Midfielder Ruler

"Ouch, ouch, ouch -"

The entire Nizhny Novgorod Arena was filled with a fanatical game atmosphere. Players from both sides of the court seemed to pay attention to defense, but in fact they were waiting for the other side to make mistakes and score the winning goal.

The head coaches of both sides want stability, but if they have the opportunity to kill their opponents, they are also happy to see it.

In the first minute of stoppage time, Gao Zhunyi jumped up high while retreating and grabbed the header in front of Mandzukic. Li Kui, who was standing on the line of the penalty area, directly swung the ball regardless. Making a clearance with his right foot, the football flew to the left sideline.

Lu Liang did not give up chasing the ball. He stretched out his foot to retrieve the football before it went out of the sideline, and then handed it to Tang Zheng who ran across to meet him.

Tang Zheng had already clearly judged the situation and his teammates, and passed the incoming football to his familiar right foot. Without making too many adjustments, he directly passed the ball to Sun Jingbo on the right wing.

The football accurately found Sun Jingbo who was coming in at high speed. However, Sun Jingbo was affected by his declining physical fitness and the distance in the first step was a bit long. Lovren, who was returning to defense at high speed, made a decisive move and shoveled the football out of the left sideline, only for the Chinese team. A side ball attacking the right wing.

Since the Chinese team's dream start came from a sideline ball, the Croatian fans in the stands were obviously nervous when Zhang Linpeng was about to throw the sideline ball vigorously.

British Sky commentator Andy Gray laughed in the enthusiastic atmosphere: "I wonder if Don will take advantage of this rare offensive opportunity to score another goal?"

"What about this?" Commentator Martin Taylor said in a serious tone, "It's a bit hard to say."

The Chinese fans in the stands are naturally full of expectations, because they know that a goal during this period will mean a decisive victory!

However, the sideline ball thrown by Zhang Linpeng failed to pose a threat. The football was pushed out by Lovren, and then Wu Xi, who was guarding in front of the penalty area, was blasted directly into the second-floor stands.

Wu Xi had no time to worry. He had no hope for his subconscious long-range shot, and it was more of a clearance. So like his teammates, he filed back into his own half and waited for Croatia to attack.

As the game was about to enter the third minute of stoppage time, Modric, who controlled the offensive rhythm of Croatia's game, his eyes lit up during observation. He noticed some problems on the left side of the Chinese team's defense.

The Chinese team's left back Jiang Zhipeng was obviously affected by the decline in physical fitness. His movement has dropped significantly compared with the past few minutes.

He was thinking... maybe, this is an opportunity!

But what Modric didn't know was that Tang Zheng also noticed this. He consciously paid attention to the movements of other Croatian players while defending his position.

Because directly taking care of Jiang Zhipeng's loopholes will cause the cautious Modric to give up the opportunity.

Modric's concern about Jiang Zhipeng's loopholes is nothing more than wanting to take advantage of a series of problems caused by the Chinese team's patching up one link after another.

Tang Zheng paid attention to the activities of other Croatian players in the middle, in order to resolve the danger in the most dangerous place, and then... give Croatia a fatal blow!

Modric, who ran to his teammates for the ball, glanced at Tang Zheng consciously and let out a sigh of relief.

It seems... Tang Zheng didn't notice Jiang Zhipeng's problem.

This...is an opportunity!

"There are only thirty seconds left in the game..."

As soon as Central 5 commentator He Wei finished speaking, his pupils suddenly shrank. Modric, who was catching the ball in the right rib of the attack, suddenly flicked the ball with the outside of his right foot. The ball touched the turf quickly and the Chinese team defended the left rib. Rebic When Lu Liang was taken away from defense by Kovacic, he suddenly moved forward.

Jiang Zhipeng, whose physical fitness had declined significantly, was not very focused. By the time he realized that the football was being passed to his defensive weak side, it was too late to start again.

Feng Xiaoting immediately pulled out to defend and compress Rebic's space.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—"

Rebic received Modric's hidden pass and broke into the right side of the penalty area.

The Croatian fans in the stands subconsciously burst into loud chants.

At the same time, Mandzukic ran forward from the middle of the penalty area.

Ko Junyi has no choice but to stick to Mandzukic.

Zhang Linpeng in the penalty area was keeping an eye on Perisic, while Li Kui and Wu Xi were keeping an eye on Rakitic and Kovacic who entered the penalty area respectively.

At this moment, Rakitic, who was originally running in a straight line, suddenly stopped on the spot and used Kovacic's large body to suddenly accelerate to the right.

Rebic, who was running, quickly sent an inverted triangle kick to the ground before Feng Xiaoting blocked it in place. The football rolled quickly behind Feng Xiaoting, who fell to the ground and shoveled.

