In the 15 minutes of the first half, the Chinese team did not get any decent counterattack opportunities.
Only in the 102nd minute, Lu Wenbin ran a long distance with the ball and completed a lob shot outside the penalty area. Unfortunately, the ball was slightly higher than the crossbar and failed to score a goal.
Both sides took a short break and continued the second half of overtime.
Lu Wenbin understood that he had to score a goal in the last 15 minutes of the second half to decide the game.
Otherwise, if the game is dragged into a penalty shootout, the Chinese Olympic players' psychological quality, shooting skills, goalkeeper's strength, etc. will put the Chinese team at a disadvantage and there is a 99% chance that they will lose the penalty shootout.
To win the gold medal, Lu Wenbin must score a goal while the Chinese team's defense line does not concede a goal.
However, the Chinese team now has 10 players to play, forward Wu Lei has already gone down, and the Brazilian defenders only need to keep an eye on Lu Wenbin.
This is not only a matter of keeping an eye on one less person, but also makes the defensive target much simpler. There is no need to guard against Lu Wenbin's passes and assists, just pay attention to his breakthroughs or shots.
This is also the reason why the Chinese team had only one counterattack in the first half of overtime that resulted in no goal.
Not only that, the lack of personnel made the Chinese team's defense line quite tight, and it was almost impossible to spare anyone to support Lu Wenbin.
Cao Yunding and Bali both almost changed from forwards to defenders, and have been helping with defense in the backcourt.
The Chinese team's counterattack can only be supported by Lu Wenbin alone.
In the 109th minute, China's situation worsened as 29-year-old main defender Zhao Peng suffered cramps during a scramble and was never able to stand up again and was carried away on a stretcher.
The Chinese team was forced to make a substitution, replacing the young substitute central defender Lei Tenglong, and their defensive strength declined again.
Fortunately, perhaps because he knew that his decision in the final overtime of the regular match was a misjudgment and had wronged the Chinese team, the referee was trying to find a balance in the overtime and turned a blind eye to many of the Chinese team's foul defensive actions and did not give the Brazilian team a free kick.
There was even one time when Neymar was actually pushed down in the penalty area by the Chinese defender, but the referee turned a blind eye, signaled that the game should continue, and did not award a penalty to the Brazilian team.
The Chinese team was able to keep a clean sheet and maintain a tie.
But a draw doesn't mean much to the Chinese team. If it goes into a penalty shootout, the Chinese team will still lose more than they win, and will ultimately lose the game, the championship, and the gold medal.
With no one in front, Lu Wenbin did not dare to retreat to participate in the defense, but stayed near the midfield looking for opportunities to counterattack.
The other players of the Chinese team were also working hard to defend and grab the ball. After getting the ball, they tried to kick it forward and try to pass it to Lu Wenbin.
However, after playing for more than 100 minutes, the Chinese players' physical strength and accuracy had greatly declined, and they could not pass the ball to Lu Wenbin unless Lu Wenbin ran into an open space.
Therefore, Lu Wenbin did not get a good counterattack opportunity in the second half.
Finally, in the 112th minute, Wu Sihuo performed well again and directly hugged Damian's shot.
Amid the applause of Chinese fans, Wu Sihuo did not squat on the ground to delay time, nor did he throw the ball with his hands. Instead, he stood up and kicked the ball towards the Brazilian team's half with all his strength.
Unfortunately, Wu Sihuo's kick was too wide. Lu Wenbin tried his best to shake off Silva and Juan but was unable to catch up. Gabriel who rushed out of the penalty area headed the ball out.
The ball flew over Lu Wenbin's head and returned to the midfield. Lu Wenbin had to brake suddenly and turn around to grab the ball.
After heading the ball over Lu Wenbin's head and into the midfield, Gabriel slowly retreated to the penalty area while looking back at the ball. Silva and Juan, who had just been following Lu Wenbin into the penalty area, also slowly braked and prepared to organize a defense.
Defender Rafael and midfielder Sandro, who had chased back from the midfield, also ran towards where the ball landed, ready to snatch the ball from Lu Wenbin.
The commentator of China Central Television commented in disappointment: "Wu Sihuo's kick was too wide and too close to the opponent's penalty area. The opponent's goalkeeper rushed out and headed it back to the midfield. Lu Wenbin had to grab the ball and start attacking again."
The guest shook his head and said, "The opportunity has been lost. The opponent's defenders and midfielders have returned to defense. Lu Wenbin has no time."
Countless Chinese fans lamented anxiously as they saw time running out, while Brazilian fans applauded Gabriel for his timely attack.
However, at this moment, just as the ball headed by Gabriel was about to land, Lu Wenbin, who ran back and reached the landing point of the ball earlier than Rafael and Sandro, did not take the ball off and then break through and attack again.
As everyone in the world watched in amazement, Lu Wenbin leaped into the air and made a hook shot from more than 30 meters away from the goal.
Countless commentators were stunned at that moment.
"Oh my god, what did we see?"
"Lu actually made an overhead kick from such a long distance?"
"Genius imagination, will this ball go in?"
As the commentator and countless fans exclaimed, the ball was kicked back towards the goal by Lu Wenbin with a hook, and the goalkeeper Gabriel was frightened and ran towards the goal.
However, his speed of chasing back was not as fast as Lu Wenbin's hook kick.
The ball drew an astonishing parabola in the air, and before Gabriel, it fell into the Brazilian team's goal along the crossbar.
Gabriel's final jump save didn't touch anything, but just fell into the goal with the ball. (Refer to Ibrahimovic's long-range back-hook goal)
In the 112th minute of extra time, Lu Wenbin scored a world-shocking long-distance back-hook shot from outside the penalty area, completing a hat-trick and helping the Chinese team to take a 3-2 lead again.
In the commentary booth and in the TV studio, countless commentators screamed madly:
“Goooooooooooooooooooooooal…”
"Oh my god, this is unbelievable. Lu actually made an overhead kick from such a long distance and it went in!"
"Genius idea, great goal, Lu scored the longest overhead kick in football history!"
"The statistics show that this overhead kick was 35 meters away from the Brazilian team's goal!"
"My God, I dare say that no one except Lu can score this goal with a hook shot from such a long distance."
"Haha, don't talk about whether it can go in or not. I bet that except for Lu, any player standing in that position would only take the ball off and dribble again to break through and attack. No one would think of directly hooking the ball.
"Yes, this is a crazy shot that ordinary people wouldn't even dare to think about."
Countless fans in front of the TV, not only Chinese fans but also foreign fans, called their friends and shouted to everyone to come and see God.
At this time, Lu Wenbin was the God and immortal of Wembley Stadium, overlooking all living beings and invincible.
The players of the Chinese team rushed up to surround Lu Wenbin and celebrated wildly, while the players of the Brazilian team looked at Lu Wenbin in amazement.
Lu Wenbin's goal really dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Brazilian team.