Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 343

Lippi, the coach of the Huaguo team, is also aware of the physical difficulties that his players may encounter in the second half, but except for the "two cards", the Huaguo team is all Asian second-rate superstars who dominate the Huachao. Scum!

The resourceful Yinhu had no choice but to fight hard during the intermission, and the rest had to be taken one step at a time.

Soon the second half of the game began, and the two teams re-entered the game, still holding their respective defenses very tightly.

Just like in the first half, Zhang Mai was stared to death in the game. Martinez let Fellaini guard him, so Fellaini only needs to stare at Zhang Mai, and it is difficult for Zhang Mai to have easy space to get the ball.

Fellaini is not like the usual ferocious defenders. He has a puffy head, tall legs and long legs. He is aggressive in fighting with his feet (hands) and is fierce, but he always has a smile on his face, and his skin is thick enough.

If the action went too far, Fellaini would apologize with a smile. If the action was too extreme, Fellaini even took the initiative to apologize. Zhang Mai couldn't do anything to him.

In fierce physical confrontation.Naturally, Fellaini could not take advantage of Zhang Mai, but the tenacious Belgian elder still followed him life and death without saying a word.

The forward Zhang Yulin was also closely watched by Kompany. Zhang Yulin switched positions on the wing, and one of Alderweireld and Vertonghen would immediately follow closely.

The remaining Wu Lei in the Huaguo team's frontcourt, okay!Wu Qiuwang's body and breakthrough are second-rate in Asia, and his shooting skills are first-class and a half in Asia. He only makes a living by running and being fed by others. The three Belgian defenders arranged him easily.

Wu Xi on the left is a first-class forward player in Asia, but Belgium is full of world-class backcourt gates, and there is a top three in the world Courtois in front of the goal.

The Huaguo team was quickly blocked on the offensive end, and both Zhang Mai and Wu Xi put more energy into the defensive aspect of the Huaguo team, which was under pressure.

In the 48th minute, Belgium made a successful breakthrough from the wing, Witsel made a diagonal pass from the right, and Lukaku was 8 meters away from the goal under Zhang Linfan's close watch.

If you stay for a long time, you will lose, Belgium broke the deadlock in the 51st minute!Hazard went straight from the left, De Bruyne made a cross, Lukaku turned and shot 12 meters in front of the goal, but Feng Xiaoting blocked the right post.

Then De Bruyne took a corner kick from the right, and the Hua Guo team missed the defense. Dembele headed from a small angle 6 meters from the goal and went into the near corner. Zeng Cheng, who was standing in the middle of the goal line, was helpless.

1-0!Belgium took the lead as Dembele became the youngest Belgian player to score in a World Cup semi-final.

Barcelona players scored 11 goals in this World Cup, tied for first place with Liverpool, Tottenham players and Paris players.

In the history of the World Cup, Barcelona players scored 73 goals, second only to Real Madrid players (74 goals) and Bayern players (76 goals).

The game continued, and the players of the Huaguo team hadn't come out of the emotion of conceding a goal just now, and the situation on the court was a bit chaotic for a while.

Immediately, Belgium almost expanded the score, De Bruyne made a low pass from the right, and Hazard's left-footed shot 19 meters in front of the goal was blocked by Cai Huikang.

Belgium launched a second attack after getting the ball, Shazli made a low pass from the left, De Bruyne knocked his heel into the middle, Hazard made a freehand pass with his left heel, Lukaku shot with his left foot from 9 meters in front of the goal and was caught by Zhang Linfan Block!Lukaku held his head with an expression of disbelief.

In the 60th minute, Martinez replaced the injured Witsel with Mertens. The former then made a pass from the bottom, and De Bruyne volleyed 15 meters in front of the goal.

In the 65th minute, Mertens made another cross from the right, and Fellaini nodded the ball wide of the right post.

In the 68th minute, Zheng Zhi intercepted Belgium's pass and passed it straight to the frontcourt. Zhang Mai got the ball and went straight to the right, and was fouled by Vertonghen.

Zhang Mai took a free kick on the right, and Zhang Yulin in the middle grabbed the highest point, but unfortunately missed in the end.

In the 72nd minute, Fellaini was gradually unable to keep up with Zhang Mai, and Martinez quickly replaced Fellaini with Carrasco.

The situation of the Hua Guo team was still tense, even Wu Lei withdrew to the center line to help defend, leaving Zhang Yulin in front to suppress the Belgian back line to move forward.

In the 75th minute, Lukaku played the ball from the front of the penalty area, Hazard was tackled by Wu Lei, and Dembele's low shot from 25 meters in front of the goal was caught by Zeng Cheng.

In the 78th minute, Wu Lei collided with Hazard and was injured. Wu Lei could not persist and was replaced by Yu Dabao.

The game time passed by 1 minute and 1 minute, and the passive situation of the Huaguo team has not changed. Zhang Mai decided to go through it.

In the 87th minute, the sideline indicated 6 minutes of stoppage time, and the Belgian team replaced Shazli with Batshuayi.

In the 89th minute, Alderweireld's sideline kick was pushed back to the frontcourt by Yu Dabao. Wu Xi made a cross from the outside of his left rib and Zhang Yulin's low shot from 15 meters in front of the goal was confiscated by Courtois.

In the 91st minute, Zhang Mai scored the ball from the right rib, and 11 meters away from the goal on the left side of Dabao, he shot low with his left foot and was pushed out of the right post by Courtois.

Zhang Mai asked Wu Xi, who was more accurate in footwork, to take a corner kick, and he wanted to send it to the gate of Belgium as much as possible. Both he and Zhang Yulin rushed into the penalty area. Zhang Mai also gave the referee a special special effect of "the referee's preference". .

