As time went by, the head coaches of both sides successively made substitution adjustments, allowing players who had consumed too much physical energy to rest.
On the other hand, as the time before the end of the 90-minute regular game becomes less and less, everyone is becoming more and more cautious, not wanting to make mistakes and be beaten by the opponent. The midfielders and backfield players of both sides are becoming less and less easy to provide assists. .
The frequency of threatening attacks from both sides is getting less and less, and the main threatening shot still comes from Velarde.
In the 78th minute, Willard hit the goal with a very powerful shot from outside the penalty area. Unfortunately, at the moment of shooting, he was pushed and interfered by the German team's defensive midfielder Gnabry and failed to suppress the ball. Slightly above the beam.
In the 83rd minute, Velarde made a comeback, passing two people in the middle and then splitting the ball, passing the ball to Angel Correa. Correa made a pass from the left, and Velarde rushed into the penalty area to fight for the top, and successfully grabbed the header to attack the goal. Although the head was within the goal frame, he was unable to top it due to the close competition between the two central defenders. It went out of angle and was directly confiscated by goalkeeper Horn.
As time passed, just when many Germans thought they could drag the 2-2 score into overtime and then score again through stronger overall strength to defeat Argentina, in the 88th minute, Velarde again He launched an attack, dribbling the ball from the midfield and running long distances. He continuously broke through the midfielder Marcos Maier, the defensive midfielder Sven Bender, and the center back Jule before reaching the edge of the penalty area and was about to rush into the penalty area.
At this time, midfielder Russ Bender, who was returning to defense, made a flying tackle in desperation. He originally wanted to break the ball, but Velarde's reaction and speed were faster than him, and he took the ball away first. Then, Russ Bender's tackle hit Willard's feet.
Velard fell in response, Lars Bender was shown a yellow card for a tackle foul, and Argentina won a good free kick at the front of the penalty area.
Fans of the Argentinian players were more worried about whether Velarde was injured, but Velarde just held his feet and rubbed them for a while before standing up. With his injury resistance, he would not be injured by a non-malicious tackle of this level.
The free kick was of course taken by Willard, but the distance was a bit close, less than 20 meters from the goal, and a larger arc was needed to bypass the wall and score the ball.
Even if Willard's skill is as high as 95, he is not very sure anymore.
But after all, it is a rare opportunity to shoot directly, and there is less and less time left in regular matches, so Willard still cherishes it, constantly adjusting the position of the ball, measuring the pace of the run-up, and then calling the referee After Mirdas blew the whistle for a free throw, he checked the height, position, and distance between the wall and the goalkeeper before starting his run.
With countless people watching at the scene and in front of the TV, Willard, who ran to the penalty spot, stood on his left foot, tilted his body sharply, and pumped the ball with his right foot.
Seeing Willard like this, the German Olympic team's wall of people couldn't help but jump with all their strength, jumping as high as they could, trying to destroy Willard's arcing free kick.
As a result, when they jumped up, they discovered that the ball kicked by Willard was not a curved ball flying into the air, but a kick that hit the ground.
The ball jumped out against the turf and passed under the feet of central defender Süle. Süle was so frightened that he straightened his toes and tried to touch the ball, but failed.
The ball pulled out by Willard was like a sharp arrow, running past the foot of the wall against the turf, and then into the goal against the near post.
The speed of the cut was too fast. Although goalkeeper Horn had predicted that Willard would hit the near corner, he did not expect that he would hit the ground and took advantage of the time difference when the wall took off. Therefore, although he made the final decision The saving action was beyond his reach, and he could only watch helplessly as the ball passed far away from his palm and flew into the goal.
In the 88th minute, Velarde took advantage of a direct free kick and hit an unexpected shot that broke through the German team's goal and helped Argentina reverse the score 3-2.
At this time, there were only a few minutes left before the end of the regular game.
Suddenly, all the Argentine fans at the scene and in front of the TV clapped, cheered and screamed wildly. The Argentine players on the field also rushed towards Velarde and celebrated wildly.
Commentators from neutral TV stations in Argentina and various countries also shouted excitedly:
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball went in!!!"
"Unexpectedly, Willard took advantage of the inexperience of the German team's wall and kicked the ball under the jumping wall, resulting in a direct goal."
"Villade scored twice to help Argentina reverse the score 3-2."
"It was a great goal."
"If Argentina really defeats the German team 3-2 in the end and advances, then this will be a super reversal in which they conceded two goals first and chased three goals in a row."
"The director of this huge reversal is undoubtedly the Argentine Olympic team's top star and captain Alan Velarde."
"Although he has been flying back and forth to Europe and playing in the European Super Cup, and was in poor condition in this game, he still shouldered the responsibility of his captain and key player."
