Chapter 443 Hat Trick, Surpassing Pele!
"Oh-My-God!"
German Sky TV commentator Marcel Reif exclaimed: "The goalpost of the Kazan Arena rejected Philippe Coutinho's must-goal! Brazil missed a great opportunity to narrow the score!"
The football that hit the left post of the goal was headed out of the bottom line by the quick-eyed Stones. The English fans in the audience screamed with lingering fear: "wowoowoowwoooooooo——"
Coutinho held his head with both hands, his pupils shrank slightly, and his face was full of disbelief.
The other Brazilian players on the field reacted in the same way. Standing in the command area of the home team coach, Brazilian coach Tite fell back directly as if he was hit by an AK. Fortunately, there was a piece of natural grass behind him, otherwise he would have been the first coach to be examined by the team doctor in this World Cup.
England coach Southgate was lucky to raise his arms and shout. After two seconds, he rushed to the sidelines and roared at the defensive players. If the defense was good enough, how could Coutinho have a long shot?
Dale and Henderson both had some responsibility in the defense just now. They were not dissatisfied with the head coach's accusations. On the contrary, they were calm and prepared to help the team complete high-quality defense in the next corner kick defense.
If possible, they should also pass the ball to Li Qing in the process of switching from defense to offense to help the team expand the score to three goals.
Coutinho's depression lasted for about ten seconds. Neymar put his right hand heavily on his shoulder: "Filipe, the long shot just now was very exciting. It's a pity that it didn't go in. Keep up the good work. There is still enough time, enough for us to equalize the score and overtake."
"Yeah!"
Coutinho ran to the left corner kick area of the attack, preparing to take a corner kick.
Brazil got a corner kick, and Thiago Silva and Miranda, who had the highest altitude in the team, naturally entered the English penalty area to participate in the header. The players defending Li Qing became Marcelo, Fagner and Casemiro.
Almost everyone on the scene focused on the players of both teams in the penalty area. The fans in front of the TV could only look at the penalty area according to the screen given by the on-site director. Li Qing, who had already scored twice, did not return to the penalty area to assist in defense. First of all, he had enough confidence in the team's air defense ability. Secondly, the corner kick defense was likely to be transformed into a quick counterattack. Taking advantage of this gap, he opened up the passing angle.
Marcelo and Fagner's responsibilities in Brazil's corner kick attack were to control the second landing point at a long distance and prevent England from counterattacking quickly. Casemiro's task was relatively simple, which was to keep a close eye on Li Qing and not give him any chance to take the ball and counterattack.
Coutinho took an offensive corner kick from the left. The football kicked out had an obvious arc from outside to inside. None of Thiago Silva, Harry Kane and Firmino at the front point headed it. The football flew to the penalty spot. Miranda had been competing with Maguire for position, but it was a bargain for Stones. He shook his head to clear the ball.
The football flew to the top of the penalty area. Marcelo, who was in the control range of the landing point, met the ball and shot it. The powerful football hit Henderson's buttocks, who was blocking with his back, and then blocked it back. Marcelo's second reaction was very fast. He went in and out, and the inside of his left foot kicked the rebounded football to the right front.
However, Ashley Young, who appeared in the penalty area, fell to the ground and shoveled the ball. Marcelo hurriedly followed the shovel, but his action was obviously half a beat slower, and the football was first poked out by Ashley Young.
Marcelo couldn't stop his feet, and his right foot on the ground kicked Ashley Young's shovel foot.
Henderson, who had previously completed the front block, had his eyes lit up and chased after the football that Ashley Young had poked out despite his injury.
The referee Ma Riqi saw Henderson chasing the football, but the whistle in his mouth did not sound, indicating that the game was in his favor.
"Damn it!"
Brazil's head coach Tite instantly became nervous and impatient.
At the same time, Li Qing suddenly accelerated to the left front, which was the direction Henderson was chasing the ball.
"aooaoaooaooooooo——"
A huge and violent cheer like a tsunami rang out over the Kazan Arena.
