King of the Zone

With two goals behind, Australia naturally can no longer afford the consequences of continuing to lose goals.

If Cheng Hai scored another goal and the Hua Guo team led 3-0, then Australia could basically declare defeat in advance.

The example of equalizing or even reversing after three goals is rare in the entire history of world football. No one believes that Australia happens to be that special one.

Therefore, after Cheng Hai scored the second goal, Australia's defense against Cheng Hai has been very decisive, even at the expense of tactical fouls.

The same goes for the second half.

In the 49th minute, the Hua Guo team stole the ball from the backcourt and kicked the ball to the frontcourt with a big kick. Cheng Hai, who was so fast, looked like he was about to rush past Ogonovski and form a single-handedly.

Looking at the flight trajectory of the ball, as long as Cheng Hai rushes over, there is a high probability that he will receive the ball while running, and then form a one-handed goal.

Ogonovsky's heart became ruthless, and at the moment Cheng Hai was about to rush past him, he reached out and grabbed Cheng Hai, pulling him down to the ground.

Even Cheng Hai's full physique couldn't get rid of this kind of conscious malicious foul.

Even though he threw Ogonovsky's belt to the ground, he still couldn't break free and was pulled to the ground by Ogonovsky.

The Hua Guo team's counterattack was suspended, and Ognovsky undoubtedly received a yellow card.

If he receives another yellow card, he will be sent off.

But the Australian head coach didn't let that happen. He made a timely substitution, replacing Ogonowski with a backup centre-back.

Although the backup central defender may be a bit inferior to Ogonowski in terms of skills and experience, but because he is a new force and has no worries about his physical fitness, he can desperately keep up with Cheng Hai, so as not to be left too far behind.

In addition to the strict defense against Cheng Hai in the backcourt, Australia's frontcourt offense also did not relax.They were two goals behind, and they were more anxious than the Huaguo team, and they attacked more aggressively.

In order to stop Australia's attack, the Huaguo team also paid a big price.

Not only did someone get a yellow card, but Zhao Peng was injured by an elbow hit on the forehead by the opponent's striker in the 54th minute.

Although the opponent's striker received a yellow card, Zhao Peng's forehead was also torn and bleeding, and he was unable to continue the game, so he had to be replaced by Li Weifeng.

But when Zhao Peng left the field, he was applauded and saluted by all Huaguo fans.

In today's game, the Hua Guo team was able to maintain a 2-0 lead and never conceded a goal. Although Australia's bad luck was a factor, it is undeniable that the Hua Guo team's midfielders still displayed great combat effectiveness and hard work.

Cheng Hai's physical fitness limited him to charge forward to score goals, and he could not withdraw to participate in the defense.

Cheng Hai's goal was defended by these national football players in the midfield.

And so far, they have done their best without allowing Australia to score a goal and even get injured.

Therefore, it is only natural that Zhao Peng received applause from the fans when he was replaced.

The usual curses of Hua Guo fans towards the national football team are just a kind of extreme disappointment that hates iron but not steel.

Once the national football team shows something that can be praised, in fact, the pursuit of Huaguo fans is very low, and they will definitely sing praises for the national football players.

After Zhao Peng left the field, Australia's offense became even more ferocious.

They feel that the Huaguo team has a main central defender, so no matter what, they have to fight to drop a little bit, right?

However, in fact, Li Weifeng is more difficult to deal with than Zhao Peng.

Although Li Weifeng is very old and has poor physical fitness, he can't play the main starting lineup, so it's okay to play as a substitute.

Based on Li Weifeng's mature experience, it is more difficult for Australia to find a breakthrough from him than Zhao Peng.

In the 58th minute, striker Cahill took the ball and slammed Zhou Haibin down on a bicycle and entered the penalty area.

Facing Li Weifeng who came up to replace him, Cahill wanted to repeat his old tricks, trying to knock down the 30-year-old Hua Guo team's backup central defender on his bicycle again, and then get the chance to shoot.

As a result, as soon as he used his pedal bicycle, Li Weifeng grabbed the ball and directly poked the ball away.

