Chapter 199 Chapter 【003】The Doomsday of Midyrand 【Subscription, Monthly Pass】
Chapter 199 Chapter 【003】The Doomsday of Midyrand 【Subscription, Monthly Pass】
Chapter 199 Chapter 【003】The Doomsday of Midyrand 【Subscription, Monthly Pass】
After finishing a series of complicated rituals, Xu Zhou finally relaxed.Of course, the outside media often criticized him, for example, the Japanese media and some Korean media criticized Xu Zhou for nothing, and even criticized Xu Zhou for doing all kinds of evil.
However, Xu Zhou didn't pay attention to these, he has already started training with the team.However, because he has not practiced with the team yet.Therefore, on August 2008, 8, Xu Zhou did not go with the team when the Manchester City team challenged Midland in the Danish Super League.Xu Zhou was doing daily training on the team's training ground by himself, waiting for the team's return and training with the team.
Before that, the score of the first round match between Manchester City and Midland was 0:1, and Manchester City lost to their opponents at home.Therefore, this game is very important. If Manchester City loses this game, they will also lose their European qualifications for the season.Therefore, at this time, Xu Zhou is also praying, hoping that the boys of the Manchester City team can persevere and defeat their opponents, so that Xu Zhou can only play in the European League next season.
Manchester City's game began to issue a death order and must win.Therefore, at the beginning of the game, Manchester City's attack was very fierce, mainly against the guest, and frequently hit Midland's goal.Midland, who is playing at home, is starting to defend. After all, they have a goal, and it is an away goal. As long as they keep their goal, then he will advance.
At this time, Midrand's players were completely retracted in their own half, and the front of the goal was overcrowded.This is in the words of Mourinho-Midi Rand parked a truck at their goal.This made the players of the Manchester City team very anxious, and almost made the Midland boys succeed in counterattacking.Midrand's defensive counterattack surprised the Manchester City players, and they were more cautious when attacking, but they still often threatened Midrand's goal.At the beginning, at the end of the first half, Manchester City's players did not break through the opponent's goal, and the first half ended [-]:[-].
Sticking to the first half, the Midland players became more confident in their hearts. They were confident that they would squeeze out Manchester City and advance by themselves.Therefore, after the start of the second half of the game, they were still defending. The fans on the scene also saw the hope of the team's advancement. They all thought they had been beaten to death, and they shouted like madmen, cheering and cheering.
Now it is even more difficult for Manchester City fans. As the game time dwindles, the palms of the Manchester City coach are full of sweat.And Xu Zhou, who was in front of the TV, was also very nervous. If the game continued like this, then his European dream would be shattered.
Fortunately, in the 70th minute of the second half, Manchester City finally scored a goal, rewriting the score of the game to 1:0, and the total score became a 1:1 tie.At this time, the Midland team began to worry. Obviously, the goal just now stimulated the Manchester City team, and the Manchester City team's offense became more fierce.Now the Midland team is in danger. Originally, there were boundless hopes, but now it has become a crisis everywhere.At this time, the Midland team is very cautious. They can no longer let Manchester City score. If they let them score, they will be eliminated.
In the following game, the Manchester City team attacked wildly, but amidst the cheers and cheers from the home team fans, Midrand still maintained the score of 1:1 until the end of the game. With a 1:1 tie, the two teams will enter overtime. At this time, the physical exertion of the Manchester City team is obviously not as great as that of Midland, but now the morale of the Manchester City team is high, so it is still unknown who will win the overtime game.
Amid everyone's expectations and worries, the overtime game officially began. At the beginning, although Manchester City took the initiative on the field and tried to attack, the frequency and rhythm of the attack were obviously much slower than before.Obviously, they were affected by physical factors, while the Midland team on the other side did not continue to defend. At this time, they gradually attacked, which was beyond Manchester City's expectations. Therefore, in the first half of the game, both sides attacked wildly, but neither of them threatened the opponent's goal. After the first half of overtime ended, the score remained unchanged.
Soon the second half of overtime began. The players of the two teams could no longer run as well as before, and some players in Midrand had started to cramp. In the second half of overtime, the two teams obviously slowed down their offensive rhythm. It seemed that both teams were starting to prepare for the penalty shootout.In the second half of overtime, the game was uneventful, and there was almost nothing worth mentioning. It was 1:1 and the game ended.
Next, there will be a penalty shootout.This comparison is not strength, but luck and psychology.Although the Manchester City team has much richer competition experience than Midrand, it is indeed Midrand's home court, and the right time, place and people are on the opponent's side, so Manchester City is still very stressed.
The penalty shootout began, and the exciting mutual kills began.Midland's forward No. 9, who was the first to serve, was under enormous pressure at this time. Almost all the pressure was on him. The fans in the stands felt a burst of depression. The heartbeats of the fans involuntarily accelerated. They clasped their hands tightly and stared nervously at the stadium.
"Whistle..." The referee's whistle blew. Midland's striker didn't look at Manchester City's goalkeeper Joe Hart at all. His eyes were fixed on the ball. At the moment the whistle sounded, he ran out...to the ball...to volley...
Manchester City's goalkeeper Joe Hart reacted immediately, but unfortunately he misjudged the direction... The ball went in... There was an earth-shattering cheer at the scene. At this time, the No. [-] striker of Midland became the hearts of the fans.In an instant, the balance of pressure began to tilt towards Manchester City. The first to go to the penalty spot was Bojilov, who scored a goal in this game.
