Chapter 58: Promotion

When the ball finally reached the net, referee Batres's whistle sounded, and he ran towards the center circle with his hands raised.

This is a gesture that works to score a goal!

This means that the ball is really scored, and the Spanish team is really ahead!

Liberty City Stadium was completely bursting with cheers, screams, shouts, and subconscious roars, all coming together like a raging wave.

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! The ball is in! The ball is in!! The ball went in...... It was Van who scored the goal! It's Fan, it's Fan!! It was Van scoring his sixth goal at this World Cup! Once again, he scored to give Spain the lead! ”

"Fan! Incredible Fan!! He's the super bodyguard of the Spanish team, as long as he's there, he can score! As long as he's there, he'll be able to protect the Matador legion and break through all obstacles and move forward! ”

"Fan - shot - God, the football was blocked by the post, this is the second time Fan hit the post in this game, what a ...... Wait, the football didn't go out of the bottom line, it bounced back, the football bounced back! …… Bounced to the left column, and then ...... The ball is in! Entered, entered, entered...... After such a complicated process, the football finally went into the net! Fan! Fan!! In the midst of the difficulty, he stepped forward again! ”

"This was Van for the first time competing in an international competition, but it was such a first experience that he broke the legendary record of his predecessor Brattgno! On the stage of the World Cup, Spanish legend Brattgno scored a total of five goals in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, and he is also the player with the most goals in a single World Cup in the history of Spanish football, and now, Fan has surpassed this statistic! Another legend has been surpassed by Fan, who is the new pass of Spanish football! ”

"Magical World Cup, magical South African continent, magical Spain, magical ...... Fan! With him there is a goal, with him there is a victory, there will be no more doubts! ”

In the hustle and bustle of the sky, Fan Bizhuang, who had completed the action of kneeling to the ground and pointing to the sky, jumped up from the ground, and his teammates were already shouting and waving their fists, screaming and cheering almost enveloping him.

"Fan! Fan!! Fan!!! ”

"Fantastic Fan! Incredible Fan! ”

"Damn it! Fan, you damn ...... I'm convinced! I'm so convinced! You know, you've scored again at a crucial moment and you're going to lead us to victory again! Damn, I'm convinced, you're my God! ”

On the sidelines, Bosque and assistant coach Minano were already hugging and shouting excitedly, and there was jubilation on the bench, Fabregas, Albiol, Cazorla...... Everyone stood up, and Villa was also in the crowd, and the "gourd baby", whose face was red with excitement and excitement, applauded and applauded wildly.

"This guy! This guy! ”

"Great! Fan is fantastic! ”

"Although I am not reconciled, this kind of performance, such a goal...... Convinced! I'm convinced! No one can do it better than him! No one! Van will take us further afield! ”

……

For the Spanish team, such a period of time, such a goal, is tantamount to decisive, Fan Bizhuang's goal came too timely, at the expense of physical strength for a long time onslaught, the Spanish players mental and physical consumption is also very large, and the long-term onslaught is fruitless, the blow to morale is not small, it can be said that the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it is for the Spanish team. And Fan Bizhuang's goal was like a shot in the arm, which strengthened the players' fighting spirit and belief, and also made their hearts that had always been hanging in the air fall back into their stomachs.

But for Paraguay, the goal was a devastating blow. In the qualifiers and the World Cup, Paraguay's overall strength is not the most outstanding, and there are not too many well-known stars, and the most powerful magic weapon they have relied on to get to this point is a tenacious and solid defense.

Using an impregnable defensive line, Paraguay has made many strong opponents hate, and for this game, Paraguay is also full of confidence, their attack is not as good as Spain, but their defense is not inferior to the opponent, even if they can't score goals, but at least use the stubborn defense to drag the game to extra time, or even penalties, they have a chance to win and advance.

But Fan Bizhuang's sudden goal made all their plans and calculations come to naught. No matter how good their defense is, it doesn't make any sense, the defense can't bring goals, and in the case of falling behind, continuing to defend is only delaying the process of death, but if it is to push out the attack, in the face of Spain, which has the most luxurious midfield lineup in football today, the Matadors' strong ability to pass the attack, attacking against attack, may only accelerate their own death......

Defense, there is no point, offense, there is no hope.

At this moment, Paraguay is really in a desperate situation.

Martino, who made a big statement before the game, was pale at this time, his eyes were unconcealed loss and gloom, most of the process before the game was under his control, Spain could not find too good opportunities in the attack, and the most dangerous man Fan Bizhuang was also limited to not play too well, but it was just a flash, just a flash, and the result was ...... Martino's heart is full of unwillingness, but helplessness, this is the gap between the two teams, Spain has too many superstar players in the team to decide the game, no one knows when they will shine, when they will stab Paraguay in the heart.

