Chapter 152
The referee showed Xia Yuan a red card!"
"Hey, Xia Yuan is really too impatient!"
"He actually hit Anton in the face with a left hook... This..."
Even He Wei, the sports channel commentator who has seen big scenes, was dumbfounded at this moment.
However.
As for Xia Yuan, he never regretted his decision.
When the referee showed him a red card, there was no change in Xia Yuan's face, and he did not argue with the referee, but walked silently from the court to the sidelines.
He left in style.
At present, Norway is leading Romania 3-1, which basically kills the suspense of the game. In addition, there are only about 20 minutes left before the end of the game. Even if Norway plays one less player in the next period of time, it is likely to defeat the opponent.
Even if Norway loses the game, what does it matter? Under the leadership of Xia Yuan, Norway defeated Spain and Sweden in the first two games.
After defeating the two strongest opponents in the group stage, Norway will rank first in the group even if it loses.
When Xia Yuan walked down the court slowly, the Norwegian fans in the stands of the Ullevaal Stadium did not blame Xia Yuan for not being calm. On the contrary, the Norwegian fans gave Xia Yuan an extremely warm applause.
When Xia Yuan walked off the court, the Norwegian head coach Lagerbeck also patted Xia Yuan on the shoulder.
After that.
Xia Yuan came to the locker room without looking back.
At this moment, on the court.
Because Xia Yuan's left hook was quite powerful, Anton's head was dizzy.
After being examined by the team doctor, Anton was eventually replaced.
After this episode.
The game continued.
Although the Norwegian team had one less player, in the following time. Romanian players did not pose much threat to Norway's goal.
In the remaining 20 minutes, Romania only completed three shots.
All were completed by striker Yapskas.
However, the player's shooting skills were really not flattering, and all three shots flew into the stands.
On the Norwegian side, because Xia Yuan was sent off with a red card, this made the game tactics clearer.
In these 20 minutes, all Norwegian players took the initiative to retreat to the half-court defense.
Put all the focus on the defensive end.
In the end...
The score was fixed at 3 to 1.
Norway defeated Romania at home, and also won three consecutive victories in the European Cup qualifiers, ranking first in its group.
At the post-match press conference.
Many reporters also specifically asked Norwegian head coach Lagerback about his opinion on the referee's red card.
Lagerback did not defend his son. He said decisively: "Xia Yuan's action is indeed a red card, and the referee's penalty is not a problem. However, Anton's action of shoveling Xia Yuan from behind is also enough to be a yellow card, but unfortunately, the referee turned a blind eye to Anton's foul, which directly led to Xia Yuan's lack of calmness."
After the game, Xia Dongguo and Huang Caiyun, who were far away in Xia Country, also opened a video call with Xia Yuan as soon as possible to ask about Xia Yuan's injury.
"Xiao Yuan, well done! Your punching speed this time is too fast! You are worthy of being my son!" Xia Dongguo shouted excitedly, and even imitated Xia Yuan's punching action, but was quickly stopped by Huang Caiyun.
"Xiao Yuan, you can't do this in the future. You must be calm. First of all, make sure you don't get hurt..." Huang Caiyun grabbed the phone and told Xia Yuan.
"I know, I'm fine." Xia Yuan responded simply.
"I'm glad you're fine! Your father and I will return to Norway tomorrow. You can stay at home for two days to calm down."
"I know."
After Xia Yuan hung up the phone, Norway's head coach Lagerback also returned to the locker room from the press conference.
Lagerback did not blame Xia Yuan, but patted Xia Yuan on the shoulder and said slowly: "Young people, it's normal to have some emotions when playing football. Besides, it was indeed the Romanian player who fouled first. It's okay."
Xia Yuan didn't expect Lagerback to comfort himself.
The sun actually came out from the west.
Xia Yuan was about to thank him, but Lagerback took the lead and said: "If nothing unexpected happens, UEFA should impose an additional ban on you, after all
Your action is too bad. "
"But it doesn't matter if you are suspended. Our next opponent is the Faroe Islands, and then Malta. The strength of these two opponents is not very strong."
"Okay, it's getting late, you should have a good rest." After Lagerbeck finished speaking, he quietly left the locker room.
After saying hello to his teammates, Xia Yuan also returned to the hotel to rest.
...
As soon as Xia Yuan returned to the hotel, his WeChat rang.
It was a message from Reba.
[Xia Yuan! Promise me not to be so impulsive in the future, okay? Football matches are not boxing, and...if you are suspended, it will have a bad impact on your career.]
Xia Yuan did not debate with Reba whether to beat the opponent's players, because he knew very well that Reba was worried about him.
[Well, I know.]
Xia Yuan simply replied.
No How long is it, WeChat prompts the sound to sound again. Frequent praise has reached 980,000! Xia Yuan then opened the comment area. He was surprised to find that the first few praises were praised by himself! "Variety" 32328 "This player in Romania is really owed! ” 23893 likes
“I just like Xia Yuan who has a temper! Football matches are the continuation of human wars. If you don’t fight back when you are bullied, what kind of man are you!” 12389 likes
“Who is this player Anton? How dare he challenge Xia Yuan? Nice beating!” 12832 likes
“Hehe, I admire Xia Yuan even more! Nice job! The referee is also an idiot. Anton should have been sent off long ago!” 80293 likes
