Chapter 319: Free kick, hat trick in the World Cup final!
Lin Quan's goal had a significant impact on the morale of the German team.
After Lin Quan scored, Bosque also completed Spain's first substitution.
He replaced veteran Xavi with 22-year-old Koke to strengthen the team's midfield and further curb Germany's counterattack.
This adjustment worked very well. After the restart, the German team fell into a disadvantage in the midfield and their players became more anxious.
They were not as calm and patient as before when organizing the attack, which made their attack very messy.
Although the offensive seemed fierce, it was actually unable to penetrate the Spanish defense line and could not pose a fatal threat.
The players were even too anxious and committed fouls one after another while defending and were given cards.
In the 63rd minute, Schurrle intercepted Lin Quan but failed, and was shown a yellow card warning by referee Rizzoli for a foul from behind.
In the 65th minute, Muller tackled Xabi Alonso while fighting for the ball in the frontcourt and received a yellow card.
The team was trailing in the score and the players were so anxious, which made the German fans at the scene feel extremely irritated.
They seemed to have seen the end of the game. If the German team continued to play in this state, they would definitely lose.
Seeing this scene, Klose, the oldest and most experienced player in the German team, stood up.
Taking advantage of the dead ball opportunity, he comforted several teammates who were obviously anxious, and used West Germany's reversal in the World Cup final that year to inspire them, so that they always had hope.
"We have performed miracles on the final stage and have also fallen into the trough, but now I am sure that we are on the road to revival, so falling behind by two goals is nothing big. Be patient, we still have time!"
Klose's words seemed to have some kind of magic, successfully calming the players' restless hearts and rekindling their hope.
After the game resumed, the Spanish players found that the German team's fighting spirit suddenly increased significantly.
Their fighting became more aggressive and even crazy. If the ball stayed at their feet for just one second longer, it would be snatched away by the opponent.
Moreover, when the Germans were fighting for the ball, they relied on their physical advantage and frequently challenged the Spanish players physically.
This made it difficult for Spain to play, and the players started to make mistakes.
In the 71st minute, Spain made a mistake in passing the ball in the backcourt. Muller made a quick interception and passed the ball to Ozil.
Ozil got the ball on the edge of the penalty area. He overcame the interference of the Spanish defender and passed the ball into the penalty area before falling to the ground.
Klose received the ball with his back to the goal, but Ramos defended very tightly and he couldn't turn around.
Klose passed the ball back to Kroos who was coming from behind. Kroos shot the ball and it hit the defender's leg and was refracted.
Casillas was shaken and could only hit the ball out in a hurry instead of holding it.
Klose! At the critical moment, K stood up, he cleverly caught the opportunity to make up the shot and blocked the ball into the goal with his body.
2:1!
The German team scored a goal, and the game is still suspenseful!
After scoring the goal, Klose did not want to waste even a second. He ran directly into the goal, held the ball and ran towards the center circle. He also signaled his teammates to return to their positions quickly and prepare to kick off again.
The German team was trailing in the score, so they had to attack every second and not waste precious time on celebrating.
If they could score another goal to equalize the score, they could have a good celebration.
Now is not the time! "Well done!"
Seeing Klose's goal, Merkel stood up excitedly and clapped very hard.
The Spanish Prime Minister's mouth twitched. Wasn't it just a goal? Was it necessary to be so excited?
We are still leading in the score!
Even so, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous: Spanish boys, hold on! Hold on for another 20 minutes and the championship will be ours! "Well done, just play like this!"
On the sidelines, Germany coach Löw saw Klose score, clenched his fist and waved it vigorously.
This goal came at the perfect time. There were still 20 minutes left in the game, and if injury time was included, there were about 25 minutes left.
This time is enough for them to score another goal!
Löw is very confident in the team under his command. As long as the German team can play with morale, scoring goals will not be a problem at all.
That’s what happened in the last game against Brazil!
The situation on the field seemed to be as Löw had expected. After the German team scored a goal, their players' morale was boosted, and they launched a crazy attack on Spain as if they were injected with chicken blood.
In the 73rd minute, Muller received a pass from Kroos and sent a cross from the left side of the penalty area. Klose in the penalty area was exhausted and started a half beat slowly, failing to complete the outflanking in front of the goal.
Two minutes later, Germany got a corner kick. Kroos took the corner kick in front of the goal. Hedveds headed the ball, which hit the post and went wide of the goal.
The German team's offensive wave made the Spanish fans tremble with fear.
When they saw the German team's header flying towards their own goal, they all felt like they were having trouble breathing.
Fortunately, the goalpost saved the day at the last moment, otherwise the score would have been tied.
