Mourinho called a defensive player to warm up. He decided to play Porto's last substitution card in two or three minutes to completely end the suspense of the game. He thought that the timing of the substitution was the best.
When the Porto players went to warm up, Ajax launched an attack on the field.
It looked sloppy and ordinary without the slightest creativity.
Qin Xiong could not run in a straight line along the middle, which would only fall into the encirclement of Deco Costinha and Mendes. So, he ran to the front field, where there was a gap to run to.
In the 81st minute of the game, he slowly moved forward along the middle. When he got close to Deco, he suddenly ran toward the left side of the front field to get close to Snede.
At the same time, Galasek in the back half of the field sent a long pass over the top.
It went over McCarthy's head and landed on the left side of the front of the penalty area.
It looked like the direction of Qin Xiong's running position, but the ball was a little high and would fall in front of Qin Xiong.
But when Qin Xiong began to speed up, it was as if he was racing with the ball in the air behind him. People found that maybe Qin Xiong was still a little short of being able to control the football, and the more he ran, the closer he was to Costinha!
Costinha, a rigid midfielder, predicted where the football would land. Because of the starting position, it was difficult for him to get control of the ball before Qin Xiong. So, he made up his mind to steal the ball when Qin Xiong had control of the ball. Even if he could not steal the ball, he had to use physical confrontation to keep Qin Xiong in place!
The attacking players on Ajax's side initially looked at the flight trajectory of the football and had a general idea. Then, apart from Qin Xiong, Snede, who was closest to the landing point, looked at Qin Xiong. He also had to make a choice. How should he run?
When he turned his gaze to Qin Xiong, he was surprised to see that Qin Xiong, who was rushing forward at full speed, was also looking at him!
His sharp eyes seemed to be saying something, and he hoped that Snede could understand him.
Snede's brain worked quickly. Combining the speed of Qin Xiong's running, the trajectory of the football's flight, and the predicted landing point, it all happened in a flash.
Sneijder was activated!
He actually rushed towards Qin Xiong!
In the eyes of the audience and the coaches, this was a terrible decision!
Two people trying to snatch the same landing point?
This was a typical mistake in coordination!
The football was about to fall. Qin Xiong also looked like he would let the football fall in front of him, so he would definitely use his foot to stop the ball before it landed.
Costinha was impressed by Qin Xiong's skill in stopping the ball. The young man had extraordinary football skills. Even though it was difficult to stop the football coming from behind, Costinha was certain that he would succeed in stopping the ball!
The moment he stopped the ball, he stole it!
Costinha was already less than a meter away from Qin Xiong. He thought so confidently in his heart.
Before Qin Xiong decided how to deal with the ball coming from behind while running, he was sure of two things.
The first was that he stared at Snede and finally observed the direction of Snede's movement. This was the most important thing. As for the next step, he did not need to use his eyes to observe.
The second was the distance between Costinha and him, and the position of Porto's rear defensive line.
When the football was about to fall, Qin Xiong suddenly accelerated and rushed forward under Costinha's dumbfounded gaze.
Costinha's thoughts were in a mess. Qin Xiong's step made it almost impossible for him to stop the ball with his foot!
Something even more incredible happened in front of Costinha's eyes!
The falling football hit Qin Xiong's back!
Qin Xiong clearly made a slight movement of contracting the muscles in his back. He cushioned the football and unloaded it!
Qin Xiong rushed forward without looking back, as if he no longer cared about the football that was about to fall behind him.
Costinha's attention was still on the football, but his body's center of gravity had not recovered when he came to a sudden stop. He was surprised to see that when the football was cushioned by Qin Xiong's back, Snede rushed out horizontally and passed the ball directly in front of him!
Mendes and Deco's defensive attention was also on Qin Xiong. They were retreating back to reduce the space that Qin Xiong might have to turn to develop in the middle of the penalty area after passing Costinha.
But at this moment, they instinctively stopped to intercept Snede!
But the pace was obviously slower.
Snede took two steps to cross the ball and then lifted his foot to pass to the left side of the penalty area.
It was not only a pass, but also a pass in the opposite direction, which affected the defensive players' thinking.
After the pass, Snede cursed in his heart!
His pass was a little too big!
This time, the cooperation between the two Ajax players was flawless.
The timing of the pass was very tacit.
