Chapter 47 Regular game time
When the game has reached seventy-five minutes, there are still fifteen minutes left before the game ends, and the time left for the Brazilian team is getting less and less.
It is difficult for Brazilian fans in the stands to calm down.
Boos began to appear more when Brazilian players failed to attack or made mistakes.
Brazilian players on the stadium were not easy to calm down, and their mistakes began to increase.
Scolari stood on the sidelines, pacing back and forth anxiously, with a very solemn expression.
Twelve years ago, when he led the Brazilian team to the World Cup, he never had such expressions or actions.
A problem that no one thought about before has gradually become a problem that no one can go around and pretend not to think about - Brazil, it won't really be the case, and it will fall into the top 16, right?
This is really a terrible question, and when it suddenly pops up in the minds of many people, it scares these people.
The atmosphere at the Minero Stadium even got a little colder.
When they thought that Brazil might be eliminated, the Brazilian fans who had booed before were silent.
This is not the result they want. No matter how dissatisfied with this national team, it is based on their requirements for performance. No one would hope that Brazil would fail and eliminate, and no one would want to see such a result. They criticized Brazil and booed their players for their poor performances.
In the final analysis, they still hope to see Brazil win. No matter how they scold, the premise is that Brazil must be able to pass the mark and pass the mark. If they scold them again, they hope that they can play better in the next game and can win the championship. In the end, they really win the championship, no one will mention a word if there are many questions in front.
But if Brazil stops in the quarterfinals, then no matter how fierce the scolding is, what is the use? Or, is there any meaning of scolding?
Many Brazilian fans have figured out this problem - no matter what we have on this team, we must first make sure the team can win. So now is not the time to undermine the situation. We must unite with the team, fight side by side, and support them!
Soon, singing and cheers rang out in the stands again, and Brazilian fans cheered for their team.
Brazilian players also realized the seriousness of the problem, and the support from fans was indeed like a burst of cardiotropics that hit their hearts.
Brazil's offense has improved slightly.
In the 76th minute, after Alves dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he suddenly took a long shot from 30 meters away from the goal!
The football flew straight to the Chinese team's goal. Fortunately, Sun Pan was very focused, jumped high, and pushed Alves' shot out of the crossbar with one hand.
Not long after, Neymar broke through on the right side and shook Rong Hao away. Guo angrily went up to assist in defense and got entangled with him near the bottom line. Neymar used a fake move to shake the angle and suddenly made a cross. If he headed the ball behind the middle, he would be in the top way...
In the 78th minute, Brazil won the best scoring opportunity in the second half. Hulk broke through Zhang Linpeng on the left and made a cross, and the football flew to the back point.
Guo Nu jumped up and wanted to head the ball to clear the ball, but he didn't hit the ball. He made a rare mistake in the top!
Ruo came out behind him and wanted to kick the football into the goal directly!
But he seemed to be shaken by Guo Nu, and he did not judge the landing point of the football accurately and did not score the ball!
The football flew directly out of the bottom line...
"It's so dangerous!" He Ping exclaimed. "The Brazilian team's offensive and momentum have been aroused during this period. The Chinese team must be extra careful in defense! Never have any incorrect mentality and ideas, and don't think that the Brazilian team is really vulnerable. You should know that standing in front of us is the only team in the world that has won the World Cup championship for five times, and this is their home court!"
Faced with the changes in the recovery of Brazil's offensive, Lippi also quickly made substitution adjustments, and he replaced Gao Lin with Wu Lei.
Although it is a substitution adjustment on the offensive line, it is actually to strengthen defense.
After changing to Wu Lei, there are three people in front who are fast enough and have certain individual combat capabilities, so that the Chinese team does not have to invest too much force when attacking, and they can just fight back. Others can put more energy into defense.
This relatively strengthens the Chinese team's defensive ability in the backcourt. After all, everyone can focus more on doing one thing, rather than being half-hearted or hesitant.
In fact, the Chinese team's tactics in this game were defensive counterattacks at the beginning, but why didn't Wu Lei start, but Gao Lin start?
On the one hand, considering that Gao Lin can also play defensive counterattacks, he can hold the ball and play for his teammates, which is very helpful for defensive counterattacks. On the other hand, Lippi has taken into account the changes in tactics and let Wu Lei sit on the bench and attack the Brazilian team's defense when needed. Moreover, when the substitutes come on the bench, the physical fitness of both sides is also different. Brazil's defenders played for 70 or 80 minutes, and their physical fitness will definitely be different from Wu Lei who just came on the court. At that time, Wu Lei will give full play to his physical fitness and speed advantages, so that he can have the greatest impact on Brazil's defense.
