Chapter 430 Beautiful Arc, the Tenth Ball

"Oh-My-God!"

German Sky commentator Marcel Reif exclaimed: "Who would have thought? Li used his superb long pass technique to help England score the first goal three minutes ago, and three minutes later he scored a wonderful long shot himself! 2:0 basically guarantees that England will become the fourth team to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Cup!"

Li Qing, who scored the goal, did not show too much excitement. He still had that calm expression, shrugged his shoulders, and it was easy for people to have the idea of ​​beating him up.

Of course, this idea is only based on hostile players and fans.

Teammate ecstatic, one by one excitedly hugged Li Qing, venting the emotional outburst brought by the widening score.

"aoaooaooaoaoooooo——"

The English fans, Chinese fans and neutral fans in the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium released their passion almost crazily, and waves of huge cheers quickly swept the entire stadium.

England coach Southgate was excited and breathed a sigh of relief. Leading by two goals is much more stable than leading by one goal. Moreover, Li Qing's long shot was very morale-boosting and would definitely promote the next game.

In sharp contrast, Denmark coach Hared wanted to maintain the 0:1 deficit until the end of the first half. However, man proposes, God disposes. Before the game reached 30 minutes, they conceded another goal. He even thought that the result of this game would end with England losing...

However, this idea was forced out of his mind as soon as it appeared in his mind. The biggest feature of a football game is that there are still opportunities before the end of the game. There are still about 15 minutes in the first half, plus a full 60 minutes in the second half.

Scoring two goals is enough.

But the latest problem facing Hared is how the team can score goals...

England's low appearance rate in defense does not mean that the defense is not good. On the contrary, as the main players of the major Premier League giants, they are outstanding in ability and their mutual defense is also quite in place. With the current midfield and frontcourt configuration, it is obviously difficult to break through Pickford's goal.

What to do?

At the same time, the on-site director switched the camera to the Danish players one after another, starting with Schmeichel, to Eriksen, then to Christensen and Delaney, especially Delaney who was absolutely responsible for the loss of the ball. If he had made an advance observation before realizing Ali's "pass error", Li Qing's long shot would not have been possible.

However, there is no if in this world. The loss of the ball has already occurred, and it is useless to be upset.

Captain Eriksen recovered from his sadness in time and applauded his teammates: "Hey~ guys, there is still a lot of time left for us to play. Don't be discouraged! We can still tie the score, or even overtake!"

How is the situation of your own team?

But then again, Captain Eriksen's face still needs to be given, and the Danish players responded weakly.

The Danish fans in the audience had seen a lot of news reports before the game, and even the domestic media were not optimistic about their team's prospects of qualifying. South Korea's upset victory over Germany could still play a certain role in motivation before the game, but the national team they supported fell behind by two goals before the end of the first half, which meant that there was no chance of an upset at all.

"Beep~"

Accompanied by the referee Piñata's whistle, the 1/8 final between England and Denmark was announced to restart.

Denmark was two goals behind, and they had no patience to defend anymore. They started the game according to Plan B formulated before the game. Head coach Hared sighed and did not ask the players to return to Plan A.

According to the current situation, there is no way to equalize the score by continuing to defend, and the only way is to attack.

England, which was leading by two goals, seemed to have exchanged jerseys with Denmark before. Denmark took the lead in attacking, England was passive in defense, and only Li Qing was left at the front as a counterattack point.

For this, coaches all over the world know what to do.

From offense to defense, you must commit a foul at the first time, and you must not let the English players complete the forward pass.

Until the end of the first half, Denmark not only failed to narrow the score, but also received three yellow cards for defending Li Qing who quickly counterattacked with the ball. Together with the two yellow cards received before, it means that the whole team received five yellow cards in the first 45 minutes of the first half.

If the offense continues to be strengthened in the second half, this situation will develop in a more unfavorable direction.

Denmark's head coach Hared obviously knew this. He frowned as he walked towards the player tunnel, not knowing what to do in the second half.

Southgate's mood was completely opposite to Hared's. He was in such a good mood that he wanted to explode and wanted to vent to his wife at home.

The players entered the locker room one after another, and the substitutes came to the stadium to warm up. Some fans in the audience posted on social media, some took selfies, and some left their seats to find food. The TV stations with the rights to broadcast the World Cup took the time to review the first half that ended.

The fifteen-minute halftime break passed quickly, and the players of both sides returned to the stadium one after another. Denmark, which was two goals behind, made the first substitution adjustment. Lasse Schone replaced Christensen, who performed a little badly in the first half, and by the way, strengthened the efficiency of the attack and defense conversion in the middle and liberated the core midfielder Eriksen.

"Beep~"

With the sound of a piñata whistle, the second half of the fourth quarter-final of the 2018 Russia World Cup officially began.

Denmark, with the advantage of kick-off, took the lead in using the ball possession opportunity to attack England's defensive half. The 1.93-meter-tall center forward Cornelius overpowered Maguire and headed the ball to Braithwaite.

After a few passes, the ball came to Eriksson's feet. The attack organized by him was very interesting, but it was difficult to convert the opportunity into a goal due to the limited ability of his teammates.

Danish head coach Hared sighed. He did not ask the team to be efficient in the attack now, but only asked to switch from offense to defense to suppress England's quick counterattack and score.

England was fearless with a two-goal lead and counterattacked steadily.

The Danish offensive players who strengthened the offense had limited strength, but they were relatively strong as a whole. They played very methodically and looked pleasing to the eye.

Time in high-level competitions often passed very quickly. In a blink of an eye, it was fifteen minutes into the second half. England also made adjustments accordingly. Ali, the hero of the goal, was replaced by his club teammate Dale to strengthen the defense.

In the 63rd minute, Sterling received a pass from Harry Kane and prepared to cut inside, but Delaney was half a beat late in stretching his legs. The whistle sounded, and the cheers from the audience suddenly resounded throughout the stadium: "aooaoaooaoaooooooo——"

It turned out that the broadcast screen was just for Li Qing, and Sterling won a free kick in a very good place, on the left side of the top of the penalty area. Although this position is more suitable for right-footed players, but... Li Qing's footwork is good enough to play a very good direct free kick.

"This position is very good, will Li Qing score his tenth goal in this World Cup?"

The voice of He Wei, the commentator of Tianchao Channel 5, became obviously excited.

"wuwuwuwuuuuuuu——"

The English fans in the audience held their breath, and the Danish fans burst into hysterical boos, hoping to complete the mental interference of Li Qing.

Obviously, it has no effect on a player of Li Qing's level.

The free kick he kicked with his left foot went up from the ground, bypassed the wall of people, and drew a beautiful arc in the air, like a rainbow across the sky, brushing the inner edge of the left goal post and hitting the snow-white net.

The entire process of the football was full of viewing.

"Gooooooooooooooal——"

One second later, the iconic elongated voice of Sky TV commentator Andy Gray resounded throughout the live studio.