"Oops!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei had a wide field of vision and exclaimed when he saw Rakitic running out of space unmarked.

Rakitic swung his right foot while running and was about to hit the football, but suddenly a leg blocked the trajectory of the football.

He Wei looked at Tang Zheng who appeared on the broadcast screen, his pupils shrank suddenly, and his voice became extremely excited: "Tang Zheng appears at a key position!!"

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Tang Zheng fell to the ground and made a sliding tackle very promptly. He stretched out his right foot and stopped the football on his feet. Then, before Kovacic could counterattack, he used the outside instep of his right foot to lift the ball outward. The football rolled towards Jiang Zhipeng, who was stopped on the spot.

At the same time, Tang Zheng pushed hard with both hands and quickly climbed up from the grass: "Give it to me!"

Jiang Zhipeng did not dare to neglect and quickly passed the ball to Tang Zheng who turned to face the attack direction.

Modric was immediately startled, and before he had time to think, he immediately pounced on Tang Zheng.

"This is an opportunity!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei has a wide field of vision. He sees a large space behind Modric. Once Tang Zheng can break through, the Chinese team will have a great opportunity!

"Ouch, ouch, ouch -"

The Chinese fans, who had just erupted into loud exclamations, continued to show their momentum, gearing up and chanting hysterically.

Facing Modric, Tang Zheng didn't make any extra moves. He directly used the outside instep of his right foot to push the football to the right and accelerate!

"It's over!"

Modric had no choice, he tackled the ball while making a sudden stop.

But... at this time, Modric's legs were extremely short, and the toes of his right foot were still more than ten centimeters away from the football that Tang Zheng pushed out.

Tang Zheng completed the breakthrough under Modric's desperate eyes, and then strode forward to kill.

Since Modric is already the last player in the Croatian team's midfield line, there is a large space behind him.

Yerfan's running was very smart, attracting the defensive attention of Lovren and Vida, giving Tang Zheng the opportunity to dribble forward.

"Oh oh oh oh——"

As the Croatian fans screamed, Lovren and Vida worked together.

Lovren stayed close to Ye Erfan and did not give Ye Erfan a chance to speed up, while Vader paid attention to Fossaliko while fighting and retreating, waiting for Tang Zheng.

Because Vida knew that Tang Zheng was very capable of dribbling, and his physical exertion was also very severe at this stage of the game, the possibility of committing a foul and leaving Tang Zheng behind was low.

Rather than taking risks, it is better to choose the relatively safe option of fighting and retreating, waiting for the support of teammates.

It's not too late to make a decision when Tang Zheng brings the ball to a suitable distance.

Croatian head coach Dalic stood on the sidelines extremely nervous, but he still supported the choice of the two central defenders.

It would be great to be able to bring down Tang Zheng early, but the problem is that Tang Zheng is not so easy to bring down.

The midfield line is behind Tang Zheng, which means that Tang Zheng is directly facing his entire incomplete defense line.

With Tang Zheng's ability, breakthrough would not be a problem.

Fortunately, the Chinese team retreated completely at the end of the game. Except for Ye Erfan at the front, Lu Liang and Sun Jingbo, who are known for their speed, are still some distance away from Tang Zheng. In other words, the current situation is one of three on defense.

Have the opportunity!

"Tang Zheng dribbled the ball past the halfway line!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei shouted passionately, his voice rising several degrees.

Fusaliko, who was not involved in assists, kept getting closer to Tang Zheng, and finally met him in the center arc of his own side. However, Tang Zheng did not give him a chance to get closer, and instead violently pushed the ball forward with the outside instep of his right foot. , accelerating again.

Fossaliko didn't expect that Tang Zheng could accelerate at the end of the game. He forgot to pull for a moment. By the time he put the shovel on the side and behind, it was too late, and he only kicked a ball of air.

Suddenly, the Chinese team's attack became two-on-two.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—"

The Chinese fans in the stands cheered louder and louder when they saw Tang Zheng break through Fusaliko.

In stark contrast were the Croatian fans, who tried to boo in response and influence Tang Zheng: "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..."

Tang Zheng focused all his attention on controlling the ball and observing other Croatian defensive players. Naturally, he did not pay attention to the boos caused by the Croatian fans, especially since he had accelerated to break through Vosaljko.

Vader, who was fighting and retreating, lost the help of his teammates. What he could do was very limited. Facing Tang Zheng who was advancing at full speed, he couldn't think of any way.

"Foul! Foul!!"

Croatian head coach Dalic was very excited and kept waving his arms, but Vida's focus was entirely on how to defend Tang Zheng, and naturally he could not take care of the sidelines.

When Ye Erfan saw Tang Zheng's breakthrough, he did not run to the middle, but ran to the left to make room for Tang Zheng.

