green shooter

Chapter 192 Penalty Shootout
Pacini was replaced by Padalino, and Sampdoria coach Mazzarri tried to buy time with this last substitution.

In the 4th minute of stoppage time, Ibrahimovic took the ball from the left, attracted the defense of two opposing players, and then knocked it across the middle. Zhu Hantao took the ball at the top of the penalty area.

Based on his own experience, Zhu Hantao made a judgment in an instant. Unless he can make a perfect arc, go around the opponent's defensive player in the penalty area and fall rapidly in front of the goal, it is possible to score this goal.

Faced with such a situation, Zhu Hantao had an idea, took a look at the position of Sampdoria's central defender Lucchini, and suddenly kicked the ball out, hitting the Italian's left hand.

The game has come to the final stage. The Sampdoria defender, who has been under tremendous defensive pressure throughout the game, is a little slack. He didn't react in time, and he didn't have time to recover the ball. He blocked the ball with his hand.

Undoubtedly, the referee Orsato blew the whistle, without the slightest hesitation, and pointed to the penalty spot. Inter Milan got a penalty in the last minute of stoppage time before the end of the game!

After discussion on the Inter Milan side, Ibrahimovic will take the penalty kick.

The Swede stood in front of the penalty spot, waiting for the referee's whistle. Such an important goal that determined the result of the game made Da Bongxian feel pressure.

Ibrahimovic breathed a sigh of relief and aimed his eyes at the lower right corner of the goal, but glanced to the left out of the corner of his eye. Sampdoria goalkeeper Castellazi gambled to the right and flew sideways.

Ibrahimovic used a change of rhythm during the run-up, vigorously pumped the ball to the upper left corner of the goal, and scored the ball while the fans held their breath.

The opponent's goalkeeper fell weakly on the goal line. After watching the ball hit the net, he hammered the turf twice but was unable to recover.

Inter Milan equalized before the end of the game!The score in the two rounds of the Coppa Italia semi-final is now three to three!

Ibrahimovic, who scored twice, roared aggressively and released the pressure, and then the Swede and his good partner Zhu Hantao hugged each other forcefully.

In this game, it was the goals of the two of them, which helped the team equalize a three-goal deficit and successfully dragged the game into overtime.

That's right, just after Ibrahimovic scored a penalty kick, the referee Orsato blew the whistle to end the second half of the game. After a short break, the first half of overtime will begin.

Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho urgently gave final tactical guidance to the team from the sidelines.

During the overtime, the physical fitness of the players on both sides of the war has reached the limit, and their movements have begun to deform. At this time, the players are actually at great risk of injury when they are extremely tired.

Therefore, the experienced veteran is trying to reduce running as much as possible to save his physical strength. Time passes quickly and scoring is difficult. It seems that both sides have a tacit understanding and simply drag the game to a penalty shootout. It is good luck.

There are only 10 minutes of overtime, and even with the intermission, it is less than 10 minutes. In the blink of an eye, stoppage time has come to the final moment. Is it possible that either side can score a goal at this time to complete the lore?
No, Zhu Hantao was out of breath. It was indeed the first time he experienced this feeling of physical exhaustion after playing for 120 minutes for the first time, and he gritted his teeth and persisted until the end.

Zhu Hantao had a problem with his physical fitness. Ibrahimovic was alone in the front and couldn't end the game before overtime. However, Sampdoria created two good chances, but Inter Milan's defense didn't let them succeed.

The neutral fans are happy to see that this game is about to enter the brutal penalty shootout stage, and the coaching staff of both sides are nervously arranging the candidates and order of penalty kick players.

Mourinho called Alexander's Brazilian goalkeeper to his side, took out the small book in his pocket, turned to one of the pages, and whispered something to Cesar while covering his mouth.

The penalty shootout started amid the anticipation of more than 4 spectators at the scene, as well as the audience watching the live broadcast in front of the TV or computer.

For Inter Milan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic played the first goal without hesitation. The Swede just scored a penalty before the end of regular time. He was very confident facing Sampdoria's goalkeeper Castellazi.

