The strongest winger

Chapter 854 Consolation goal and the end of the World Cup trip

Chapter 854 Consolation goal and the end of the World Cup trip

As soon as He Wei finished speaking, Zhang Linpeng chose to fall to the ground with a decisive sliding shovel in the right rib defense against Pastore's continuous feints. Those who dribbled the ball stayed where they were. The referee Debreclay put his whistle in his mouth, but did not blow it.

Standing on the sidelines, Maradona saw that the referee had the obvious intention of blowing the whistle, so he was a little dissatisfied with the referee's hesitation, but he thought that the team still led the Chinese team 3:1 and did not make too much protest. Anyway, he was already mentally prepared to lead Argentina to the semi-finals of the World Cup, and the Chinese team hadn't scored a goal in the previous 20 minutes of attack. He didn't think there would be a change in the last minute.

Even if we take a step back and say that the Chinese team scored in the last minute, it has nothing to do with the overall situation of the game. Argentina still won the game 1:3.

Zhang Linpeng, who kept the tackle and fell on the turf, immediately realized that this was the referee's lenient defensive action. He quickly flicked the ball to Zhao Xuri, and Zhao Xuri overstretched the ball to Wu Xi who was out of the open space.

The game reached the last minute of stoppage time, and the Argentine offensive players only acted in front of the Chinese players, even Messi. This game was quite tiring for him, and there was no need to consume energy at all when there was not much time left and the victory was secured.

Plus... aren't there six defensive players in the midfield?

Gutierrez didn't pay attention to the specific situation behind him, so he chose to rush towards Wu Xi who was holding the ball forward.

The four attackers in the front field have no defensive intentions, which means that as long as he breaks Wu Xi's ball, Argentina can counterattack on the spot. Next, relying on the abilities of Messi, Higuain, Aguero and Pastore, he will definitely be able to expand the score to three goals before the end of the game. Then his value will also skyrocket after the World Cup, and it is not impossible to be spotted by a wealthy club!

Gutierrez ran over excitedly with this thought, but Wu Xi kicked the ball to the right with the instep of his left foot two meters away, and passed the ball to the midfielder Zhang Xizhe who ran out of the open space.

Mascherano, who was standing on the center line, had a difficult choice. Gutierrez's hasty attack made him not know how to defend, whether to turn around and follow Ai Luo, or to defend Zhang Xizhe who was forward with the ball.

If it were an ordinary young player, he would choose to move forward without hesitation, but the 19-year-old Chinese player is very experienced and never dribbles redundantly. He knows that as long as he steps forward, Zhang Xizhe will definitely pass the ball. Then the Chinese team's offensive line will directly face the Argentine defense line without a protective barrier.

Even at this stage of the game, it is harmless for the Chinese team to score a consolation goal, but as the captain, he will not give up easily, especially against Ai Luo's team, he will never give up!

Thinking of this, Mascherano decisively chose to turn around and follow Aiello.

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Zhang Xizhe, who dribbled the ball, sighed, obviously disappointed that Mascherano didn't come up to defend him, otherwise he would be very confident in organizing a wave of offensive enough to score.

In fact, Mascherano's hesitation has put Argentina's defense in jeopardy, because he ignored how terrifying Aiello's forward acceleration is!

Zhang Xizhe, who did not encounter a midfield interception, quickly passed the center line, barely counting as a four-on-five.

However, he did not continue to choose to dribble, but passed the ball to Yang Xu who was pulled out as a fulcrum. The central defender partners Burdisso and Demichelis had defensive tasks, and the full-back Heinze returned to the center for frontal defense.

Yang Xu knew that he was not good at dribbling the ball, so he passed the ball back to the forward Zhang Xizhe.

Heinze didn't blindly step forward to defend Zhang Xizhe, but slowly retreated close to Yang Xu, but he didn't know that it was because he didn't step forward to interfere with Zhang Xizhe, so that Zhang Xizhe had enough time to observe.

Mascherano turned around and looked for Aiello. It was obviously too late. The speed of the two was not at the same level. The existence of Gao Lin nailed Demichelis and Burdisso to the front.

And Ai Luo's running target is the defensive space between the two.

Zhang Xizhe saw Ai Luo's running position, and without hesitation, he sent a very penetrating through ball from the right side of the attack about 45 meters away from the goal, and quickly rolled from the gap between Burdisso and Heinze to the vacuum between the goalkeeper and the central defender.

At the same time, Huang Jianxiang exclaimed: "Zhang Xizhe went straight! Ai Luo!!"

The Chinese fans in the stands burst into cheers at the last moment. Although in their perception, the Chinese team had already stopped in the quarter-finals, they were very happy to see the Chinese team score another goal before the end of the World Cup tour!

