Chapter 476 The Coquettish Li Qing

Lucas Hernandez had just pushed Li Qing casually, but he didn't expect Li Qing to shamelessly and exaggeratedly take four or five steps back before falling to the ground. In addition, the referee Pinata blew the whistle in his mouth, and his heart 'clicked' and realized something.

French head coach Deschamps, who was standing in the home team coach command area, was both angry and speechless. He was angry that Lucas Hernandez pushed Li Qing innocently in the off-ball confrontation, and he was speechless that Li Qing fell too exaggeratedly, even very exaggerated.

Lucas Hernandez, who committed a foul without the ball, reacted very quickly. He took the initiative to run to the referee Pinata to explain.

But the referee Pinata didn't listen to him at all, but went directly to the assistant referee and asked what had just happened.

The English players realized something, and their eyes lit up. Harry Kane, Henderson, Arnold and other players put pressure on the referee Pinata, saying that Lucas Hernandez maliciously pushed Li Qing in the off-ball confrontation and should get a red card!

Head coach Southgate also stood on the sidelines to put pressure, hoping that referee Pinata could do something.

After listening to the second assistant referee's words, referee Pinata did not give a direct penalty, but walked to the display screen on the sidelines to watch VAR.

All the fans in the stadium focused on referee Pinata and VAR. The first half of the game was not over yet. If Lucas Hernandez was sent off for pushing Li Qing, it would be a fatal blow to the two-goal deficit, and even cause the original World Cup final, which was often outstanding, to lose its due viewing value.

Before referee Pinata made a decision, the on-site director called up the scene that had just happened.

The commentators in the on-site commentary booth were all speechless. Through the broadcast screen, they could see that Li Qing was smiling and kept pulling Kante to say something. Kante ignored it, but Lucas Hernandez, a young man with a bad temper, pushed with both hands without saying a word. The action was not in the technical scope, and it was not too much to get a red card.

He Wei, the commentator of Tianchao Channel 5, said in a deep voice: "Lucas Hernandez was very impulsive. Li Qing was obviously talking to Kante. His sudden push with his hands was very unwise. It depends on the choice of referee Pinata. Is it to ensure the excitement of the game or to respect the relevant rules of FIFA? We can only wait until the referee who is watching VAR makes the final decision."

"It is undeniable that Lucas Hernandez's action was reckless, but Li's fall was exaggerated. I hope referee Nestor Pinata will show mercy and keep the excitement of the World Cup final..."

Jerome Genesio, the commentator of French Bein Sports TV, spoke in a humble tone, hoping to influence the referee Pinata's penalty.

At the same time, Pinata was also very entangled. He didn't know whether to follow the rules or keep the game exciting.

France was two goals behind. If one more player was sent off, then this World Cup final, which should have been wonderful, would lose suspense.

Pinata had already made a decision when he thought of this. He ran back to the field, came to Lucas Hernandez, and took out a yellow card from his chest pocket.

"wuwuuwuuwuuuuuuuuuu——"

Accompanied by the wild boos of the English fans, the referee Pinata said that in their opinion, the act of invading Li Qing without reason was against the spirit of sports ethics and should be given a red card!

The French players who saw the yellow card breathed a sigh of relief, especially the head coach Deschamps. His team was already two goals behind. Once Lucas Hernandez was sent off, the game would really be impossible to play.

Lucas Hernandez was not sent off. He Wei, the commentator of China Channel 5, explained to the TV: "The referee Pinata obviously took into account the excitement of the game. France's overall strength is slightly stronger than England, but England led by two goals in the first half with two goals from Li Qing. In order to ensure the suspense of this World Cup final, it is the best choice to keep 11 players against 11 players. I believe that the fans in front of the TV don't want to see a one-sided game, right?"

Li Qing and the English fans were very depressed. They wanted to say - no, we want to see this scene.

England coach Southgate was a little depressed, but he had no choice. Who made the referee Pinata choose to ensure the viewing of the game?

Before the game resumed, there was another dramatic scene on the field. The England team doctor appeared on the field very professionally and sprayed Li Qing with a quick spray painkiller again. Li Qing also cooperated with the treatment.

The French players were speechless. You have been hammered and you are not injured, and you are still pretending...pretending to your sister!

The game resumed, England took an indirect free kick in the front court, and the ball came to Li Qing's feet on the right side of the attack through continuous passing. Kante, Lucas Hernandez and Pogba were all ready. Li Qing opened his right hand to block Pogba who tried to move forward, and pushed the ball back with the outside of his left foot. He looked up at the far end of the court and raised his left foot.

Pogba thought Li Qing was going to pass the ball to the left, so he stretched his right foot forward. However, Li Qing's raised left foot did not pass the ball at all. He pulled back his left foot and knocked the ball back. The ball quickly rolled from Kante and Lucas Hernandez to the bottom line along the grass.

The close-up shot quickly switched with the movement of the ball, and the commentator He Wei of Tianchao Channel 5 suddenly raised his voice by eight degrees: "Arnold!"

Arnold, who was running, had already seen the position of his teammates in the penalty area, and he made a very high-quality cross on the right without stopping the ball.

Umtiti at the front point failed to head the ball, and Harry Kane flashed in front of Varane and headed the ball. The ball changed its trajectory and flew towards the goal at a faster speed.

Goalkeeper Lloris subconsciously stretched out his right palm and slapped the ball upwards. It was with this slap that the ball flying towards the goal changed its trajectory again and rubbed the top edge of the crossbar and went out of the bottom line...

"wowoowowoooooooo——"

The exclamations of French fans with lingering fears rang out over the Luzhniki Stadium.

Tianchao 5 commentator He Wei shouted: "England's attack this time was very exciting. Arnold's right-wing cross accurately found the captain Harry Kane who was ambushing in the penalty area. Unfortunately, Lloris was assisted by God. His subconscious save helped the French team avoid a 0:3 situation."

French captain Lloris, who never liked to roar, shouted at his teammates almost crazily to vent his strong dissatisfaction.

Head coach Deschamps was also very angry and vented his dissatisfaction to the defensive players. If it weren't for Lloris's efforts to turn the tide, the team would have been 0:3 behind before the end of the first half.

Then, the on-site director gave a slow-motion replay. Compared with the direct connection between Arnold and Harry Kane, it was obviously Li Qing's left heel knock on the ball that was more entertaining.

In the words of BBC commentator Lineker: "Li's handling of the ball is getting more and more coquettish!"