At this moment, the Spanish fans finally experienced the feelings of the Brazilian fans in the previous game.
The crazy German team is really scary! "Hold on!"
"If we hold on for another ten minutes, victory will be ours!"
Spanish fans couldn't help but pray in their hearts. They just hoped that time could be accelerated so that the last ten minutes could go by quickly.
Every minute and every second now makes them feel extremely tormented! On the sidelines, Spain's coach Bosque also realized that the situation was not good for his side.
So he immediately made personnel adjustments.
He replaced Xabi Alonso, whose strength was declining, with Martinez.
This was a positional substitution. After Martinez came on the court, with his abundant physical strength and large interception range, he formed an iron gate with Koke who had come on the court earlier, effectively protecting the Spanish defense line.
This substitution had an immediate effect, effectively curbing the German team's attack from the midfield! The German team also made personnel adjustments immediately. Loew replaced Klose, who was exhausted and unable to run, with the younger Gotze.
After Gotze came on the pitch, the German team's formation became a strikerless formation, with all offensive players coming from midfield.
This formation made the fans at the scene a little surprised. Why does it feel that the German team is more like Spain than Spain?
Seeing the substitution card raised on the sidelines, Klose did not waste time. He dragged his heavy feet and quickly ran to the sidelines. After high-fiving and hugging Gotze, he turned around, applauded the fans on the scene, and completed his exit.
Seeing Klose leave the field, many fans stood up and gave him warm applause.
This should be Klose's last game in the World Cup. At the age of 36, it is difficult for him to persist until the next World Cup.
Since the 2002 World Cup, Klose has participated in a total of four World Cups.
In these four World Cups, he scored a total of 17 goals, making him the player with the most goals in World Cup history.
From the stunning opening of completing a header hat trick in his World Cup debut to the perfect ending of a crucial goal that turned the tide in the final.
It seems like Klose has a cheat code and he always scores goals in crucial matches.
Now, God K has grown old, and the driving rights of the German chariot have been handed over to a new group of young people.
I just don’t know if they can take over perfectly from the older generation of players like Klose?
Gotze's appearance did not change the situation that it was difficult for the German team to gain an advantage in the midfield. Under the sweep of two generals, Koke and Martinez, it was difficult for the German team to open up the situation from the midfield.
To do this, they had to try to continue attacking from the flanks.
In the 76th minute, Schürrle made a cross from the left side of the penalty area, but both Muller and Gotze missed the opportunity and failed to touch the ball.
Spain took the opportunity to launch a counterattack, and Lin Quan rushed towards the German team's half with the ball.
At this time, most of the German team's players had passed the midfield, leaving their backcourt defense empty.
This gave Lin Quan a lot of space to dribble the ball, allowing him to rush towards the opponent's penalty area without slowing down.
The game was almost in the 80th minute, and the German fans were all shocked to see Lin Quan running with the ball at great speed.
Is this man made of iron? Doesn't he get tired?
By this time, the other players on the field had shown signs of serious physical decline, but there was no sign of that at all on him.
He is like a tireless monster, still having plenty of energy after a long and intense game! This makes the German fans feel fear instinctively. Their own goal has been penetrated by the opponent twice, so it won't happen again, right?
As Lin Quan was running forward at high speed, Diego Costa cleverly ran to his flank, distracting the defenders and providing cover for him.
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At the same time, David Silva on the wing, Koke in the midfield and others were also accelerating their sprint, and Spain's attack was fierce!
Boateng and Hummels, who were defending behind, looked at each other and knew that the ball could not be delayed any longer.
Hummels stepped forward decisively, intending to use foul tactics to stop Spain's counterattack.
At this time, even if he gets a card, it is more cost-effective than letting the opponent pass! Lin Quan saw through the opponent's intention at a glance, so he immediately passed the ball to Diego Costa, and then he decisively moved forward after completing the pass.
Diego Costa faced Boateng. The two had played against each other several times before and were well aware of each other's strength.
Diego Costa's dribbling skills are not as abnormal as Lin Quan's, so he did not try to pass the opponent, but sought a two-pass cooperation with Lin Quan and passed the ball back to Lin Quan.
Hummels' turning speed is not as fast as Lin Quan's, and after playing for most of the game, his physical strength has declined significantly.
After completing the pass, Lin Quan accelerated and rushed in front of him, and he just managed to turn around.
Seeing that Lin Quan was about to receive the ball and get a one-on-one chance, Hummels decisively stepped forward and tripped Lin Quan from behind.
Beep! The referee blew the whistle immediately, trotted over with a serious expression, and showed Hummels a yellow card.
