Chapter 18 The Crucial Draw

After Van Persie came off the field, the Dutch team's offensive threat was significantly reduced.

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

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

The last moment of the game is often when the team's physical fitness drops to the limit and they lose concentration.

At this time, it is indeed easy to score.

But the probability of it appearing on the Chinese team is slightly higher...

Every Chinese fan will be worried about another black three minutes.

Although the Dutch team went all out at the last minute, facing the Chinese team that recovered across the board, they could only hit long shots.

For Sun Pan, long-range shooting is the least threatening way of shooting.

He caught the ball high and blocked the ball low, trying to keep the goal in check.

The fourth official on the sidelines raised the stoppage time sign to indicate to everyone that the stoppage time for this game is three minutes.

The Dutch fans in the stands booed. Three minutes is too short for the current Dutch team.

In front of China's bench, the substitute players all stood up and then stood side by side on the sidelines, staring nervously and anxiously into the stadium.

Zhouyi is among them.

They can't help at this time, they can only use this kind of action to show that they are with their teammates on the field.

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"The game will end in three minutes..." He Ping's voice was lowered when he spoke, as if he was afraid of disturbing the Chinese team players. "We just need to hold on for three more minutes... Come on, Team China!"

"You must resist at this time!" Gong Lei said. "At the same time, you must be calm and never give the opponent a set kick opportunity at the front of the penalty area!"

Sun Pan kept yelling in front of the door: "Come on! Hold on, hold on! Run! Don't stop! Push up! Push up! Yes! That's it! Well done!"

He used his roar to remind his teammates,

When his teammates played excellent defense, he would not hesitate to praise them with roars.

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

At ninety-three and thirteen seconds, three minutes of injury time have expired, but the referee still did not blow his whistle.

At this time, the Dutch team was attacking, and he seemed to intend to let the Dutch team finish the attack before calling it off.

He Ping was very dissatisfied with this: "Haymondi hasn't blown the whistle yet? The game time has come! At this time, regardless of whether the Dutch team is attacking or not, the whistle should be blown decisively!"

Sneijder received the ball outside the penalty area. He had no time to observe and pass the ball. He chose to shoot directly from a long distance!

As the core midfielder of the Dutch national team, Sneijder has a very good long-range shot, so his shot may really lead to a goal.

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

In his exclamation, Sun Pan jumped into the air and hit the football flying in the air over the crossbar!

"Well done! Sun Pan! He once again made a wonderful save and kept the goal..." Before He Ping could finish his words, he saw the referee making the end of the game gesture, so he shouted excitedly: "The game is over! The game is over! The Chinese team tied with the powerful Dutch team, and they got a valuable point! This person keeps our hope of qualifying for the group!"

"Great!" Gong Lei said beside him.

The substitute players of the Chinese team who had been waiting on the sidelines swarmed onto the court, hugging and celebrating with their teammates. The joy was as if they did not draw with the Netherlands, but defeated the Netherlands.

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

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

"...Sun Pan, he should be the well-deserved man of the match in this game." He Ping said. "Although he conceded a goal in the game, the ball was a deflection ball and had little to do with him. In the following games, he used excellent saves again and again to block all the Dutch team's shots. Out the door. After conceding two goals in the last game, he avenged his disgrace in this game!"

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

This scene naturally fell into the television broadcast.

"... When Zhou Yi is unable to play, Sun Pan's performance becomes crucial. Lippi's Chinese team will play defensive counterattack, and Sun Pan is definitely the core figure in this tactic. It is said that Zhou Yi may play in the next game Come back, then Sun Pan will have completed the task assigned to him. He has retained the hope of qualifying for the Chinese team, and also made Zhou Yi's comeback meaningful..."

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"We could have become the first team to qualify from the group in this World Cup, but because the players were distracted during the game, we had to postpone the time to qualify from the group..." The Dutch commentator was helpless about this result. "We should have won this game, but the Chinese team was far more tenacious than we thought. Without Zhou Yi, they relied on defense and counterattack. With the outstanding performance of Sun Pan and He Ying, they tied us... In addition, next In one game, Van Persie will not be able to play, and the Dutch team's prospects for qualifying from the group suddenly become less bright..."

The television broadcast also gave footage of some Dutch players and coaches.

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

This result was something they had never expected before the game. They thought they could definitely defeat the Chinese team, but they did not expect that the Chinese team would still be so tenacious without Zhou Yi...

All the Dutch players seemed to have been beaten, and they still stood on the court blankly after the game. Some of them watched the Chinese team players celebrating without any reaction.

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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. It was his saves again and again that ensured that the Chinese team could draw with the Dutch team in the end.

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

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

"Of course I'm very satisfied with my performance, but I'm not the most satisfied because I still conceded a goal... That conceded goal certainly had something to do with me. If I had reacted faster, I should have been able to save it! "

"I told Zhou Yi before the game that I would never lose to the Netherlands in this game. Facts have proved that I always mean what I say!"

Facing reporters' cameras and microphones, he turned on bragging mode.

But the Chinese reporters were happy and allowed him to brag.

Finally, Sun Pan responded to the reporter's request and showed his hands in front of the camera. These two big palm-like hands were the Chinese team's top contributors to this game.

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

Sun Pan's save helped the Chinese team keep the goal in the following games, but without He Ying's kick, no matter how perfect Sun Pan played, it would not have changed the result of the Chinese team falling behind. Therefore, He Ying is also the hero of the team's draw with the Netherlands.

"That shot? I didn't think too much. I just thought the position was good. Once I felt it, I could shoot... Of course, I was surprised that the shot was so beautiful in the end. Anyway, as long as it goes in, it's fine. If the goal hadn't been scored, I would have continued to look for other opportunities to score goals." He Ying appeared 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 on our team 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 did not confirm that Zhou Yi would definitely come back in the next game.

"I can't say now whether he will be back when we play Spain in the next game. I hope so, but I can't be sure."

The old fox would not say anything until the last moment and said he would die.

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

After all, the Chinese team will definitely have to fight against Spain in the next game. If Spain wants to qualify, no matter how their next game with Chile goes, they will definitely defeat the Chinese team.

Lippi doesn't want his opponents to know his cards too early.

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Although Sun Pan spoke quite wildly when facing reporters, that was actually not his craziest state.

On the bus back to the hotel from the stadium, Sun Pan complained that Zhou Yi didn't let him swear: "...if you let me finish swearing, I will definitely be able to keep the Dutch team clean! As a result, he was kicked out before he could even finish his words. You interrupted..."

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

After hearing Zhou Yi's words, Sun Pan was stunned for a moment, and then did not respond to Zhou Yi. Instead, he lowered his head and picked up the phone.

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

"Post on Weibo." Sun Pan said, "Okay!"

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

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

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

"Holy shit!" The teammates were frightened. They didn't expect Sun Pan to actually listen to Zhou Yi's words.

"That was a joke, couldn't you tell?" Yang Muge was speechless.

"Hmph!" Sun Pan raised his head and said triumphantly: "This is called 'burning the boat'! If you don't push yourself to a desperate situation, how can you create a miracle?"

Zhou Yi pinched his nose and said: "In ancient times, there was Xiang Yu who broke the cauldron and sank the boat, but now there is Panpan eating shit live... If Panpan can really seal Spain zero, it will become a good story. This is the taste of this good story... not so good..."

The whole car burst into laughter.

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