Lin Hai Ting Tao

Chapter 1119 A Crucial Draw

After Van Persie left the field, the Netherlands' attacking threat clearly diminished.

But despite this, the Chinese fans were still very nervous.

In the past history of Chinese football, there is a famous phrase that must be mentioned, and that is the "Black Three Minutes." The Chinese team has a history of being overturned by goals in the last three minutes of the game.

The last moments of the game are often when the team's physical fitness has dropped to its limit, and their concentration is not focused.

At this time, it is indeed easy to score goals.

But the probability of it happening to the Chinese team is slightly higher...

Every Chinese fan is worried that the Black Three Minutes will be staged again.

Although the Dutch team went all out in the final moments, facing the fully retracted Chinese team, they could only resort to long shots.

And long shots are the least threatening type of shot for Sun Pan.

He made high saves and low blocks, doing everything to keep the goal safe.

On the sidelines, the fourth official held up the sign for stoppage time, indicating that the stoppage time for this game was three minutes.

The Dutch fans in the stands booed, three minutes was too short for the current Dutch team.

In front of the Chinese substitute席, all the substitute players stood up, and then stood shoulder to shoulder on the sidelines, nervously and anxiously watching the game.

Zhou Yi was among them.

At this time, they couldn't help, they could only express that they were with their teammates on the field through this action.

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"There are still three minutes left in the game..." He Ping's voice was a little quieter when he spoke, as if he was afraid of disturbing the Chinese players. "We only need to hold on for three more minutes... Go China!"

"We must hold on at this time!" Gong Lei said. "At the same time, we must be calm and never give the opponent a free kick opportunity in front of the penalty area!"

Sun Pan kept roaring in front of the goal: "Come on! Hold on! Run! Don't stop! Press up! Press up! Yes! That's it! Well done!"

He used his roar to remind his teammates, and when his teammates had excellent defense, he praised them with his roar without hesitation.

The Chinese players felt safe listening to the voice coming from behind...

At ninety-three minutes and thirteen seconds, the three minutes of stoppage time had passed, but the referee still hadn't blown the whistle.

At this time, the Dutch team was attacking, and he seemed to intend to let the Dutch team finish this attack before blowing the whistle.

He Ping was very dissatisfied with this: "Why hasn't Haimondi blown the whistle yet? The game time is up! At this time, regardless of whether the Dutch team is attacking or not, he should blow the whistle decisively!"

Sneijder received the ball outside the penalty area, he had no time to observe and pass, he chose a direct long shot!

As the core midfielder of the Dutch national team, Sneijder has a very good long shot skill, so his shot may really cause a goal.

He Ping exclaimed: "Watch this ball... be careful!"

In his exclamation, Sun Pan soared into the air and knocked the football flying in the air out of the crossbar!

"Good job! Sun Pan! He made another wonderful save, keeping the goal safe..." He Ping's voice did not fall, and he saw the referee making a gesture to end the game, so he shouted excitedly: "The game is over! The game is over! The Chinese team tied the powerful Dutch team, they got a valuable point! This retains hope for our group to qualify!"

"Great!" Gong Lei said next to him.

The Chinese substitute players who had been waiting on the sidelines rushed onto the field and embraced and celebrated with their teammates. Their joy was as if they had defeated the Netherlands, not tied them.

Sun Pan got up from the ground and was hugged by Feng Xiaoting.

Guo Nu also came up and patted him hard on the back, thanking him for his outstanding performance in this game.

"...Sun Pan, he should be the well-deserved MVP of this game." He Ping said. "Although he conceded a goal in the game, that goal was a deflected shot, which had little to do with him. In the following game, he used one excellent save after another to block all the Dutch team's shots out of the door. After conceding two goals in the last game, he avenged his shame in this game!"

After Zhou Yi ran onto the field, he also ran to Sun Pan and hugged him.

This scene naturally also fell into the TV broadcast screen.

"...In the case of Zhou Yi's inability to play, Sun Pan's performance is crucial. Lippi's Chinese team wants to play defensive counterattack, and Sun Pan is definitely the core figure in this tactic. It is said that Zhou Yi may return in the next game, then Sun Pan has completed the task assigned to him. He retained the hope of qualifying for the Chinese team, and also made Zhou Yi's comeback meaningful..."

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"We could have been the first team in this World Cup to qualify for the group stage, but because of the players' distraction in the game, we had to postpone the time to qualify for the group stage..." The Dutch commentator was very helpless about this result. "We should have won this game, but the Chinese team is much more tenacious than we thought. Without Zhou Yi, they stood on defense and fought back, relying on the excellent performance of Sun Pan and He Ying, they tied us... In addition, Van Persie will not be able to play in the next game, the Dutch team's prospects for qualifying for the group stage suddenly became less bright..."

