Chapter 26: One Against Two (End)
As soon as the referee's whistle blew, the penalty area became a mess, and the big old ray was sandwiched between Materazzi and Gattuso, like a sandwich. Lao Lei tried his best to break the blockade of the two people, but after all, without the blessing of the devil's flesh and blood, it was a little difficult to fight one against two, but it was still two strong men. Rui Costa's free-kick goes down the middle.
Lao Lei ran towards the football landing point, and between the two of them, he spread his hands on the chests of the two of them, gritted his teeth and exerted his strength, so that there was a trace of space. He then tried to jump to the top with all his might, but Gattuso's hand gripped the hem of his jersey so tightly that he couldn't jump. Materazzi then jumped high to push the ball out of the box, and as he jumped, he put his elbows up.
Feeling that his eyes were dark, a sharp pain came from the brow bone, and Lao Lei covered his eyes and fell to the ground. Due to Gattuso's blocking, coupled with the chaos in the penalty area, the referee did not see the incident. It wasn't until Nesta cleared the ball with a big kick and drove the football off the sideline that everyone saw that Old Ray was still lying on the grass and did not get up, and there seemed to be blood flowing from between his fingers.
Moreno asked the team doctor to rush in and administer the necessary treatment. At this time, the sharp pain for a moment had passed, and Lao Lei was pulled up by his teammates. He lowered his hand, his left eye could not be opened, and the blood could not stop flowing out, staining half of his face. And the big screen in the stadium also gave Lao Lei a close-up of his face, which was a terrifying picture that frightened the three women of Kayla, Cintia and Mi Ji. Their faces suddenly turned snow-white, their eyes were full of worry, and Xiao Ji's big eyes were already full of tears. I was about to burst into tears. Joseph, who was beside Cindia and Michi, hurriedly comforted the two. Judging from the fact that Lao Lei can stand up on his own, it shouldn't be a big problem, but it looks a little scary. Although he was also very worried in his heart. But he believed that his son would not be knocked down by this pain, and that he was already a real man.
Kayla could only bite her lower lip at this point, praying that nothing was wrong with her boyfriend. Her lower lip was already bleeding a little blood, and she herself seemed to be ignorant of the way, just staring at the old thunder in the field, without blinking. If it weren't for the game, she would almost have to run to Lao Lei's side, and then who knows, maybe she would give Materazzi a slap.
Lao Lei stood on the field, his mind a little confused. That's when I came back to my senses. He closed his left eye and looked around with his right eye to see Materazzi and Gattuso, who were looking at him from the side, two people standing together, the villains of the two Milan City teams. Then he walked straight towards the two people, this move shocked the referee, and he thought that Lao Lei was going to fight.
He hurriedly stood in front of Lao Lei and stretched out his hand to block Lao Lei's footsteps. Old Ray looked at Moreno, and flashed past him with a flash of acceleration. Two steps and one step at a time, came to the two people. "What are you doing, what are you going to do in Remayar, calm down. Calm down!! At this time, the Portuguese commentator was deeply afraid that Lao Lei would lose his mind and make a move, which would not directly lead to Portugal's predicament in this game. It will also be a disadvantage in the next possible knockout rounds. The importance of Lao Lei to this Portugal team is already well known.
The reporters at the scene were about to go crazy with joy, and all the cameras and cameras were focused on these three people. The players on the field also gathered around them. Some want to pull them away, while others want to help. You can't let your teammates suffer if you really fight. Even Baia rushed straight from the furthest backfield to the front. Gattuso looked at Old Ray, stood up, and said without flinching, "Do you want to fight, boy." ”
Old Ray glanced at Gattuso and smiled, the corners of his mouth curled in a dangerous arc. Moreno had also turned around and chased after Lao Lei at this time, and said sharply: "No. 13, don't cause trouble, restrain your emotions." Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless. The tone was full of warnings, and there was a hint of nervousness, if this fight really started, Moreno, as the referee of this game, would not be able to please him no matter what.
Turning his head to look at Moreno, who had a straight face and a serious face, Lao Lei reached out and touched the left half of his face, and saw that it was bright red blood. Then Lao Lei stretched out his tongue and licked his fingertips, the smell of blood in his mouth, and then stretched out his tongue and licked his left face, which was an even stronger smell of blood. Lao Lei looked at the two people in front of him, revealing a bigger smile, and the curvature of his mouth became more dangerous. Under the gaze of tens of thousands of eyes in the audience, Lao Lei still did not shoot as those reporters wished, but turned to the sidelines and was treated by the team doctor.
Moreno looked at Old Ray's back and let out a deep breath. His forehead was already covered with sweat, and his law enforcement career was almost over. And Oliveira and Trapattoni, who were on the sidelines at this time, were also relieved with fear at this time, and if a brawl broke out at this time, it would only give Spain a bargain. The winner of both teams will face Spain, the king of qualifiers, in the round of eight.
