Chapter 457 Life-saving substitutions
The overtime process was too intense. Pato took the lead for Milan first, and the offensive players who went to Piacenza bombarded the score and finally tied the score. There was not much time to die in the whole game.
In Conte's hands, there were not many players who could be used to replace the players. When he saw that every player in the team did not have any cramps or inability to play, Piacenza's last substitution was naturally not used up.
This would have become an element of the media criticized Conte after the game. After all, the head coach who had already played overtime but had only made two substitutions was a bit unqualified no matter how he looked at it.
However, when Phuketioni held on for a long time under the massage from the team doctor, but fell to the ground with his legs in his arms the moment he stood up, Conte kept holding the place to replace the person tightly and became a life-saving straw.
"Pujioni is really cramped. Conte is communicating with the referee on duty. You can see that Maurantanho on the sidelines has begun to warm up temporarily!"
There are signs of things happening, but when it happened, Liu Jianhong was still worried about Piacenza: "Piacenza has another substitution quota, and it seems that they have to make the decision to replace the goalkeeper."
There is no problem in replacing the goalkeeper before the penalty shootout began. When the referee determined that the cramped Phoeni could no longer continue the game, he signaled the fourth official to temporarily raise the billboard. Piacenza's starting goalkeeper was out and No. 1 Maurantanho came on the court.
"Leave it to you!"
The two goalkeepers hit the shoulder hard at the moment of meeting. At this moment, they are no longer competitors in the same position, but fighters who are determined to win the team.
When the big brother Tanio patted Phoeni on the shoulder and gave him a reassuring look, Phoeni covered her face and was helped by the team doctor to rest off the court.
On the court, the order of penalty kicks arranged by the two coaches had been given to the referee. On Piacenza, Conte selected five of the team's most superb penalty kick skills according to the team's usual penalty kick training and became the starting group.
From the first to fifth, Girardino, Ganso, Naingran, Aubameyang and Liu Feng, starting from the forward with the most experience in the team, to the team's most dazzling and reliable soul characters, at least in the first five players, Conte does not think the team will lose to Milan.
"Okay, both teams have surrounded outside the penalty area. AC Milan will take the lead in starting the free throw. The first player they sent is - Pirlo!"
After calming down, when Pirlo stood in front of the penalty kick as the first free thrower, Liu Jianhong was once again focused on the game: "The referee blew the whistle, assisted, kicked the ball, and scored a half-high ball on the left. Tanio saved the wrong direction, and Milan took the next step first!"
The skilled Pirlo scored this penalty calmly. He was calm and did not seem very excited, but smiled and hugged his teammates who were rushing over from behind.
Soon, Giardino also stood in front of the penalty spot. The old Milan player was very familiar with every place in San Siro, including the goal he faced at this moment. The Milan fans of San Siro also did not boo at this moment.
"Running up, hit the ball, a powerful and heavy ball, the ball was directly hung on the upper left corner of the goal!!! 1-1."
The two most stable players of the two teams hit one after another, which was quite inspiring for the players. Then Seidov and Gansuo, who were standing in front of the ball, also hit one after another.
Although Abiati and Maurantanho each tried their best, they had never touched the ball.
But then, the first exciting scene in this penalty shootout appeared.
Since Inzagi also had signs of cramping after the overtime, he was not ranked among the five players who started by Leonardo. Therefore, the third person standing in front of the ball on Milan was the team's center Hunteral.
The center, known as "Van Nie II", did not show too much tension when standing in front of the penalty spot. After the referee whistle sounded, he ran up step by step and played the ball.
However, the ball he shot was completely different from his calm appearance, with insufficient strength and slow speed, which gave Maurantano, who was highly focused, enough reaction time.
"Huntral's shot, the ball was saved! Maurantanho, he judged the right direction, and the goalkeeper made great contributions!!!"
In an instant, all the Piacenza players hugged their goalkeepers, and their excited expressions were clearly displayed on everyone's face. In contrast, the sad Hunteral and Milan players seemed very disappointed.
Immediately afterwards, Naingran, who was standing in front of the ball, did not increase the pressure on the Piacenza. He used a blast shot and sent the ball into the goal without even giving Abiati room to react.
"2-3, three rounds of penalty kicks passed, Piacenza has already taken a goal lead, and the balance of victory is tilting!"
Such a tense atmosphere naturally created huge pressure. Once Milan's fourth player to take the penalty kick failed, it is very likely that the result of the game will be directly determined.
However, Nesta, who stood in front of the penalty spot, showed no fear. When the whistle sounded, he was determined and sent the ball into the goal guarded by Tanio with a precise push.
"Nesta's performance is quite stable. Such Zhenhai Shenjian is a treasure in any team."
Liu Jianhong in the commentary also nodded when he saw this scene: "He helped the team maintain the suspense of victory."
Soon, Aubameyang also stood in front of the penalty spot.
Unlike previous teammates, the young forward exposed a very obvious tension in the huge booing of the San Siro Stadium. This tension reached its peak after yelling at Abiati who was guarding the goal and glaring at him.
Seeing this scene, all Piacenza people couldn't help but slam the hearts, and this slam also turned into a loud bang when the ball hit the crossbar.
"Aubameyang hit the iron, and his shooting movement was obviously deformed!"
Such a critical goal was not scored, and it was definitely not the only one who regretted that Liu Jianhong was not alone, but on the court, when Aubameyang covered his face and walked backwards, his teammates hugged him immediately.
"Pierre, it's okay, it's just a flat."
As the captain, Liu Feng took the lead in patting Aubameyang on the shoulder, and then Nainglan, Gansu and others also gave him several hugs of peace of mind, which gave the young genius a lot of comfort.
Chapter completed!