Gao Yuan has never been like this in his life, hoping that time will pass quickly.

Under stress, my voice was hoarse and I couldn't even shout "come on".

At this moment, he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, like a diarrhea patient waiting in line for the toilet. His body was stooped, his muscles were twisted, and he was dripping with sweat. He kept praying in his heart: Hold on! Hold on for a while longer! Just hold on.

victory·····

The two sides fighting on the court have also entered the final moment of fighting. Both sides have completely given up on the midfield battle. Except for the goalkeeper of the Magic City Sanjin Team, the others all pressed into the half of Quancheng Saturday and passed the long ball.

Climbing, lifting high and hitting high.

The home team that was lagging behind was crazy about kicking the ball, passing, and attacking; the visiting team that was leading was desperately trying to destroy, make clearances, and defend.

The ball flew back and forth in front of the penalty area, going around and around. It seemed that it might fly into the goal at any time, but it never entered the net.

In the suffocating fight, 3 minutes have arrived. The referee frequently looked at his watch and might blow the final whistle of the game at any time.

At the last moment of the game, the Magic City Sanjin team won the final corner kick.

This is their last chance.

Almost all the players from both sides crowded into the penalty area. Even the goalkeeper of the Magic City Sanjin Team, Liu, came to the opponent's penalty area and prepared to fight for the top.

The always noisy stadium suddenly became eerily quiet at this moment. Everyone held their breath and focused on the ball that was about to be released.

The server player makes tactical gestures, observes, approaches, and kicks off.

The ball drew an arc and flew into the crowded penalty area.

The restricted area was in chaos.

Squeezing, fighting, and getting stuck... The hands are tearing at each other, and the feet are strangled together.

If strictly defined, everyone's actions at this time are suspected of fouling, but no one complained or shouted. Both sides spent all their energy and final strength on the flying ball.

Facing the flying ball, several figures jumped high at the same time, bumping, bumping or shaking their heads, all trying their best to change the direction of the ball.

Watching the ball flying towards the penalty area, Gao Yuan's heart, like everyone inside and outside the stadium, stagnated for a moment. Everyone knew that this would be the fateful goal. But as the coach of the Quancheng Saturday team, Gao Yuan did it more than anyone else.

It is even clearer that high-altitude ball defense is the lifeblood of this amateur team.

"Push it out, push it out..." Gao Yuan muttered unconsciously, his eyes fixed on the football flying into the penalty area.

Suddenly, his face, which was flushed due to nervousness, instantly turned pale, because in his sight, a scene appeared that made his liver and gallbladder split.

In the turbulent scramble in the penalty area, the central defender of the Magic City Sanjin Team, with the cover of his teammates, finally broke out of the siege, rushed to the ball first, threw his tall body out like a baggage, and flew towards the ball.

The ball hits the top.

However, Dongjiao Baresi, who was responsible for marking him, was blocked by his opponent using the cover of his teammates. At this moment, he could only stare at the ball in stunned silence.

Because there is no one to mark, the player's movements are extremely relaxed, and his tall body has an obvious lag in the air, like an eagle soaring in the sky, waiting for his prey in the air.

The ball flew in front of him, like prey appearing in front of his eyes, and he pushed it hard with his forehead.

The flight trajectory of the ball changed instantly, and under the influence of the force of the top shot, it flew towards the goal.

The little goalkeeper guarding Quancheng's Saturday goal also reacted very quickly and jumped sideways.

But the speed of the ball was too fast and the force was too strong. Before the goalkeeper's hand could reach it, it had already passed the goalkeeper's control.

"It's over!" Everyone in Quancheng Saturday felt chilled.

"Yes!" The members of the Magic City Sanjin team and all the fans were overjoyed.

"boom!"

A muffled sound seemed to strike everyone's heart.

The ball passed the goalkeeper and hit the door frame hard again!

The home goal once again denied the goal of the Magic City Sanjin Team!

In this game, the Magic City Sanjin team’s luck was extremely bad!

"Alas!!!" A sigh echoed through the sky from the home stands.

Disappointment was written on the faces of the players of the Magic City Sanjin Team, and some even collapsed on the turf.

The sky has no eyes, why should this team, which is already ill-fated, suffer ruthless teasing and blows again?

The Magic City commentator was also extremely disappointed. He looked up to the sky in front of the commentary box and screamed: "The team will die for non-war crimes! This is fate..."

In sharp contrast is the visiting team.

When the ball hit the crossbar with a heavy muffled sound, everyone in Quancheng felt as if a huge weight had fallen on their minds on Saturday.

The final corner kick was missed! The game was won! Won! Qualified! We created a miracle!

