Chapter 315: Diametrically Opposed History

Germany had just equalised and just four minutes later Morris knocked on the German door with a long-range lob to make it 2-1 and England took the lead again. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

This goal was quite a blow to the German team.

England fans have become much more optimistic, just now they were worried about whether the team can win, after all, in the game, the side that equalizes often has an advantage, but what they did not expect was that England team regained the lead so quickly.

If the score continues, then England will beat Germany to reach the final.

A lot of fans are looking forward to it, and some media outlets have also begun to praise England's performance, "There was no pessimism when they were tied and they continued to try to find goals, which is the positive side of England and their game looks worthy of praise." ”

But there is often a lot of uncertainty in football matches.

England regained the lead, had an advantage in the game and had an advantage in mentality, but Germany did not give up.

After the resumption of the game, the German team continued to attack, and the overall performance was quite solid and excellent, which surprised many, and some fans also began to worry about the England goal, even Wan Sheng.

That fear came true in the 83rd minute.

The Germans were led by Schweinsteiger, who had a leg injury and lacked explosiveness, but his composure and experience were enough to help the team, and they linked up in midfield before slotting the ball into the penalty line.

Mesut Ozil received the pass, slid on John Terry's defence, turned and volleyed the ball in.

Joe Hart faced this shot and there was nothing he could do.

"The ball is in! 2 to 2! Germany equalised! ”

'The goal came from Mesut Ozil, a very sharp volley! Mesut Ozil played very well in this game and he was the brightest player on the pitch. ”

'The second half looked like a duel between Mesut Ozil and Morris, both from La Liga Atletico Madrid, both part of the championship team, both key players in the team, the two compete at club level, but they have a very good relationship with each other, playing together for Manchester City, playing together for Atletico Madrid, and now they are rivals.

'Mesut Ozil and Morris have been competing, at the club level, Morris is the heart of the team, Mesut Ozil has been very good as a wing-back, and now in the national team, Ozil is also quite good, he is no less than Morris.

'Now he has a goal, it's Germany's second goal, and it's a goal that is as precious as gold!"

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In the comments of the various commentators, Wan Sheng felt a little helpless.

Football games are like this, every moment is full of uncertainty, theoretically speaking, Morris is more stable than Ozil, and he plays very well, coupled with the skill effect assistance of the football training master system, Morris should perform better than Ozil, but in the second half, Ozil contributed a pass and a shot, and is undoubtedly the best player, and the goal just now is also very beautiful, so that the England defense has little to do.

The German team is tied again!

With 90 minutes left, it's time for the team to start thinking about extra time.

Just like Wan Sheng's judgment, at this stage, both teams have become very cautious, working hard in defense, and the offense is to play if they can, and they can't play and retreat immediately, because now a goal is enough to decide the outcome of the game, and a little mistake is not allowed.

With the calm performance of both teams, there was not much to say about the attack of both sides in the final moment.

In the end, the two teams were deadless for 90 minutes.

After a five-minute break on the sidelines, the two teams returned to the pitch for a 30-minute overtime of the first and second halves.

According to the rules of the European Championship, there will be no Golden Ball or Silver Ball in extra time in the knockout round, and both teams must complete the first half and the second half of extra time for 15 minutes each.

In extra time, the team with the most goals wins.

So 30 minutes of play is a must, but such a fierce game, 90 minutes have been played, and then it will be a battle of perseverance.

"You have to pay attention to the defense, we are not afraid of penalties!"

Before the start of extra time, Wansheng kept telling the players, "Defend the goal, attack when you have the opportunity, but retreat quickly, if you can't support it physically, don't run forward at all, we need a more solid defense." ”

On the other hand, Germany coach Loew is doing the same.

Both teams have played the full 90 minutes of players, and their fitness is almost to the limit, and it is already difficult for them to continue to fight for 30 minutes of extra time, and both sides are cautious in terms of substitutions, because the players who have just come on tend not to integrate into the game quickly, and are likely to make some mistakes, which will directly affect the outcome of the game.

Both teams are very cautious right now.

But at the start of extra time, Wan Sheng still chose to make a substitution, and he replaced Milner with Defoe, who really couldn't run.

This substitution is a bit helpless.

