Chapter 75 The Final Defense
"Although he leads with one goal, he feels even more nervous than when he is lagging behind. I hope the boys must withstand the pressure at critical moments!" Liu Jianhong's voice trembled a little, because Xu Qi's goal just now made him yell a little loudly, and the situation is really bad now, and he feels that there is a possibility of losing the ball again at any time.
At this moment, the New Zealand team's pace was not scattered. Although Xu Qi and his teammates were snatching up, they still couldn't break the ball in a short time.
Every time Xu Qi robs, the opponent's player passes it back directly to his teammates.
"The ball is under the opponent's feet for a second, and our hearts are hanging for a second. This situation is too difficult!"
Seeing the passage of time, the situation is so passive, it is really nervous.
Fortunately, the New Zealand team's physical fitness has also declined significantly, and their offensive style is the same as the previous Chinese team. When they cannot find a good pass line, they just pass the ball into the penalty area through long passes.
At this moment, the Chinese team is more likely to break the ball out of the sideline for safety.
They don't want to break the ball out of the penalty area, when a guy like Xu Qi appears in the New Zealand team and kicks it again!
However, if the ball is broken out of the sideline or bottom line, the ball rights will still belong to the New Zealand team, which will give New Zealand a chance to continue attacking.
New Zealand has won two corner kicks in a row, and each time they create a threat. Soon, the Chinese team gave New Zealand a corner kick again.
The game time is approaching injury stoppage time.
New Zealand team took a corner kick, and the penalty area was already crowded!
Xu Qi also entered the penalty area. At this time, he had to defend the ball and the penalty area was sent to the small penalty area.
Qiu Shengjiong attacked directly, jumped high, and wanted to hold the ball directly, but under the interference of the opponent, the ball was not so easy to pick.
At such a critical moment, Qiu Shengjiong lost the ball in his hand.
"Dangerous! The ball is out of hand!"
Xu Qi had already gone around behind Qiu Shengjiong, looked at the ball that was about to fall underground, and kicked it out!
At this time, the referee also blew a whistle, obviously, the opponent interfered with the goalkeeper.
Qiu Shengjiong lay on the ground for a while, spending as much time as possible on injury stoppage time. Sometimes, in order to win, he had to do such things that no one liked.
At this moment, who can take the responsibility of being equalized by the other party?
No one can bear it, and time must be delayed.
In the injury time, the opponent must not equalize the score.
This is the most difficult time, especially when you see the referee lifting the time card in four minutes of stoppage time.
That feels like my head is too big.
Qiu Shengjiong drove the ball out. This time he did not choose to play big, but passed it to his teammates. At this time, he had to use the pass to continue to spend time reasonably.
The ball was passed to Dong Fangzhuo's feet, and Dong Fangzhuo took the ball to the opponent's corner flagpole and began to delay time.
Finally, after taking the penalty for several consecutive extra-boundary balls, the referee couldn't bear it anymore and awarded the ball to the New Zealand team.
Their out-of-bounds ball was opened.
The New Zealand team is becoming more and more anxious at this time, and after receiving the ball, they plan to attack immediately.
However, Xu Qi rushed up at this time. At the last moment, he did not intend to let the New Zealand team continue to attack.
He went straight forward and took advantage of the opponent's inattention and grabbed the ball.
Then, Xu Qi brought the ball to an open area.
He shook continuously and turned around here. The two opponents came up and didn't even get it.
In the end, the New Zealand team directly knocked Xu Qi down in an anxious manner.
The referee's whistle rang, but it was not a foul, but a whistle to the end of the game was directly blown!
Xu Qi looked at the huge 2-1 on the scoreboard and finally breathed a sigh of relief, then raised his right arm and clenched his fists.
This game is really too difficult.
"The referee blew the whistle to the end of the game. The Chinese team finally defeated New Zealand with the goals of Dong Fangzhuo and Xu Qi in the first game of the group stage! Now they have 3 points in the standings, while Belgium and New Zealand have zero points!"
"Of course, this game is very difficult, and New Zealand has shown a stronger strength than we thought."
"The next game against Belgium will be even more difficult. I hope the Chinese team can withstand and break through this very difficult group smoothly."
Xu Qi also greeted the fans who watched the game on the spot with his teammates. The team won the game and the fans would naturally be happy.
Even though the game is so difficult, winning is always the best.
Not many people hope that the Chinese team can beat their opponents. It is not easy to win a small goal with such a goal.
The screen of cctv5 returns to the studio.
In the studio, Liu Jianhong and guest Zhang Lu began to comment on the game.
The commentator still gave some affirmation and encouragement to the team's performance. If you win, you don't have to start to be shady.
Although some people on the Internet are still saying things like "Even New Zealand is so hard to win, Chinese football is out of salvation", there are still many encouraging voices.
"Xu Qi is the biggest highlight of this game. After he came on as a substitute, he really brought great changes to the team."
"In fact, after Xu Qi was selected for this National Olympic Team, it caused some controversy, because many more experienced and famous players including Wang Yongpo were eliminated in the roster of this National Olympic Team. Some people questioned Xu Qi's selection, and many people believed that a young player who was only 18 years old was not enough to bear the pressure of such an important game. But what I want to say is that Xu Qi did it, he withstanded the pressure and proved himself!" Liu Jianhong said.
"Indeed, Xu Qi's shot was so exciting. What's wrong with the age of 18? Brazil's forward Pato is about the same age as Xu Qi. They are already able to play in AC Milan. We shouldn't question a player's strength just because of his age!" Zhang Lu also agreed.
"Okay, let's take a look at the post-match reporter's interview with the players."
The TV screen returned to the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center, and the team's captain Zheng Zhi was interviewed.
The reporter asked some questions from the game, and Zheng Zhi also answered one by one with a smile on his face. Obviously, he won the game, and he became more confident in the face of the reporter and the camera.
Then, the female reporter bid farewell to Zheng Zhi and said: "Next, let's interview Xu Qi who scored the final goal in this game."
The camera moved and Xu Qi appeared in the TV screen.
"This is your first game with the National Olympic Team. You can score a goal in the first game. What kind of mood do you feel?" asked the female reporter.
"Of course, I'm very happy. We encountered great difficulties today. But our entire team did not give up. In the end, these two goals were also opportunities for the whole team to fight! It's a great honor for me to complete the goal. Victory is still the most important thing." Xu Qi answered with a stern look. Although some words were indeed not Xu Qi's own thoughts, he still said this. Xu Qi believes that it is best to show his selfless side in front of the camera.
Chapter completed!