Whether on or off the field, the eyes of every Quancheng Saturday person sparkled instantly, and the joy of victory appeared on everyone's face. Roars of excitement had already surged into their throats, and were about to burst out in the next moment.

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Gao Yuan on the sidelines was also extremely excited. He clenched his fists tightly, jumped up high, and punched several times in the air. The moment he landed, he was ready to rush into the court and hug his players.

However, at this moment, he saw a scene in his eyes that he would never forget.

I don’t know whether it was because they were too excited because they thought they had won the game, or because they were afraid of being lucky after escaping at the last moment. In short, all the Quancheng Saturday players on the field collectively fell into a short-circuit state, standing still, and no one was going to take the shot from the crossbar.

The ball rebounded to make a clearance.

Kick it out! All it takes is one big kick to drive the ball out of the penalty area, and the game is over!

But under the flash of lightning, this idea just came out, and I didn't even have time to shout out.

Gao Yuan saw a big man wearing a Magic City three-gold jersey rushing to the ball with lightning speed and shooting furiously.

On the left arm raised by this figure when shooting, the red captain's armband is particularly conspicuous.

Almost everyone on the field is still in a state of stasis at this moment. The Saturday players from Quancheng are excited and scared, while the players from Magic City's Three Gold Medals are disappointed and regretful.

For them, the game was over the moment the ball hit the crossbar.

But, for Zhou Tao, the game is not over yet!

The whistle has not sounded, but the battle continues!

The angry shot that was so close at hand carried unstoppable power and momentum.

The ball flew into the net in an instant like a flying fireball, leaving behind a brilliant rainbow-like afterimage in the void.

The ball flew into the net, and the referee's midfield whistle also sounded.

The entire stadium seemed to have stopped in time and space, and even the air seemed to be no longer flowing. However, after a moment of silence, cheers like the earth was shattering immediately broke out.

At this moment, the air is trembling, as if the blue sky is burning!

The ball went in!!!

Zhou Tao, captain of the Modu Sanjin Team, scored a decisive goal in the last second of the game and equalized the score!

Amid the thundering cheers of the fans, the Magic City commentator also screamed at his best: "Zhou Tao has made a meritorious service! Zhou Tao has made a meritorious service! Don't give Quancheng any chance on Saturday!"

The great three-gold captain of Magic City, he has inherited the glorious tradition of Magic City football. Fan Zhiyi, Wu Chengying, Shen Si, Qi Hong, Xie Hui, Xu Genbao, are possessed by their souls at this moment!

Zhou Tao represents the glorious tradition of football in Shanghai. At this moment, he is not fighting alone! He is not alone..."

On the court, the Magic City Sanjin players looked like crazy demons, roaring crazily and rushing towards the hero of the goal - their captain - Zhou Tao.

Zhou Tao, on the other hand, had already taken the lead, rushing to the coaching bench on the sidelines and pounced on the man who gave him hope, faith, and fighting spirit—his coach and his eldest brother—Zhu Tong.

Four or five meters away from Zhu Tong, Zhou Tao, who was flying towards him, pounced and threw the coach down.

"Smelly boy, slow down..."

As soon as Zhu Tong's voice sounded, he was drowned in the crowd that rushed over after him.

At this moment, there were only 11 Quancheng Saturday players left on the court who looked like clay sculptures and wood sculptures. They seemed to have been cast a restraining spell, and they all kept in place the same movements as when they just lost the ball, and no one moved for a long time.

They were extremely lonely and seemed out of place against the backdrop of thunderous cheers throughout the stadium.

On the visiting team's bench on the sidelines, extreme disappointment and regret were written on everyone's faces.

There was only one step away from victory, only one second away, and only one big kick away from the siege.

Will the 90 minutes of hard work and the long preparations for the game be in vain just because of this moment of negligence?

All of this may just be the difference in competition experience.

The difference between them is not in skills, tactics, consciousness, or fighting spirit. In the final analysis, it is just the gap in game experience. As an amateur team, Quancheng has not experienced life and death on Saturday, and has not truly experienced the cruelty of football.

After a long time, the celebrating stadium calmed down a little, but this was not the end of the hustle and bustle, but a way to accumulate strength for the next more violent shouts.

Because the game is not over.

Next, on this court, the most exciting and cruelest way to decide the outcome in a football match will be staged - a penalty shootout!

The format of the FA Cup does not include overtime. If a tie is drawn in a regular match, it will go directly to a penalty shootout.

However, almost everyone on and off the court already has the answer. The Magic City Sanjin Team will be the winner of this tough game!

First of all, Lady Luck was on their side, and the draw at the last moment fully demonstrated this.

Secondly, the unparalleled Modu Sanjin team was full of momentum and bursting with confidence; on the other hand, their opponents had lost any momentum after suffering such a huge blow.
To be continued...