Football: I am only 16 years old, and you want me to retire and make a comeback?

Chapter 891: The Second and Third Red Cards

Chapter 891 The Second Red Card, The Third Red Card
"Brilliant!"

4:30 AM Beijing time, dormitory building of Nanshan Middle School in Mianyang.

"Tang Ye is awesome!!!"

The dormitory building shouldn't be this lively at this time of year.

"..."

The dormitory supervisor came out of her room and looked at the male students running around in the first-floor corridor, looking somewhat at a loss.

I glanced at the clock on the wall; there was still an hour until the morning bell rang.

Is the clock broken?

"Excuse me, what time is it?"

The dormitory supervisor found the boys in the dormitory across the hall.

4:31.

Are there any special events at school today?

"Tang Ye is amazing, Auntie."

Who is Tang Ye?

“He is God!”

The male students in dormitory 102 all spoke in unison.

Because the students in the entire dormitory building were making noise, these boys weren't afraid of the dormitory manager's threat to "deduct points."

"China is awesome!!!"

The dormitory supervisor seemed a little flustered: "Quiet down, you won't get up for another hour. If you keep doing this, the school leaders will come."

"Quiet!"

"Tang Ye is awesome!!"

"..."

The aunt was at her wit's end and was afraid that the school's academic affairs office leaders would come and hold her accountable, so she had no choice but to wake up the teacher on duty.

After learning the details from the aunt, the teacher took out the loudspeaker from her room.

"Everyone must be back in their dorm and in their own bed within three minutes. Otherwise, if caught, it will be reported to the school and you'll be punished. You won't be staying in the dorm anymore; you'll have to go home tonight and have your parents pick you up. Don't you know you need to be quiet at night in high school? And this is a top-tier high school!"

The teacher on duty had a leader's demeanor, and everyone finally quieted down a bit.

"besides!"

"Tang Ye, come out now and find me at the door of room 102 on the first floor. Tell me yourself what you did. If you don't come, it's fine; I'll check the security footage."

"If it's discovered through surveillance footage, then don't blame me for being ruthless. A probationary period at school will be the least of your worries..."

"Tang Ye is awesome!"

Another shout came from one of the dorm rooms on the first floor, which really angered the teacher on duty.

"You, Tang Ye, I'm giving you three minutes to get to the door of room 102! I don't know what you're doing, but you'd better get here right now!"

The teacher gritted his teeth and took out his phone to call the political education office.

"Teacher, could you please not make a phone call?"

The dormitory supervisor seemed a little afraid of being held accountable.

"The problem is very serious."

The teacher on duty had a serious expression and showed no sign of stopping. Meanwhile, while he was making the call, a shout of "Tang Ye is awesome!" came from some dormitory upstairs.

"..."

"Hey, Teacher Gong. Yes, sorry to bother you, but there's a problem with the boys' dormitory. Could you please help me find out which class Tang Ye is in and what his dormitory number is?"

"Yes, yes, hurry up! He might be involved in some kind of cult at school. The whole dormitory is calling his name, and the situation is getting out of control."

……

[Wow, that's really something. If the Netherlands were down to one player, wouldn't our chances of winning be pretty good?]

It's not easy to handle, but my opinion is... the Chinese national football team is awesome! China is the best in the world!

Tang Ye: My life has been like walking on thin ice, with the possibility of falling into the water at any moment. But what others don't know is that I can fly.

Why is Eskeriva kneeling? Stand up! Rise up!

Stop criticizing me, Eriksson. It's normal to be under pressure; I've been through it too. Let's wait for overtime, watch some movies, take a break, and keep going!

"call……"

Eskeriva held Tang Ye's head in his hands, their foreheads pressed tightly together, and they could even hear each other's breathing.

"Let me talk about overtime. We're at a disadvantage right now, and you need to know that."

"But the other side is down to 10 men, and Dumfries has a yellow card. That's our weakness."

The players gathered around, and Escriva shared the team's ultimate goal for extra time: to drag the game into a penalty shootout, or to find more direct free-kick opportunities.

Although the Netherlands are down to 10 men, it's not realistic for the exhausted Chinese team to score from open play. The best approach is to play defensively.

Dumfries's dismissal significantly weakened the Netherlands' attack, and the Chinese national team should have little trouble holding on for 30 minutes.

The key is!

"They only have two substitutions left!"

Eskeriva glanced towards the Dutch bench: "And many of the players they still have on the field aren't very good at penalties, you know what I mean? Our penalties might be better than theirs, so we have to take advantage of that!"