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After Wu Lei came on the court, the Chinese team moved into a more thorough defensive counterattack.
Although Wu Lei and Yan Min are forwards, they must come back to participate in the defense, and He Ying also needs to defend, but his position should be slightly ahead. He is more of helping with defense in the middle rather than retreating to the penalty area.
As the game approaches, Brazil's offensive becomes more and more powerful. Although they are forwards, it is impossible to watch the team besieged without help.
In the 81st minute, Alves made a diagonal pass at the forty-five degrees on the right. Neymar suddenly accelerated and killed him between Feng Xiaoting and Guo Nu, jumped up and headed to attack the goal!
However, his header was directly picked out from the air by Sun Pan who was standing in place.
Two minutes later, Hulk broke into the penalty area from the right and chose to shoot vigorously with his right foot. This time, the football was swept out by Sun Pan again.
During this period, Sun Pan has a very high appearance rate.
Compared with Cesar, his performance is also excellent. Brazil wants to score a goal before the end of the game and defeat the Chinese team, but first of all, we have to ask Sun Panyi whether he wants to.
Of course, Sun Pan couldn't agree.
Not only did he save the Brazilian team's goal, he also stimulated Brazilian fans in a variety of ways. After saving Hulk's shot, he got up from the ground and slapped the five-star red flag on his chest with a cold face.
In this World Cup, Sun Pan participated in four games and has conceded four goals, and has conceded one in one game on average. Judging from the number of goals conceded, such performance is not outstanding. But anyone who has seen these four Chinese team games will probably not agree with this statement. Although Sun Pan lost four goals, he also blocked more goals, especially against the Netherlands and against Spain, where he made great contributions in front of the goal.
He also conceded a goal in this game, but also saved more, and his performance was not bad anyway.
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Because of Sun Pan's outstanding performance in the last moment, although the Brazilian team tried their best at the last moment, they were unable to score.
Moreover, the Chinese team organized a very threatening attack in the 92nd minute of the game.
In the end, He Ying's shot was only slightly off. Although he didn't make the game, it still scared the Brazilian fans.
"He Ying-He missed the perfect opportunity to defeat Brazil!"
He Ping is very regretful. If this ball can be scored, the game will be over. The Chinese team will eliminate Brazil and enter the quarterfinals of the World Cup. That is another improvement in Chinese football history.
And the suspense is still there.
He Ying, who missed the opportunity, also seemed very regretful. He even knelt on the grass with both knees, held his head with his hands, and sighed to the sky.
There were also many Chinese fans in the stands holding their heads with regret.
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He Ying's missed shot was the last shot of both sides in the 90 minutes of this game.
Soon Webber blew the whistle to the end of the game.
"The ninety-minute game ended! The two sides tied 1:1! In this way, the game will enter a thirty-minute overtime game. If the winner cannot be decided in the overtime game, the most cruel penalty kick finale will have to be held..." He Ping said. "When facing the host before the game, I'm afraid many people think we were eliminated. But now ninety minutes have passed and we are still alive. This is very important, there is hope for living. After working for ninety minutes, you must be very tired, but at this time, you must hold on. No matter how tired you are, you must hold on and grit your teeth and persevere! We are only a short distance from the gate of that new world, persistence is victory!"
The Brazilian commentator was very disappointed with this result, but at this time the game was played, he could not say anything discouraged, right? So he could only encourage the Brazilian players: "...Don't panic, we have the advantage in physical fitness. Their main lineup is relatively fixed. After playing four games in a row, the physical fitness loss must be greater than ours. In terms of strength, we are also superior. As long as we can adjust our mentality and perform normally, there is nothing to worry about..."
That's it, but every Brazilian fan in front of the TV probably wouldn't think so.
Because of the poor performance of Brazil in this game, everyone saw it.
Although the performance of Brazil in the first two group stages was not very good, at that time, if you draw one game in the group stage, you still have a chance. This is a knockout match, and there is no draw, except victory or failure.
If you can't win, you will be eliminated.
After watching the performance of Brazil in the past 90 minutes, it is really hard to believe that they are absolutely sure to defeat the Chinese team. Whether it is offense or defense, the Chinese team is better than the Brazilian team. Whether it is offense or defense, Brazil basically depends on the individual abilities of the players.
Superstars can decide the outcome of a game based on their personal abilities, but can anyone in this Brazilian team be called a superstar?
Neymar is the one who is closest to the superstar level.
Neymar's performance today was also very hard, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not break through the Chinese team's goal.
After the game enters overtime, as physical fitness decreases, Neymar's threat will also decrease.
Chapter completed!