I AM the Football Star
Chapter 897 - 217: Winning Isn’t That Easy—Every Superstar Has His Temper (Part 4)
Due to the goal in the second half and the current conflict, the injury time is a total of five minutes.
The Italy Team’s fans clearly feel that this is too much time.
Maniero is also complaining to the fourth referee.
However, the fourth referee explains that when Ancelotti fell, the regular match time had not ended, so this injury time is quite reasonable.
Of course, Maniero knows it’s reasonable, but he has to make a show of it.
So he had a quick idea and flashed the substitution card, bringing Kolber on for Ancelotti.
As Ancelotti left the field, the Italy Team’s fans erupted into thunderous applause.
Today, this Prince Zebra is undoubtedly a hero on the pitch; he scored the first goal for the team and helped delay time, a well-deserved merit.
But in contrast, France Team’s fans are furiously cursing.
They believe Ancelotti’s and Maniero’s time-wasting behavior is truly disgraceful to the principles of fair competition, utterly lacking in sportsmanship!
After Kolber entered the field, there’s nothing more to say because everyone knows, that if they drag it out for another two or three minutes, they’ll set a historical record.
They will become the first Italy National Team players to lift the De Laurant Cup!
They achieved great feats when Italian Football was facing doom!
They...
Bang!
In the ninety-fourth minute of the whole match.
Robben dribbled past several players on the flank and then passed to Zidane.
Zidane delivered a 45-degree cross that was half-pass, half-shot!
The French starting central forward Nelka and Bernulin were grappling during which Nelka used his hands to press Bernulin and jumped for a header!
The football slammed into the net!
For a moment, all was silent!
Two to two!
France Team, leveled the match!
"Roar!" Nelka howled toward the sky, pounding his chest wildly!
He ecstatically celebrated by taking off his shirt, unable to contain his emotions.
Today, he missed multiple good scoring opportunities; luck wasn’t on his side.
Otherwise, how would the Italy Team even have room to struggle?
But fortunately, the god of football did not let Nelka’s efforts go unrewarded; his intense duel in the ninety-fourth minute finally paid off!
He scored the possibly most crucial goal for France Team in this European Cup!
Interestingly, at one point in the group qualifying battle against Russia, France Team was trailing Russia and faced the risk of being eliminated.
At that time, it was also Nelka who scored a brace that revived France Team and propelled them into the knockout stage.
Nelka has scored quite a few goals, but what’s more important than his scoring ability is his knack for crucial goals!
Arsenal’s signing of him in this summer transfer window was absolutely the right decision.
At this very moment, countless Arsenal fans are cheering Nelka’s brilliance!
With Nelka like this, Arsenal seems to have the confidence to chase the championship next season!
"It’s Robben’s breakthrough again! It’s Zidane’s pass again! These two are too crucial! The Italy Team can’t contain these two!"
"Nelka’s header is worth its weight in gold! Arsenal spent Ten Million on him? After this European Cup, even Forty Million wouldn’t deter potential buyers!"
Nelka has always been a world-class forward, and now as his form revives, he’s returning to top status and still in his prime.
Forty million euros is undoubtedly worth it!
The Italy Team’s players are furiously protesting France Team’s excessively long celebration time.
Under the control of the main referee, France Team ended their celebration in the ninety-fifth minute.
Yet before the Italy Team could kick off, France Team indicated they wanted to make a substitution!
They decided to bring on the new star Alpha, who shone in this European Cup, replacing the goal hero Nelka.
Nelka received the same kind of applause as Ancelotti did earlier, but this time it was applause from France Team’s fans. Meanwhile, Italy Team’s fans were furiously cursing and complaining.
They believe France Team is deliberately trying to waste time!
France Team hopes to force extra time because their players are generally younger than Italy Team’s.
Furthermore, although they just scored a goal, the next play is Italy Team’s kickoff and attack, leaving France Team in a defensive position.
If they suffer a last-minute goal, France Team will lose out.
France Team will never forget that the Italy Team still has one king of crucial goals!
A player with immense composure!
A child of miracles!
Though he hasn’t scored or assisted in today’s match.
As long as he’s on the field, no one dares to overlook the threat he brings.
Suddenly, everyone looks at Lu Yang.
Lu Yang shows an expression of speechlessness.
He is indeed confident in scoring.
But the prerequisite is... you need time.
Indeed, winning easily is not as straightforward as it seems; every superstar has his pride.
Robben, Zidane, Nelka... France Team is also a team where anyone can stand up and change the course of the game!
But the difference is that they are much younger than the aging Italy Team!
Whistle!
Just as the Italy Team kicked off, the main referee blew the whistle to stop the match, indicating that the game would enter the extra time stage!
The players of Italy Team vent their dissatisfaction by kicking grass on the field.
One or two minutes!
Just one or two minutes!
If they had held on, if it weren’t for that goal, they would now be celebrating their first European Cup victory fiercely!
Looking at the passionate fans of France Team in the stands, everyone knows.
From this moment onward, the scales of victory have tipped!