Chapter 292

Because of Jiang Xiaolin's position change, the game finally became more interesting, and the cheers from the fans in the stands became louder.

Of course, the fans who thought it was interesting were the Chinese fans and neutral fans. The Italian fans felt a little anxious, fearing that Jiang Xiaolin would score a goal in the 90-minute regular time.

But their anxiety did not help the game at all.

Even the head coach was helpless, let alone the fans in the stands.

Relying on his superior physical strength, speed, and ability to move without the ball, Jiang Xiaolin frequently changed positions with his teammates, and the more he played, the greater the threat to the Italian goal.

Less than 2 minutes after the last cut-in shot, Jiang Xiaolin actually broke through on the left again, then cut in, dribbled the ball horizontally to the outside of the penalty area and completed a long arc shot.

However, this time Jiang Xiaolin shot at the near corner.

Goalkeeper Viviano was also a beat slower to react and failed to jump up and save in time.

By the time he jumped up to save the ball, it was obviously too late.

Just when the Chinese fans thought the ball was going to fly into the goal and were ready to celebrate, the ball hit the post and bounced back into the penalty area, and defender Criscito quickly kicked it out of the sideline.

Although the ball still didn't go in, it was enough to scare goalkeeper Viviano's heart.

Viviano got up from the ground and shouted angrily to his teammates:

"Fak, what are you doing? You must stop Jiang Xiaolin for me, and don't let him cut in and shoot easily. Criscito, Montolivo, you all move to the side and help De Ceglie defend Jiang Xiaolin."

Central defender Criscito and midfielder Montolivo both nodded grimly, staring at Jiang Xiaolin who shook his head after completing the shot, with gloomy faces.

Next, the Italian defensive players in the middle began to consciously strengthen the defense on the sidelines to prevent Jiang Xiaolin from breaking through and cutting in to shoot.

But what happened next made the Italians feel deeply regretful.

After seeing the Italians strengthen the sideline defense, Jiang Xiaolin did not continue to break through the sidelines in the 84th minute, but suddenly played a two-pass cooperation with Hao Junmin, and then dribbled the ball directly from the middle.

Because Jiang Xiaolin had frequently broken through the sidelines or cut in before, the Italians had the inertia of thinking and focused on the sidelines. As a result, they were not prepared for Jiang Xiaolin's long drive into the middle this time. Only a front midfielder Rossi and avant-garde Zigalini blocked Jiang Xiaolin's way forward.

But the two did not stand together, but were several meters apart.

So, everyone saw that Jiang Xiaolin first broke through the first defender Rossi with a fried meatball, and then used the change of speed and rhythm to break through Zigalini's defense, and instantly advanced to the front of the Italian penalty area.

Although Zigalini was not completely thrown off by Jiang Xiaolin, Jiang Xiaolin's full dribbling and physique also made him firmly blocked by Jiang Xiaolin's side, and he could not interfere with the ball at Jiang Xiaolin's feet.

The central defender Bocchetti, who was originally defending the center forward Han Peng in the penalty area, was shocked and immediately threw Han Peng off and blocked Jiang Xiaolin's way into the penalty area, trying to block Jiang Xiaolin's route to break into the penalty area or shoot directly.

Goalkeeper Viviano also stared at the aggressive Jiang Xiaolin nervously, thinking that Jiang Xiaolin was definitely going to shoot.

Just when everyone thought that Jiang Xiaolin was going to break into the penalty area or dodge the angle to shoot himself, the ignored Chinese team center forward Han Peng quietly moved a few steps to the right in the penalty area and stood in the gap on the right wing of the penalty area.

Jiang Xiaolin's previous performance was so outstanding and threatening that everyone ignored the threats from other players of the Chinese team. They all thought that at the last moment of the game, Jiang Xiaolin would definitely shoot the ball himself to complete the lore and would not pass the ball to his teammates.

Therefore, both the Italian goalkeeper and the defender kept a close eye on Jiang Xiaolin, trying to prevent Jiang Xiaolin from breaking through or shooting.

But Jiang Xiaolin did not forcefully try to break into the penalty area or dodge the angle to shoot when he was disturbed by Zigalini beside him and blocked by Bocchetti in front of him, and a full-back rushed over to the side to form a double team.

The more this happened, the calmer Jiang Xiaolin became.

It was not because of Jiang Xiaolin's talent, but because the system was fully charged to 100% of the on-the-spot state.

Similarly, Jiang Xiaolin could make a calm choice in this situation, and so did Han Peng.