Cahill was tripped by Li Weifeng in the penalty area and excitedly shouted at the referee for a foul, but the referee ignored him and signaled the game to continue.

In the 62nd minute, Australia broke through from the wing and made a pass from the bottom. The ball just landed near Li Weifeng. Both he and Australian striker Kewell may grab the first point.

Kewell is a little taller and heavier than Li Weifeng, and he thinks he can beat Li Weifeng.

As a result, when both sides were jumping at the same time, Li Weifeng jumped higher than him, and pinned him down with his hands, pushing the ball out of the penalty area to clear the siege.

Kewell, who didn't hit the ball, fell to the ground when he landed, pretending to be pushed down by Li Weifeng, but the referee didn't pay attention at all.

Li Weifeng, who came off the bench, did not seem to be easy to bully at all. Australia could only continue to look for gaps in other parts of the Huaguo team, looking for opportunities to continue scoring goals.

However, as they continued to look for scoring opportunities, the Hua Guo team did not sit idle.

They didn't think that a two-goal lead was foolproof, and they didn't forget that there is also the word counterattack in the defensive counterattack tactics.

A two-goal lead is naturally not as safe as a three-goal lead.

If they can score another goal before Cheng Hai leaves the field, then the Hua Guo team's championship will basically be considered secure.

Therefore, in addition to defending, if there is a chance, the Hua Guo team will still drive the ball to the frontcourt and let Cheng Hai counterattack.

It's just that, most of the time, this kind of counterattack with a big kick is not so accurate, and it is easy to deviate from the area he expected to land, leaving Cheng Hai helpless.

But I have driven a lot of big feet, and I will always meet one when I am lucky.

The Chinese team's luck is not as bad as Australia's.

Although Australia sometimes tried to make fouls to stop Cheng Hai, Cheng Hai was not alone, and other players would try their best to counterattack when they had the opportunity.

In the 69th minute, when Cheng Hai was about to run out of energy, the Hua Guo team made such a counterattack.

Australia's frontcourt attack was intercepted by the Huaguo team, and then Zheng Zhi kicked the ball to the frontcourt with a big kick.

But it might be because he was afraid that he would kick too far and be destroyed by the goalkeeper, so Zheng Zhi took the ball back a little bit. As a result, the ball was not far enough, and it only landed more than ten meters in front of the center line, which failed to match Cheng Hai's running position and speed.

Cheng Hai could only stop to occupy the spot and wait for the ball to fall, but at the same time he was pinched by an Australian central defender and a full-back.

It is quite difficult for Cheng Hai to unload the ball and then control the ball to get rid of the two people's pinch defense.

Even if it succeeds, it will waste time. The other Australian players have already returned to the defense, and it will be difficult to dribble the ball to the penalty area to get a shot.

However, this time, before Cheng Hai grabbed the ball, he saw that Deng Zhuoxiang in the middle had already rushed up quickly, and had thrown off the pursuers behind him, and there was no one in front.

What a great opportunity!

Cheng Hai didn't hesitate, and used his full physique to resist the collision of the two defenders around him, took the lead, grabbed the first point and used his full header technique to ferry the ball in front of Deng Zhuoxiang.

With Cheng Hai's full header skills, he sent a very delicate header.

The ball just landed on Deng Zhuoxiang's side, bounced on the ground, and then rolled to the front of Deng Zhuoxiang's running. He didn't need to stop to unload the ball, and he didn't need to turn to waste time. He directly received the ball and rushed towards the Australian penalty area.

Not enough, Deng Zhuoxiang's dribbling skills are not as good as Cheng Hai's, and the inevitable speed of dribbling is somewhat reduced.

In addition, his speed itself is not fast, so the Australian midfielder Jedinak who returned to the defense behind him caught up.

However, although Jedinak caught up with Deng Zhuoxiang, he couldn't go around in front of him to intercept him. He could only pull Deng Zhuoxiang from the side, trying to stop him from advancing, or squeeze him away to poke the ball away.

