Chapter 18: A Crucial Draw

With Robin van Persie off the pitch, the Dutch team's attacking threat has diminished significantly.

But despite this, the fans of the Chinese team are still nervous.

In the past history of Chinese football, there is a famous phrase that has to be mentioned, that is, "black three minutes". In the last three minutes of the game, the Chinese team had a black history of being overturned by many goals.

The final moments of the game are often when the team's fitness drops to the limit and they lose concentration.

At times like these, it's really easy to score goals.

But the probability of appearing in the Chinese team is slightly higher......

Every Chinese fan will be worried about the black three minutes again.

Although the Dutch team attacked with all their might at the last moment, they could only shoot from a distance in the face of the Chinese team that recovered from all sides.

And long-range shooting is the least threatening way to shoot for Sun Pan.

He picked up high and made low blocks to keep the goal in check.

On the sidelines, the fourth official held up a sign for stoppage time, signaling that the stoppage time for the game was three minutes.

There was a burst of boos from the Dutch fans in the stands, three minutes was too short for the current Dutch team.

In front of the Chinese bench, the substitutes all stood up and then stood shoulder to shoulder on the sidelines, nervously and anxiously watching the stadium.

Zhou Yi is among them.

At this time, they can't help, and they can only show that they are with their teammates on the field through this kind of behavior.

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"The game is over in three minutes......" He Ping's voice was a little quieter as he spoke, as if he was afraid of disturbing the players of the Chinese team. "We just need to hold on for another three minutes...... Come on Chinese team!"

"You must resist it at this time!" Gong Lei said. "At the same time, you have to be calm and don't give the opponent a set-piece opportunity at the edge of the box!"

Sun Pan kept yelling in front of the door: "Come on, hold on, run up, don't stop! force up, force up! Yes! That's it! Well done!"

He used his roar to remind his teammates, and when they defended well, he didn't hesitate to praise them with his roar.

The players of the Chinese team felt safe when they heard this sound coming from behind them......

At 93 minutes and 13 seconds, three minutes of stoppage time had passed, but the referee still did not blow the whistle.

At this time, the Dutch team was attacking, and he seemed to be planning to let the Dutch team's attack finish before blowing.

He Ping was very dissatisfied with this: "Hajmondi is still not blowing the whistle, the game time has come! At this time, regardless of whether the Dutch team is attacking or not, it should blow the whistle decisively!"

Sneijder received the ball from outside the box and he didn't have time to watch and pass the ball, so he opted for a direct long-range shot!

As the heart of the Dutch national team's midfield, Sneijder has a very good long-range shot, so he really has a chance to score.

He Ping exclaimed: "Look at this ball...... Be careful!"

In his exclamation, Sun Pan soared into the air and hit the flying football into the crossbar!

"Good job! Sun Pan! He made another wonderful save and tried his best to keep the goal ...... conceded" Before He Ping finished speaking, he saw the referee make a gesture for the end of the game, so he shouted excitedly: "The game is over! The Chinese team drew with the strong Dutch team, and they got a valuable point! This person who has retained hope for us to qualify from the group!"

"Great!" Gong Lei said next to him.

The Chinese substitutes who had been waiting on the sidelines for a long time flocked to the pitch to hug and celebrate with their teammates. It was as if they had beaten the Netherlands instead of a draw.

Sun Pan got up from the ground and was hugged by Feng Xiaoting.

Guo Nu also came up and patted him on the back hard, thanking him for his excellent performance in this game.

“...... Sun Pan, he should be the well-deserved best in this game. He Ping said. "Although he conceded a goal in the game, it was a deflected ball and it didn't have much to do with him. In the following games, he made excellent saves again and again to keep all the Dutch shots out of goal. After conceding two goals in the last game, he was a shame in this game!"

After Zhou Yi ran on the field, he also ran to Sun Pan and hugged him.

Naturally, this scene also fell on the TV broadcast screen.

“...... In the case that Zhou Yi is unable to play, Sun Pan's play is crucial. Lippi's Chinese team wants to play defensive counterattacks, and Sun Pan is definitely the core figure in this tactic. It is said that Zhou Yijiang may make a comeback in the next game, so Sun Pan can be regarded as having completed the task assigned to him. He retained the hope of qualifying for the Chinese team, and also made Zhou Yi's comeback meaningful......"

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"We could have been the first team to qualify from the group at this World Cup, but we had to postpone the group because of the distraction of the players...... The Dutch commentator was frustrated by the result. "We should have won this game, but the Chinese team is far more tenacious than we thought. Without Zhou Yi, they were based on defense and counterattacked, relying on the excellent performance of Sun Pan and He Ying, they forced us to draw...... In addition, Van Persie will not be able to play in the next game, and the Dutch team's prospects of qualifying from the group are suddenly not so bright......"

