Green Journey

Chapter 127 Overtime and Penalty Shootout
On the field, after Chu Zheng got up, Benalio hugged Chu Zheng heavily when he came back to show his gratitude to Chu Zheng.

To be honest, as long as Chu Zheng is on the field now, Benalio will have inexplicable confidence even when attacking.

Just like this time, Naldo let Selzyev slip away, and he attacked without even thinking about it.

Although the result was bad, Chu Zheng once again appeared on the goal line behind him, saving him and the team.

"Dieter, maybe we should prepare for overtime and penalty shootouts!" Eddie walked over to the sideline coach area to remind.

"I see!" Dieter Heikin nodded, but did not move, still watching the game on the field without blinking.

The game so far has really exceeded Dieter Alloy's expectations.

Especially Dnipro's goalkeeper, his state was even worse than in the first round.

Although the discipline and tactical execution of Dnipro's players are good, the ability of the players is actually on the surface. They can't do a watertight defense like Naples.

But the goalkeeper is possessed by God, making Dieter Heikin really helpless.

He didn't want to play overtime at all.

Especially penalty shootouts.

Dieter Heiking knew that a small team like Dnipro, which was playing in Europe, had definitely studied the penalty shootout meticulously.

As for Wolfsburg, although there are penalty shootout simulation trainings in the usual training sessions, the number of times is really not much.

So he still wants to get rid of Dnipro in overtime.

"Eddie, I kind of want Chu to kick the lower back!" After hesitating for a while, Dieter Heijin suddenly turned his head to look at Eddie.

"Are you crazy? Are you prepared for the injuries of Chu, Kevin and others, and the large-scale injuries of the team's main players?" Eddie frowned, and his tone was a bit aggressive, "Dieter, we still have the Bundesliga and the German Cup. There is a game to be played, not just this game!"

At this moment, Eddie really felt that his partner was a little crazy.

Originally, the players did not have a good rest under the harassment of the opponent's fans, but now after 90 minutes of fierce fighting, the physical exertion is serious.

Coupled with the cold weather, it was a wet and slippery rain battle.

In such a bad situation, Dieter Heiking even thought about attacking.

Thinking of Chu Zheng's aggressive offensive style, Eddie felt that in the first half of overtime, all the players on their field had to lie on the ground and kick with their knees.

As soon as these words came out, Dieter Heijin also thought of Chu Zheng's fierce and aggressive kicking style for a moment, and he was shocked immediately, and immediately woke up, so he immediately turned around, and hurried back to the coach's bench with Eddie.

On the court, the game is still going on, but at this point in the game, Dnipro is also a little bit unable to attack.

Although Dnipro is playing at home and is familiar with the climate and venues, the rainy battle has a great impact on them.

Not long after, the referee Marzic blew his whistle directly, ending the 90-minute game in regular time.

"Okay, the regular time game is over, and the two sides are about to usher in 30 minutes of overtime!"

"If there is still no winner in overtime, the game will enter a brutal penalty shootout!"

"Director Zhang, do you think there will be goals in overtime?" In the studio, He Wei looked at Zhang Lu beside him.

"Hey!" Zhang Lu shook her head with a smile, "I personally think! Maybe there won't be a goal!"

"Let's talk about Dnipro first. Although they had an advantage in offensive statistics in the second half, their offensive methods were actually very single."

"A cross from the wing, the other is a set kick! They don't have the strength to attack directly!"

"Their attacks that threatened Wolfsburg's goal a few times actually had a lot of luck!"

"In the second half of the second half, after Chu Zheng and Naldo played more cautiously, their offensive effectiveness declined further!"

"As for Wolfsburg, it is obvious that the players are not in their best form!"

"So, I personally think that the probability of a penalty shootout is quite high!"

Kiev Olympic Stadium, Wolfsburg and Dnipro players gathered on the sidelines for a rest.

Chu Zheng stretched his legs and sat on the wet turf. The wet jersey on his body had been changed.

"Can you still hold on?" In front of Chu Zheng, assistant coach Olaf was helping him with a muscle massage.

"Yeah!" Chu Zheng nodded, he was too tired to speak.

At this moment, Chu Zheng wished he could just fall back and fall asleep.

This is the most frustrating, aggrieved, and tiring game Chu Zheng has played so far.

After a while, Dieter Heijin appeared next to Chu Zheng, squatted down directly, and handed the tactical board with various offensive and passing lines drawn in front of Chu Zheng's eyes.

"Chu, if you have a chance to play directly from the backcourt, I will replace Schurrle and Bendtner and let them continue to attack Dnipro's defense!

"Okay!" Chu Zheng nodded, and then continued to listen to Dieter Heijin explaining the offensive tactics of overtime.

After a while, Dieter Blackkin went to De Bruyne with the tactical board again.

Not long after, players from both sides returned to the court for overtime.

Like Wolfsburg, Dnipro directly used three substitutions.

But Dnipro head coach Marzic is different from Dieter Blackkin. He replaced the midfielder and defender with the purpose of strengthening the defense.

Therefore, after the start of the game, it can be clearly seen that Dnipro's tactical strategy has changed to a defensive-oriented strategy.

So Wolfsburg took advantage of the situation and continued to seek opportunities to attack.

But Wolfsburg also has reservations about this pressure.

Chu Zheng and Naldo never crossed the center line, obviously they were guarding against Dnipro's counterattack.

In the 96th minute of the game, Rodriguez suddenly sent a 40-meter long pass from the left.

On the left side of the penalty area, Bendtner caught the ball with his back and instantly attracted three defensive players from Dnipro to surround him.

As a result, Bendtner did not stop the ball, but had a flash of inspiration, squatted down suddenly, and rubbed the ball with the top of his head.

Suddenly the ball went straight to the lower left corner behind him.

However, in the face of this sudden refraction, Dnipro's highly concentrated goalkeeper Boyko still threw himself.

In the process of flying to the right side of him, he flicked his right hand down, and directly pushed the ball out of the goal frame.

In the 104th minute of the game, Dnipro passed a free kick from the left side of Wolfsburg to make a clearance.

The ball landed on the left rib, and Dnipro's midfielder Fedochuk got it. He quickly took it horizontally to the top of the arc, trying to transfer the ball to his left.

As a result, Chu Zheng suddenly came out from the right side of the penalty area, stretched his foot from his left rear blind spot, and directly poked the ball to De Bruyne.

De Bruyne got the ball at the front of the arc, and there was no one in front of him.

So he kicked the door without saying a word.

As a result, the shot ball was soft, and Boyko directly confiscated it.

Chu Zheng, who was looking forward to it, laughed angrily.

"Tell you to fire the water gun every day! Your legs are weak! You deserve it!!" Chu Zheng laughed and complained as he walked past De Bruyne.

"Watt?" De Bruyne couldn't understand Chinese, otherwise he would definitely kick Chu Zheng.

These were also the only two threatening offenses in the 30-minute overtime period, and the rest of the time was garbage time.

Soon the referee Marzic blew the whistle for the end of 30 minutes of overtime, announcing that the game had officially entered a brutal penalty shootout.

(End of this chapter)