Chapter 555 Trouble
After equalizing the score, the players of the Chinese Olympic team even began to plan to overtake the score.
But the accident happened just five minutes after they equalized.
Nigeria made a pass from the front, and Okuye made a diagonal run to receive the ball in the penalty area of the Chinese Olympic team. Then he made an emergency stop and changed direction, heading towards the center.
Liu Yan, who was guarding him, subconsciously stretched out his foot to steal the ball, but instead of kicking the football - the football had been pushed to the center by Okuye - he kicked the leg of Okuye who was cutting inside!
Okuye immediately screamed and fell in the penalty area.
At the same time, the referee's whistle also sounded, and the referee pointed to the penalty spot!
"What? Penalty kick?!" He Feng in the commentary box couldn't believe his eyes. He had been talking to his partner Yan Kang during the game commentary about how the Chinese team would play after equalizing the score, but now he was hit in the head!
Although Liu Yan immediately raised his hands to indicate to the referee that he did not do it on purpose.
But it was too late. He did kick Okuye. There was physical contact between the two sides, so it cannot be said that he was diving.
The referee not only sentenced Liu Yan to a foul, but also showed Liu Yan a yellow card.
Liu Yan held his head in his hands and stood with his eyes wide open. He looked at the yellow card in the referee's hand, feeling a little at a loss.
He never expected that the team's great situation would be ruined because of his subconscious kick.
After the slow-motion replay was completed, Yan Kang said in a very sad tone: "It was indeed a kick, and the penalty kick... is no problem."
"Liu Yan is still young... He should have predicted that Okuye would cut inside... But it is useless to say this now, we are only thinking after the fact. In short, this penalty kick decision should not be changed. .”
There is indeed nothing controversial about this penalty, so the players of the Olympic team did not surround the referee to argue.
Even Shi Wuyin, the head coach of the Olympic team, did not roar and protest at the fourth official. Everyone was playing football. Although they were very reluctant, they could only complain about their own carelessness and could not complain about the referee's decision.
When Okuye started to place the footballs, Lin Zhiyuan walked up to him and watched him place the footballs. After he was ready, Lin Zhiyuan did not step back, but continued to stand in front of the football, as if he wanted to block the opponent's quick serve.
But a penalty kick is not a free kick, and there is no such thing as a quick penalty kick.
So he is putting pressure on the opponent in this way, hoping to interfere with Okuye's penalty kick.
Okuye ignored Lin Zhiyuan and turned directly to complain to the referee, who came up to put pressure on Lin Zhiyuan.
Seeing the referee approaching, Lin Zhiyuan immediately retreated obediently, returned to the goal line, took a posture, and prepared for the penalty kick.
The television broadcast gave him a close-up shot of him visibly adjusting his breathing.
After seeing everyone in place, the referee blew his whistle. Okuye started running when he heard the whistle. There was a pause in the middle, trying to deceive Lin Zhiyuan.
When he shot the football out, Lin Zhiyuan also flew out like an arrow, and the direction was exactly the direction Okuye shot!
He was right!
But he didn't touch the ball!
Okuye's shot was as powerful and heavy as ever, so although Lin Zhiyuan judged the direction correctly, the speed of the save was still unable to compare with the speed of the ball.
Before he could pounce, the football had already been blasted into the goal!
"Ah! Okuye scored twice! The Chinese team fell behind again six minutes after just equalizing the score!" He Feng yelled regretfully.
"It's just a little bit close!" Yan Kang held his head in his hands, feeling sorry for Lin Zhiyuan and the Olympic team.
"Fuck!" Lin Zhiyuan, who fell to the ground, saw the football in the goal and could only use swear words to express his inner dissatisfaction and unwillingness.
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"Goal" reporter Zhang Chao was in the media box at the scene. After seeing Okuye kick the penalty kick, he wrote in the small book he carried: "Sixty-five minutes, Nigeria penalty kick. No. 9 Okuye, 2:1, Nigeria regains the lead.”
This information is what he will use when writing game reports after the game.
Looking down at the words he wrote in his notebook, Zhang Chao sighed.
Chen Xingyi's goal once excited the Chinese reporters in the media gallery, but now what he hears in his ears are reporters' frustrated discussions and whispers.
"Liu Yan shouldn't have taken the shot, he was too reckless... The ball just needed to stick to Okuye..."
"You can't say that. Players may not be so clear-headed when playing on the court. To put it bluntly, Liu Yan still lacks experience..."
