There is a belief called football

Chapter 208 Penalty Redemption
When the referee pointed to the penalty spot, the Uzbek defender who caused the accident knelt down on the ground. When the whole game was about to enter injury time, a penalty kick was blown, which was unacceptable to anyone.

The captain of Uzbekistan "Jeparov" is an old fritter. He put his hands behind his back and reasoned with the referee with a smile on his face.

But the referee didn't appreciate it. It may be that the referee felt that there was nothing to dispute about the penalty kick, so he immediately gave Jeparov a yellow card, and then signaled all Uzbek players to back off.

*****
Li Qiao, who was sitting on the ground, was pulled up by his teammates, and everyone shook their fists and said, "You did a good job." At this point, getting a penalty kick is likely to be a lore, and the teammates are very excited.

But Li Qiao himself was not happy. This penalty was not up for grabs. It was created by Li Qiao and it was Li Qiao's turn, so everyone else walked away.

But Li Qiao didn't want to take a penalty kick. Li Qiao really wanted to take that free kick just now, but a penalty kick?Li Qiao didn't want to kick.

I don't know if it's because Li Qiao has something to do with Baggio in the dark. In short, Li Qiao is a bit like his idol Baggio in terms of penalty kicks, which is not smooth.

In the AFC Champions League, Li Qiao missed a key penalty kick, so if possible, Li Qiao would like to give up the penalty kick to someone else to take the penalty, because this goal is too important. To put it mildly, it is related to winning this game.

It was the parents who gave birth to Li Qiao, but it was Stan who really knew Li Qiao. Seeing Li Qiao bending over to straighten his socks, Stan knew that Li Qiao had no confidence in facing the ball.

The coach can decide who will take the penalty kick. Rationally speaking, Stan should designate someone else to take the penalty. He knows that Li Qiao has a heart for the penalty kick, but Stan also knows that if Li Qiao hides this time, then Li Qiao will never be able to face the penalty kick.

In 1994, Baggio missed a penalty kick against Taffarel. Although the Italians did not blame him after the game, Baggio's fans still loved him, but in the following four years, Baggio could not get rid of the shadow of penalty kicks.

After scoring the goal, Baggio just made a kissing gesture lightly, but those who really know Baggio know that only at that moment, Baggio has completed his redemption.

Stan knows that it is impossible for other people to help you save your life. Wherever you fall, you have to get up from where. Stan is not going to substitute someone to take the penalty, even if it is to gamble on the right to qualify for the Chinese team.

*****
Li Qiao glanced at the bench, actually asking Stan for help. Li Qiao is a person with strong self-esteem. He doesn't want to punish, but he doesn't want to say it himself, so it would be ideal if the head coach came to replace him.

But Li Qiao was disappointed, Stan was indifferent and didn't express anything, that is to say, Li Qiao knew that he had to face this ball!

Jeparov from Uzbekistan is Li Qiao's teammate in the club. He knew Li Qiao's weakness, so he whispered a few words to his goalkeeper, asking him to interfere with Li Qiao as much as possible, causing Li Qiao's mentality to fluctuate.

Li Qiao, who had no way out, held the ball in his hands, walked slowly towards the penalty spot, and then stepped on the lawn around the penalty spot to prevent the supporting leg from slipping. Li Qiao hesitated in his movements, and even Li Weifeng saw the problem. He ran to the sideline and said to Stan: "Coach, let someone else take the penalty, I feel."

Stan knew what Li Weifeng was going to say, "I believe in Li Qiao", Stan's attitude was very firm, and Li Weifeng didn't dare to say anything.

Li Qiao was ready, but the Uzbek goalkeeper was still drinking water behind the goal. Normally, the goalkeeper would go to the goal to drink water. This was the first time that he hid behind the goal to drink.

Because of the time delay, the referee gave the opponent's goalkeeper a yellow card. This move was exactly what the Uzbek players wanted. They wanted to protest, but the referee was not a coward.

The Uzbek goalkeeper stood in front of the goal, and suddenly imitated the former Liverpool goalkeeper "Dudek" and performed a "noodle dance", twisting around in front of Li Qiao, with the purpose of disturbing Li Qiao.

Li Qiao stood in front of the ball and took a deep breath. To be honest, Li Qiao's legs were trembling at this time, and a heavy burden was on Li Qiao's shoulders. He finally understood what Baggio felt when he faced Tafarel back then—that was putting the honor of a nation on one person's shoulders, it was too heavy!

*****
Sun Jihai stood beside Li Weifeng and said, "Weifeng, this ball...is a bit hanging",
Li Weifeng also knew.

At this time Qi Bing was standing behind Li Weifeng, he was already too nervous to watch, "Captain, the penalty was scored, please tell me, I dare not watch."