"The media who have prepared their plans in the first half and are preparing to verbally criticize Velarde after the game may be disappointed."
"Argentina is probably going to win this game."
When the opportunity came to score, the Argentine players and coaches celebrated for more than half a minute, taking the opportunity to delay for a while. It wasn't until the German team protested and the referee stepped forward to stop it that everyone ended the celebration and returned to their own half, waiting for the German team to hit the ball.
From a two-goal lead to being tied and then being reversed, the German Olympic team has experienced the process of falling from heaven to the abyss of hell. Naturally, it is quite unwilling.
Therefore, after the game restarted, the German team used up the last substitutions and replaced offensive players. Then the whole team launched a crazy attack with the intention of equalizing the score before the end of regular game time and dragging the game into overtime.
At this time, Argentina naturally would not let the German team take away the fruits of their victory. All players were united and guarded tightly. Even the forwards returned to the penalty area to participate in high-altitude ball competition, or interfered with the opponent's offense outside the penalty area.
In the 92nd minute of stoppage time, Willard also received a yellow card for knocking down German winger Gnabry.
But these are small things.
As long as you can win the game, everything is worth it.
The German team, which does not have a superstar like Willard, has a loud and light offensive. It seems fierce, but it has never been able to form a truly threatening shot in front of Argentina's big iron barrel formation.
After 4 minutes of injury time, the referee Mirdas blew the whistle to end the game.
"The referee blew the final whistle."
"The game is over."
“After conceding two goals in the first half, Argentina staged a huge comeback with the help of Velarde’s brace and Angel Correa’s lucky knee goal, defeating Germany 3-2. The Olympic team advanced to the semi-finals."
"In fact, Argentina did not perform very well in this game. The main reason is that Velarde flew back to Europe to participate in a European Super Cup, which had a greater impact on his energy. This game failed to bring out Velarde's own potential. level."
"But even so, he still turned the tide, helped Argentina complete a 3-2 super reversal, and led the team into the semi-finals, disappointing the media and fans who were prepared to criticize him."
"If Argentina really can win the championship in the end, then Velarde's approach will undoubtedly be a good story."
"let us wait and see."
This hard-earned victory not only made Argentine players, coaches, and fans ecstatic, but even Velarde himself collapsed on the grass after the game, gasping for air and enjoying the rare moment of victory.
Willard thought that his body could support it. In fact, flying back to Europe to play the Super Cup in the middle of the Olympics also involved the fatigue of long-distance flights, the climate difference between the northern and southern hemispheres, and the time difference between Europe and South America.
He almost lost his temper and gave the media and fans a reason to scold him.
Fortunately, Willard persisted in the end. Especially the free kick that hit the ground, Velarde was quite satisfied. Originally, he was indeed preparing to take a curved free kick. His body had already tilted significantly, preparing to kick a curved kick like Beckham.
But when he was about to take off with his feet, Willard found that the German team's wall had collectively exerted its strength and was ready to take off. At that moment, Villadelford reached his heart and changed the position where he touched the ball with his super-fast reaction speed. Instead of kicking the ball in an upward arc, he kicked a straight shot to the ground, which just missed the ball from the foot of the jumping wall. He kicked it from underneath and sent it directly into the goal.
Velarde was very satisfied with this goal. If it weren't for that moment of bliss, the ball in the air might have flown over the crossbar or hit the wall because the distance was too short.
Fortunately, we finally defeated the powerful German team and entered the semi-finals. As for the subsequent semi-finals and finals, Willard should have a good rest and adjust, and his performance should be much better than in this game.
I hope I can successfully win the championship in the end and don’t give those trolls any room to play!
Velarde's wishes are good, but in fact, even though he scored twice in this game and helped Argentina complete a great comeback, he was still criticized by some media and fans after the game, thinking that if he did not go to Europe In the Super Cup, Argentina will never play so hard. It takes until the 88th minute to defeat Germany.
Therefore, you cannot satisfy everyone at any time, you can only do what you can do.
Next, in other quarter-finals, Nigeria defeated Denmark 2-0, South Korea lost to Honduras 0-1, and Brazil defeated Colombia 2-0.
The top four men's football teams at this year's Brazilian Olympic Games are Argentina, Brazil, Honduras and Nigeria.
According to the division, the results of the semi-finals are Brazil Olympic Team VS Honduras Olympic Team, Nigeria Olympic Team VS Argentina Olympic Team.
If both Brazil and Argentina can successfully advance through the semifinals, they will stage an Olympic-level South American derby in the final.
Although the Olympic Games is a U23 level competition, if the final is Brazil VS Argentina, the ratings will definitely be exciting.