Jiang Xiaolin discovered Han Peng's moving direction and the gap there during the process of controlling the ball.

So, when everyone in Italy thought Jiang Xiaolin was going to force his way through, Jiang Xiaolin shook his ankle and suddenly made a diagonal pass when he reached the top of the penalty area., kicked the ball into the gap on the right side of the penalty area.

Zigalini, who was interfering with Jiang Xiaolin, and central defender Bocchetti, who was stealing the ball, turned their heads in the direction of Jiang Xiaolin's pass and found that there was a big gap in the penalty area.

Han Peng, the striker of the Chinese team, was actually in a state of no one defending, and was about to receive the pass from Jiang Xiaolin.

Jiang Xiaolin's short pass skills and team cooperation skills were also full. This pass was very accurate, and both the strength and the route made Han Peng very comfortable.

Han Peng didn't even need to stop the ball to adjust, he just swung his thigh and prepared to shoot directly without stopping the ball.

However, although there was a gap when Han Peng ran and Jiang Xiaolin passed the ball, Italy itself played a defensive counterattack, and the formation was relatively shrinking backwards, and there were many people near the penalty area.

After discovering Han Peng's running position and Jiang Xiaolin's passing intention, Motta, the full-back closest to Han Peng, had already rushed over and made a flying action to block the gun hole.

Han Peng also saw Motta's movements from the corner of his eyes, but he couldn't stop.

Now it was just a matter of time for both sides.

Fortunately, Jiang Xiaolin's pass had good power and angle, so Han Peng didn't waste time adjusting, and he shot directly, saving a lot of time.

Facing the ground ball passed by Jiang Xiaolin, Han Peng volleyed the ball towards the Italian goal.

The full on-the-spot state made Han Peng's shot very good. Not only did he successfully avoid Motta who flew to block the gun hole, he flew past Motta's feet and also hit the goal frame.

Of course, his own shooting skills prevented him from accurately controlling the shooting angle to the dead corner like Jiang Xiaolin.

With the shooting skills of the Chinese players, a hasty shot in the penalty area without stopping the ball is considered a success if it doesn't hit the plane.

Therefore, when Han Peng's shot did not fly into the sky, but actually flew towards the goal frame and was not touched by Italian defender Motta, who flew to block the hole, the Chinese fans, whether at the scene or in front of the TV, showed hope in their eyes, hoping that the ball would fly into the Italian goal and kill Italy.

Italian fans hoped that goalkeeper Viviano would continue to perform well and save the ball.

Perhaps the prayers of Italian fans worked, or perhaps Han Peng's shooting angle was not sharp enough, and goalkeeper Viviano really made another wonderful save.

Han Peng's shot was a low ball. Although it was not a ground ball, the height was limited. It was only a dozen centimeters above the grass, but the angle was not sharp, and it was not far from where Viviano was standing.

In a flash, Viviano, as a Serie A-level goalkeeper, did not have time to fall to the ground to save the ball, so he subconsciously sat on the ground and stretched his legs to intercept it, stretching his feet in the direction of the ball's flight.

Viviano was lucky. The ball actually hit his outstretched foot, changed direction and bounced upwards, then hit the crossbar and bounced back into the penalty area.

The stands were filled with sighs of disappointment from the Chinese fans and exhalations from the Italian fans who had escaped.

Viviano saved the Italian team once again.

But the crisis was not resolved.

What was surprising was that after the ball hit the crossbar and bounced back into the penalty area, it actually landed in front of Jiang Xiaolin who rushed into the penalty area.

Jiang Xiaolin was overjoyed and raised his leg to shoot the ball into the half-empty goal formed by Viviano sitting on the ground.

But Bocchetti, who had just blocked Jiang Xiaolin and half-turned as Han Peng shot, was right next to Jiang Xiaolin.

Seeing the ball hit the crossbar and bounced back into the penalty area, about to fall in front of Jiang Xiaolin, Jiang Xiaolin also began to raise his legs to shoot. Bocchetti's face suddenly changed. He didn't have time to think about anything. He subconsciously fell to the side and shoveled in the direction of the ball.

But he was stopped by Jiang Xiaolin, a little far away from the ball, and he didn't make the best judgment on the timing of the shovel in a split second.

So, in the eyes of the referee and all the spectators, it became that when Jiang Xiaolin was about to shoot the ball, he was shoveled into the penalty area by Bocchetti's fierce shovel at the side.

Jiang Xiaolin didn't kick the ball and fell to the ground with his head up.

