Chapter 49 Overtime Ends

After the game resumed, the Brazilian team launched another attack on the Chinese team's goal. The Brazilian fans in the stands cheered for their team desperately, hoping that they could blast the Chinese team's goal, but whether it was Neymar or Hu Erke, Ruo, or anyone else, their offense failed to break through the goal guarded by Sun Pan.

The first half of overtime ended after three minutes of extra time, and the score was still 1:1.

"The first half of overtime is over, and the Brazilian team still failed to break through the Chinese team. The Chinese team defended very well in the first half. Now for the Chinese team, being able to drag the game into a penalty shootout is victory. The mentality of the Brazilian team will definitely be greatly affected..." He Ping said.

There are no special breaks in the first and second half of overtime. Everyone goes directly to the opponent's half and then starts the game.

But this is a theoretical requirement. In fact, not many players will abide by the rules like this.

No one walks in a straight line, from left half court to right half court, or vice versa.

Everyone walks a curve. They will first walk from the court to the sidelines to drink water and replenish their fluids. At the same time, the coaches will seize the time to adjust and deploy them, and then leave their respective benches and return to their own half. field.

Because time was running out, the coaches did not make any tactical adjustments. Instead, they encouraged their players to persist, persist, and persist.

Back on the court, the second half of overtime began.

In the 107th minute, the Brazilian team got a corner kick. Neymar sent the corner kick to the front point. If he headed the ball from close range, it was too high.

In the 108th minute, the Chinese team launched an attack. Zhou Yi sent a precise long pass in the backcourt to Yan Min in front.

Yan Min ran wildly with the ball and headed towards the Brazilian goal.

But after all, his physical fitness was not as good as before, and he was already at the end of his strength after running wildly.

In the final shot, the supporting foot failed to stand and the shot was high.

"Yan Min...what a pity!"

No one criticized Yan Min for not handling the shot well. Everyone could see that Yan Min consumed a lot of energy. He was running non-stop in this game, and as a wide player, there were many straight up and down shots. Sprinting with all your strength is very exhausting.

Yan Min worked so hard,

Even if you don't take advantage of this opportunity, you have nothing to blame.

In the 112th minute, Alves chose a direct long-range shot from outside the penalty area, which also hit an anti-aircraft gun.

In the 115th minute, Zhou Yi retaliated with a long shot from outside the Brazilian penalty area. The shot was saved by Cesar. Wu Lei, who followed up with a follow-up shot, missed the target and the ball missed the goal.

There were still five minutes left before the end of overtime. The Brazilian team attacked from all fronts and bombarded the Chinese team's penalty area.

During this period, the Chinese team did not have no chance to counterattack, but the Chinese team was completely suppressed by the Brazilian team and could not counterattack even if it had the ball.

All players retreated to the inside and outside of the penalty area, first ensuring not to concede the ball.

In the 117th minute, Ramirez took a shot from the top of the penalty arc but missed.

In the 119th minute, Hulk received Neymar's through ball and shot with his right foot from the edge of the penalty area. The football hit the crossbar.

This startled the Brazilian fans in the stands, and huge exclamations echoed throughout the Mineiro Stadium.

"Hulk! He almost completed the winning goal against the Chinese team!"

After the Brazilian team's shot, the Chinese team made its third substitution. Zhao Xuyang came on and replaced Yan Min, who was physically exhausted.

On the one hand, this substitution is to delay time, and on the other hand, it is also to prepare for the next penalty shootout.

The second half of overtime was different from the first half. It went smoothly and the injury time was only two minutes.

If nothing else happens, the Brazilian team may not be able to break through the goal guarded by Sun Pan in the two minutes of injury time.

At this time, it happened that the Brazilian team was taking the ball, and there was another huge boo from the stands.

This was all uttered by Brazilian fans, but whether the boos were directed at the two minutes of injury time or out of dissatisfaction with the performance of the Brazilian players is unknown...

Amid dissatisfied boos from the Brazilian fans, referee Weber blew the whistle to end the game.