Castellazi stood in front of the goal, a little nervous, trying to take deep breaths to calm down, and made some exaggerated movements at Ibrahimovic to interfere with Da Bongxian's penalty.

But God is God. Ibra lived up to the trust and expectations of his coach, teammates and Nerazzurri. With a confident volley, he decisively shot the ball into the upper right corner of the goal, making Zhu Hantao feel cold sweat.

Ibrahimovic is really confident in his footwork. If the ball is a little careless, it is easy for the ball to fly high because of nervousness and uncontrolled footwork.

Sampdoria was not discouraged either. Coach Mazari patted the goalkeeper who failed to save the penalty, giving him comfort and encouragement, and then their side was about to take the first penalty kick, Palumbo.

If it wasn't for Cassano and Pacini who were all replaced before, it is estimated that the two of them will definitely be on the penalty list, but it is a pity that they have already left the field.

The Italian midfielder also responded unceremoniously to Inter Milan with a goal. He shot the ball vigorously and quickly. Although Cesar judged the right direction, it was too late. "Shua!" The ball went into the net.

In the penalty shootout, the score was one to one for the time being, and the first player from both sides to take the penalty kick scored the ball steadily.

Cesar went off, and Castellazi returned to the goal line. The second player sent by Inter Milan was Crespo.

The Argentine hit the middle and was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper. The penalty was missed.

You can't blame him either. Crespo's opportunities to play this season are very limited, and his state is already very average. Maybe the coaching staff shouldn't let him play to kick penalties.

When Crespo left the penalty spot, he was in a trance. He only saw the gloomy face of coach Mourinho, and he wondered if he should leave.

Subsequently, Sampdoria's midfielder Delvecio made it overnight to help the team take the lead in the penalty shootout.

Mourinho's already ugly face became even more ugly. The assistant coach Giuseppe beside him wanted to say something to him, but when he saw this, he silently closed his mouth.

After that, Inter Milan's Cambiasso and Sampdoria's Padalino scored the ball respectively, and the pressure came to Inter Milan.

After three rounds of penalty kicks, only Crespo sent by Inter Milan missed the penalty. Now the Nerazzurri who took the first penalty are one point behind. If the fourth player Zhu Hantao fails to score, then Sampdoria's fourth penalty kicker will score the ball and the game will be over.

Such a situation put Zhu Hantao under a lot of pressure. Coach Mourinho patted him on the back, telling him to relax and not to be too nervous. Ibrahimovic also tried to help Zhu Hantao not to be under too much pressure.

At first, I thought they were making too much of a fuss, but when Zhu Hantao really stood in front of the penalty spot, he felt that the audience, players, coaches, etc. were all focused on him, and everything was different.

The pressure really rushed towards him like a torrent of torrents.

Putting aside all distracting thoughts, with only the goal in mind, Zhu Hantao took two deep breaths, stretched his right foot, took two steps back, and was ready to kick a penalty.

Sampdoria's goalkeeper Castellazi did not dare to neglect at all. He bent his knees and was ready to start at any time, just to save Zhu Hantao's penalty.

During the run-up, the instep made full contact with the ball surface, and a huge force caused the ball to gain enough acceleration to rise up from the ground in an instant, just like a fired shell roaring towards the goal.

Does anyone think that Zhu Hantao will kick a penalty kick?Sorry, you guessed wrong, it was an unreasonable volley that went straight into the upper right corner of the goal.

When the ball hit the net, Castellazzi just stood there without any reaction. Zhu Hantao's shot was too fast and the angle was too tricky. It hit the dead corner of the goal, and the opposing goalkeeper had nothing to do!

After scoring a crucial penalty kick, the Inter Milan supporters in the stands applauded generously, shouting Zhu Hantao's name.

Nothing happened, Zhu Hantao heaved a sigh of relief after scoring the goal, and it's up to them later, anyway, he himself didn't hold back the team.

Sampdoria's No.4 player in the penalty shootout was Franceschini. The Italian midfielder pushed a lower left corner, but Cesar fell to the ground and saved the ball.