Qin Xiong rushed forward at an unparalleled speed. Whether it was Costa, Carvalho, or Ferreira, who had lost his marking target, retreated into the penalty area, they could not keep up with Qin Xiong's speed.
He succeeded in reversing the offside position!
The reason for his success was also thanks to the timing of Snede's pass. Otherwise, he would have been offside if he had run too far.
But the pass might not have been perfect. Qin Xiong's speed could not be stopped. The football, which bypassed the heads of the Porto defenders, looked like it was going to fly out of the end line!
He had no way to stop the ball with his foot.
When he ran to the line of the penalty area, Qin Xiong kicked off the ground and leaped high!
The goalkeeper, Baia, blocked the goal from the angle of the near post to block Qin Xiong's possible header.
The Porto defenders retreated passively. At this time, they were surprised to see Qin Xiong leap into the air. His strong athletic physique shocked everyone's nerves.
Qin Xiong's eyes were as firm as ever. The more critical the moment, the more it tested his heart, but he did not panic.
In the eyes of all Ajax fans, Qin Xiong showed outstanding qualities in every key game, which made his image deeply ingrained in people's hearts.
He was not only the team's brain, the commander.
Unknowingly, he was already the team's soul!
The soul that everyone had high hopes for!
He would tolerate his teammates, invisibly motivate his teammates, and always strive to win for the team!
Even if Sneijder was blaming himself for not passing the ball well, he would still be able to pass the ball.
But what was Qin Xiong thinking in his heart?
Wesley!
That pass of yours was simply amazing!
It let him pass Porto's defensive line for a long distance and lead the defensive line to run towards the goal.
The best part was that it was a high ball!
Qin Xiong's eyes glowed with determination and expectation.
He tried his best to make a perfect header in the air!
We are not good at playing high balls like this, but at this moment, there is nothing better than a high ball!
When Baya saw Qin Xiong's header, he immediately turned and moved towards the middle of the goal, but he obviously could not be faster than the ball.
Costa could not touch the football. Ajax's number one center forward, Ibrahimovic, was rushing towards the goal with Carvalho!
His position was better than Carvalho's, and his ability to compete did not lose to Carvalho's. At this moment, he did not care about Carvalho pulling his jersey and using his shoulder to slow down his speed.
There was almost an empty goal in front of him. Ibrahimovic did not hesitate to jump when the football fell. When he jumped, Carvalho gave up. He did not have the position to jump at all!
The falling football was slammed into the goal by Ibrahimovic, who had a firm and fanatical look in his eyes!
Boom!
The Estadio Schalke stadium suddenly erupted!
The Ajax fans' suppressed emotions completely erupted, and the earth-shattering cheers reverberated in all directions!
Although Qin Xiong fell out of the end line, he clenched his fists and revealed a wild smile after the fall.
After Ibrahimovic scored, he rushed to Qin Xiong. He did not pull Qin Xiong up. Instead, he bent down and roared at Qin Xiong with a ferocious expression. Snede rushed up from behind and stood beside Qin Xiong. First, he shouted at Qin Xiong, and then he joined hands with Ibrahimovic to pull Qin Xiong up. The three of them hugged together!
"Ajax equalized the score! 2: 2, the score is now 2: 2! I believe many of the viewers in front of the TV must have the same thought in their minds. How did this goal happen? If it was said that Qin Xiong's individual performance could not become a classic because Ajax's first goal was a rebound shot, then this goal perfectly reflected Ajax's team creativity!
When Galasek passed a long ball to Qin Xiong in the backfield, we all thought that Qin Xiong would head the ball or use his foot to stop the ball. Instead, he actually used his back to pass the ball. Even better, his teammate, Snede, happened to take the ball away from the back, catching Porto's defensive midfielder off guard. Snede then sent an overhead pass to Qin Xiong. In front of the end line, Qin Xiong jumped high and passed the ball to the middle of the goal. This time, Porto's defense was completely helpless. The tall Ibrahimovic blocked Carvalho on the other side of his body. As long as he jumped, Carvalho would not have a chance to destroy this attack. Ibrahimovic scored with a header to equalize the score!
This goal was done in one go without any sloppiness. This was the cooperation of Ajax's geniuses. They scored a goal that will make countless fans talk about. Qin Xiong and Snede's coordination in positioning, his back unloading the ball, and Snede's pass, it was simply as beautiful as a poem or a painting!
Now the score is 2: 2. There are less than 10 minutes left in the match. Will there be overtime? "
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