Heinze subconsciously fell to the ground to block the block and was half a beat too late. The football passed by the toe of his extended right foot at high speed. Burdisso did not dare to shovel when he was not sure.

But the line referee didn't make any indication, any fool would know...not offside!

Zhang Xizhe's through ball was in place, and Ai Luo went up from the back to meet the football.

Demichelis and Burdisso chased back with all their might, and at the same time, Romero abandoned the goal and attacked. The three of them worked together. The faster Demichelis chased after the football, and Burdisso ran to the goal to save him.

Ai Luo, who was running at high speed, slammed the ball to the front right at the top of the arc in the penalty area, stopped and passed, Romero quickly braked with both feet and moved to the left side of his body.

If the current situation continues, Ai Luo will get an empty shot to score, but at this time Ai Luo's physical condition is extremely unsatisfactory. The moment he touched the ball with his right foot, he exerted too much force, and he hit the goal from about 45 degrees as originally prepared to less than [-] degrees.

With no better way to stop the ball, Romero moved very fast and once again blocked Ai Luo's shooting path.

Seeing that Ai Luo was about to fall into the double-team defense, both the Chinese fans and the commentators at the scene became very nervous. Ai Luo made a shooting action to attract Demichelis to the ground to block, but he did not see him shoot the ball towards the goal.

"--Gao Lin!!"

Accompanied by He Wei's shouts, Gao Lin shot the ball towards the goal from the penalty spot.

Burdisso made a final defensive move while running towards the goal, but the football was faster and beyond his reach.

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"The game is over. Although the Chinese team lost to Argentina 2:3 and failed to advance to the semi-finals... Losing to Argentina now does not mean that they will lose in the future. Look at the young players on the field, Wang Xiaolei, Jiang Zhipeng, Zhang Linpeng, Wu Xi, Zhang Xizhe. They are still very young. Four years later, they will shock the world. And four years later, Ai Luo, Feng Xiaoting, Zhao Xuri, Gao Lin, Hao Junmin... They will become more mature. Over time, competing for the highest podium is no longer a dream. The Chinese national team will always be in our hearts. The best!"

When the referee blew the whistle for the whole game, Huang Jianxiang said eloquently.

The Chinese team lost to Argentina 2:3 at the Green Point Stadium, regretting to bid farewell to the World Cup, but the Chinese fans at the scene saw it very thoroughly and were not dissatisfied with the loss of the Chinese team. Instead, they applauded the Chinese players on the field desperately in the stands. Their bursting voices directly crushed the boiling Argentine fans.

Although it was an expected loss, many players still feel sad, especially when they hear the continuous cheers from the stands, they feel that they have not done their best and have failed the expectations of the Chinese fans.

The on-site director first locked the camera on Messi, the best player in the game, and then gave it to Ai Luo. As the captain, he pulled up those teammates who were sitting on the ground in a low mood, and then said a few words of comfort, one cycle after another...

"What a soul captain!" Watching this scene, Lineker said in admiration.

It wasn't long before Aiello and Macy met in the mixed zone.

Messi was obviously in a good mood. Under the shutters of countless media, he took the initiative to walk towards Ai Luo, stretched out his right hand and smiled: "Sorry, I won."

Ai Luo shrugged his shoulders and said with a sincere smile: "Yes, you won, I hope you can go to the end."

"Thank you." Messi smiled happily.

"Thank you sister, Argentina will definitely not be able to enter the final!" Ai Luo secretly thought.

If... Messi knew Ai Luo's true inner thoughts, he would probably be quite upset.

The media hoped to see some sparks in this meeting between Aiello and Messi, but what surprised them was that the two just simply said hello, nothing more.

In their own words - boring!

After dealing with the reporters in the mixed interview area, Ai Luo and his teammates came to the gathering area of ​​Chinese fans to thank the fans present.

Next, the Chinese players left the field, leaving the field entirely to the Argentines who advanced to the semi-finals.

For the older generation of Argentine fans, it was too long to wait to enter the World Cup semi-finals again after a lapse of 20 years.

The quarter-finals of the Netherlands VS Brazil held later was quite classic. The Dutch team scored two consecutive goals in the second half after conceding a goal first, and finally reversed 1:4 to advance to the semi-finals. Their opponent in the semi-finals was Argentina.

On the second day, except for some media reports that the Chinese team said goodbye to the World Cup with regret, most of them revolved around Argentina and the Netherlands who advanced to the semi-finals.

Both teams have not reached the World Cup final for many years, so no matter which one ends up in the final, they can recreate their glory.

At this time, the Chinese team had already taken a flight to Cairo, Egypt, and then flew directly from Cairo to Shenzhen. The game was disbanded on the spot. Foreign players should take a vacation, and domestic players are preparing for the upcoming Chinese Super League.

(End of this chapter)