Footage of some Dutch players and coaches was also given on television.

Both Arjen Robben and Sneijder were disappointed with the result, and at the end of the game, they looked helpless and frustrated.

This result was really something they didn't expect before the game, they thought they would definitely beat the Chinese team, but they didn't expect the Chinese team to be so tenacious without Zhou Yi......

All the Dutch players stood on the pitch as if they had been beaten as if they had been beaten up, and some of them did not react to watching the Chinese players celebrate.

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The excited reporters pulled Sun Pan to the mixed interview area to interview him.

Sun Pan's performance in this game was the best, and it was his saves again and again that ensured that the Chinese team could draw the Dutch team in the end.

In front of the reporter's camera, Sun Pan was also very excited: "We said that we would not make Zhou Yi's comeback meaningless, and we would definitely do it." That's how we keep our word!"

'I'm not surprised to draw with the Netherlands because we have the quality. ”

'Of course I'm happy with my own performance, but not the most satisfying because I still conceded a goal...... Of course it had something to do with me, and if I had reacted a little quicker, I should have been able to save!"

"I told Zhou Yi before the game that this game will definitely not lose to the Netherlands. It turns out that I'm a man who always counts!"

Facing the reporter's camera and microphone, he turned on braggart mode.

But Chinese journalists were delighted and let him blow it.

In the end, at the request of reporters, Sun Pan showed his hands in front of the camera lens, and these two fan-like hands were the number one contributors of the Chinese team in this game.

After Sun Pan finished the interview, He Ying was pulled over again.

Sun Pan's save helped the Chinese team to keep the goal in the later games, but without He Ying's kick, no matter how perfect Sun Pan played, it would not change the result of the Chinese team's backwardness. Therefore, He Ying is the same as the hero of the team's ability to draw with the Netherlands.

"I didn't think too much about it, I just felt that the position was good, and if I felt it, I could shoot...... Of course, I was surprised that it was so beautiful in the end. Anyway, as long as you get in. If I don't score, I'll be looking for other chances. He Ying was a little more low-key and humble.

A reporter asked him: "It is said that Zhou Yi will be back in the next game, are you looking forward to his return?"

"Of course. He Ying nodded. 'Everyone in our squad is looking forward to his return. ”

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At the post-match press conference, Lippi also answered reporters' questions about Zhou Yi's comeback, but he was not sure that Zhou Yi would definitely return in the next game.

'I can't say right now whether he'll be back in the next game when we play Spain. I hope so, but I'm not sure. ”

The old fox died without saying anything until the last moment.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that he is releasing smoke bombs.

After all, the Chinese team will definitely beat Spain in the next game, and if Spain wants to qualify, no matter what their next match with Chile looks like, they will definitely beat the Chinese team.

Lippi didn't want his opponent to know his hole cards too soon.

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Although Sun Pan spoke quite crazy when facing reporters, it was not his most crazy state.

In the bus back to the hotel from the stadium, Sun Pan complained that Zhou Yi didn't let him gamble and sweared: "...... If you let me finish my vows, I'm sure I'll be able to keep a clean sheet against the Dutch team......!"

Zhou Yi teased: "Isn't there another game here? You still have a chance, Panpan." ”

After listening to Zhou Yi's words, Sun Pan was stunned for a moment, and then did not respond to Zhou Yi, but lowered his head and picked up his mobile phone.

"What are you doing?" Yang Muge asked curiously.

"Weibo. Sun Pan said, "Okay!"

Then he picked up his mobile phone and said to Zhou Yi: "I have already posted my oath on Weibo just now, you can't stop me now!"

Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment: "What?"

"Uh......" He Ying said, holding his phone. "Sun Pan just posted a Weibo, saying that he will keep a clean sheet against Spain in his next game, and if he can't do it, he will eat live ......"

"Damn!" The teammates were frightened, but they didn't expect Sun Pan to really listen to Zhou Yi's words.

"That's a joke, can't you hear it?" Yang Muge was speechless.

"Hmph!" Sun Pan raised his head and said triumphantly: "This is called 'breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat'! If you don't push yourself into a corner, how can you create a miracle?"

Zhou Yi pinched his nose and said: "In the past, Xiang Yu broke the cauldron and sank the boat, and now there is a panpan live broadcast to eat...... I hope that if you can really keep a clean sheet against Spain, this will become a good story, and this is the taste of this good story...... It's not good......"

A carload of people burst into laughter.