Wu Xi's corner kick was taken, and the ball went straight to the center of the Belgian penalty area quickly and urgently. Zhang Yulin grabbed the spot and took off to attract Kompany.

It's dangerous, of course "Brother Mang" Alderveld won't let Zhang Mai wish to win the header. The right arm that was suppressed by Zhang Mai turned over, and Zhang Mai was overturned with a single grab, and the ball hit the goal. And pass.

The referee didn't see the scene just now, but he always felt that the law-abiding Zhang Mai would not perform somersaults for no reason, and immediately stopped the game.

The World Cup semi-final is the final stoppage time, so it is important. After watching VAR, the referee made a decision to award a penalty kick.

The Huaguo team and all the Huaguo fans cheered, but Belgium on the other side exploded. Aldereveld, who made a big mistake, was the first to rush forward to defend himself.

"He took off while pressing on my shoulder, it was a flop!"

Aldereveld grabbed the jersey on his shoulder and shouted loudly, Courtois, Kompany and other Belgian players also surrounded the referee to plead.

The Belgian bench was also full of excitement, and Martinez had already found the fourth referee on the sidelines...

The stern-faced referee was unmoved, and finally issued a yellow card to the most troublesome Belgian goalkeeper Courtois, which calmed down the turmoil.

Zhang Mai personally took the penalty kick and tricked Courtois into the lower right corner of the goal.

1-1!The Huaguo team equalized the score at the last moment of regular playing time and brought the game into overtime.

Zhang Mai also ranked first in the World Cup scorer list with 9 goals, leaving Kane (6 goals) in second place far behind.

The regular game time ended quickly, and players from both sides stayed on the court to rest, and the 30-minute overtime game was about to begin.

The players were sitting on the lawn to rest, and the coaches of the two teams were busy dealing with the overtime formation.

"Continue to stick to the defense. After 30 minutes of overtime, the balance of victory will definitely tilt towards us!"

While Lippi and the coaching staff cheered on the players, they replaced the exhausted defensive gatekeeper Zheng Zhi with Yin Hongbo.

Lippi was right, until the penalty shootout, Belgium, which is more famous and powerful, will have far more pressure than the Hua Guo team.

"Again, keep an eye on Zhang Mai! Keep an eye on Zhang Mai! Carrasco follows him at any time, and the others pay attention to assisting in defense."

The Belgian team did not make any substitutions, and Martinez was the most familiar with Zhang Mai, and he saw through the lifeblood of the Huaguo team at a glance...

"Qu" sounded the whistle, and the 30-minute overtime game came to an end. The score on the field was still 1-1, and Huaguo and Belgium entered the final penalty shootout.

Players from both teams stayed on the field, and the coaches on both sides were busy arranging the list and order of players who took penalty kicks. Zhang Mai stood aside for a long time without saying a word.

Wan looked at the goalkeeper Zeng Cheng who was pretending to be calm on his side, and looked at Courtois in Belgium opposite, Zhang Mai felt more and more uneasy.

The weak team is good at goal, Zeng Cheng can be regarded as a top goalkeeper in Asia, the overall score may be close to 80 points, but Nima Courtois!
Zhang Maishun used a special special effect of "knowing people with discerning eyes" and found that Courtois's score had reached 93 points, which can instantly kill Zeng Cheng!
60% of the penalty shootout depends on the performance of the goalkeeper, and the remaining 40% depends on the shooting skills and psychological quality of the server. Does the Huaguo team have an advantage?
The World Cup semi-final between China and Belgium is regarded by many as a duel between Hazard and Zhang Mai. At present, Zhang Mai, who is the first to win, is one step ahead.

But in the face of a five-round penalty shootout, how effective can a super giant like Zhang Mai be?
It's useless, the goal I scored was the best ending, what about the other teammates?You must know that Courtois stands in front of the gate of Belgium.

It is an open secret that Real Madrid is eager for Courtois. Looking at the performance of the main goalkeepers of the major giants during the World Cup, the most outstanding and stable one is the Belgian goalkeeper Courtois.

De Gea, who was once known as the world's number one goalkeeper, performed poorly during the World Cup in Russia. In the much-anticipated Spanish-Portuguese battle, he made a "butter hand" error and accidentally shot Ronaldo's goal. leaked through the gate,

Alisson reached the top 8 with the powerful Samba Army all the way, but in the battle against Belgium, he failed to face Kompany's header and De Bruyne's long-range world wave. In response, the Belgian team scored two goals with only three shots on target, and it was difficult for Alisson to escape responsibility.

In contrast, Courtois from Chelsea showed a rare encounter with strength. He completed 9 saves in the game against Brazil, which was the same as the sum of his saves in the previous 4 games. In response to the team's crazy counterattack in the second half of the game, he blocked the ball high and refused the threatening shots of Neymar and Costa, helping the team win the game.

Sure enough, in the next penalty shootout, the Hua Guo team had only the "two cards", and the rest Wu Xi, Zhang Linfan and Yu Dabao all missed;

Zeng Cheng only blocked Dembele's soft-footed shot. De Bruyne, Lukaku, Kompany and Shazli all made penalty kicks. The Hua Guo team finally stopped the semi-finals with a total score of 3-5.

The Belgians who finally made it to the finals reveled in the stadium, while the frustrated Hua Guo team slowly walked to the stands where the Hua Guo fans were to express their collective thanks.

"You have done well enough! You will always be the pride of Chinese football!"

The huge slogans played by the fans in the stands warmed the hearts of the players. At this moment, Huaguo fans are the best fans in the world, bar none!

(End of this chapter)