Chapter 144 Someone’s Final

The football flew into the goal in a spiral, rubbing against the net, making a slight rustling sound. However, the sound was completely submerged in the singing made by more than 10,000 English fans at the scene.

The New Mestalia Stadium can accommodate 70,000 spectators, and now nearly 60,000 Spanish fans are collectively silent. This place has instantly changed from Spain's home court to England's home court.

"This is a glorious moment for English football! We are leading the host Spain with a score of 2:0, and there are fifteen minutes left before the end of the game! That is to say, England's first World Series final in fifty years!!" John Motson roared at the microphone excitedly, and his voice spread throughout England through satellites.

All England fans cheered for his words, as if fifteen minutes were just a blink of an eye, and they had already advanced to the final venue of the Bernabeu.

The 2:0 score also made Espanyol present feel half-hearted. With fifteen minutes left, he was two goals behind. If he wanted to reach the final, he would have to score at least two goals in these fifteen minutes, and the England team could not score goals... Just thinking about it, it felt very difficult. Not to mention putting it into effect.

Not only the fans, but also the Spanish players on the court, but also some of them felt despair when the ball entered the goal...

They are sure that they are excellent, but they feel that they are powerful and incapable of... It seems that something is wrong.

Jero sat in the seat, biting his lower lip tightly, until his lip turned white. His brain was running at high speed, and he was wondering what to do if he was unwilling to give up under such circumstances.

After thinking for a long time, he recognized George Wood and must find a breakthrough from him. Wood is the captain, core, and stabilizing needle of England. As long as there is something wrong with him, England is likely to collapse at the last moment.

There is absolutely no shortage of such a shocking reversal in the world. Today, his Spanish team will also contribute this to the fans!

Don En's excitement lasted for a short time. Then he began to consider whether he would replace Wood at this time. Wood was carrying a yellow card on his back. It is logical that he should be replaced after leading two goals. But Don En knew that Spain would counterattack wildly after re-telephone. That was the most dangerous time. If the opponent accidentally scored a goal, the situation could be reversed in an instant, and it would not be England, but Spain that would have the upper hand.

Let Wood stay on the court to stabilize the defense...

After weighing the pros and cons, Don En decided to leave Wood on the court for another five minutes. After supporting the most violent five minutes of the Spanish offensive, he didn't delay a second, so he let Wood come down to rest. With ten minutes left, he must defend the penalty area and defend the advantage of these two goals. At that time, as long as God doesn't play with people, he should be able to pass the level.

When England players celebrated the goal and started running towards their half, Donn made a sign of contracting defense towards them on the sidelines. At this time, they were steadily overwhelmed everything, and there would be no such opportunity for counterattacks...

After the game restarted, as Don En expected, although Espanyol was suffering from the score. Not everyone gave up on the fight, and as professional athletes, the experience accumulated from the long-term adverse situation also helped them at critical moments... Most importantly, in front of 60,000 home spectators, at their own home court. They do not want to miss the final of the European Cup held in their own country.

Jero stood on the sidelines, staring at the stadium with a serious expression, as if conveying such a message - never give up until the final whistle sounds!

In order to pay tribute to such an opponent, the British Royal Navy also raised the St. George's flag. Wood was continued on the court until Donn thought he could be replaced.

On the other hand, Gareth Barry has already started to warm up on the sidelines. He will replace Wood in the future - if nothing unexpected happens...

"We don't really want him to take the cards..." Fabregas took advantage of the death ball to pull up several teammates around him and told them in particular, "If he really gets a yellow card, the situation will be bad for us. I believe he will be determined to deal with us, anyway, he has missed the next game... So we just need to put pressure on them. Don't really apply for a yellow card for him... Break through him, don't fall to the ground when you have physical contact, absolutely not like that! Our goal is not to fight for a set piece in front of the penalty area, but to penetrate inward!"

Iniesta has been replaced by Jero, and the one who replaced it was Cazorla and Lago changed to the middle lane. Now Fabregas is the only core on the team's field, the commander. He must keep a clear brain.

"There are more than ten minutes left, don't give up! Don't give up!"

George Wood found himself at one point as the target of players. He was not afraid of such challenges, even if he had to pay the price of not being able to participate in the finals. Because this is his principle - he will not hesitate when things come to an end. As long as the leader lets him stay on the court, that means he is very important and has not completed the task. Then he will never give in until he completes his own mission.

Unfortunately, his teammates would definitely not agree if he thought so.

Fabregas has warned his teammates not to focus on revenge on Wood, but to find ways to create goals. But Lago has his own idea - what better thing than letting the opponent's captain miss the next game and allowing his team to enter the finals?

The reason why Lago thinks this is that he has excellent free kick skills, and the Spanish team is now handed over to him to handle the set-pieces. It is completely in Lago's interests to deliberately create Wood's foul, give him a yellow card, and give Spain a free kick in the frontcourt.

