Beast King Costa

Chapter 229
At this moment, Spain's central defender Pablo is still in the frontcourt. In the backcourt, apart from Puyol, there is only Senna, who was just replaced in 82 minutes.

It's a pity that after Gary Neville was sent off, the "high guy" Crouch was called by the Swedish coach Eriksson to return to the backcourt to participate in the defense. Otherwise, at this moment, the high ball would definitely be easy for Crouch take it down.

But fortunately, England's frontcourt is not empty.

There is also Michael Owen in the frontcourt of England, known as the "Future of the Three Lions"!

For Puyol, a world-class central defender, the biggest flaw is the lack of height.

The "Lion King" is only 178 centimeters tall, which is really not enough for a field full of European masters.

Although Owen's height is only 173 centimeters, and Owen is not good at heading, but he still took off Robinson's big foot in the fight with Puyol.

After Michael Owen got the ball, Senna rushed up and formed a double-team with Puyol, hoping to snatch the ball from Michael Owen's feet.

However, Michael Owen is like a magnet under his feet, tightly absorbing the ball within the control range of his feet, without giving Puyol and Senna a chance to destroy it.

Diego also couldn't help but exclaimed: "Tsk tsk! Irving is holding the ball and dribbling! It's so stable! It really deserves to be named Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kelly Irving, the three major NBA stars. Man!"

That's right!Owen's full name is Michael James Owen!
It's a pity that Irving is not a basketball player, otherwise, with such a glittering name, maybe Irving can have higher achievements in the basketball world?

At this moment, under the double-teaming of Puyol and Senna, Irving dribbled the ball firmly under his feet, completely preventing the defensive players from being damaged.

His eyes are very determined!

Goal direction for Spain!

Sitting in front of the Spanish goal is Real Madrid's main goalkeeper, "Saint Casillas" Casillas!

Casillas contributed a lot to this game. Except for "Gao Guy" Crouch's domineering header that couldn't be stopped, all the shots of the England team within the range of the goal frame were all shot by "Gaoguo" Crouch. "San Cassie" used all kinds of difficult saves to keep him out!
Seeing that Michael Owen was aggressive and the visitor was not kind, Casillas did not have any intention of backing down. He took a step towards the front door, bent his knees, and was ready to fly to complete the save at any time.

Of course, at this moment, Casillas is not the only one fighting.

In front of him, Puyol, Senna, and Michael Owen were wrestling with each other.

However, I don't know why, after being replaced in the second half of the game, Irving, who was in a downturn and easily defuses the attack, is now like a chicken blood, allowing Puyol and Senna to try their best to intercept , failed to get the ball back at his feet.

"The last 30 seconds left!"

At this moment, Diego looked quite nervous in front of the big screen: "Is it possible that the Spanish team will be counter-killed by the England team before the end?!"

"This is very possible!"

I saw Caesar showing a knowing smile: "Owen is an absolute genius! If it weren't for injuries, he would definitely be the best speed striker in English football in the past 50 years. Although injuries have limited his career However, it still cannot change the fact that he is a genius—no matter how badly he played in the previous period, so what? As long as there is such a chance, a genius can grasp it and give you a fatal blow!"

As soon as Caesar finished speaking, Owen happened to break through from the double-team of Puyol and Senna.

A covert ball pass defrauded Puyol and Senna that they couldn't find the north, and Owen also took the opportunity to speed up and wiped through the gap between Puyol and Senna.

Who would have imagined that Owen, who was scarred by injuries, could actually speed up at this moment!
It's like being 18 again!
The era when a boy genius was born!
Like a white lightning flashing out from the gap between people, even though Puyol reacted very quickly and was about to make a foul, the "Lion King" couldn't even catch Owen's clothes, let alone sacrifice himself, How about using the price of tactical fouls to stop Irving from moving forward?

just now!

The only person who can stop Irving from scoring is the "Saint Cassie" in front of the Spanish goal!

