Tottenham went from an absolute lead of 4:0 to 5:4, with the lead reduced to just one goal, and that was even with one more player on the field.
If they continue to play like this, Tottenham will probably be defeated! Old Ray stood in the home team's technical area with a serious face, constantly directing the Tottenham players to run and defend.
Under normal circumstances, Ray would not interfere with the players' free play, but this is the League Cup final! Losing to Manchester United or Chelsea in the final is not shameful, but losing to the English League One team Southampton would be too shameful.
Under Ray's intervention, Tottenham focused on defense and started a defensive counterattack.
After Gu Ran completed the historic hat-trick, Southampton's morale was high and the whole team pressed forward and attacked relentlessly!
If you don’t know, you might think that the team wearing red and white jerseys is Tottenham, and the team wearing white jerseys is Southampton.
Although Southampton only had 10 players on the field, their momentum was like that of a mighty army! This Tottenham team was used to cutting melons and vegetables when attacking, but was not so smart when defending.
Especially when the regular game time was almost running out, Tottenham's physical strength was almost reaching its limit.
The shift in attack and defense is very obvious.
By the 92nd minute of the game, all the fans in Wembley Stadium were extremely nervous.
Southampton's attack was wave after wave, and Tottenham only needed to defend with all their strength in the last minute to defeat Southampton with a 1-goal advantage and win the League Cup trophy for the sixth time in history.
At this time, Gu Ran sprinted along the middle with the ball.
Tottenham's Van der Vaart, Modric, Kranjcar, Bale and Lennon all blocked Gu Ran.
Lallana and Lambert were also closely watched and were unable to move to support the ball.
Gu Ran dribbled the ball alone in the encirclement, weaving in and out between Van der Vaart and others like a butterfly!
Van der Vaart and others simply couldn't limit Gu Ran! Gu Ran made a sudden stop and accelerated between Kranjcar and Modric, getting rid of the two, and then Matthews passed Bale with a shoulder drop and a crotch pass, passing the ball to himself 1 second later! Bale quickly reached out to pull Gu Ran! Bale's confrontation is still good! However, Gu Ran's strength is stronger! Bale is almost like a human pendant, hanging on Gu Ran's body! Gu Ran did not stop under Bale's pull, and directly knocked away Van der Vaart who was intercepting from the front!
Van der Vaart fell to the ground in pain, but the referee ignored him! Gu Ran dragged Bale straight into the penalty area! Ledley King and Michael Dawson came up to defend!
Gu Ran quickly made a fried meatball and shot the ball with his left foot! This change was too fast! Even though Gomez was experienced and had a quick reaction, he never expected that Gu Ran would shoot with his left foot at such a critical moment, and he shot it directly from the edge of the penalty area! Under normal circumstances, it is difficult to use 100% of the left foot, and it is even more difficult to use it at this point in the game.
However, Gu Ran's long-range shot with his foot against the wall was extremely powerful and fast!
Gomez...can't do anything!
The football was like a cannonball, drawing a straight trajectory and bursting into the net! The ball...went in! The ball went in!!! In the last moment of injury time, Gu Ran scored the equalizer at the last second! The referee gestured to the center circle, indicating that the goal was valid!
The score on the big screen at Wembley Stadium immediately changed to Tottenham Hotspur 5:5 Southampton! Southampton exploded after one player was sent off, scoring two goals in a row to tie the game! This was Gu Ran's fourth goal in the final!
This is also the first four-goal record in the 51-year history of the English League Cup! And it was created by a non-local player! "Yeah! Yeah!!!!!!"
Chelsea fans and Arsenal fans were also shocked! They all thought Southampton would definitely lose, but they never expected that Southampton could beat Tottenham like this!
As the old rivals of Tottenham, the fans of Chelsea and Arsenal were happier than their own team's victory at this moment! The fans of Tottenham were stunned, some holding their heads, some covering their mouths, and some covering their faces and crying.
They really couldn't understand why the two sides seemed to have exchanged souls in the second half when they had such a big advantage in the first half? Could it be that the Tottenham players really opened champagne at halftime?
At this time, the referee blew the whistle to end the regular game, and players from both sides returned to the bench to rest.
The break between overtime and regular time is only 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, the first and second half of the game will begin. Each half is 15 minutes long with no break in between. However, the referee can decide how long the halftime interval of overtime will be based on the situation on the field, but it will never exceed 5 minutes.
Also, there is no injury time in overtime.
This means that even if a player is delayed for 15 minutes due to injury, the game will end like this and there will be no additional time.
The Southampton players returned to the bench with great enthusiasm, taking the time to drink water, massage, and take snuff.
At this time, the Southampton players had only one idea, to fight hard, win the game, and bring back the honor that had never been achieved in history to Southampton!
The advantage is mine!
Although Southampton now has only 10 players on the field, Southampton's overall physical fitness is much higher than that of Tottenham and they are more competitive.
However, if the game continues to be tied in overtime, then Southampton will have no advantage.
Tottenham's goalkeeper Gomez is a superb penalty saver! In key matches, Gomez can often save penalties in succession! Southampton's penalty and penalty defense capabilities are completely inferior to Tottenham's.
Therefore, in this game, Southampton’s only chance is to defeat Tottenham in overtime!
Coach Adkins urgently arranged tactics for overtime.
Southampton's tactics remain the same, and they still want to pass the ball to Gu Ran.
Davis took the lead and shouted: "Brothers! Beat Tottenham! Come on! Come on!"
"Beat Tottenham!"
“Come on! Come on!”
The Southampton players put the backs of their hands together and cheered themselves up loudly!
The first half of the overtime begins! ...(End of this chapter)