At this time, there was finally an accident with Lao Lei in the free kick on the big screen, and Materazzi's big elbow was clearly captured by the high-speed camera. The Portuguese fans immediately booed, and the most important thing for the fans to see was that their players had suffered. After watching the replay on the big screen, Lei Lei's family and Kayla looked at Lei who was accepting him on the sidelines with even more worry. On Xiao Ji's white and tender little face, two obvious rivers have appeared, and her big eyes are pitiful.
On the sidelines, the team doctors were cleaning Lao Lei's wounds, and during the treatment, Lao Lei could feel the slightest sting. With his head tilted, Lao Lei sat on the grass, supporting his upper body with both hands, and the cold gaze shot out of his open right eye was full of a ruthlessness to retaliate. This is the biggest loss he has suffered on the court since his soul crossed over. If he doesn't return the favor, he can't stand it.
But the good news is that the wound is not deep, and there is no need for stitches, as long as it is bandaged, you can continue to fight. After Oliveira got the news, the stone in his heart finally landed. At this time, if he wants to change people, he really doesn't know who can replace the current position of Lao Lei in Portugal. However, at the moment, Portugal had to temporarily play with 10 men. Although Italy has the intention to take advantage of this time to increase the offensive. But the Portuguese players, stimulated by Lao Lei's injury, stimulated their bloodiness. Defensively, he showed unusually resilient and aggressiveness.
After Lao Lei's wound was bandaged, the first half of overtime was just over. Lao Lei had an extra white bandage on his eyebrow bone at this time. It obstructs the view of the left eye a little, but it is not a big problem. After a drink of water with his teammates, the second half of extra time was about to begin.
After the second half of extra time began, Lao Lei's appearance attracted loud applause and support from Portuguese fans. For these players and tough guys who insist on playing with injuries, it is always easy to win the support and love of fans. And the image of a player is accumulated in such a game after game.
After the start of extra-time in the second half, it was another fierce battle. At the end of the game, the players on both sides gave their full strength, and the players' fitness continued to have problems. Cramps, can't run. Oliveira and Trapattoni both used up their substitutions at this time. For Portugal, Capuccio came on for Conceição and Petit came on for Bento. The last substitution on the Italian side was given to Di Livio to replace Zambrotta.
The managers of both sides played the last cards, and all that was left was to watch the performance of the players on the field, relying on them to decide the game. The only thing the managers can do at this point is to hurry up and arrange the list of possible penalty shootouts, arrange the order of appearances, etc.
Do you want to play a penalty shootout. That's what all the people who are watching the game think. And the situation on the field is indeed developing in this direction. The more you get to the back stages, the more conservative the players on both sides become, and both strive to be thorough defensively. Neither side can be at this time. Break through the opponent's defence and create chances. Everyone's physical fitness has reached the limit, and they are slowly accepting the ending of the penalty shootout in their hearts. But Lao Lei didn't have any such thoughts. He's still waiting to get back to Materazzi and Gattuso if it comes to penalties. Then it is completely out of your own control and influence.
In the 117th minute, Capjo who came on the field shortly after. Pressing aggressively on the wings, Italy made a mistake and won a corner. Lao Lei's eyes lit up and he saw an opportunity. But this time he didn't stand in the box at the beginning, he stood on the line of the box. At this moment, Gattuso and Materazzi did not follow, and if they followed, it would cause a weak defense in the penalty area.
Rui Costa came to deal with the corner kick and with a whistle, the ball took off from the corner spot and into the box. Everyone in the stadium stared at the football in the air, and the players in the box were in chaos. At this time, Lao Lei suddenly rushed into the penalty area, and Materazzi, who had been keeping an eye on him, wanted to block Lao Lei's running route. But he was slow, and Lao Lei took the lead.
No one was fighting for the ball at the front and in the middle, and it flew to the back post. Lao Lei saw the route of the football and made a bomber dive action. Materazzi, who was a step slower, could only try his best to stretch his long legs, first, he wanted to touch the football first and relieve the crisis, and secondly, he wanted to scare Lao Lei so that he could not go all out to the top.
However, at this time, Lao Lei's eyes only had flying footballs, and there were no Materazzi's long legs and spikes.
Looking at the football in front of him, Lao Lei pushed it hard and hit it, and Materazzi's spikes were only 1 cm away from his face.
The top of the football happened to be the position of the eyebrow bone injury, and Lao Lei felt as if there was blood flowing out again, and he didn't care that he was looking at the goal.
The ball flew into the goal with a post and past Buffon's ten fingers.
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! Golden Ball! Golden Ball!! Unbelievable! Unbelievable!! Remayr, dive bombing, Buffon has no way, nothing way! Godzilla bombs Italy!! See the Italians again!!! ”
At this time, Daejeon Stadium is half of the beating flames and half of the icy water.
When Lao Lei saw the goal, he stood up suddenly, and looked down at Materazzi who was lying on the ground behind him.
Clenched his right fist and slammed it into his chest, with an unruly and fierce look on his face.
And the left side of his face was bleeding fiery. (To be continued......)