Li Weifeng replied to Qi Bing, "I'm not promising", but he himself understood that it wasn't about whether he was promising or not, but that the pressure was really too great.

"That's scary, and then you're going to pee your pants when you face a penalty shootout," Sun Jihai said with a smile.

*****
Li Qiao was ready, after the referee's whistle sounded, Li Qiao took a run-up shot, and he decided to volley the lower left corner of the goal.

When Li Qiao was running up, Jeparov pointed to Li Qiao's left, and the Uzbek goalkeeper understood, and he decided to pounce on Li Qiao's left, which was his right.

Jeparov knew that Li Qiao usually chooses to volley vigorously when taking penalty kicks, instead of Piero's "fake action" penalty kick method.

The moment Li Qiao touched the ball, he caught sight of the Uzbek goalkeeper from the corner of his eye. He smiled at the corner of his mouth, looking very confident. Li Qiao's heart sank, knowing that the opponent was coming prepared.

*****
The ball went in! ! ! !

The Chinese fans at the scene were boiling, and another game was over, Australia defeated South Korea.

what happened?The Uzbekistan goalkeeper guessed Li Qiao's mind, and his height of 1 meters is enough to block half of the goal, so why didn't he pounce?

Because in the last few tenths of a second, Li Qiao changed his mind! !
Li Qiao thought of Baggio's redemption-like penalty kick in 98, which was a fake move to deceive the goalkeeper, and he shot the lower right corner.

So Li Qiao temporarily turned his ankle and changed his strong volley to an arch push. In this way, although Li Qiao's shot had no strength, it was the opposite direction of the Uzbek goalkeeper's save.

When Li Qiao scored the goal, Stan jumped up excitedly. He made the right bet, and the Chinese players on the field rushed towards Li Qiao. After a few minutes of nervousness until they were suffocated, they really realized how difficult it was for Li Qiao.

As for Li Qiao, he turned to face his teammates and let them pounce on him, "I have completed the challenge to myself, and I have not fallen down", Li Qiao thought to himself.

After celebrating with his teammates, Li Qiao didn't forget one person, the person who didn't look at him just now, he rushed to Stan to thank him for his trust in him, without Stan's decision, he would not be able to complete the redemption.

"Coach, thank you",
"no need thank me"?
"Thank you for ignoring me just now, actually I was asking you for help just now," Li Qiao was very frank.

Stan smiled.

"Coach, have you ever thought that if I miss the free throw, what should I do?"
"Then we will try our best to win South Korea in the next game."
Stan said it lightly, but he knew how many heroes fell before the penalty spot and couldn't get out for a long time.

So, in fact, Stan didn't even think about what to do if he didn't make a penalty?He just thought about it, and he must make a penalty.

"No, coach, it's not just South Korea, Australia will also win the next game",
"Of course, we need to win all 8 games to enter the World Cup",
The two clapped their hands together, and Li Qiao ran back to the court.

*****
After Uzbekistan kicked off, the fourth official held up the sign for stoppage time - 3 minutes of stoppage time.

Leading by one goal, if the score ends according to this score, the Chinese team will definitely become the first in the group. Stan immediately changed his formation, imitating his opponent's 541 formation, leaving one Gao Lin in front, and everyone else returned to defense.

But even if Stan doesn’t do this, the opponent is already exhausted. Uzbekistan’s strength is not as good as that of the Chinese team, and they fought for another 90 minutes. Before that, they relied on the score of 0 to 0 to support the spirit of the Uzbek players.

Just like that, 3 minutes of stoppage time passed, and the Chinese team beat Uzbekistan 1-0 at home. After the game, Kasimov did not shake hands with Stan, but left the field in a hurry.

And Stan led the whole team to cheer with the fans in the stadium and celebrate this hard-won victory together. Now the situation of the group is very clear. Uzbekistan and Lebanon are no longer able to disrupt the situation.

Although China, South Korea, and Australia all have 6 points, because Australia defeated South Korea in the first round of the "Three Kingdoms Kill", they have gained an advantage, and the real No.2 should be China and South Korea tied.

In this way, in the fourth round of the group stage, China's away game against South Korea has become a matter of life and death. That game will be held on September 4, that is, there are still 9 months, but Chinese fans and Korean fans can't hold back anymore. New and old hatred, 11 years of Korean fear, last year's AFC Guangzhou Tianbao's revenge, the World Cup's direct qualifying quota.

These together, make this China-Korea battle different from all previous duels, look forward to it! ! !

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