Similarly, the pressure suddenly hit Bojilov, Bojilov's eyes were bright, and he seemed to be full of confidence.However, at this time, the home fans kept making noises, and kept disturbing Bojilov with voices and laser pointers.However, Bojilov's complexion did not change at all, it was still so hard!
"Flute..." The referee's whistle sounded again, his eyes fixed on the ball Bojilov suddenly raised his head to observe the situation in front of the goal, and then ran up at a high speed, a ground ball blasted the ball to the lower right corner of the goal.The ball stuck tightly to the turf, flashed across the field at an extremely fast speed, and went straight into the goal, [-]:[-].
The first round was tied, and the tense atmosphere on the scene became more intense. This time, the pressure fell to Midrand again.The home fans, who had been extremely noisy just now, suddenly fell silent, and each of them didn't even dare to make a sound. They stared closely at the second person who came up.
His solid steps and hard face gave the Midland fans confidence, but his hands were still tightly clasped together. Some fans even inserted their nails deeply into the palms of their hands without them noticing.The atmosphere at the scene was tense, so tense that only the sound of heavy heartbeats remained.
"Flute..." The referee's whistle sounded in the second round.The sharp whistle sounded like a charge, making the No. 10 player of the Midland team fearlessly rush towards the ball lying quietly on the penalty spot.With a bang, Midrand's No. 10 player hit the ball, and the goal pierced the sky like a sharp arrow and flew straight to the middle of the goal.It's a pity that at this time, Manchester City's goalkeeper Joe Hart made an early throw to the right, and the ball hit the goal net... The goal scored... 2:1...
Seeing the ball scored, the home fans cheered crazily, as if they had won the whole world at this moment.The balance of pressure tilted towards Manchester City again, and the second penalty kick was Brazilian midfielder Elano.Elano's footwork is very good, especially good at arcs. It is the safest and least safe for such a player to take a penalty kick.A player with outstanding footwork like him should not be afraid of penalties, because they are very confident in his footwork.However, this is confidence, and failure is also confidence.There are many players with outstanding footwork in world football who fell on the penalty spot, such as Beckham, Shunsuke Nakamura, Roberto Baggio...
Elano quickly walked to the penalty spot, put the ball quietly, and then quickly exited the penalty area. At this time, he was thinking about which angle to take the penalty.He is very confident in his footwork, so in terms of angle selection, he will definitely choose a dead corner or something, so this is the biggest danger point for their free throws.
"Flute..." The referee blew his whistle, and Elano ran up very quickly, rushing to the ball on the penalty spot from outside the penalty area.At this time, the fans at home began to interfere again, and they hoped that Elano would directly blast the ball into space like Beckham.However, Elano was destined to let them down, the ball flew quickly and smoothly towards the middle of the goal.This was beyond everyone's expectations, including the surprise of the Midrand goalkeeper, because he had already thrown hard to the bottom right corner, and he judged from Elano's movement that Elano was going to hit the bottom right corner of the goal.However, the fact is that he was cheated and the ball rolled easily into the goal... 2:2...
At the end of the first two rounds, the two sides are still tied, and then there will be a third round of penalty kicks.At this time, the atmosphere at the scene could no longer be described as tense. The fans in the stands stared at the stadium with bloodless faces, breathing heavily, and their hearts beating thumping...
The third player to go to the penalty spot was another striker from Midirant, player No. 19.When he stepped forward, the Midland fans at the scene gave even warmer applause, because it was this player who scored a goal in the away game and beat Manchester City away.
"Flute..." The referee's whistle sounded, and the scene suddenly fell silent. The No. 19 player in Midland ran forward quickly, but he paused in the middle, and he wanted to use this to disturb Joe Hart.Unfortunately, he didn't succeed. Joe Hart was unmoved. Midrand's No. 19 player started the second time, rushed towards the ball frantically, and then slammed the ball towards the center. The ball shot out like a sharp arrow and blasted straight towards the Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart in the center of the goal.
That's right, it was Joe Hart. He was not deceived by the opponent. He firmly guarded the middle. The ball hit Joe Hart's lower abdomen... He was hugged, and the ball was hugged by Joe Hart... The ball didn't go in... 2:2...
Dead silence, the home court of Midrand was dead silent, and the faces of the fans of Midrand were pale, as if they lost all life for a moment...
Manchester City's vice-captain Richards went to the penalty spot. This defender actually let a defender take the penalty. The Midland fans suddenly saw hope. They were praying that the goal would not be scored.It's a pity that God is not at home today. Richards' powerful volley shattered the fantasy in the hearts of the Midland fans... The goal scored... 2:3...
The fourth round of penalty kicks started, and the player who walked forward was Midland's No. 2 midfielder, who was also the captain on the field.However, this time he did not satisfy the fans at the scene, because the ball hit by him went directly above the crossbar and flew towards the stands... The ball missed... 3:[-]...
The scene was very depressing, as if this place was hell, without any popularity, and even the pounding heartbeat stopped at this moment... Is the end coming?Some of the fans of Midrand almost squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, because they couldn't see hope, they couldn't see the light.Some fans were trembling shoulders, their bodies were like a falling maple leaf, swaying, floating and blurred...
The last hope, the last hope is that the Manchester City players don't take the ball.If you were still praying just now, then the Midland fans were cursing at this time, cursing that the Manchester City players could not score the goal.However, Petrov ruthlessly shattered their curse, the ball flitted into the middle of the goal, and Midrand's goalkeeper foolishly threw himself on the left side of the goal... The goal scored... 2:4...
The game is over, and the end of Midland has really come. They lost this game and thus lost their hope of promotion. Manchester City will advance to the next round of the UEFA Cup!
(End of this chapter)
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