Chi Meiya

Chapter 160 The Last Straw That Broke Tottenham's Back

"Ten minutes of stoppage time, Tottenham should still have a chance."

The two Korean commentators were filled with anticipation. Tottenham fans and Korean fans, seeing this added time, felt the despair dissipate, replaced by a surge of hope.

Throughout the second half, there had been several serious fouls and players going down injured, which explained the considerable amount of added time.

The Manchester City players looked a bit helpless at this sight, but they could only grit their teeth and persevere.

This was the toughest match they had faced since the start of the season.

Guardiola stood on the sidelines, still hesitant to make substitutions. Any changes to the defense could lead to serious problems.

Just hold on for ten more minutes, and then assess the situation for the next league game to determine the starting lineup.

The Tottenham players seemed to see a glimmer of hope. Ten more minutes, one more goal – just one goal to snatch a point from Manchester City!

Ten minutes, fight for ten more minutes!

The White Hart Lane fans put all their energy into cheering for their home team.

When players like Kane, Son Heung-min, and Eriksen heard the fans calling their names with such intensity, their adrenaline soared. The mental strength overcame the physical fatigue, and their bodies were filled with power.

They desperately began to attack Manchester City's defense.

Fernandinho was already running on fumes, his legs cramping. Finally, after a failed Tottenham attack, he collapsed on the ground, grimacing in pain, seemingly unable to continue.

Zhao Gang ran over to help him ease the muscle cramps in his legs.

The White Hart Lane fans erupted in loud boos, believing Fernandinho was wasting time.

Guardiola's expression was grave. He knew Fernandinho too well. He would never fake a cramp to stall for time.

As Manchester City's strongest defensive midfielder, Fernandinho was known for his tough style and excellent technique, and he would never feign an injury on the field.

The fact that he was lying there could only mean he was truly at his limit.

Lying on the ground, Fernandinho waved to Guardiola on the sidelines, indicating that he could hold on and didn't need to be substituted.

Less than five minutes left, it would be over soon!

Zhao Gang helped him up, and Fernandinho nodded.

You're alright, kid. It wasn't for nothing that I ran and fought for so long.

Helping you conserve your stamina turned out to be useful.

Bravo kicked the ball far downfield, and the Tottenham players quickly launched a counter-attack. They didn't have time to watch Manchester City players pass the ball around.

The Tottenham players were getting anxious, and pushing and tripping became more frequent. After receiving the ball, David Silva wanted to slow the pace and buy some time, but he was immediately brought down, met with a chorus of loud boos.

Silva clutched his ankle, his face contorted in pain.

The Tottenham players immediately surrounded him, accusing him of faking it.

Either get up quickly, or have the team doctor come in and you leave the field. What does it mean to lie here while the doctor doesn't come in?

Guardiola was frantically jumping on the sidelines. Was the referee really going to ignore such a fierce tackle?

When Silva finally stood up, there were only two minutes left in the game, and most of the White Hart Lane fans had resigned themselves to defeat.

There was no way they could equalize in this match.

The cheering subsided considerably.

"Son Heung-min is still full of fighting spirit, he is now the hope of Tottenham! One goal, one assist! Now it's all up to him!" The Korean commentator desperately shouted for Son Heung-min.

Silva passed the ball back to Gundogan, and the Tottenham players swarmed him.

Eriksen, Alli, Lamela, Son Heung-min, Kane.

The defenders in the back, Vertonghen, Walker, and others, disregarded formation and used their last ounce of strength to start counter-pressing.

Gundogan quickly passed it backward. After several passes, the Tottenham players were pressing very hard. Zabaleta was about to pass back to the goalkeeper when he saw Kane quickly approaching the passing lane. If the ball was intercepted, Kane would have a one-on-one against the goalkeeper!

Zabaleta didn't dare to pass back and had to turn around and kick the ball far forward.

Son Heung-min stood not far away. He ran over and jumped with all his might, and the ball hit Son Heung-min's back!

"Son Heung-min! Son Heung-min has done it!!!" The Korean commentator shouted loudly.

"This ball, dangerous!" Zhan Lu watched Son Heung-min intercept the ball, which bounced a good distance away. He and Zabaleta went to fight for the ball at the same time, with Zabaleta behind him.

Son Heung-min controlled the ball.

The Tottenham players surged forward, and the Manchester City players gritted their teeth and sprinted back to defend.

Kane in the middle was wide open!

"This is a very, very big mistake, Son Heung-min's pass!" Seeing Otamendi rushing towards him, Son Heung-min didn't have much stamina left to continue breaking through and sprinting. He seized the opportunity and passed the ball to the middle.

Kane would have a one-on-one after receiving the ball!

White Hart Lane erupted, and all the fans stood up, their cheers almost shattering the stands.

Guardiola's heart was in his throat. Such a big opening, was this the end?

Kane was very good at seizing opportunities.

Son Heung-min fell to the ground and poked the ball forward, and the ball rolled towards Kane. Kane started instantly, ready to receive the ball and shoot.

Stones was completely blocked behind Kane. He had a lot of defensive experience and wouldn't commit a foul to give Tottenham a penalty. He only wanted to make Kane's shooting posture awkward.

Bravo stepped forward, although he couldn't intercept the ball in advance, he could block Kane's shooting angle.