And the knife that Fan Bizhuang stabbed at this time almost cost most of Paraguay's life!

There are many accidents in football games, and it is normal to stage an upset with a weak victory over a strong one, and the sudden flash of a superstar is also a kind of "accident".

Paraguay tried to defeat the strong Spanish team with a weak victory, but it did not succeed, and the "accident" created by Fan Bizhuang made everything Paraguay do in vain.

Martino sighed repeatedly, but he is also an extremely decisive manager, even if he knows that there is little hope, he also knows that in this situation Paraguay pushes out to attack, and it is likely to be beaten into a sieve by the opponent, but he has no choice.

"Attack!"

Martino made a quick decision, waved his big hand, and wanted to make a last stand.

……

After 80 minutes of the game, the tempo of the two sides increased sharply, and the scene of the game became more intense.

To be precise, after Van Bizhuang scored a crucial leading goal, the Spanish team did not have any psychological baggage, whether the opponent continued to defend or let go of the attack, they were not afraid.

Paraguay defended, they were happy to see it, anyway they were ahead, the opponent defended the flowers, and the score of 1:0 was enough for them to successfully advance to the last four.

Paraguay's offense, it doesn't matter, the Spanish team's passing flow play is not vegetarian, delicate, smooth and accurate transmission coordination, and the opponent is treated as a monkey to walk every minute.

Therefore, after Paraguay pushed out the front, Spain responded in an orderly manner, but Paraguay's determination to fight to the death was very strong, fierce scramble, and positive push, the Spanish team could only play fast and fast, and the rhythm of the game was brought up in this way.

Paraguay's full team pressed forward, which did cause some problems for the Spanish team, and also gained some opportunities in the offensive end.

In the 83rd minute, Cardoso used his speed to force a breakthrough to the front of the penalty area, and barely got up under the interference of Puyol, and the football hit the right leg of the Barcelona guard and changed direction, and the football flew out of the bottom line by grazing the post, which made the Spanish players break out in a cold sweat.

In the 85th minute, Santa Cruz grabbed the goal in the middle, and the football was jumped up by Casillas, and Paraguay got another corner kick opportunity. In the corner, Santa Cruz barely rubbed the football under Pique's close interference, but it did not have the power to top and was confiscated by Casillas.

In the 87th minute, Paraguay's decisive offensive finally paid off, and on the counter-attack, Cardoso crossed from the side, Santa Cruz headed it in front, and substitute Dortmund striker Barrios pushed the ball into the ball at the back post.

The referee Batres signaled that the goal was invalid, because Santa Cruz was in an offside position to catch the ball, according to the rules of the game, players in the offside position must not interfere in the attack, let alone Santa Cruz is a direct assist, this goal is naturally invalid.

Paraguay naturally couldn't accept this decision, surrounded the referee, and protested, but in the end could not change Bartres's decision, Barrios and Santana were repeatedly entangled because of emotion, and each received a yellow card.

Paraguay's counter-attack can be considered extremely ferocious, but such a sneak out of the nest has brought a lot of hidden dangers to their own defence, and during this time, the Spanish team's offensive has not stopped, and they have created more scoring opportunities in comparison.

But whether it's a break, a cross, an infiltration...... Spain tried almost every shot on goal, but they couldn't score the second goal that sealed the win, which is the biggest reason why Paraguay can "never die".

Of course, Spain did outperform Paraguay in terms of quality, especially after taking the lead, and played with ease, although they could not extend the win, but the trend of the game was controlled by them.

With less and less time remaining to play, Paraguay's defeat was gradually decided.

In the ninety-third minute, at the last moment of stoppage time, almost all the players of Paraguay flocked to the Spanish half, but their last offensive opportunity was destroyed by Fan Bizhuang, Cardoso just picked up speed on the side, but Fan Bizhuang was the last to come, like lightning, a sliding tackle, directly destroyed the ball, and then quickly got up and kicked the football into the sky.

It was at this moment that referee Batress blew the whistle in his hand.

At the end of the game, the score was fixed at 1:0, and after more than 90 minutes of hard fighting, Spain finally defeated the South American powerhouse Paraguay and won the promotion!

"Victorious! We won! ”

"Win! We've qualified for the last four of the World Cup! ”

"Final Four, here we come!"

On the pitch, the Spanish players were already cheering.