But you can't just make fouls anywhere. You should try to get close to the penalty area and dangerous areas, so that the opponent's fouls will have the value of the referee's card, and such a free kick is even more threatening.

When Lago received the football, he did not pass the football to the game and saw the gap in England's defensive team. He was raising his hand to ask for the ball, but chose to seek a breakthrough by himself. He was still quite confident in his dribbling skills...

"Idiot!" After seeing the teammate's decision, Fabregas couldn't help but curse. Looking back, England's defense line had automatically adjusted, and the gap just now disappeared in a flash. I don't know when it will be when it will be when it will appear next time.

Fabregas wasted a chance to score a possible goal, of course, very angry. But he can't get angry now. He still has to cooperate with his teammates' offensive.

Lago didn't know that Fabregas was very dissatisfied with his actions just now. He only had George Wood right in front of him. He wanted to get that man down and use a free kick to save Spain!

Wood did not get him to what he wanted. Maybe because of too many distracting thoughts in his mind, when he approached Wood, Lago's own pace was messy and he couldn't control the ball. Faced with such a dribbling, Wood easily blocked the ball. Lago stumbled and ran out a few steps before thinking about falling. He didn't get anything... No, at least he got rid of the ridicule of England fans.

"For such a bad fake fall, the referee should give him a yellow card!" Motson was not polite to the Spanish players.

England took the opportunity to organize a fast break, threatening the Spanish team's goal again. Fortunately, Asenjo focused and performed well this time. He saved Vaughan's shot in excellent form.

But this made Fabregas, who had already put on the captain's armband, very dissatisfied. He waved and roared at Lago, complaining that he was too alone just now.

Lago replied dissatisfiedly.

This scene made Tang En very happy to watch off the court, and it seemed that Espanyol's patience was almost exhausted. When a team's players no longer believe that teamwork can open up the situation. And they hope to use personal skills to play heroes, the team is not far from death...

Although he had some complaints about Lago's performance just now, when Lago appeared in the right position the next time, Fabregas passed the ball selflessly. Then he ran himself, hoping to pick up Lago.

This time, Lago still disappointed Fabregas, and he continued to dribble the ball and go for Wood. This kind of mood is really abnormal, but when two goals are behind and the game time is one second less, no matter how abnormal it is, it can be understood - everyone will be restless and lose their minds. It’s just that Lago came earlier than Fabregas.

Wood came up to him this time, and he wanted to let the other party completely die, so that he could understand that he was an insurmountable mountain, and that he was just an ant-like mortal.

This is the place in Lago and other places. This time he must make Wood pay a heavy price!

But the two did not meet. At five meters away, Mitchel, who was actively involved in the defense, knocked down Lago from the other side. The referee's whistle sounded unexpectedly.

Mitcher and Largo fell to the ground together, while Wood turned his head to look at the referee running over. His eyes focused on the opponent's left arm. The thing was reaching into the pocket in front of his chest.

If he remembers correctly, Mitchel has received a yellow card in the match against Sweden...

Mitcher obviously didn't expect that a foul would bring him a yellow card. He wanted to show off to Wood that he helped him stop the enemy's conspiracy, but saw that Wood's expression was wrong. So he followed Wood's gaze and saw the yellow card in the referee's hand!

Not only Wood and Mitcher discovered the seriousness of the problem, but Donn also knew exactly what the yellow card was unexpected for Mitcher: If England can defeat Spain successfully, then he will miss the most important game - the final!

"How could this happen..." Mitcher murmured, then he suddenly rushed towards the referee and wanted to protest angrily, but was hugged by George Wood, who was quick-witted and dragged back.

"Do you want to be directly red carded?" he shouted to Mitcher, who was struggling desperately.

Instead of calming down, the person in his arms struggled even harder. “This is not fair!” he roared.

Wood couldn't continue to comfort Mitcher, because if he had made a foul just now, then this yellow card should be for him. Because this location is too sensitive... a little before the top of the free throw arc at the front of the penalty area, if Lago breaks through himself, he will directly face the central defender defense line led by Terry.

Not only Mitchel, but other English players were dissatisfied with the referee's decision. They surrounded the referee, hoping that he would take back the yellow card decision. But how is this possible? The penalty made is like a splashed water...

Tang En did not curse at the bottom because he knew that the fouls in this place were very sensitive, and whether the referee gave the cards depends on his mood. Obviously, the judge in black was not in a good mood at this time...

He just turned around and asked Des Walker how Barry was warming up. Seeing this situation, he couldn't keep Wood on the court. Mitcher was the lesson of the past.

Barry ran to Don En while taking off his training vest. He knew he had finally waited for the opportunity to play.

"You come on the court to replace George..." Don said to him.

At the same time, the protests of the English players against the referee on the court have ended. Because that is simply useless. Only Mitcher seemed very frustrated. The best opportunity was placed in front of him, but he wanted to be a spectator... He could not accept such facts, but what could it be?