I don't know if Coach Mourinho's little book played a role, or the Brazilian guessed the direction correctly. Cesar's finger touched the ball, changing the direction of the ball and going out of the baseline.

After successfully saving a penalty kick, Cesar roared and waved his arms, and the fans cheered.

It wasn't until Zanetti, the captain of Inter Milan, took the penalty kick position that the fans on the scene gradually became quiet. They were afraid of interfering with the teenager's penalty kick.

Let him be the last one in the finale, and it can also be seen that the team trusts him. Zanetti also lived up to expectations and successfully scored the ball. Now the pressure is on Sampdoria.

Campagnaro faced the dancing Inter Milan goalkeeper Cesar and kicked the ball away.

The game finally ended without further twists and turns. Inter Milan eliminated Sampdoria in a penalty shootout and successfully advanced to this season's Coppa Italia final.

It was not easy. For the soldiers of Inter Milan, they had such thoughts in their hearts at this time. It was finally over and finally won the game.

The coach of the Nerazzurri, Mourinho, hugged his assistant excitedly. As long as he is not eliminated, there is still hope. Although the Champions League is out, winning a domestic double is also very good, isn't it?
Inter Milan's players, including the substitutes, all came to the field at the San Siro, celebrating the promotion with ecstasy, as if they had won the championship.

However, this process was indeed too difficult. They scored three goals in the away game, and returned to their home court to score three goals in a row, and it was only at the last moment of the game that they evened the score of the two rounds.

Subsequent overtime and penalty kicks put the players under tremendous pressure physically and mentally. Fortunately, everything was not in vain, and the tenacious Nerazzurri had the last laugh.

For Sampdoria, this game was really a classic long pain. As soon as the referee blew the whistle to end the game, they went back to the locker room without looking back.

Zhu Hantao, who originally wanted to exchange jerseys with them, had no choice but to give up.

"This is a hard-won victory. I am very pleased. Although the process seems a bit difficult, I have seen from you what I most want to see, that is, the desire for victory and the fighting spirit that will never give up."

The Inter Milan players applauded enthusiastically, not because the head coach said how good it was, but because of themselves who fought until the last moment.

"It's great, boys. After the league championship, I am also confident to lead you to win the Coppa Italia, but before that, we still have a few league games to play. I hope you can maintain this state today.

Be it competitively or mentally. "

After such a fierce battle, Mourinho's team seemed to be sublimated, Inter Milan's morale was strong, and the Nerazzurri became more united and stronger.

At the post-match press conference, the Nerazzurri coach was even more confident, facing dozens of media directly speaking, pointing to the championship.

In the next few Serie A games, Inter Milan beat Naples [-]-[-] with Ibrahimovic's goal, and then Zhu Hantao scored twice at home to [-]-[-] Blue Eagles Lazio.

Then I went to the away game against Chievo because I had to prepare for the final of the Coppa Italia, and the league had already won the championship in advance. In fact, it doesn't matter what the results of the remaining leagues are.

Both Zhu Hantao and Ibrahimovic were left in Milan by Mourinho to rest and recharge their batteries. In the end, Balotelli and Crespo each scored a goal. Inter Milan and Chievo drew [-]-[-].

Although it drew with a relegation team like Chievo, no one took this game seriously, because just three days after the end of the match with Chievo, Inter Milan will travel to Rome, the capital of Italy, to compete with Lazio for the Coppa Italia this season.

The Nerazzurri ushered in the 2008-09 Coppa Italia final against Lazio in their best form.

In the league, Inter Milan played against the Nerazzurri twice at home and away, and both won easily, which also made the Nerazzurri's call for the Coppa Italia very high.

This situation also made Ibrahimovic once again shaken the idea of ​​​​leaving the team. After communicating and discussing with his agent Minola Iola, the Swede decided that if he can also win the Coppa Italia this season, then he will choose to stay in the team for another season.

If Mourinho can't even win the Coppa Italia, let's not talk about the Champions League. He should go to a more competitive team in the European arena.

(End of this chapter)