But Bocchetti didn't shovel the ball either, but shoveled Jiang Xiaolin into the penalty area.

"Beep... Beep... Beep..."

A sharp whistle sounded, and the referee rushed into the penalty area, pointed to the penalty spot, and made a penalty that Bocchetti fouled Jiang Xiaolin and gave the Chinese team a penalty.

"Wow..."

The entire Beijing Workers' Stadium was boiling instantly, and countless Chinese fans jumped up from their seats and celebrated excitedly.

The Chinese commentator also shouted excitedly in the commentary booth:

"Wow..."

"Oh my God,Penalty! Penalty!"

"The Chinese team won a penalty in the 84th minute!"

"Italian central defender Bocchetti fouled Jiang Xiaolin in the penalty area, and the referee made a penalty decision."

"The opportunity has come! The Chinese team has a chance to reverse the score!"

"Jiang Xiaolin has never made a mistake in his penalty kicks!"

"The National Olympic Team may really eliminate Italy and advance to the semi-finals of the Olympics! ”

While all the Chinese people at the scene and in front of the TV were in a boiling state, the Italian fans at the scene and in front of the TV had become dumbfounded.

When Jiang Xiaolin was stopped by Zigalini and Bocchetti while dribbling the ball in the middle, everyone thought the crisis was over.

When Jiang Xiaolin passed the ball to Han Peng in the gap, Han Peng shot without stopping the ball, and Motta failed to block the hole, everyone's heart was lifted again.

But goalkeeper Viviano saved the goal.

When the ball hit Viviano's foot, reflected on the crossbar, and bounced back into the penalty area, everyone thought Italy had escaped.

Unexpectedly, the ball that bounced back into the penalty area actually fell in front of Jiang Xiaolin, who was the most threatening to the Chinese team.

Then, before everyone could react, Bocchetti, the central defender next to Jiang Xiaolin, subconsciously The side tackle missed the ball and Jiang Xiaolin was knocked down in the penalty area.

In just a few seconds, the mood of Italian fans was like a roller coaster, up and down, and now finally sank into the abyss.

Everyone knew what the penalty kick at this time meant.

Italy was almost dead.

Of course, the Italian players on the field also knew what this penalty kick meant to them.

The head coach on the sidelines angrily kicked away the mineral water bottle at his feet, and the Italian players on the field excitedly surrounded the referee, trying to make the referee take back his decision.

But how is it possible?

The foul in the penalty area was so obvious that there was no doubt at all.

Not only that, the referee who made the penalty kick also gave Bocchetti, who committed the foul, an additional one. Yellow card, and warned other players that if they continued to surround him and make trouble, he would show a yellow card warning.

On the other side, Jiang Xiaolin had been pulled up by his teammates to celebrate.

Although they did not really celebrate the goal, everyone came up to hug and pat Jiang Xiaolin on the shoulder, and there was no need to say what the implication was.

For this penalty kick, every player had full confidence in Jiang Xiaolin.

Everyone had seen the scene of Jiang Xiaolin scoring the penalty kick and the Chinese team reversing Italy 2-1.

Now it was the 84th minute of the second half, and there was not much time left for the 90-minute regular game.

Getting a penalty kick at this time was a godsend for the Chinese team.

As long as Jiang Xiaolin scored the goal, it would be a sure win.

A few minutes later As long as everyone works together to defend the penalty area and the goal, and prevent Italy from equalizing the score, the Chinese team will really eliminate the world champion Italy and enter the semi-finals of the Olympics.

This is a prospect that all Chinese players have never thought of before the Olympics.

Although the Football Committee has proposed the goal of the Olympic team to enter the semi-finals, no one has taken it seriously. Everyone thought that they would be satisfied if they could achieve a historic breakthrough in scoring and winning at the Olympics.

Unexpectedly, they not only achieved a historic breakthrough in scoring, winning, and qualifying from the group, but now they may even eliminate the powerful Italy in the quarter-finals and enter the semi-finals of the Olympics.

It is simply an incredible scene.

No wonder everyone couldn't hold back and ran up to celebrate with Jiang Xiaolin in advance.

After Italy actively contracted its defense and played a defensive counterattack in the second half, everyone was really holding back for too long.

Now they finally saw hope, and no wonder everyone needed to vent.

No one considered the situation where Jiang Xiaolin missed the penalty kick, and there was no need to consider it.

Jiang Xiaolin's shooting skills have been verified over a long period of time and in countless competitions, so no one needs to worry.