The game soon began. There were obviously more Italian fans on the field than Hua Xia fans, and the sound of their shouts was far louder than that of Hua Xia fans.
But no matter how they shouted, the game between the two teams was still so dull that it made people sleepy.
Previously, Hua Xia's team and the French team had arranged an offensive square formation, and the fans were not willing to miss a second of it.
But today, both teams were using defensive formations, and their offensive power was seriously lacking. In the entire first half, there were less than ten chances to break the goal, and they were all easily confiscated by Xiao Yunhai and the Italian team's goalkeeper.
"Damn, are you kidding me? Can't you let people watch? "
"Is this a football game? It's like two turtles fighting. "
"There are only a few offensive players, and there are many more defensive players than them. How can they play such a game? "
"I guess it's likely to be a penalty shootout at the end of the game."
Whether it was the Hua Xia fans or the Italian fans, they were very dissatisfied with such a game and booed in unison.
To them, even if their team lost, they had to lose beautifully. Even if they lost, they had to be honorable.
In such a tasteless game, even if they won, no fans would be happy.
Fortunately, the formation in the first half was not used in the second half. The two managers seemed to have a tacit understanding and strengthened the power of the offensive side at the same time. The scene suddenly became a lot better.
Overall, the Italian team obviously took the initiative on the field, but in the face of Xiao Yunhai, the goalkeeper, all their efforts were in vain in the end.
Similarly, Hua Xia's team was the same. The opposing goalkeeper, Carl McIntosh, was very famous in Europe and was known as the world's number one goalkeeper. There were very few players who could break through his five fingers.
Perhaps it was because he had met an evenly matched opponent like Xiao Yunhai, Karl was clearly very excited. The few shots that the Huaxia team made were all blocked by him.
The two top goalkeepers in the world stood in front of each other's team, with the power of one man guarding the pass.
Soon, the second half was over, and the three minutes of stoppage time were also over. In the last 30 minutes of overtime, no one could penetrate the goal defended by the two men.
Just like that, the first cruel penalty shootout of this World Cup began.
At this stage, Hua Xia's football coach, Song Yuanyuan, finally smiled and said softly, "We're definitely going to win."
Back then, Xiao Yunhai became one of the substitute goalkeepers because he saved all the penalties kicked by Hua Xia's team. Although Karl was also very good, he was still far behind Xiao Yunhai.
After a round of rock-paper-scissors, the first ball was taken by a player from Hua Xia's team.
Perhaps it was due to nervousness, the football was played too straight and was easily caught by Carl.
The Hua Xia fans sighed, while the French fans cheered. All of a sudden, the pressure was on Xiao Yunhai.
The captain of the Italian team took the lead and kicked a beautiful arc straight to the far corner of the goal. Just as he was about to score, a big hand forcefully stopped the football.
Although the speed of the football was extremely fast, how could it escape Xiao Yunhai's eyes? It was taken care of without any suspense.
"Yun Huang, Yun Huang, is unparalleled in the world."
"Yun Huang, Yun Huang, is unparalleled in the world."
.....
Seeing Xiao Yunhai's performance, the familiar slogan once again resounded throughout the football stadium.
Next, the players of the two teams sang and took the field. Three consecutive goals, like a football game, did not break the goal.
Carl played beyond his level today and took care of four penalties from Hua Xia's team in a row. People had to marvel at his hands.
And Xiao Yunhai opposite him was not to be outdone. He was more relaxed than him and even had a smile on his face.
The whole scene became extremely tense and the atmosphere was solemn to the extreme.
Finally, Hua Xia's Ning Xinghua lived up to expectations. With excellent footwork, he successfully deceived Carl and scored a goal.
Suddenly, the Hua Xia fans cheered loudly.
Song Yuanyuan raised his arms high as if to welcome the arrival of victory.
The fifth penalty kick of the Italian team was taken by the most stable veteran player. Unfortunately, he, who had always hit the target, finally fell in front of Xiao Yunhai without any suspense.
In this way, Hua Xia's team defeated the Italian team with a score of 1: 0.
When the results came out, David Steer's face in the hotel became livid and his eyes seemed to reveal a trace of fatigue.
"We won again, 420 billion US dollars. Haha, Kungfu Xiao, you are really ruthless. "
Xiao Yunhai's strength made David Stearns suddenly feel a deep sense of powerlessness. Young, intelligent, courageous, capable, and magnanimous. Such a young man was simply too terrifying.
After attending the press conference, Xiao Yunhai received a call from Christy, who naturally came to congratulate him.
300 billion US dollars became 72 billion US dollars. This time, Xiao Yunhai won the entire house.
"Mr. Xiao, do you still want to bet next?" Christy asked.
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "You have to know when to stop. Ms. Christy, you put away the 600 billion US dollars and leave me 120 billion US dollars. Next, I will use this money to bet. Heh heh, do you think I ruined David Stel's bet? "
Christy said, "Yes, and the damage is quite serious. Three hundred billion US dollars is enough to kill him. "
Originally, David Steer wanted to make money by betting. As a result, Xiao Yunhai threw in 300 billion US dollars at once. Not only did he not make any money, but he also lost money.
In the previous World Cups, every house would make a lot of money. Only in this World Cup, Xiao Yunhai appeared. He could almost guarantee the victory of the world's second-rate Hua Xia team. In addition, he was the world's richest man, and he had a lot of liquid capital. This made all the money originally earned by the house flow into Xiao Yunhai's pocket.
As the person in charge, David Steer naturally had a lot of responsibility.
However, through these two games, Xiao Yunhai had proven that he indeed had the ability to be the world's number one goalkeeper. It was impossible to get David Steer to make a big payout.
Xiao Yunhai asked, "How many shares of Steyr Networks have we bought on the market?"
Christy thought for a moment and said, "8.8%. Steyr Networks has seen the stock price plummet and has started to counter-buy. However, we already have 25% of the shares in our hands. We can definitely request for a board meeting and re-elect the chairman of the board. It's just that the winning rate is not high. "
Xiao Yunhai laughed and said, "It's not that the winning rate is not high, it's that there is no winning rate. However, after the World Cup, I still want to hold a board meeting. I want to see how deep the water is. If I propose to merge our company with Steyr Networks, how do you think the other shareholders will react? "
Christy was stunned, then laughed and said, "This will cause a violent storm in the hearts of those shareholders."
Indeed, if Xiao Yunhai and Steyr Networks could work together, the power they could unleash would be far greater than 11. They could become the world's number one company in an instant.
Of course, David Steer would definitely not agree to it. Once that was done, Xiao Yunhai would immediately have absolute control of the new company, and he would be completely finished.
Xiao Yunhai thought for a moment and said, "Madam Kree Christie, since it's already very difficult for us to buy Steyr Networks shares, then let's not do any more useless work. Send some people who are good at talking to those shareholders who support David Steer and see if there's a chance to buy their shares. Even if they don't agree, let them know that with me, Xiao Yunhai, around, Steyr Networks will be incomparably brilliant in the future, lest they sell their shares to David Steer. I don't want him to have absolute control of the shares. "
Kree Christie nodded and said, "I'll arrange it right away. This way, David Steer should soon know about the shares in our hands. I really want to see the expression of this tycoon who has dominated Wall Street all his life. "
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