Most of the fans in the audience knew football. They knew that once Henderson passed the ball to Li Qing and gave him enough lead time, then... it would definitely be a one-on-one opportunity!
Casemiro still remembered the Champions League final that ended at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev more than a month ago, so he immediately reached out and grabbed Li Qing's jersey while running, not giving him a chance to speed up.
Unexpectedly, Li Qing suddenly braked on the spot, and Casemiro, who ran out with him, jumped forward half a step due to inertia. Li Qing raised his right hand and just happened to hit Casemiro's left hand that was tightly holding the fans. Casemiro loosened up in pain.
Li Qing, who stopped on the spot, twisted his waist and turned around in one go, and ran quickly towards the middle.
In order to save time, Henderson, who was running, did not pass the ball to his right foot, but directly completed a long pass with his left foot.
Casemiro consciously blocked the passing route while chasing Li Qing, but Henderson passed the ball in the air, so he could only grit his teeth and chase Li Qing who was about to run to the arc of the center circle.
Brazilian right back Fagner was glad that he retreated to the center line early, which was the place where Li Qing had to pass the ball.
Henderson's left foot pass was definitely not as accurate as his right foot, so Li Qing had to slow down to wait for the ball, which gave Fagner an opportunity to steal the ball.
Brazilian head coach Tite naturally clenched his fists: "Lemos, you must complete the defense!"
The football fell to the right side of England's semicircle. Li Qing, who was standing there, seemed to be paying all his attention to the football falling in mid-air. Fagna accelerated his speed and thought to himself: "Boy, you are still too young..."
However, at this moment, Fagner, who was ready to jump to the top of the ball, froze on the spot.
I saw Li Qing lift his right foot high back, and with his heel he knocked the football that had dropped to the height of his chest. His movements were like a graceful gymnast. The football that was knocked out flew upwards again, and passed away from Fa, who was stunned in place. Gena quickly jumped over his head and landed on a large empty area behind him.
"aoaooaooaoooooooooo——"
The England fans, Chinese fans and neutral fans in the audience subconsciously let out a burst of cheers, as violent as a tsunami.
He Wei, the commentator of China Channel 5, raised his voice an octave higher: "Hit the ball with his heel!"
"Run faster!"
Casemiro, who witnessed everything, hoped to speed up the frequency of his legs by swinging his arms quickly, but he couldn't pick up the speed at all. He could only watch Li Qing start, accelerate, and then push forward at full speed...
Brazilian head coach Tite hates the fact that iron cannot become steel, and even wants to go on the field to complete the defense himself.
"Too easy! Single sword!"
Sky TV commentator Andy Gray shouted excitedly: "Only Alisson Becker is left in front of Lee!"
The Brazilian fans in the audience held their heads in pain. They often followed high-level European competitions and knew that Li Qing had never missed a single goal so far. They were in an extremely bad mood...
Li Qing had a wide field of vision and noticed from the corner of his eye that Alisson was standing obediently on the line of the small penalty area, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly, maintaining full speed and rushing towards the penalty area with the football.
Seeing Li Qing's back getting further and further away, Casemiro sighed in his heart and gave up pursuing him.
Three seconds later, Li Qing, who came to the penalty area, made a simple choice. He changed direction, accelerated and passed Alisson, and finally succeeded in pushing the shot into the empty goal.
"The ball is in! The ball is in! Hat trick!!"
China Channel 5 commentator He Wei shouted hysterically: "A textbook counterattack with the ball! Li Qing used his third goal of the game to help England expand the score to three goals! He also relied on this goal to surpass Pele! Catch up with Fontaine and tie for fourth place in the World Cup total scorer list. In front of him, only Gerd Muller, Ronaldo and Klose are left!”
Commentator Xu Yang added hysterically: "Li Qing is now tied with the French star Juste Fontaine as the player with the most goals in a single World Cup! But he is younger and is the youngest player to achieve this honor in the history of the World Cup. !”