The Chinese national team has quite a few penalty shootout experts. Tang Ye, Wu Lei, and Fernando are still on the field. In addition, if it really comes down to a penalty shootout, Eskeriva can bring on Zhang Yuning.

The Chinese team has no reason not to go to a penalty shootout!

"come on!"

……

"China Media Group! This is a live broadcast for you..."

"Overtime has begun!"

"Tang Ye has won the coin toss again."

"Yes, haha, Tang Ye has won two consecutive coin tosses from the Round of 16 to the Quarter-finals. However, unlike the last match, the Chinese team chose the goal this time, which to be honest surprised us. Because when the opponent is down to 10 men, choosing possession and attacking might be a better decision."

The commentators made an incorrect prediction because they didn't understand the Chinese team's main tactics in overtime.

Escriva was very cunning; among many tactics, he chose the safest one—to drag the game into a penalty shootout!

95'.

At this point, the camera focused on Van Gaal, whose face had turned completely black.

He saw through the Chinese team's little trick and was worried about it.

Even with only 10 players left on the field, the Netherlands did not want to drag the game into a penalty shootout. Therefore, the Netherlands' goal was clear: to score the winning goal in extra time!
"Lü Kedejong, give the call to Weghorst who's providing support up ahead."

"Let's charge!"

"Weghorst's speed is excellent."

"Tang Ye is watching!"

Weghorst paid special attention to Tang Ye's position as he advanced with the ball, and the Dutch center forward managed to pass the ball to Tang Ye before Tang Ye got close to him.

Ak!

Looking for Boguis!
Give it to Kupmenas!

The Netherlands' passing was well-organized, but the Chinese team was simply disgusting. Substitute Feng Xiaoting stayed in the penalty area and refused to leave, and the Chinese team's overall defense was terribly cramped.

The Netherlands' attack lasted for more than 10 minutes, and all three shots they created were saved by the Chinese team.

As the Dutch players prepared to make adjustments, the Chinese national team launched their attack.

Wei Shihao dribbles inside, aiming for the top of the key.

Finding direct free kicks and penalties is one of the key tactics for the Chinese national football team in extra time!

Wei Shihao tried his best to get close to the edge of the penalty arc, which is the position where Tang Ye has the highest success rate with free kicks.

Snapped!
Give it to Wu Lei!
Wu Lei got the ball, but having started so far, he was starting to feel the strain. A mistake led to Aké stealing the ball from him.

Wow!!!

"gogogo!"

Teammates and coaches were urging him on, and even several Dutch players on the bench were standing on the sidelines!

Aké immediately accelerated to avoid Wu Lei.

"Pass the ball! Pass the ball!"

Snapped!
A long pass came out, precisely finding Weghorst in front.

Stop the ball!

The ball control wasn't great, but it was precisely because of this uncontrolled stop that Weghorst successfully got past Feng Xiaoting, who was covering the backline.

This is a master of explosive skill!
"Oh!!!"

"Weghorst!"

"This could be a one-on-one opportunity!"

"Wang Shenchao's position is probably too late, Zhang Linpeng! Zhang Linpeng is chasing!"

Zhang Linpeng, who was tracking back, first touched Weghorst with his hand, trying to put his hand on the Dutch center forward's shoulder, but failed.

!!!

At this point, the one-on-one opportunity had not yet fully materialized, and Zhang Linpeng could have waited for Weghorst to enter the penalty area before coordinating with Wang Dalei to block him.

But in Zhang Linpeng's opinion, that behavior might be a bit too risky. Oops!
boom!
"Beep!!!"

"Hey, that should be a red card..."

As the commentator said, the referee blew the whistle and ran quickly towards Zhang Linpeng.

Red Card: Zhang Linpeng (CHN).

“Beep beep beep!!!”

“Shhh!!!!”

Zhang Linpeng's tactical foul sparked dissatisfaction among many Dutch fans, and as the only Chinese player to be sent off, Zhang Linpeng seemed unable to look directly at the camera.

He had already guessed before he made that pull that he would pay a heavy price for his foul.

"Nice!"

Wang Shenchao came over and hugged Zhang Linpeng: "It's okay, it's okay, this is the only way."

"It's ok!"

Tang Ye's voice came from afar.

It's okay to fight one less person at this time.

It's better than being down by one goal!
Dongqiudi live match report: Zhang Linpeng was sent off with a red card for ruining a one-on-one opportunity, and China started playing with 10 men in the 104th minute.