This penalty caused dissatisfaction among the Spanish players. They ran over to argue with the referee, believing that the ball should have been a red card.
After passing Hummels, Lin Quan had a one-on-one opportunity. With his success rate in one-on-one opportunities, this was almost a goal.
Hummels prevented Spain from scoring a goal with a foul from behind, so a red card was absolutely not excessive.
The referee did not change his decision, but instead signaled the Spanish players to leave, otherwise he would pull out a card to warn the Spanish players.
Seeing the referee's firm attitude, the Spanish players did not continue to insist.
They surrounded the referee to stand up for their teammates and to delay time.
Secondly, it is to put pressure on the referee, making him doubt his own judgment or even blame himself. In this way, the next time he makes a judgment, he will be more biased towards the Spanish team.
Barcelona players often use this tactic in games, with good results, so the Spanish national team copied it.
However, the World Cup matches are different from the league and the Champions League. Most of the referees who can come to the World Cup are top referees from various countries. They are more confident in their own law enforcement level, and with the support of FIFA, their attitude is tougher and they will not be easily influenced by the players.
Although Lin Quan would not lie on the grass, he was not opposed to using the opportunity of a free kick to delay time.
After all, Spain's lineup is indeed a bit aging, and three substitutions are not enough.
Seeing his teammates opening their mouths to breathe heavily, he knew that the team's physical strength had reached its limit.
"Should I come or will you?"
Both Xavi's went down to rest, and there are not many free kick experts in the team.
Xiaobai and David Silva came over and discussed with Lin Quan.
Lin Quan took a look at the goal. The free kick was in the midfield, about 35 meters away from the goal.
The position is not bad, you can try to shoot directly.
"Let me do it. You guys give me a cover and I'll try to attack the goal directly!"
The two nodded and ran outside the penalty area to distract the defensive players according to the tactical design of the set-piece.
However, the Germans had already been fooled once, so how could they fall in the same place twice? They ignored the two players outside the penalty area and focused their defense on marking the Spanish players in the penalty area who might head the ball.
Ramos, Pique, Martinez and other players in the Spanish team who are taller or have better heading skills were all targeted by the opponent.
Ramos still remembered Lin Quan's previous promise, so he was very active in the penalty area.
He had a hunch that Lin Quan would pass the ball to him and help him score in the final! Seeing Ramos so active, the German players dared not relax their defense against him.
Even Neuer's attention was distracted by him! Ramos's heading ability is obvious to all. If he really scored a goal, the game could be declared over in advance.
Seeing that Ramos was like a catfish, stirring up a group of sardines, Lin Quan gave Ramos a thumbs up in his heart.
Well done, Shui Ye! He stepped back, took a deep breath, looked towards the penalty area, and gestured to his teammates to prepare for the goal.
Seeing Lin Quan’s gesture, Ramos was overjoyed: He really wants to pass it to me!
So he ran even more actively! At this moment, Lin Quan accelerated towards the football, and under the gaze of billions of fans around the world, he kicked the ball heavily into the penalty area.
The ball drew a beautiful arc, passed the human wall and fell into the penalty area.
After seeing the trajectory of the ball, the German players cried out that they had been fooled: this was not a header from the opponent, but a direct shot! Here it comes!
Neuer's eyes widened and his attention was focused.
Although Ramos distracted some of his attention, the one he was most wary of was always Lin Quan! Neuer had been scored against by Lin Quan with a free kick in a friendly match at Camp Nou, so he was well aware of the threat of Lin Quan's free kicks.
However, Lin Quan has many free kick tricks in his arsenal, and the elevator ball, falling leaf ball, etc. are all his specialties.
So, how will he kick this ball?
A distance of more than 30 meters, for a football traveling at a speed of over 100 kilometers per hour, it only takes one or two seconds to fly into the goal.
It takes about 0.3 seconds to react from seeing the opponent's shot to completing the save.
In other words, Neuer had less than a second to think! Neuer did not have much time to judge, he had to make a choice immediately.
Based on his experience of playing against Lin Quan and his subconscious reaction, he chose the right side of the goal.
After seeing the flight trajectory of the ball, Neuer remembered the time he lost the ball.
He thought it was an S-shaped free kick from Juninho!
However, the football did not suddenly change direction, but when it approached the goal, it suddenly fell down and hit the crossbar and fell into the net! This was an elevator ball!
After a few seconds of silence, the scene erupted into a deafening roar.
At this moment, Spanish fans all over the world were excited!
Lin Quan scored a third goal against Germany with a free kick, completing an incredible hat trick in the World Cup final! The score became 3:1, and the gap that Germany had finally narrowed was widened again! (End of this chapter)