George Wood saw the fourth official holding up the substitution sign on the sidelines. The person standing next to the fourth official was Gareth Barry, who knew he was about to be replaced. He patted Mitcher in the wall, opened his mouth, and said, "Thank you."

Then he took off the captain's armband. He turned around and walked towards Terry, completing the captain's handover. Then he slowly walked to the sidelines and enjoyed the applause of the English fans standing up and paying tribute.

"Donn replaced Wood, obviously for the purpose of protecting Wood. Unfortunately, Mitcher will miss the next game, and that is likely to be the final..." Motson was glad for Wood while also feeling sorry for Mitcher. At the same time, he was also a little worried about England's fate in the final. Although Mitcher didn't score many goals, he was definitely a very useful center forward. His passing, his header, his skills, and even he could play a guest role in a central defender in a critical moment. Such a comprehensive center forward will definitely increase the team's combat effectiveness.

Wood walked to the sidelines, hugged Barry, patted him on the shoulder, and shook hands with Done.

He asked, shaking hands, "Don't you switch Mitchel off?"

Tang En shook his head: "I have already received the yellow card, what's the use of replacing it?"

Wood didn't say anything, turned around and walked towards the bench, but as a result, the towel handed over by assistant coach Walker put on his head. He sat in the chair and said nothing. He was still regretting Mitcher's fate...

Spain has already begun to prepare for a free kick, and Lago takes the action himself. The football drew an arc, bypassed the wall, and bypassed Joe Hart's fingers and entered the goal!

At that moment, no one could hear anything except the cheering storm of Spanish fans. Even Don himself could not hear the swear words he cursed.

"Get back one goal! Let's get one goal!" The Spanish commentator seemed to see hope.

Fabregas, who was dissatisfied with Lago just now, rushed up and gave the other party a powerful hug.

Lago finally enjoyed the treatment of a hero...

While the Spaniard was busy celebrating, Mitchel picked up the football in the net alone. She hugged her and ran to the middle circle, and then smashed the football hard on the kickoff point. When he raised his head again, he could no longer see the frustrated and angry expression.

He found the value of being a striker again.

"Don't waste time celebrating!" Jero shouted at the sidelines that they had no time to do such a thing. "Hurry up and go back to the game! There is still one goal left! There is still seven minutes left!" He pointed at the Spanish player on the court and pointed to the surface of his wrist.

Despite this, the Spanish players returned to their respective positions and still couldn't hide the smile on their faces. They had seen hope. Although the ninety minutes before the end of the game was only seven minutes, there was still injury time...

After the game started again, Mitchel suddenly stopped actively returning to defense, but stayed in front and kept raising his hands to ask for the ball. Except for Pique paying more attention to him, the players of the Spanish team did not take it seriously. At this time, their minds were full of goals, equalizing the score, and completing a big reversal...

In the last time, the Spanish team pushed up a lot, and the Spanish fans in the stands were like they were playing adrenaline, constantly making noises to support the team. The singing of the English fans was completely suppressed.

But when Barry passed the ball over Mitcher's head, all the sounds came to an abrupt end.

Pique was too concerned about the position, but Mitcher turned around and wiped it. He almost fell to the ground after losing his center of gravity, but he had lost his goal.

Mitchel looked back at the Spanish player who was desperately returning to defense, then looked up at the football on his head, he was already outside the top of the free throw arc.

"How could I forget the defense?!" The Spanish commentator asked angrily, but at this time I remembered to ask this question. Is it a bit too late?

Asenho must also want to question his teammates like this, but now we should block the opponent's single shot first...

"Asenho abandoned the goal and attacked, this is a one-on-one shot! It is a great opportunity for Mitchel. As long as we can score a goal, we will definitely go to the finals!"

Seeing this scene, George Wood pulled off the white towel covered by his head, stood up from the bench, and stared nervously in front of Spain's penalty area.

Not every single shot will score a goal. While the goalkeeper is under pressure, the single shot striker also needs to bear huge pressure, and it is likely to be even greater than the goalkeeper...

"Shat it in, Aaron!" Tang En yelled gritting his teeth on the sidelines. His fists had already clenched their knuckles. "This is your final! Shat it in!!"

Facing Asenho, who was attacking near the penalty spot, Mitcher suddenly stopped and raised his right leg. The football fell down just now, and everything seemed to have been carefully calculated. He did not shoot vigorously, but just raised his right foot flat, gently... The football jumped up again, flew over Asenho's head, drew a parabola, and fell straight towards the goal.

Since I can't go to the finals, I will advance the ball that I originally reserved for the finals!

Use my right foot to send the team to the finals! There is nothing to regret! That's right, nothing to be good...

The football flew across the goal line against the crossbar and finally landed inside the goal.

Bastard! Why is it me...

Mitcher's knees softened and he fell to the ground.

The New Mestalia Stadium was silent.

"This is one of the most beautiful arcs I have ever seen..." John Motson sighed softly in such a quiet environment.
Chapter completed!