Phi-Fic Chapter 702 An 80-meter lob shot?
Chapter 702 An 80-meter lob shot?
Chapter 702 An 80-meter lob shot?
Terry pushed the ball out of the penalty area, and Joe Cole, who was standing in front of the penalty area as a protector, kicked the ball towards Manchester United's half, temporarily relieving the defensive crisis.
At this time, the time also reached the second minute of stoppage time, which means that there is less than 1 minute left in the game.
For Manchester United, they are in a desperate situation!
"Get out! Press out!!"
Terry has rich experience. As soon as Joe Cole cleared the ball, he loudly called his teammates to leave the penalty area quickly, leaving the Manchester United players behind and creating an offside trap!
But the reaction of the Manchester United players was dissatisfied, and they followed the forward pressure of the Chelsea players and then retreated.
Nani stopped the ball near the center circle. Seeing that the Chelsea players did not come up to press, he took the ball two steps forward and looked up again to see if his teammate was still in an offside position.
Just when Nani was about 30 meters away from the bottom line, Ashley Cole headed out, and he made a 45-degree pass from the right.
As the football flew towards the Chelsea penalty area, the Manchester United players swarmed up. At this time, the Chelsea players did not know whether the Manchester United players were in an offside position. There was not much time in the game. They did not dare to hand over their fate to the linesman, so they ran back. No matter whether they were offside or not, they only needed to clear the ball.
Seeing Nani pass the ball to the penalty area, Ai Luo immediately wanted to find Cristiano Ronaldo, because Cristiano Ronaldo gave him a very dangerous feeling in today's game.
Fortunately, when Aiello pressed forward, Cristiano Ronaldo also retreated in a straight line. He quickly found someone, looked at the football in the air, and then looked at Cristiano Ronaldo, who was measuring his steps. He already had a rough clearance route.
But at this moment, an accident occurred.
Aiello, who had already followed Cristiano Ronaldo, suddenly appeared in front of him.
Looney slashed out the side, separating Aiello from Cristiano Ronaldo like a pick-and-roll on a basketball court.
Suddenly, Ai Luo smelled an extremely dangerous smell.
The camera on the side of the scene was aimed here, and the studio commentator Zhan Jun shrank his pupils suddenly, and exclaimed: "Cristiano Ronaldo got rid of Ai Luo's man-marking defense, this time it will be dangerous..."
But as soon as the words fell, Ai Luo, who was blocked by Rooney in the camera, kicked to the ground and flew into the air.
The height of the jump was unbelievable, and Rooney, who blocked Ai Luo's way, was stunned!
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The football started to fall, and Ai Luo was blocked by Rooney fourteen yards away from the goal. He had no choice but to grit his teeth and squat down violently. The powerful explosive power was fully reflected at this moment, and the whole person soared into the air, and the height of the jump was extremely amazing.
So much so that Rooney, who helped Cristiano Ronaldo pick and roll, froze in place, his knee passed his head, and there was a tendency to continue to rise.
After more than 90 minutes of the game, Ai Luo can jump so high, it is really unbelievable!
Ai Luo, who was jumping in the air, looked at the football, and his excellent anticipation ability made him realize that he was still a little short of the football.
Is all previous work wasted?
From the corner of his eye, Ai Luo had already seen that Cristiano Ronaldo was ready to wait for his fall, and the fighting spirit in his heart was burning at this moment.
Deep down in his heart, he knew what the victory of this game represented...
Knowing everything about Cristiano Ronaldo, he knows the consequences of football slipping past.
Therefore... can't fall to the top!
The [-] sit-ups that he insisted on all the year round played a vital role at this time. With his waist and abdomen raised, his whole body abruptly rose by another two centimeters, and these two centimeters were equivalent to saving Chelsea's life.
Ai Luo leaped high, rubbing the falling football back with his forehead, the football was higher than the crossbar and flew out of the baseline.
Immediately, there was a burst of exclamation at the scene.
After the siege action was completed, Ai Luo discovered the problem.
Because he took off with all his strength just now, and his upper body still had a backward movement, so that he couldn't control the center of gravity of his body, so he felt a 'thump' in his heart in mid-air.
But at this moment, Rooney, who was stunned in place, quickly supported Ai Luo who fell down.
Ai Luo glanced at Rooney gratefully, and then threw himself into this wave of tense defense again.
The time on the big screen has reached 92 minutes and 40 seconds, which means that only the last 20 seconds are left for Manchester United. Therefore, Van der Sar, who was standing in his own half, was also called to the Chelsea penalty area by Ferguson off the field.
Van der Sar, who is 1.9 meters [-] in height, poured into the penalty area, which immediately caused panic among the Chelsea defenders.
Although height is not very important in football matches, but in set kicks... the advantage of height is very important!