"He is already a main rotation player in Poseidon, right? He has played more than 40 games in the Chinese Super League in the past few seasons. He still lacks experience?"
"I mean he lacks experience at this high level of competition..."
"In fact, this shows the gap between the level of our domestic football and world football. Liu Yan is already considered a leader among his peers in China, but when facing Okoye who plays in French second division, he is still a little stretched... …”
"I think the performance of the Olympic team is already good enough. Of course there is a gap, but isn't that normal? But their performance today exceeded my expectations. Even if they lose this game, I can totally accept it. .”
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Listening to these discussions, Zhang Chao turned his attention to the court and looked at the players of the Chinese Olympic team.
Then he said "Huh".
He originally expected to see a dejected scene, but what came into view now was the Olympic team players who had already taken action - they did not stand there with hands on their hips, or look up to the sky in a dejected manner, but They had left the penalty area and turned to their respective positions.
Lin Zhiyuan threw the football out of the goal, and Guo Junfu kicked the football forward and gave it to Hu Lai, who was already standing in the center circle.
After receiving the ball, Hu Lai stepped on the football under his feet, and then seemed to shout something at his teammates.
At this time, Nigeria's goal celebration has not yet ended. Most of the players are in the Olympic team's half, but the Olympic team is already ready to restart the game.
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"If we can get one in, we can get another one and fight them!"
Hu Lai stood in the center circle with a football under his feet, turned around and shouted to his teammates.
His feelings were conveyed to every player on the Olympic team through the linking function of [Lingxi Card]. Even if they didn't hear what Hu Lai was shouting, they could still feel the high spirit.
Therefore, even though they had just lost the ball, almost none of the players on the Olympic team were frustrated or panicked.
When the Nigerian players finished celebrating and ran back to their own half, the players of the Chinese Olympic team were already waiting for them in their respective positions.
Matt Dawn in the stands murmured in confusion after seeing this scene: "Strange, I didn't expect Hu to have good leadership skills? Why is this not reflected in the data of "The Godfather of Champions" at all?"
He watched most of the game at the scene, and except for that assist, Hu Lai's performance was not amazing.
However, Matt Dawn, who is already very familiar with Hu Lai in the game, knows very well that this is Hu Lai's normal performance. His technical characteristics determine that he cannot be the protagonist of the game all the time. In many cases, he will even Deliberately hiding himself, and then waiting for his opponent to really ignore him, that's when he stabs his opponent in the heart.
So Matt Down was not disappointed with Hulay's performance in the game. He was even more looking forward to Hulay's next performance.
Hu Lai has never let him down in the game, but what about in reality?
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The game resumed when the Nigerian players returned to their own half.
This time it was Nigeria's turn to score a goal, and their morale was high and they wanted to pursue the victory. They still want to get more goal difference.
They obviously scored two goals, but because of the Chinese team's goal, the goal difference was still only one.
So more goals are needed.
The Chinese Olympic team took advantage of Nigeria's aggressive attack and launched a defensive counterattack.
The scene seems to be full of dangers, but in fact the players of the Olympic team have one belief in their hearts - if we withstand their attack, it will be our turn!
I don’t know where this belief comes from, but every player has this idea in their mind.
This feeling is really amazing. Although it is the first Olympic Games, everyone seems to have quickly entered the rhythm and state of the game, and there is no time to think about things.
Even Liu Yan, who had just made a mistake in the game, could not care less about his guilt and annoyance now. Instead, he concentrated on defense. He hoped to make up for the mistakes he had made before with better defense in the future.
Facing Nigeria's crazy offensive, the Chinese Olympic team was like a ship sailing in the sea. A big wave came over and the waves were overwhelming, like a heavy rain. The spectators thought that the ship must have been sunk to the bottom of the sea.
But when the water all over the sky dispersed, everyone discovered that the bow of the ship pierced the waves again and came out!
"Come on, Olympic team!" He Feng couldn't help but said while watching this scene in the commentary box.
Logically speaking, commentators should be neutral, objective, and impartial.
But for He Feng, when the Olympic team finally stands on such an international stage, it is really a luxury to ask him to remain objective and neutral.
It is impossible for him to remain objective and neutral in such a game. He will inevitably comment on this game with his own strong subjective emotions.
And he firmly believes that this kind of explanation is correct, and it is countless times better than those cold "objective and neutral" explanations.
Of course you must be neutral and objective when commentating on other teams' games, but when commentating on your own home team's games, no commentator in the world can be truly neutral and objective.
"Nigeria wants more goal difference... No matter what, don't let them get what they want!" (End of Chapter)