When the game went into extra-time, both sides began to think about penalty shoot-outs, as the winner was not decided for 90 minutes, and it would be more difficult to win after 30 minutes of extra time because the players' fitness could no longer keep up.

Milner's penalty skills are not bad, and he can be ranked in the team, and his substitution means that he will not be able to help England take penalties.

But Milner really couldn't run.

If Milner is not replaced, the England team will play with 10 men, and the opponent will be given a chance, which may not even hold on to the extra time hurdle.

Loew did not opt for a substitution.

Germany has already used up two substitutions, the last of which he needs to be used very carefully.

When extra time officially began, the cheers of the fans in the audience resounded.

At this time, it is also a competition of perseverance for the fans, they have been shouting for 90 minutes, and many fans are hoarse, but now they still insist on shouting, hoping to help the players on the field, even if it is a little bit of fighting spirit, it is completely worth it.

Wan Sheng and Loew were both on the sidelines.

The game entered a critical moment, and both men had the same mentality: not to beat their opponents in extra time, but to get through it steadily, and then go to penalties.

The mentality of the managers of both sides directly affected the game.

The players on the field followed the coach's instructions and paid more attention to defense, and did not put much energy into the attack, which also led to the game being lethargic, and both teams seemed to have no energy at all.

"Both teams are a little bit unable to run."

The England commentator said, "90 minutes of intense confrontation is a challenge for any player, and when it comes to extra time, a lot of players don't have much fitness, they can only run slowly, and if you can hold on, it will be a victory." ”

In this confrontation of perseverance, neither side became losers.

At the end of 30 minutes of extra time, the score of the two teams was still 2-2, so according to the rules of the European Cup, the game entered the penalty shootout.

"The penalty shoot-out is about to start."

Talking about the upcoming penalty shootout, the England commentator is no longer optimistic, recalling the history of England's more than ten years of competition, every time he enters the knockout round, he is almost reversed in the penalty shootout, and the continuous defeats make the fans have little confidence, "I hope the England team can perform well this time." ”

The German media and fans were excited, and they were extremely confident that the German team would play a penalty shoot-out.

Going back to Germany's history of participating in major tournaments, they have won six and lost one of their last seven penalty shoot-outs, with their only defeat coming in the 1976 European Championship final, when Hoeness missed a penalty and the Czechs hit all five.

On the stage of the World Cup, the German team had the last laugh in all four penalty shootouts.

Germany were participants in the first World Cup penalty shootout in 1982, and after two goals in extra time to draw the draw, they went through 5-4 on penalties; In the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup, they eliminated Mexico 4-1 on penalties; In the 1990 semi-finals, they eliminated England 4-3 on penalties; In the quarterfinals of 2006, they eliminated Argentina 4-2.

What's even more terrifying is that the German team made a total of 18 free throws in four penalty shootouts, and only Stillik, who made his third appearance in the 1982 World Cup semi-finals, missed all 17 free throws, and all four in 1986, 1990 and 2006.

In the semi-finals of the 1996 European Championships, Germany and England drew 1-1 in regulation time, and Germany had the last laugh 6-5 in the penalty shoot-out.

England lost to Germany in consecutive penalty shoot-outs, and English football legend Lineker famously said: "Football is a simple game, that is, 22 men chase a ball, and by the end of the 90 minutes, the Germans win." ”

Such a penalty history is enough to see the strength of the German team in penalty shootouts.

Now that England and Germany are in a penalty shootout, the German media and fans, and even the whole German team have confidence to imagine, and the German commentator even announced the victory of the German team in advance, "There is no suspense in the game, England played 120 minutes of good football, and they drew 2-2 with Germany, but the penalty shootout has always belonged to Germany, and the German team has been confirmed to enter the final!" ”

The English media and fans were a bit pessimistic, they didn't say 'England must lose', but the tone of the words was less determined to win.

It's not that Germany is too strong, it's that England is too weak.

England's penalty shoot-out history, in contrast to Germany's, was a tragedy, with their only win coming at Euro 1996, when they lost to Germany in the second penalty shoot-out.

Some England commentators have even begun to make a final summary of the European Championship, "England team in this European Championship, the performance is quite good, entering the semi-finals has achieved the team's set goal, playing 2-2 with Germany, and leading most of the game, has shown a new look of the team, we look forward to the future England team can perform better." ”

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