But this time Deng Zhuoxiang played an extraordinary state. Not only did he not lose control of the ball, but he also dribbled the ball into the penalty area while carrying Jedinak's pull.

As long as Deng Zhuoxiang enters the penalty area, the probability of a successful shot will be greatly increased.

Even if Deng Zhuoxiang's shooting skills are not as good as Cheng Hai's, he is still a professional player. After entering the penalty area and shooting almost single-handedly, the probability that the goalkeeper will be able to defend is not very high.

In the case of being two goals behind, if the Hua Guo team scores a goal to lead Australia 3-0, then Australia can admit defeat in advance.

Therefore, the moment Deng Zhuoxiang was about to enter the penalty area, Jedinak suddenly became anxious and hot-headed, and came from the side with a flying shovel, intending to use a tactical foul to keep Deng Zhuoxiang outside the penalty area.

However, Deng Zhuoxiang's speed was faster than he expected.

Before Jedinak's foot was in place, Deng Zhuoxiang had already touched the ball and waded into the penalty area, and Deng Zhuoxiang's foot had only reached the penalty area line.

Subsequently, Deng Zhuoxiang, who wanted to drive the ball into the penalty area, was tripped by Jedinak's foot shoveling from the side.

Deng Zhuoxiang fell hard into the penalty area.

"Di..."

The sharp whistle sounded, and the referee rushed up from outside the penalty area, pointed at the penalty spot, awarded a penalty kick, and began to take out cards from his pocket to show Jedinak a yellow card.

The Australian players rushed to the referee as if waking up from a dream. They said excitedly that the place where Deng Zhuoxiang fell was not in the penalty area. Jedinak tackled Deng Zhuoxiang on the line of the penalty area. This is not a penalty.

If a penalty kick is awarded by the referee, with Cheng Hai's shooting skills, Australia can be said to be dead.

Cheng Hai will definitely be able to hit the ball and let the Hua Guo team lead Australia 3-0.

At this time, there were only more than 20 minutes left in the game.Chasing three goals in more than 20 minutes is simply an impossible task.

Therefore, the Australian players were very excited and surrounded the referee to make the referee take back his life and not award a penalty kick.

Jedinak, who made the foul, also turned over and got up, rushed to the referee and said excitedly that the place where he tackled the ball was on the line of the penalty area, not in the penalty area. This is not a penalty.

On the sidelines, the head coach of Australia also excitedly complained to the fourth official, saying that the ball was a serious misjudgment and that it was not a penalty, and he even spit out curses.

The fourth official understood the feelings of the Australians, but was very dissatisfied with the opponent's venting their curses on him, and lodged a solemn protest to the opponent, hoping that the opponent would obey the referee's penalty and not speak dirty words.

However, the head coach, who knew that if the penalty was awarded, Australia would be in trouble, how could he care so much, and continued to protest this serious "misjudgment" angrily, cursing non-stop.

The fourth official couldn't take it anymore, and reported the situation on the sidelines to the referee through the headset.

Surrounded by Australian players in the restricted area, the angry referee heard the fourth official report that the Australian coach was scolding him and the referee team.

Moreover, he didn't put any of his yellow cards back in his pocket, and continued to hold them in his hands. While backing away, he warned the Australian players, telling them to surround him again and refuse to accept the penalty, and they would continue to play cards.

The captain of Australia finally calmed down and pulled his teammates away helplessly.

Otherwise, if the referee continues to play cards, Australia will really have no chance at all.

Jedinak, who was shown a red card, walked off the field cursing, but the referee did not stay on the field either.

After getting rid of the siege of the Australian players, the referee went to the sidelines, showed a red card to the cursing Australian coach, and sent him directly to the stands.

The head coach immediately cursed excitedly, and seemed to want to rush up to beat the referee, and cursed to complain to the AFC and FIFA.

The referee was also very annoyed, and said to him: "Whatever you want, please go to the stands for me now."

In the end, the head coach of Australia stepped into the stands amid boos from the Australian fans and applause from the Hua Guo team.