More than 3 Spanish fans at the Munich World Cup Stadium focused their attention on Iker Casillas!

They all hope that "Saint Cassie" can keep Michael Owen's shot away!

Wearing a Real Madrid jersey and standing in front of the goal at the Bernabéu, isn't Casillas facing too few world-class strikers?
At this moment, with Michael Owen approaching step by step, Casillas was still as stable as Mount Tai. He did not abandon the door in a panic and attacked, and still stood 3 meters away from the door, waiting for Owen's next move!
Owen!

He entered the Spanish team's penalty area!
Casillas finally moved!

"Saint Cassie" pounced directly towards Owen's left foot, and he wanted to firmly hold the ball at Owen's feet before Owen kicked the shot!
As long as Irving can stop the ball from his feet, then!The game will enter overtime!
England, which has already played one less player, will not be the opponent of the Spanish team!
The "Matador Legion" will also step forward to enter the World Cup finals, one step away from the Hercules Cup, which has never been involved in the history of Spanish football!

However, Owen has nothing to fear!

He wants to use this ball to prove that he is still the genius born out of nowhere!
In the history of English football, a striker genius enough to be included in the historical monument!
When Casillas' hands were less than 1 meter away from Owen's feet, Owen's right ankle holding the ball shook and picked the ball up!

At this moment, Casillas has already gone to the ground, which means that as long as the ball can be picked past Casillas, it is an empty goal opportunity to score!
Owen!

Don't miss such an opportunity!

In the Munich World Cup Stadium, under the breathless attention of more than 6 spectators, the ball slowly flew from the air into the goal behind Casillas!

Just at the moment when the ball just crossed the goal line and before it hit the ground!

Cheers, thunderous applause, have filled the entire Munich World Cup stadium!
The ball went in! ! !
Owen!With a light lob, kill the game! ! !

2 to 1! ! !

With less than 30 seconds left in stoppage time in the second half of the game, the England team took advantage of the counterattack opportunity, and Michael Owen single-handedly killed the Spanish defense and scored!
After scoring the goal, Michael Owen, who ran to the coach's bench and embraced the Swedish coach Eriksson excitedly, even shed tears of excitement.

This goal has too much meaning for him!

In the 1997-1998 season, Michael Owen, who had just won the main position in the Liverpool team, scored 36 goals in 18 league games. This data made Owen the same as Dion Dablin and Christopher Sutton. Won the title of top scorer in the Premier League that season.

Michael Owen also became the youngest Golden Boot winner in Premier League history!
In the same year, Michael Owen won the favor of the "Three Lions", completed the triple jump, and was directly selected for the England senior national team.

1998年5月27日，英格兰对阵摩洛哥的国家队友谊赛中，当时年仅18岁164天的迈克尔·欧文攻入1粒进球。

With this goal, Michael Owen became England's youngest player and youngest goal scorer in the 20th century!He is also England's youngest goal scorer ever.

This record was not officially broken until the birth of Wayne Rooney.

On June 1998, 6, in the World Cup match against Tunisia, Michael Owen, who was only 15 years old, made his World Cup debut.

On June 1998, 6, in the game against Romania, Michael Owen scored his first goal in the World Cup.

On June 1998, 6, in the eighth-final match between England and Argentina in the French World Cup, Michael Owen contributed the most important goal in his career.Owen became famous in this battle and became the national idol of England!
Just when the English people thought that Michael Owen would become the striker of the "Three Lions" for the next ten years, Owen, who transferred from Liverpool to Real Madrid, was in the golden period of his career, on the bench of the Bernabeu I wasted my most precious time.

Michael Owen, who was reduced to Real Madrid's fifth striker, returned to the British stadium he was most familiar with in September 2005 - the "Magpie" Newcastle United paid a transfer fee of 9 million pounds for Michael Owen to bring him back. of England.

Just as Irving was grinding his fists and preparing to rejuvenate his second spring in the Premier League, the injury demon knocked on Michael Owen's door.