Lovren's choice between lightning and flint was very shrewd. He blocked Tang Zheng's passing route to Ye Erfan, while also retaining the opportunity to cover Vidal.

But Tang Zheng's choice was very extreme. About two meters away from Lovren and Vidal, he suddenly pushed the ball forward and accelerated again.

Lovren and Vader had no idea that Tang Zheng would choose to confront him, but they reacted quickly and moved closer without communicating, trying to close the door and block Tang Zheng behind them.

I saw a yellow figure passing by at high speed on the court, closing the distance between Lovren and Vidal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Lovren and Vida moved closer very quickly, but Tang Zheng's explosive power was so strong that he stood out just before Lovren and Vida closed the door...

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"It's going to end!"

Although Tang Zheng, who had made a breakthrough, staggered due to the impact of Lovren and Vida's closing, he did not fall completely to the ground. The eyes of Bradalic, the commentator of Croatian National Sports TV who was sitting in the commentary box, suddenly swung. Shrinking, exclaimed.

"Single sword!!" The voices of Yang 5 commentator He Wei and guest commentator Xu Yang simultaneously rose an octave higher.

Goalkeeper Subasic, who was standing uneasily in the small penalty area, realized that he could not wait any longer and chose to abandon the goal when Tang Zheng staggered.

However, Subasic completely ignored another attribute of Tang Zheng at this time - broad vision.

Tang Zheng's eyes lit up as he adjusted his body's center of gravity. He adjusted his steps and waited until Subasic passed the penalty spot before picking up his right foot and rubbing his toes towards the bottom of the football.

"Shoot!"

He Wei's momentum increased instead of decreasing, shouting hysterically: "No~ Tang Zheng lobs!"

Subasic, who had just passed the penalty spot, subconsciously stopped on the spot and looked at the football flying in mid-air. He stopped in place, but his eyes did not leave the football.

Tang Zheng's lob shot from the top of the penalty area was well controlled. Even if Subasic jumped high, he could not touch the football.

Subasic, who is 1.91 meters tall, needs time to stop and retreat, but Tang Zheng's lob just doesn't give him time...

The Croatian fans in the stands had their hearts in their throats and forgot to make a sound.

The Chinese fans were concentrating and holding their breath, not daring to take a breath, for fear that Tang Zheng's lob would cause the sound they made to go higher than the crossbar.

Lovren, Vida, Modric, Rakitic, Kovacic, Mandzukic and other Croatian players subconsciously stopped in place, their eyes following the football to the goal, and their half-cold hearts felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

However, there are also some devout Croatians praying to God, hoping that God can save believers at this time...

Maybe God was dozing off, and the falling football rubbed the crossbar and fell into the embrace of the snow-white net.

Half a second later, British Sky commentator Andy Gray habitually prolonged his voice: "Goooooooooooooooooooooal——"

"Oh-My-God! Knockout!! A real Knockout!!!"

Guest commentator Martin Taylor held his hands on the commentary box and raised his arms and shouted.

At this time, the time displayed next to the scoreboard just reached 93’53”.

When Tang Zheng saw the football fall into the net, he opened his arms and ran all the way.

The goal scored so far in the game is a real winner!

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—"

The Chinese fans in the Nizhny Novgorod Arena went completely crazy, dancing and shouting hysterically to vent their emotional outburst caused by Tang Zheng's last-minute goal.

Central 5 commentator He Wei raised his arms and shouted in the fanatical atmosphere: "Incredible! Tang Zheng used his super personal ability to score a goal before the end of the game! He scored twice personally! Helping the Chinese team beat Croatia. !2:1!!”

When Tang Zheng celebrated his goal crazily, commentator Xu Yang was eloquent: "Tang Zheng scored his sixth goal of this World Cup, surpassing England captain Harry Kane and becoming the top scorer of the World Cup! The most important thing is his goal. The ball gave the Croatians no chance to counterattack! Because four minutes of injury time have arrived!”

The on-site director immediately showed Tang Zheng who had scored the goal. Tang Zheng, who appeared on the broadcast screen, stopped in place, arched his arms and kept waving.

In addition to the Chinese players on the field running towards Tang Zheng, the players standing in front of the bench spread their arms across the entire stadium, sharing the ecstasy of the victory with their teammates on the field. Even the goalkeeper Yan Junling standing in front of the goal also He ran at a sprint speed of 100 meters.

At the same time, the Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV did not care that it was almost four o'clock in the morning, and they vented selflessly.

Before the game, they thought that the Chinese team could defeat Croatia and advance to the quarterfinals, but when they actually realized their wish, it was another matter!

Even if the game is not completely over yet...

Looking at the Chinese players and fans celebrating the goal crazily, the Croatian players were stunned as if they were hit in the head.

How long has it been since...?