his opponent with one less player. Although this method is more risky, and the referee catches the end of basically not escaping a red card, Haji has no other choice, and Italy, which leads the score, is by no means Romania can easily conquer the fortress.
This time, though, God didn't favor the Romanian superstar, and when Hadji, who broke through with the ball, fell headlong into the Italian penalty area along Zambrotta's outstretched arm, he was not rewarded with the long-awaited penalty, but with a bright red card!
"Mr. Referee, did you make a mistake?" Out of confidence in his acting skills, Haji, who pretended to have an innocent expression, tried to get the black-clad judge to change the sentence, "Why do you want to give me a red card?" It's obviously the Italian defender who committed the foul! ”
Hearing Haji say this, Zambrotta's eyes were blazing and he glared at the other party, and said in his heart, how could there be such a shameless person? I just touched your jersey and then saw you fall to the ground, I thought you just didn't stand firm, but I didn't expect you to play a penalty cheating idea......
"Come on, Mr. Hage." The referee of the match, Vitor Pereira from Portugal, was not fooled, but explained with a dissatisfied face in front of Haji, "I can see everything that happened on the pitch very clearly, I don't think that this Mr. Zambrotta's finger will have so much power, just touching your shirt can knock you to the ground." Therefore, this is an unquestionable feint, please leave the court as much as you can and do not interfere with the normal flow of the match. If you have any complaints or doubts about my decision, please submit a written report to the UEFA Organising Committee or the UEFA Disciplinary Committee after the match. ”
Seeing that the referee explained so clearly and clearly, Haji, who realized that his tricks had been revealed, had no desire to continue to entangle. Because he knows that he has no ability to reverse the fate of the team's exit. If he continues to mess around, it will only tarnish his reputation in football over the years.
"My time is over, and Romania will have to rely on you two boys for support in the future." Haji glanced at Ziwo and Mutu who remained on the court, and said secretly in his heart, "I hope you can carry the banner left by us old guys in the days to come, and don't let Romania disappear on the stage of international competitions." ”
Haji then said goodbye to his teammates to the applause of the Romanian fans, then walked off the pitch and down the players' tunnel back to the dressing room. Now, all he can do is pray for his teammates and the team on the sidelines, hoping for a miracle to happen.
In this way, in the 59th minute of the game, the greatest player in the history of Romanian football, Georgi Hadji, who has the titles of "Maradona of the Carpathians" and "Midfield Conspirator", ended his last game for the Romanian national team with a red card and a shot that hit the post!