After the overtime started, Brazil continued to attack.
The Brazilian team was anxious and angry after failing to beat the Chinese team in the 90-minute regular season, so they pressed their formation more aggressively and left more space in the backcourt.
Logically, this situation should be more conducive for the Chinese team to counterattack.
But in fact, the overall physical fitness of the Chinese team is much weaker than that of the Brazilians.
After being bombarded by the Brazilian team for 90 minutes, during the overtime, except for Lu Wenbin, the other players were a little stretched physically.
In the 96th minute of extra time, Lu Wenbin made a surgical pass straight into the gap in Brazil's backcourt.
Wu Lei, who had successfully received the ball after an offside trap, was caught up from behind by Thiago Silva due to his physical defects and limited speed, and the ball was destroyed at the front of the penalty area.
Wu Lei didn't even take a shot.
However, under the command of Lu Wenbin, the Brazilian team has not been able to break through the Chinese team's defense.
But the Brazilians' technical advantage was too obvious, and it was very tiring for the Chinese team to defend.
In the 103rd minute, central defender Zhao Peng fell down due to cramps and was replaced by Feng Xiaoting.
The Chinese team held on to the 2-2 score until the end of the first half of overtime. Both sides took a short break and exchanged venues to continue the second half of overtime.
In the second half, the angry Brazilian team attacked even more fiercely.
In the 108th minute, Oscar made a wonderful heel pass in the penalty area, allowing Neymar to receive the ball and be about to shoot.
In desperation, Zeng Cheng rushed over and pounced on the ball at Neymar's feet.
But Neymar pushed the ball to the side in advance, and the next moment Zeng Cheng failed to catch the ball, but instead knocked Neymar to the ground, rolling in pain in the penalty area.
The whole stadium was in an uproar, and players from both teams immediately surrounded him. The Brazilian team accused Zeng Cheng of a serious foul, while the Chinese team accused Neymar of diving.
Of course, everyone has their own opinions, and what they say is what is beneficial to them. It depends on how the referee decides.
Lu Wenbin saw it clearly that Zeng Cheng did not touch the ball, but directly knocked Neymar down.
This was a foul, a penalty for sure, and Zeng Cheng should also get a yellow card.
Lu Wenbin had already prepared for the coach to replace Zeng Cheng with other players, and then he would go to goal to save the penalty.
Lu Wenbin's trump card was originally to be the goalkeeper in a penalty shootout, but now that a penalty has been awarded, if Lu Wenbin doesn't keep the goal, the team will probably lose, and he has no choice but to play the role of goalkeeper.
As a result, he saw the referee take out a red card and show it directly to Zeng Cheng.
Zeng Cheng was sent off directly with a red card by the referee.
After seeing this penalty, the Chinese team was immediately dissatisfied.
Lu Wenbin rushed up to question the referee, "Zeng Cheng didn't intentionally foul Neymar. He just didn't catch the ball and couldn't stop himself from knocking Neymar down. How can that be enough to get a red card? Besides, Neymar wasn't injured."
After saying that, Lu Wenbin pointed at Neymar who had already stood up.
But the referee shook his head and stood firm in his decision.
Lu Wenbin wanted to say something else, but the referee was already getting impatient and was about to give him a card.
Zeng Cheng, who had been shown a red card, quickly pushed Lu Wenbin away, saying, "Captain, calm down, calm down! There are still more than 10 minutes left and the game will be over. If you come to guard the goal, we may win!"
Lu Wenbin looked at Zeng Cheng, nodded, took the gloves from his hand, put them on his own hands, and walked towards the goal.
Off the court, Gao Hongbo was making substitutions.
Zeng Cheng was sent off with a red card, Lu Wenbin had to go to guard the goal, and only Zhao Xuri and Qin Sheng were left as defensive midfielders.
Gao Hongbo will replace Yu Hai with Zheng Zhi, play with three defensive midfielders, and continue to stabilize the defense.
Zheng Zhi is already in his 30s, and although he is in good shape, he can no longer play the whole game. But he can still come on as a substitute and use his experience to help with defense at this time.
However, not many people at the scene or in front of the TV paid attention to Gao Hongbo's substitution.
Everyone was attracted by Zeng Cheng handing the gloves to Lu Wenbin and Lu Wenbin walking towards the goal.
The commentators, reporters, and fans all had question marks in their heads.
"What's going on?"
"The Chinese team did not replace the goalkeeper, so Zeng Cheng gave the gloves to Lu Wenbin?"
"Is Lu Wenbin going to be the goalkeeper and guard this penalty kick?"
"I haven't heard that Lu Wenbin has ever been a gatekeeper?"
"Lu Wenbin can also guard the goal? Is that true?"
"He has played as a striker, a front midfielder, and a defensive midfielder. Now Lu Wenbin wants to play as a goalkeeper? Is there anything Lu Wenbin can't do?"
"Lu Wenbin is really an all-rounder in the front and back courts. Can he play in all positions?"
Not only the audience and fans, but also the players of the Brazilian team were confused.
After Zeng Cheng was shown a red card and Brazil was awarded a penalty, the Brazilian players were celebrating, and then they saw Lu Wenbin walking towards the goal while putting on gloves.
When he reached the goal line, Lu Wenbin had already put on his gloves. He turned around, sneered at the Brazilian players with the corners of his mouth, and then prepared to guard the goal.
Everyone on the Brazilian team was stunned, including Neymar, who was holding the ball and preparing to take the penalty.
After the doubts and confusion, the whole audience was in an uproar.
Everyone at the scene and in front of the TV became excited.
This was a plot no one had expected.
Lu Wenbin as goalkeeper
Is it because of self-confidence and ability, or is it because of self-humiliation
Everyone looked at Lu Wenbin as if he were a monster, waiting for the result of his saving the penalty.
The referee was also shocked.
He even walked up to ask Lu Wenbin if he would really be the one guarding the door.
After receiving Lu Wenbin's affirmative response, and seeing that the Chinese team did not replace another goalkeeper, but only replaced a midfielder with a forward, the referee also understood that Lu Wenbin was really going to play as a goalkeeper.
After the players from both sides were ready, the referee blew the whistle for the free throw.
After the initial confusion, Neymar has calmed down.
It just so happened that Lu Wenbin, the world's number one superstar, was guarding the goal. As long as he kicked the ball in, he would have defeated Lu Wenbin in person.
Even if it was a penalty kick, he could become famous all over the world by standing on Lu Wenbin's shoulders.
After forcing himself to take two deep breaths, Neymar jogged two steps and paused, trying to deliberately trick Lu Wenbin with a change of rhythm.
What he saw was Lu Wenbin standing in the middle of the goal motionless.
There was no choice but for Neymar to kick the ball to the lower right corner and complete the shot.
The quality of this penalty kick was pretty good, with a sharp angle and fast speed, and it did not go wide of the goal. Neymar even felt that the ball was in.
As a result, after he kicked the ball, he found that Lu Wenbin had already flown towards the direction of his shooting.