Kane received the ball, and Bravo stretched his body, swayed left and right, and then suddenly lowered his center of gravity.

Kane didn't choose to shoot low, nor did he shoot with power. At this moment, he chose a chip shot that tested his skills!

The ball went over Bravo's head, and Bravo felt a shiver down his spine, as if he had fallen into an ice cave in the middle of winter.

White Hart Lane went crazy, and the overwhelming cheers soared into the sky.

Pochettino stared wide-eyed, afraid to breathe, watching the ball fly towards the goal.

"Goal! Goal! Goal! Kane! Kane! Kane..." The Korean commentator stood up, pounding the table.

Fernandinho in the distance couldn't take it anymore and fell to the ground. It was all over.

All the efforts were in vain!

The Korean commentator cheered excitedly, changing faces as quickly as flipping a book, one moment about to ascend to heaven, the next moment as if he was in hell.

What was that thing?

Where did that big black rat come from?

Kane's chip shot. In order to pursue the angle and bypass Bravo's defense, the ball speed was not fast.

If no one was blocking it, it would have definitely gone in.

However, there was one person who was full of energy, that was Zhao Gang, who had been passed by Son Heung-min five or six times throughout the game, and whose defensive performance was disastrous, exhausting Fernandinho.

At the last moment, his speed was still not greatly affected. When Stones interfered with Kane and Bravo blocked the angle, he began to accelerate from outside the penalty area.

He charged towards the goal in one breath!

The ball floated over, not yet over the line. When Tottenham fans were so excited that they were in tears, Zhao Gang jumped up and performed a bicycle kick!

He hooked the ball out of the air with one kick!

This kick sent the Tottenham fans and players from heaven to hell!

Kane, who was about to celebrate, didn't have time to be frustrated and used his last strength to rush towards the ball.

There was still a chance!

Bravo turned his head and saw Zhao Gang falling heavily to the ground, and the ball was hooked out. Tears streamed down his face.

Just when he thought he was doomed, he suddenly came back to life!

Bravo didn't care who was around him, whether they were white or black, all of them get out of my way! He rushed over like a beast, within the penalty area, I am the fiercest!

Guardiola, who was kneeling on the ground, shook his head. Was it a resurrection?

Fernandinho, who was so tired that he was about to give up, had already given up and was ready to lie down, but when he heard the Tottenham fans' cheers suddenly stop, he felt that things might have turned around?

He sat up abruptly.

Hey, hey, what the hell, it didn't go in!

It didn't go in, it didn't go in, hey!

That big black face blossomed with happiness.

Bravo, Kane, Stones, and Eriksen rushed towards the ball at the same time.

Zhao Gang, who had fallen to the ground after the bicycle kick, stood up abruptly and kicked the ball.

At this time, he didn't dare to hesitate for a moment, and he didn't dare to expect Bravo to control the ball. Once Kane kicked it again, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Bravo saw the ball flying out and hurriedly turned around to prevent Tottenham from intercepting the ball and shooting from long range.

"Oh, Zhao Gang! A super super clearance on the goal line!" Zhan Lu shuddered and tensed up.

When the ball was about to be unsavable, Zhao Gang was still able to rush out from the side, accelerate to the max, and hook the ball out with one kick!

This was pulling Manchester City back from the brink of death!

"Damn, this bicycle kick! It's definitely more handsome than any bicycle kick Zhao Gang has ever scored!!"

"Take off, this is what a player is!"

"I'm really crying..."

"Damn, who said Zhao Gang can't defend???"

"Zhao Gang's defensive actions are indeed not very good, but this defensive spirit is a hundred times stronger than those professional defensive backs!!"

"The ball hasn't crossed the line yet, anything is possible!"

"Awesome, too damn awesome, I gave up, but Zhao Gang didn't give up!!"

"Sticking out your hands and looking at the sky definitely won't give you a chance, I don't believe there are any players in Dragon Country who can compare to Zhao Gang's defense!"

Tottenham fans were desperate and regretful, while Manchester City fans were full of energy, as if they had been given a shot in the arm.

While the two sets of fans were transitioning between hell and heaven, Aguero was already running with the ball.

In the entire Tottenham half, only Aguero and Lloris were left.

The Tottenham players had stopped chasing!

"Aguero! Zhao Gang's powerful clearance!

All the players are in Manchester City's half, even if Aguero is at the very back, there is no offside! Aguero!"

The Tottenham players and fans, who were already in hell, saw Aguero going one-on-one and facing Lloris, with a violent shot, and fell directly into Avici hell.

It was completely over!

It was completely finished!

"4:2!! In the last moment of stoppage time, Aguero received Zhao Gang's long clearance and scored a one-on-one goal!

Completely killed the suspense of the game!"

Almost all of the Tottenham players fell to the grass.

The fans slumped in their seats. Just now, they were just a little bit away from equalizing and ending Manchester City's run.

As a result, the ball was hooked back on the goal line!

In this case, he was still able to send out an assist with a long clearance, and stabbed Tottenham again!

This time, Tottenham had completely lost hope. That black shadow was an merciless sword to Tottenham, and an indestructible shield to Manchester City!

The whole game his defense was very bad, but at the last moment, he hooked away Tottenham's hopes with one kick!

Fernandinho grimaced and lay down completely.

I'm not getting up even for the referee's whistle for the center circle kick-off, I'm just waiting for the whistle to end the game.