"Overtime is over! Both sides will face the most brutal penalty shootout!" He Ping said, raising his voice. "Facing the aggressive host, the Chinese team played very tenaciously. They evened the score after conceding a goal first. Then there were many attacks from the Brazilian team... It can be said that the game has reached this point. It can be said that it was a big surprise. It exceeded the expectations of the Brazilian team. I think no Brazilian would have thought before the game that they would exchange penalty kicks with the Chinese team..."

He Ping is right. The Brazilians never thought that a quarter-final match would reach the penalty kick stage. In the minds of many Brazilian fans, this game, let alone a penalty shootout, can be resolved in ninety minutes.

but now……

The commentator on Brazilian TV was very disappointed with this result: "The game lasted 120 minutes, and we only scored one goal, and it was not our players who scored the goal. Then we couldn't score any more goals...Now the game Being dragged into a penalty shootout is a good opportunity for the Chinese team. Before the game, there was news that Lippi’s team conducted multiple training sessions specifically for penalty kicks..."

He was a little worried.

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Players from both teams gathered around the head coach again to rest.

At the same time, the head coaches of both sides are arranging the penalty list and the order of penalty kicks.

There is no fixed penalty kicker in the Chinese national team.

If a penalty kick is awarded during regular game time, whoever is in good condition will take the penalty kick. Generally, it is self-recommendation. Only people who are very confident in themselves will take the initiative to ask for a penalty kick. In this way, the mental state of the penalty kick player should be better than that of the server players who have been programmed in advance.

Of course, this does not mean that the mentality of those free throw players who have been formulated is not good. Generally, the penalty kickers who can be designated for penalty kicks are those with the best penalty kick skills in the team, so they are designated.

But the problem is that the player's state and emotions will continue to fluctuate during the game. No one can guarantee that this player who usually has a high level of penalty kicks will not have psychological fluctuations and an imbalance of mentality this time.

There are also examples in football matches of players who have taken penalty kicks very reliably before, but miss the penalty kick during the game.

Because the Chinese team does not have a fixed penalty kicker, Lippi makes selections based on the players' game status.

The Chinese team specially practiced penalty kicks before the game, so Lippi basically has a good idea of ​​the penalty kick abilities of these players.

He just needs to sort out the sequence with reference to game status, physical fitness and emotion.

He wrote down his favorites on a board, and then marked the order of appearance numbers in front of their names.

According to this list, the first player to take a penalty kick was veteran Zheng Zhi who was replaced in the second half.

Zheng Zhi is older, but because he is coming on as a substitute, his physical fitness must be advantageous. Moreover, he has rich experience and has a record of taking penalty kicks many times. It is very appropriate for him to take the first penalty kick.

The second person to appear was He Ying. As a forward, his shooting skills are definitely no problem. In terms of psychological quality, he is no less impressive. After experiencing in the Champions League, he has a big heart that can withstand pressure.

The third person to play was Wu Lei. Wu Lei is the team's first penalty kicker in the club. Although he is young, he has rich experience in penalty kicks. And he was also substituted in the second half, so he has a physical advantage.

The fourth penalty kicker of the Chinese team is Yang Muge. As the team's defensive midfielder, his number of goals is pitiful whether in the national team or in the club. However, the important thing about penalty kicks is not the shooting technique, but the psychological quality. In this regard, Yang Muge has an advantage.

The last one to appear was Zhou Yi. He is not a penalty kicker in Dortmund, but he has a record of taking penalty kicks and scoring goals. There is no problem with his psychological quality or his footwork in taking penalty kicks. Lippi puts him last, just to Let him give the Chinese team the final blow.

The next step is how to arrange the players who take the penalty when the winner still cannot be determined after five rounds of penalty kicks. Players who have not played must play once, including the goalkeeper. This arrangement is not as particular as the first five.

After arranging the penalty kick list, Lippi announced his arrangement to the players, and then said to the players who were getting massages: "Don't worry about penalty kicks, the balance of victory has tilted towards us. The Brazilians never expected that they would take penalties when they played against us, so I bet they didn't have any penalty kick training at all. This result was very unexpected for them. They were unprepared and had to rush into the game. . And think about how much preparation we have made for this game? In penalty kicks, it is not that whoever is lucky can win, but whoever is well prepared can win. The source of luck is you. We usually make preparations and efforts for this. In this regard, we are far better than Brazil, so there is nothing to worry about, just play with confidence!"