The 11v11 game was turned into a 10v10 by the two sides.

Regardless, today's match was indeed thrilling.

Fortunately, this is the World Cup quarter-final, and all the players are top professional players.

Any ordinary person at this point would likely have collapsed on the spot due to excessive psychological pressure.

Dongqiudi live match report: In the 108th minute, Luuk de Jong fouled Fernando and was shown a yellow card.

Live match report: In the 111th minute, Wu Lei committed an attacking foul and received a yellow card. Zhang Yuning came on as a substitute for Fernando.

"Hey, this...this might be going to be a disaster..."

"Beep!"

Red Card: Gakopo (NL).

The third red card was issued in overtime, and by this point the game was completely out of control.

Van Gaal covered his face with his right hand, somewhat speechless at the defensive performance of his players on the field.

The original plan was to substitute De Ligt for Gakopo in regular time, but Tang Ye scored a superb free kick to equalize the score, forcing Van Gaal to postpone the substitution plan and prepare for extra time.

Now things are fine, Gakopo has accumulated yellow cards and is out of action, so De Ligt can't play either.

Ultimately, Van Gaal had no choice but to substitute Ake to make room for De Ligt.

Currently, the home team, the Netherlands, has only 9 players left on the field, while the Chinese team has only 10.

Despite being missing three players, the fans didn't feel that Bay Square became much emptier, because everyone's runs were timely and they were running like crazy.

"Grass!"

"Beep!"

Yellow Card: Tangye (CHN).

Yellow Card: Van Dyke (NL).

"Be careful! Be careful!"

The players kept getting cards on the field, but the coach was actually the most nervous.

In the current situation, neither side has the ability to score from open play.

It'll most likely go to penalties, but you can't send our penalty taker off the field!

In the 118th minute, Zhang Yuning tricked his way into a very good direct free kick.

10 meters behind the apex of the arc, slightly to the left.

This is pretty much Tang Ye's favorite direct free-kick spot.

but……

"Grass!"

With his teeth clenched tightly around his jersey, Tang Ye watched the ball he had just smashed away, filled with resentment.

"Hiss... What a pity."

"The Chinese team missed an opportunity to kill the game in overtime."

"But there's nothing we can do about it. The free kicks in the first half of extra time were alright, but when it comes to free kicks in the second half, we can see that Tang Ye's movements are actually quite distorted now."

The scene shows Tang Ye venting his frustration, which makes viewers feel sorry for him.

"come on!"

"China is awesome!"

"It's alright, Tang Ye, good luck on the penalty kick!"

"Go for the penalty kick!"

"..."

"Zhang Yuning, header!"

"Just give it a thumbs up!"

"Hey, it's too high, we couldn't control it!"

"Beep, beep beep—!!!"

The overtime period finally ended, and at the moment the whistle blew, six or seven players sat down on the ground at the same time.

Tang Ye couldn't sit comfortably because he was wearing the captain's armband, so he could only support his knees with his hands and gasp for breath.

The Netherlands are indeed very strong, but China still managed to drag the game into extra time, which was something many fans didn't expect.

"I have to say, the Chinese team's performance in today's game was truly outstanding."

"The first half might have been a little weaker, but the second half and overtime were absolutely no problem!"

"..."

Dongqiudi Match Report: With neither side able to break through in extra time, the match went to penalties.

Live match report: China wins the coin toss, Netherlands kicks first.

The Chinese national football team chose to let the Netherlands go first, which meant they would have to play a penalty shootout in the stands where the Dutch fans were.

It's true that the pressure will be much greater, but playing second gives the national team more time to rest and consider their options.

The players from both sides stood in two rows in the center circle, with Tang Ye standing on the far right of the line, his left hand on Zhang Yuning's shoulder.

Several Chinese players used a lot of force in their hands, as if squeezing their teammates' muscles, because doing so could slightly relieve their anxiety.

The Netherlands played first, with Virgil van Dijk being the first to take the field.

[World Cup Quarter-Finals, Upper Bracket: Penalty Shootout]

Netherlands:

China:

"come on!"

"van Dijk!"

In the Dutch stands, Van Dijk enjoyed a good cheer, while Wang Dalei had to endure boos and pressure from behind.

"Beep!!"

Van Dijk's running start.

Snapped!
The ball went in!
Wang Dalei guessed the wrong direction!

"Roar!!"

Van Dijk clenched his right fist and shouted, his expression extremely fierce.