The TV broadcast also gave some shots of Dutch players and coaches.

Whether it was Robben or Sneijder, they were all disappointed with this result. At the end of the game, they looked helpless and frustrated.

This result was really something they didn't expect before the game. They thought they could definitely defeat the Chinese team, but they didn't expect that the Chinese team without Zhou Yi was still so tenacious...

All the Dutch players seemed to have been hit with a sap, and they still stood blankly on the field after the game. Some of them watched the Chinese players celebrate without any reaction.

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The excited reporters pulled Sun Pan to the mixed interview area to interview him.

Sun Pan's performance in this game was the best. It was his saves that ensured that the Chinese team could tie the Dutch team in the end.

In front of the reporter's camera, Sun Pan was still very excited: "We said that we would not let Zhou Yi's comeback lose its meaning, and we will definitely do it. We are so trustworthy!"

"I'm not surprised to tie the Netherlands, because we have this strength."

"Of course I am very satisfied with my performance, but it is not the most satisfactory, because I still conceded a goal... Of course that conceded goal has something to do with me. If I reacted faster, I should be able to save it!"

"I told Zhou Yi before the game that I would definitely not lose to the Netherlands in this game. Facts have proved that I always keep my word!"

Facing the reporter's camera and microphone, he turned on the bragging mode.

However, the Chinese reporters were very happy and let him brag.

Finally, at the request of the reporter, Sun Pan showed his hands in front of the camera lens. These two fan-like hands were the number one contributors to the Chinese team in this game.

After Sun Pan finished the interview, He Ying was pulled over again.

Sun Pan's saves helped the Chinese team keep the goal safe in the subsequent games, but without He Ying's world wave, even if Sun Pan performed perfectly, it would not change the result of the Chinese team's backwardness. So He Ying is also a contributor to the team's ability to tie the Netherlands.

"That shot? I didn't think too much, I just felt that the position was good, I felt it, so I could shoot... Of course, I was also quite surprised that it was so beautiful in the end. Anyway, as long as it goes in. If that ball didn't go in, I would continue to look for other scoring opportunities." He Ying seemed a little low-key and humble.

A reporter asked him: "It is said that Zhou Yi will be back in the next game, are you looking forward to his return?"

"Of course." He Ying nodded. "Everyone in our team is looking forward to his return."

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At the post-match press conference, Lippi also answered reporters' questions about Zhou Yi's comeback, but he did not confirm that Zhou Yi would definitely return in the next game.

"I can't say now whether he will be able to return in the next game when we play Spain. I hope so, but I can't be sure."

The old fox doesn't speak to death until the last moment.

Of course, it is also possible that he is releasing smoke bombs.

After all, the Chinese team will definitely have to fight Spain to the death in the next game. If Spain wants to qualify, no matter what the result of their game with Chile is, they will definitely have to defeat the Chinese team.

Lippi didn't want his opponents to know his trump cards too early.

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Although Sun Pan was quite狂when speaking to reporters, that was not actually his most狂state.

On the bus returning to the hotel from the stadium, Sun Pan complained that Zhou Yi didn't let him swear an oath at the beginning: "...If you let me finish the oath, I would definitely be able to get a clean sheet against the Netherlands! As a result, I was interrupted by you before I finished speaking..."

Zhou Yi teased: "Isn't there still a game? You still have a chance, Pan Pan."

After hearing Zhou Yi's words, Sun Pan was stunned for a moment, then did not respond to Zhou Yi, but lowered his head and picked up his mobile phone.

"What are you doing?" Yang Mu Ge asked curiously, poking his head over.

"Posting on Weibo." Sun Pan said, "Okay!"

Then he picked up his mobile phone and said to Zhou Yi: "I have just posted the oath on Weibo, you can't stop me now!"

Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment: "What?"

"Uh..." He Ying said holding his mobile phone. "Sun Pan just posted a Weibo, saying that he will get a clean sheet against Spain in the next game. If he can't do it, he will live stream eating shit..."

"Damn it!" The teammates were shocked. They didn't expect Sun Pan to actually listen to Zhou Yi.

"That was a joke, can't you tell?" Yang Mu Ge was speechless.

"Hmph!" Sun Pan raised his head and said triumphantly: "This is called 'burning the boats'! If you don't force yourself into a desperate situation, how can you create a miracle?"

Zhou Yi pinched his nose and said: "In ancient times, Xiang Yu burned the boats, and now Pan Pan live streams eating shit... Pan Pan, if you can really get a clean sheet against Spain, this will become a good story, but the taste of this good story... is not very good..."

The people in the car burst into laughter.