In the 92nd minute, Lu Wenbin scored the goal to reverse the score through a sudden burst of personal ability, allowing the Chinese team to reverse Uzbekistan 3-2.
With the winning goal in the second minute of stoppage time, China was on the verge of qualifying with little time left.
Not only the commentators, but also countless Chinese fans in the stands and in front of the TV were celebrating like crazy.
The Chinese players and coaches on the field were also ecstatic. Even Gao Hongbo and the substitute players on the sidelines rushed into the field to find Lu Wenbin, the hero of the goal, to celebrate.
However, when everyone ran into the stadium, they found that Lu Wenbin had fallen in the penalty area and had not stood up.
Everyone was shocked, thinking that Lu Wenbin was knocked unconscious by Izmailov.
But in fact, it was Lu Wenbin's foot that Izmailov kicked, which only hurt, so how could he faint
The Chinese team members almost got into a fight with the Uzbek players. Fortunately, the referee and the linesman intervened in time, and there were some calm people on both teams who separated the two sides and quickly allowed the Chinese team doctor to enter the field for examination.
After the team doctor came in, he pinched Lu Wenbin's Ren Zhong point, and he woke up quickly, but his head was still dizzy.
After checking his foot again, he found that there was no injury. Izmailov went for the ball, and although he finally knocked Lu Wenbin down, he did not hurt him.
Lu Wenbin fainted simply because he had not yet fully recovered from his cold. After playing for 40 minutes, he was already exhausted. In the end, he suddenly burst out with all his strength and energy, and then he fainted.
Seeing that Lu Wenbin was fine, the Chinese team's players, coaches, commentators and fans in the stands finally felt relieved.
Then, Lu Wenbin was helped off the field by the team doctor, and Gao Hongbo replaced him with a defensive midfielder to strengthen the defense.
In fact, it was already the 92nd minute when Lu Wenbin scored the goal.
Lu Wenbin was unconscious for a while, and the players from both teams almost had a conflict. The team doctor treated him for a while, and he left the court slowly, which delayed him for a while.
When the game resumed, it was almost 94 minutes of extra time.
Although the referee appropriately extended the extra time, it gave Uzbekistan certain opportunities.
But when the time came to the 95th minute and the referee blew the whistle to end the game, Uzbekistan, which gave up defense and attacked frantically, still failed to score a goal.
With the referee's third whistle to end the game, the third round of the 2011 Qatar Asian Cup Group A match between China and Uzbekistan ended with a score of 3-2. The Chinese team won the game through Lu Wenbin's lore in the stoppage time.
With the same 6 points as Uzbekistan, the Chinese team has a higher goal difference than Uzbekistan and will definitely qualify for the group stage.
However, whether they will be first or second in the group will depend on the result of another match between Qatar and Kuwait in Group A that is taking place at the same time.
Unfortunately, the match between Qatar and Kuwait, which started at the same time but ended earlier, ended with Qatar winning 3-0.
In the end, Qatar ranked first in Group A with three games, 0-2 Uzbekistan, 3-0 China and 3-0 Kuwait, two wins in three games, 6 points and 4 goals difference.
The Chinese team advanced to the next round by defeating Kuwait 5-0, Qatar 0-3 and Uzbekistan 3-2, with two wins in three games, 6 points and 3 goal differences.
Uzbekistan, which had won two games in a row in the first two rounds and had 6 points, and most people thought it would definitely qualify, was tragically eliminated by China and Qatar with the advantage of goal difference after defeating Qatar 2-0, Kuwait 2-1 and China 2-3, with two wins in three games and 6 points and 2 goal differences.
In a single round-robin group stage of four teams, often one win, one draw and one loss with four points is enough to qualify.
The most extreme case is that one team wins all three games and the other three teams draw with each other. With 2 points, it is possible to qualify based on goal difference or number of goals.
Of course, the most extreme way of elimination is that one team loses all, and the other three teams win one and lose one in a cycle. The three teams accumulate 6 points in total, and then the team is ranked based on goal difference or number of goals to determine who is eliminated.
Coincidentally, Uzbekistan is now facing this most extreme situation. They were eliminated even though they had 6 points after two wins in three games.
This is simply a rare event in the single round-robin cup group stage.
In the 1994 World Cup group stage, Belgium, the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia also had two wins and one loss, with a total of 6 points.
However, that World Cup had 24 teams, and Belgium finally advanced to the knockout stage as the third best team in the group.
In addition, there has never been a situation in the World Cup or continental competitions where three teams have the same 6 points.
It is the first time in history that Uzbekistan was eliminated after winning two and losing one in three games and accumulating 6 points.
What was originally a theoretical possibility of being eliminated has now actually happened to Uzbekistan.
If Uzbeks understood Chinese Internet slang, all of them would be thinking: What the hell!
After hearing the result of another game that Qatar defeated Kuwait 3-0, some Uzbek players even lay down on the court and cried.
After winning two games in a row and accumulating 6 points, everyone thought they had qualified.
Who would have expected such a jaw-dropping situation that he would actually qualify? He was eliminated due to the disadvantage of goal difference after accumulating 6 points.
This can be said to be the cruelest way to be eliminated. No wonder some team members couldn't accept it and burst into tears on the spot.
Of course, on the other hand, the Chinese team was ecstatic about escaping death!
The audience, fans, commentators at the scene and in front of the TV, as well as the players, coaches, team doctors, etc. on the field, all celebrated wildly and ecstatically.
It can be said that as the end of the game approached, especially after entering the overtime period, some Chinese fans had already despaired.
Unexpectedly, Lu Wenbin, who played despite being sick, suddenly broke out at the last moment. Even though he fainted, he still used his personal ability to score the goal for the Chinese team to reverse the score, allowing the Chinese team to survive and qualify as the second in the group.
This is the real way to survive in a desperate situation and to have the final say.
Just with this thrilling extra-time goal, Lu Wenbin turned countless Chinese viewers who might have been watching live football for the first time into football fans, and even into his fans.
The teammates also threw Lu Wenbin up to celebrate after he had sat for a while and cleared his mind.
The Chinese team can still move forward and even dream of winning the championship trophy.
As for Uzbekistan, it is time to pack up and go home.