Chapter 200: Free Kick Master! Lore!

The Scottish fans at Hampden Park were speechless. The team they supported had indeed played very badly in the past ten minutes, but the Three Lions had very few shots that really threatened Gordon's goal. They thought that the team's victory over England should be a foregone conclusion, but... Li Qing, who came on as a substitute, quickly equalized the score.

Can we still have fun?

The score became a tie, and Scotland could only start the plan to maintain the tie. They chose to get a point decisively because their overall strength was not as good as England's.

In the journey of the World Cup qualifiers, one point is also hope.

England, with great momentum, obviously did not want to draw with the Bagpipe Country away. They were full of fighting spirit and were ready to overtake the score in four minutes of injury time!

However, the Scottish players were obviously very experienced in delaying the game time. They were very slow to restart the game and did not kick the ball out until half a minute later.

The skill of lying on the grass was also activated collectively.

As long as there was a little physical contact, they would scream miserably to win the sympathy of the referee.

At the beginning, the referee would stop the game immediately, but as the frequency of lying on the grass increased, the referee ignored the Scottish players who fell to the ground and even gave yellow card warnings to the Scottish players who delayed the game time.

However, the Scottish head coach Strachan did not show any dissatisfaction with the referee's penalty, because lying on the grass was done under his instructions, and delaying the game time requires the awareness of being carded.

The time came to the third minute of injury time, leaving England with less than a minute. Obviously, this is the situation Strachan wants to see.

The football came to the feet of Li Qing who was running again. He stopped and passed, trying to accelerate from the ribs, but Robertson, who was closely guarding, did not give him this opportunity. He pulled the jersey directly behind him when he lost his position.

It must be said that the jersey designed by Nike for England is very strong. Li Qing's jersey was pulled out by Robertson for 20 or 30 centimeters without being torn.

The referee Rocky decisively blew his whistle and gave England a direct free kick about 30 meters away from the goal. The position was on the right rib of the attack, which was more suitable for left-footed players to take the penalty.

Of course, right-footed players can also kick, but they are not as comfortable as left-footed players.

England's top free kick taker is Eric Dier, the defensive midfielder from Tottenham. Li Qing was so confident that he held the football and said to Dier, "Eric, I want to take this free kick."

Eric Dier raised his eyebrows, slightly displeased, but when he saw that the ball was in a relatively biased position, his direct shot would most likely deviate from the goal with his own footwork, but at this position, he could try to kick the inner arc with the inside of his right foot, so that his teammates could compete for the landing point.

Just then, head coach Southgate blew his homemade whistle on the sidelines. Dale turned his head and saw Southgate making a gesture for Li Qing to take a free kick. As a player, he had to nod in agreement.

There was more than half a minute left in the game. If this set-piece could not overtake the score, then the game would be over.

Dale sighed in his heart and handed the penalty kick to Li Qing. Anyway, this pot would be either Southgate or Li Qing.

Steve Holland asked curiously: "Gareth, how can you let Li take the penalty? Aren't you afraid that he will be under great pressure after the game?"

"Uh..."

Southgate realized that he had just thought too simply. He originally thought that Li Qing would help the team equalize the score, and it didn't matter even if he squandered the last offensive opportunity, but now after Holland's reminder, he regretted it a little.

However, if the penalty player is changed at this time, it will be very detrimental to the unity of the team. Thinking of Li Qing who scored a wonderful world wave in the World Youth Championship, he felt that as long as Li Qing's free kick was not too outrageous, there would be no problem.

Even if Li Qing's direct free kick fired an anti-aircraft cannon, as the head coach, he can fully bear the responsibility.

Besides, Li Qing scored a wonderful direct free kick in the World Youth Championship!

Why must it not go in?

What if?

Dale, who gave up the right to take the penalty, did not leave. He stood behind the left side of the football to help Li Qing attract the defensive attention of Scottish goalkeeper Gordon.

Since the foul was a bit far from the goal, Gordon only arranged a four-man wall, and the other players were in the penalty area to defend other English players.

The fanatical atmosphere at Hampden Park Stadium dropped to the lowest point, and the injury time was about to reach the fourth minute. Both the home team Scottish fans and the visiting team English fans were concentrating and holding their breath, fearing that heavy breathing would affect their defense and offense.

Goalkeeper Gordon stood in the far corner, that is, on the left side of the middle of the goal. In his opinion, the ball would most likely be passed, because the shooting angle was not large, and Dale, who was responsible for the free kick of the Three Lions, was not the kind of player who could shoot a hundred steps!

The wall stood still, the penalty player and the goalkeeper were ready, and the referee Rocchi from Italy blew the whistle.

"Beep~"

At the same time, Li Qing looked up at the position of goalkeeper Gordon. With [Superstar Moment] still cooling down, he had to try the effect of the newly drawn talent [Free Kick Master].

The on-site director gave Li Qing a full-body close-up. The fans sitting in front of the TV could see that Li Qing was concentrating and holding his breath, looking down at the football at the foul spot, and began to run.

The way he ran was to increase the distance. The fourth step was about one meter. His right foot was about 20 centimeters to the right of the football. The center of gravity of the body was inclined to the right, forming a 60-degree angle with the ground. The right arm was naturally raised to maintain the balance of the body. The left foot was like a whip that hit the middle and lower part of the football.

"Boom~"

The football rose from the ground. Because the wall of people in Scotland did not believe that Li Qing would take the direct free kick at the critical moment, they did not jump. By the time they realized what was going on, it was too late to jump. The football flew over their heads like a cannonball.

Goalkeeper Gordon looked at the football flying over the head of the wall with his pupils shrinking slightly, and did not react immediately.

The football with a violent breath was like a GPS, flying towards the set target.

The football flew to the highest point, like a fighter jet suddenly swooping down, rubbing the crossbar and the inner edge of the right post at an unrelenting speed and flying to the upper right corner of the goal.

"Gooooooooooooooooal——"

Andy Gray, the Sky TV commentator in the live commentary booth, stood up suddenly with his hands on the commentary booth, and his iconic elongated voice swept the entire studio.

"The ball is in! The ball is in!"

In the live broadcast studio of Tianchao Channel 5, thousands of miles away in the imperial capital, the top commentator was stunned for half a second and then shouted at the top of his lungs: "World wave! Absolute world wave! Li Qing's direct free kick in the last minute of injury time helped England beat Scotland!"