Godfather of national football

Chapter 135 First Battle in New Zealand ([-])
Light rain started to fall, which is nothing. The climate of New Zealand is similar to that of the United Kingdom, and it is common for such weather.

The raindrops hit the Tahitian players, and there was a sudden coolness. Everyone gritted their teeth and insisted on going through the second half.

After the rain, the lawn was slippery. The New Zealand players stepped up their long-range shots. After several attempts, the New Zealand players found that most of the balls either flew or hit the Tahitian players. The effect was not good.

More importantly, with the rain, players on both sides found a problem, that is, the drainage facilities at Tahiti's home court are not good.

Many cities look beautiful, but they get flooded when it rains. The reason is very simple, because the drainage facilities look inconspicuous, but the investment is huge.

The same is true for stadiums. Good drainage facilities for stadiums, such as the Allianz Stadium, can be divided into seven layers. The top is lawn, and each layer below is made of stones, and the stones in each layer are smaller than the layer. The bottom layer is fine sand, which is similar to the principle of a water purifier.

Obviously, Tahiti's home court can't do this. As the rain is getting heavier, the situation of water accumulation on the scene is getting worse.

After a dead ball, New Zealand's No. 10 Kieren found the referee to protest that the weather was no longer suitable for continuing the game.

The referee picked up the ball and smashed it on the ground a few times. According to the rules, as long as the ball can still bounce, the game can continue.

Atani ran over and saw the ball bouncing slightly, he shouted excitedly at the referee: "The ball has bounced, the court is in good condition."

Kieren was very angry and thought: "You are blind, you can still play football on such a stadium."

At this time, the referee is actually very entangled. The schedule of the World Cup qualifiers is set by FIFA. If it is postponed, it will be difficult to reschedule. Unless there is a situation that endangers the lives of the players - such as thunder, otherwise, under normal circumstances, no matter how much it rains, the game will be finished.

New Zealand players surrounded the referee and demanded that the game be called off, while Tahitian players surrounded the referee and demanded that the game continue.

Finally, after discussing with the fourth official, the referee decided to continue the game.

*****
"Head, I couldn't find an umbrella, only this,"

Li Guo looked at the piece of plastic sheet that was as thick as plastic wrap in Ji Ke's hand, and said, "Okay, it's better than nothing."

Tahiti's home court has no roof, so when it rains, everyone can only find ways to avoid the rain. Li Guo and Ji Ke got into the plastic sheeting, and immediately cast envious eyes from all around. The plastic sheeting on Li Guo and Ji Ke's body can not only keep out the rain, but also shelter from the wind.

"Boss, do you think they will grab our plastic sheets?"

"Why are you so tall? If they dare to snatch it, I will withdraw first, and you go out and beat them away."

"OK,"

Li Guo was ashamed, "You are too obedient."

"If it's raining all the time, the game will probably be cancelled. Look at the field, the game is a bit weird now."

Li Guo prayed, please don’t, otherwise one of my points will be in vain, “Don’t be crowed, it probably won’t happen.”

It takes luck for a weak team to beat a strong team. Now that luck is on Tahiti's side, it depends on their own performance.

*****
yellow card,

yellow card,

……

yellow card,

This is already the fifth yellow card received by Tahiti players in the second half, all because of tackles. You must know that Tahiti had 0 yellow cards in the first half.

The wet and slippery court made the tackles smoother, and there was a feeling of flying close to the ground. More importantly, the Tahiti players' physical fitness declined sharply in the second half, and their movements were not in place, so they could only make up for it with tackles.

But if things go on like this, red cards are certain, and there may be more than one. Now that Tahiti even Chen Xiu has gone back to help defend, fools can see that Tahiti's goal at home is 0-0.

Because of the home and away elimination system, if there is a tie in the end, then the team with more away goals will advance, so the meaning of keeping 0-0 is not just a draw.

Every time the game time was reduced by 1 minute, Tahiti was one second closer to his goal. When the game reached 80 minutes, the New Zealand players started kicking randomly and began aimlessly long balls.

No. 9 pointed to his head, with an angry expression on his face, "You guys are playing rugby, the ball is passed so high, even if I am 5 meters tall, I can't reach it."

But in fact, the New Zealand players had already lost their physical fitness by this time. At this moment, the New Zealand midfielder shot and hit Atani. The ball was heavy with water, so the speed was not fast. Atani unloaded the ball and looked up. He saw that Chen Xiu was also looking at himself.

With one look, the two understood, Atani passed the ball forward, and Chen Xiu rushed forward quickly.

"Chen Xiufei, Tahiti Messi," Ji Ke was yelling.

Li Guo found that Ji Ke had been with them for a long time and had become good friends, but Li Guo said at this time: "This game is useless."

Ji Ke was stunned, "As long as you pass the opponent's last central defender, you will be single-handedly. Why is it useless?"

"Do you still remember the special training we gave Chen Xiu? Chen Xiu's characteristic is short-distance sprinting. The ball is launched from his own half, so even if Chen Xiu is not defended in front of him, when he rushes to the opponent's penalty area, his legs are already weak. Can he still shoot?"

In fact, Chen Xiu, who was running with the ball on the court, also understood that the soles of his feet were like stepping on cotton, which was boring at all, but when he glanced out of the corner of his eye, the central defender from New Zealand shoveled over. Chen Xiu closed his eyes and thought, "Thank you."

When New Zealand central defender Nelson tackled Chen Xiu, Chen Xiu went forward like a diver. In fact, because of the special conditions of the field, the ball looked hard, but it didn't hurt.

But the visual effect is awesome, the referee ran over without hesitation and gave Nelson a red card, and then pointed to the outside of the field.

The other New Zealand players didn't argue. According to the rules, there was nothing to dispute about the ball. They just thought Nelson was a bit stupid.

A red card extinguished the last bit of fighting spirit of New Zealand. In the end, Tahiti defended at home for 90 minutes and held the score of 0-0.

After the game, the New Zealanders left the field without shaking hands with the Tahitians. They felt that their opponents were not worthy. In addition, Tahiti played dirty today, which made the New Zealand players look down on them.

Although a little disappointed, 99% of New Zealanders are still confident that winning Tahiti at home in Auckland should be a certainty.

(End of this chapter)