Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 684 Savilla Pays the Price for His Conservatism
Fans all over the world witnessed Shan Yongzhuo's goal.

However, after scoring, Shan Yongzhuo did not celebrate. Instead, he went straight into the Argentine goal, took the ball, and ran towards the center circle.

They only managed to pull one goal back.

The game is not over yet.

The following matches unfolded as expected.

The Chinese team resolutely focused on offense and did not retreat.

With one less player, the Argentine team had no choice but to tighten their defense and resolutely play a defensive counter-attacking strategy.

Now, both teams are showing a completely different style compared to the first half.

However, Shan Yongzhuo was still tightly marked, making it difficult for him to pass the ball to her.

Mascherano, Basanta, and Garay surrounded and blocked Shan Yongzhuo, making it very difficult for him to get the ball.

What worried Shan Yongzhuo even more was that he had wasted a skill.

In the 59th minute of the match, Shan Yongzhuo finally received the ball and used his whirlwind ground kick, but was directly brought down by Basanta with a very subtle trick.

They didn't even manage to get a free kick, completely wasting their most useful skill, the Whirlwind Ground Kick.

This left Shan Yongzhuo feeling both frustrated and anxious.

The teammates' offensive efficiency was extremely low.

Cross from the byline.

However, the Chinese team did not gain any advantage in aerial duels.

In the 62nd minute of the match, Gao Hongbo substituted Yu Hai with center forward Yang Xu.

However, the situation has not improved much.

Although Yang Xu is tall, his soft playing style means he doesn't gain any advantage when contesting headers in the Argentine penalty area.

Ten more minutes passed.

During those ten minutes, the Chinese team dominated the game, with a possession rate of 58% and three shots on goal. However, none of the three shots were on target.

Conversely, Argentina's counterattacks were quite effective.

In the 65th minute of the match, Argentina launched a brilliant counter-attack.

After receiving the ball in midfield, Messi made a long run, eventually breaking through to the right byline and delivering a brilliant back pass into the penalty area.

However, Higuain's close-range shot went wide, flying high over the crossbar and into the stands.

This was Argentina's best chance since the start of the second half.

If this ball goes in, Argentina will essentially have the game over.

But it didn't go in.

This can be considered as giving the Chinese team a second chance at survival.

The turning point in the game occurred in the 76th minute.

This time, Hao Junmin again lobbed the ball from the wing into the penalty area, but neither Gao Lin nor Garay could reach it at the near post.

At the back post, Yang Xu was entangled with Basanta, but he couldn't gain any advantage at all.

Basanta headed the ball directly out of the penalty area.

peripheral.

Dan Yongzhuo suddenly appeared from the side and got to the ball first.

Mascherano was beside him.

However, Mascherano was a step too slow.

This time, Shan Yongzhuo didn't make any move; he simply met the ball with a powerful shot.

Mascherano continued to use subtle tactics to try and distract Shan Yongzhuo, but just as he was about to pull on the jersey, Shan Yongzhuo had already taken a shot.

"bump!"

The football bounced off the grass, arced high, and then plummeted towards the top left corner.

Goalkeeper Romero was unprepared for the shot, because if the opponent gets to the ball after a header clearance outside the penalty area, the most likely outcome is that they will take a direct shot.

This is one of the most basic judgments a goalkeeper can make.

However, while he had the ability to anticipate and mentally prepare for the shot, he wasn't really prepared for the quality of it. The quality of that shot was absolutely beyond his expectations.

As he ran to the left and was about to jump, he realized that the ball would definitely fly over first. All he could do was pray to God that the ball would fly over the crossbar.

Just like Higuain's goal before.

But his past experience in making saves told him that the ball was gone.

The ball went in!
"Hoohoo!"

The next moment, the deafening cheers from the Chinese fans in the surrounding stands confirmed Romero's judgment.

"The ball is in!"

"The ball is in!"

"The ball is in!"

"Shan Yongzhuo, it's still Shan Yongzhuo!"

Commentator He Wei's voice was filled with extreme excitement: "A hat-trick! A hat-trick in the World Cup final!"

"China has tied the score!"

"In the 76th minute of the match, the Chinese team finally equalized the score!"

"The score is now 3-3! An incredible match, an incredible performance by Shan Yongzhuo!"

"And Shan Yongzhuo, he equaled the record for most goals scored in a World Cup final!"

"The last hat-trick in a World Cup final dates back to 1966, when England defeated West Germany at home with a hat-trick from Hurst and lifted the World Cup trophy."

"For decades, Hearst has held the unique title of the only person to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final."

"Now, Shan Yongzhuo has also completed a hat trick!"

"Next, let's look forward to Shan Yongzhuo scoring again!"

"..."

The Chinese fans at the Maracanã Stadium erupted in thunderous cheers.

So far in the second half, the Chinese team's performance has been very commendable. They have suppressed Argentina and even sent Demichelis off with a red card.

However, the lack of goals has been a source of great anxiety for Chinese fans.

Not only the fans at the stadium, but also Chinese fans watching on television were very worried.

They were terrified to hear the words: "Time is running out for the Chinese team..."

This phrase was like a curse; they were afraid to hear it.

But now, the Chinese team has finally tied the score.

At least……

At least it guarantees that we won't lose.

Shan Yongzhuo's two consecutive goals finally gave everyone in China a sense of reassurance.

Meanwhile, Argentina was extremely frustrated.

"Perhaps we'll squander this excellent opportunity..."

The Argentine commentator said with great frustration, "At the end of the first half, we were leading by two goals, but Demichelis's foolish foul directly ruined our good situation."

"Now we're down to ten men and the score is tied!"

"The upcoming matches will be incredibly difficult; we can only pray that God is on our side..."

Special guest, Argentine legend Gabriel Batistuta, was also very dissatisfied with Argentina's performance in the second half, and he directly criticized head coach Sabella.

"Savilia paid the price for his conservatism!"

"In the first half, we gained a great advantage by pressing and attacking, but Sabella became timid and chose what seemed to be the safest tactic."

"But it was precisely this tactic that ignited the Chinese team's offense!"

"I don't want to talk about Demichelis's problems. In fact, if it weren't for the conservative tactics, Demichelis wouldn't have received this red card!"

"The real Argentina is the one that attacks."

“Now that we’ve been tied, if we ultimately lose, Sabella will definitely have to take responsibility for his conservatism and cowardice…”

(End of this chapter)