This is why whenever there is a chance for a corner kick in the front court, the tall and strong central defender will run into the opponent's penalty area to compete for a header.
Vidic, Rio Ferdinand, and Berbatov are all 1.8-meter-eight big men, and in the Chelsea penalty area, apart from Petr Cech, who is 1.9-meter-seven in height, only Ballack and Drogba can be compared with them.
Coupled with the fact that Manchester United has Cristiano Ronaldo, who is extremely capable of grabbing points, and Van der Sar is included, all Chelsea fans feel a great pressure.
Similarly, the Chelsea players in the penalty area also felt great pressure, and they almost each marked one.
Chelsea TV commentator Clive Walker said worriedly: "The game entered the last ten seconds, and nearly 20 people were crammed into the narrow penalty area. This time the corner kick defense is very serious..."
CCTV commentator Zhan Jun said nervously: "This corner kick defense is under a lot of pressure. I don't know if Chelsea can withstand this wave of attack... Victory or a draw will be decided in the next few seconds..."
Before the corner kick was taken, Chelsea's penalty area was already on its back.
The referee Webber had to blow his whistle to call together the entangled Terry and Rio Ferdinand, the national team's central defender combination, to give a warning.
After a while, Weber blew his whistle again. This time, Aiello and Cristiano Ronaldo both pushed and shoved their hands, and Weber called them over to educate them once.
"It has to be said that Manchester United's last corner kick made the players on both sides nervous, and many players were entangled together..." BBC commentator Lineker said: "It gives me the feeling that this is not a mid-season league game, but the last round of the championship battle!"
At this time, Webber whistled Giggs can take a corner.
Giggs glanced at the penalty area, and then stretched out three fingers, implying that the teammates competing for the top in the penalty area will implement the No. [-] tactic.
Aiello is closely following Cristiano Ronaldo. In his perception, in such a critical attack, the last pass is likely to be handed over to Cristiano Ronaldo to complete, just like in a basketball game that trails by two points at the last second, and the trailing side just gets a frontcourt sideline kick. Everyone knows that the last shot is handed over to the most reliable shooter of the team.
And Manchester United is... Cristiano Ronaldo!
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Giggs took the corner and Aiello and Cristiano Ronaldo ran from the back to the middle at almost the same time.
Players from both sides in the penalty area were entangled again, and all kinds of tricks emerged one after another, but the referee Weber turned a blind eye and did not blow his whistle.
As long as there is no too ugly foul, he will not blow the whistle again. More than half a minute of stoppage time has passed. If the game is stopped at the slightest sign of trouble, it will not end until tomorrow.
Aiello tugged on Cristiano Ronaldo's jersey, and Cristiano Ronaldo didn't give up much, pushing Aiello non-stop while running.
The football flew to the front point, and the entangled Rio Ferdinand and Terry jumped up, but neither of them reached it. Ballack and Vidic behind them also failed to reach it, and the football flew to the middle.
Aiello and Cristiano Ronaldo, who were almost hugging each other, shoved each other, and then jumped high.
Everyone's hearts were suspended, and they came to their throats.
But... no one can stand up to it!
Immediately, a huge exclamation erupted from the sky above Old Trafford.
The football was topped by Van der Sar in the middle!
But it is more appropriate to say that the football hit Van der Sar's head rather than being hit by Van der Sar.
He instinctively shook his head to attack the goal, and Ashley Cole, who was standing on the goal line, instinctively kicked the ball forward with his arch.
The football flew to the front of the penalty area, and Sky TV commentator Andy Gray let out a sigh of relief: "——Ashley Cole made a goal line clearance."
As soon as he finished speaking, his professional instinct made him exclaim again: "—Nani!"
Joe Cole flew to block the hole, the football hit his right rib, the football deviated from the trajectory, and bounced towards the front of Chelsea's right penalty area.
Rooney, who did not enter the penalty area, did not hesitate to follow up and kicked. This time it was Lampard's turn to fly to block the eye.
But this time, the football did not roll in front of the Manchester United players, but hit the right rib of Lampard's body and rolled towards Chelsea's defensive right no man's land.
Standing off the field, Mourinho has been constantly testing the pressure with the fourth official. The game has progressed to almost 94 minutes, and the stoppage time is only 3 minutes, which is nearly 1 minute more!
Van der Sar saw that the referee did not blow the final whistle, so he ran back to the direction of the goal he was holding.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Aiello started at the same time, but the explosive power and absolute speed of the latter were obviously superior. At this time, Cristiano Ronaldo also realized that he could not save the team, and the decline in physical fitness stopped him.
He knew that the game was over.
But for Ai Luo, as long as the end whistle has not sounded, it means there is still time!
When everyone thought that Aiello would stride the ball towards the Manchester United half, he suddenly kicked towards the middle and lower part of the football that was standing there at a distance of about 80 meters from the goal!
(End of this chapter)