Of course, the boos and curses of the Australian fans were aimed at the referee, and the applause of the Chinese fans was for this penalty.

When Jedinak uprooted Deng Zhuoxiang and the referee blew his whistle to award a penalty kick, the Huaguo fans, both at the scene and in front of the TV, fell into a sea of ​​carnival.

They don't care how controversial this ball is, anyway, it's good for China, so they want to celebrate.

After all, Cheng Hai has never missed a penalty kick yet!This ball is basically foolproof!

As long as this penalty is scored, the Huaguo team will seal the victory 3-0, and the championship will basically be secured.

The Hua Guo team is finally about to win the first heavyweight intercontinental championship in the history of the national football team.

Of course, whether the fans left the field to scold or not to scold the penalty can not shake the decision of the referee. Generally, after the referee makes a penalty, no matter how many people protest, it is difficult for him to slap himself in the mouth and change the penalty.

For the neutral audience in front of the TV, it is worth discussing whether the ball was fouled in the penalty area or whether it was a penalty kick.

The TV broadcaster naturally knew what everyone was thinking, and soon released a slow-motion replay of Jedinak's uprooting Deng Zhuoxiang from various directions and angles.

However, even with video playback, no matter from which angle, everyone still cannot tell whether Jedinak's uprooting Deng Zhuoxiang fell to the ground on the line of the penalty area or inside the penalty area.

No matter what kind of penalty the referee makes, it seems to be normal.

But thinking of all the encounters in Australia before, and seeing this controversial penalty, no matter who you are, you have to sigh: Australia is really unlucky today!

Amidst the discussions of everyone on and off the court, the penalty was delayed for almost 2 minutes before the referee finished dealing with all the people and returned to the penalty area in Australia to let the Hua Guo team take the penalty kick.

There is no doubt that the person who took the penalty kick was Cheng Hai, the captain and super shooter of the Hua Guo team.

Cheng Hai also knew the importance of the ball, so he was very cautious, not only carefully arranged the position of the ball, but also checked the grass near the penalty spot to avoid being tricked and fell by some dark pits before kicking the ball.

There are many such things on the football field, and some big shots have stumbled and been tricked by penalties.

Or kick the ball away, or fall down, etc., and so on.

Cheng Hai wanted to avoid this situation.

After careful inspection of the penalty spot, Cheng Hai put the ball on it, and then took a few steps back, waiting for the referee to blow his whistle.

Goalkeeper Schwarzer stood on the goal line and moved back and forth, trying to interfere with Cheng Hai's shot.In fact, he was the one who was nervous.

Because he knew that Cheng Hai's shooting skills were too perverted.Although Cheng Hai is not very well-known now, his shooting skills are so superb that some media and fans have already called him the number one in the world.

So Schwarzer knew that there was a high probability that Cheng Hai would take the penalty.And once the goal is scored, Australia is behind by three goals and was sent off by a red card just now, then Australia definitely has no possibility of equalizing the score and dragging the game into overtime.

Australia will lose this game.

Therefore, even though he knew that the chances were not high, Schwarzer tried his best to bounce back and forth, interfering with Cheng Hai's shot, trying to put Cheng Hai under pressure and kick the ball away.

But his plan was of no avail.

Because Cheng Hai will not be affected in any way when he takes a penalty kick, the system's 20-point full-point perfect shooting technique is based on where to point and hit when taking a penalty kick, and hit every shot.

Taking a penalty kick, for Cheng Hai, would not have any surprises.

Seeing that both sides were ready, the referee standing on the left side of the penalty area finally blew the whistle for free throws.

Cheng Hai was not affected by the goalkeeper Schwarzer at all. After two steps in the approach, he kicked the ball to the upper right corner without any worry of kicking the ball away.

Although Schwarzer judged the right direction and jumped to the right, but he jumped to the lower right corner.

He couldn't do anything about the ball flying to the upper right corner, so he could only look at the ball in despair, praying in his heart that the ball would fly off the crossbar, and keep a sliver of hope for Australia.