On December 2005, 12, in the match against Tottenham Hotspur, Michael Owen injured his foot in a scramble. After a detailed examination after the game, the fifth metatarsal bone of his right foot had been broken.

After this injury, Michael Owen, who is known for his speed, plummeted.It seems that the injury demon stole his most proud breakthrough with the ball in the frontcourt.

After returning from injury, Owen gradually became a mortal. The former "golden boy" can no longer find the long-distance attack with the ball more than 50 meters before, surpassing the ability of the goalkeeper to complete the goal, even close to the empty goal. Grabbing opportunities, the success rate is getting lower and lower.

Just when everyone thought that Michael Owen would miss the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the Swedish coach Eriksson stood up. He defied the crowd and still gave Owen enough trust to make the former England football proud brought to Germany.

This goal is Owen's only goal in the World Cup in Germany!
But whether it is the choice of Swedish coach Eriksson or English football, it is a goal of great significance!
It can be called "one foot determines the universe"!

This goal directly killed the suspense of the game!
It also helped Owen prove himself-me!It was still the lightning bolt that no one could block in the British arena!
You know, if the England team, which is playing one less player at this time, is dragged into overtime by the Spaniard, then their probability of losing the game is very, very high.

But after Owen scored a goal, playing one less player has no effect on the England team!
They have almost won this semi-final victory!They are about to advance to the World Cup finals and go to the Berlin World Cup Stadium to compete with the "Viking" Swedish team for the ownership of the Hercules Cup!

After the England team celebrated the goal of overtaking the score, they hurried back to the court to continue the game-the referee hadn't blown the whistle for the end of the game, and the game still had to continue!
Maybe it's because of the Spanish-speaking crowd?The Uruguayan referee of this game, Lari Enda, gave the Spanish team an extra 1 minute chance!
In the last minute, the Spanish team went crazy and bombed more than three shots into the England penalty area.

But at this time, the England team can be described as united.

Even though Gary Neville was sent off, they used the overall defense to make up for the disadvantage of playing one less player.

Even "Gao Guy" Crouch has returned to his penalty area, and Michael Owen has filled the right back position, replacing Gary Neville who was sent off.

In the end, Spain did not see the dawn of advancing to the final in the last minute of stoppage time.

The Spanish team's shots were all blocked by the England team's defense.

"Beep, beep, beep..."

In the 97th minute of the game, the referee Larry Enda blew the whistle for the end of the game!
2 is better than 1!

After 50 years, the "Three Lions" once again entered the World Cup finals!
In 1966, the World Cup final was held at Wembley Stadium in London, England. England defeated the Federal Republic of Germany and won the British World Cup championship!
England fans believe it!
Four days later, at the Berlin World Cup Stadium, the "Three Lions" still had the last laugh!
Hold up the Hercules Cup!

……

"Ugh!"

Seeing the players of the Spanish team lying down on the grass with disappointed faces, Diego couldn't help but sighed with regret: "It's really a pity. The Spanish team does have many opportunities, but they just haven't grasped them! If Raul, Torres, or even Harvey, if anyone can seize the opportunity and score a goal, then the glory of the "Matador Legion" will come two years earlier, and Raul will not retire from the national team with regret !"

"Is there nothing to regret?"

Caesar said with emotion: "Football games are like this. Some people are happy and some are sad. There can never be a happy ending. Although the Spanish team lost this game, they won the future! They have too many young talents , I have been honed physically and mentally in this game, and I believe that soon, this Spanish national team will stand at the top of the world football!"

"Yes! The future belongs to the 'Matadors'!"

After all, Diego stood up: "It's almost 2 hours before 7 o'clock! Caesar, I want to continue training to improve my success rate in front of the goal!"

I saw Diego clenched his fists firmly: "I want to firmly grasp my own future! Don't leave any regrets for my future!"

(End of this chapter)