Chapter 749: Free Kick Lore
Seeing the ball go into the net, Gao Xiaodong cheered, ran to the stands, and shouted at the Red Devils who were helping the team.
"Beautiful!"
"Kill Fulham!"
"High, high!"
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The long-suppressed Manchester United fans broke out, and they followed Gao Xiaodong to raise their arms and shout, instantly suppressing all the momentum of Fulham.
Ferguson was very pleasantly surprised, rushed out of the coach's box, Gao Xiaodong's shot was not a good offensive opportunity, he never wanted to be touched by the defender, this time to score, change not only the score, but also the situation on the field, with this goal, Manchester United has a chance to reverse the score.
Giggs applauded and said to Neville: "This kid is still a good guy!"
Neville said happily: "Indeed, I hope he can help Manchester United change their fortunes and win Fulham." ”
Fulham's manager, Mark Hughes, didn't have long to be happy when the defender got the ball into his own goal, and Mark Hughes kicked the wind shield in anger and yelled at Hangranda from afar.
But angry is angry, Mark Hughes knows Manchester United and Ferguson very well, and knows that this team that values momentum will definitely take advantage of the situation to attack, that Chinese boy is very active in the front line, and in the remaining 20 minutes, he must freeze Gao Xiaodong, otherwise, maybe the reputation of "home dragon" will be lost in his hands.
Mark Hughes immediately made a substitution, defensive midfielder Greening came up, replaced Murphy, and asked Greening to assist in defending Gao Xiaodong and cutting off the passing line for Gao Xiaodong from Manchester United players.
Mark Hughes's idea is good, and there is nothing wrong with the response, after Gao Xiaodong takes the top of the striker, he plays more of a bridgehead role, giving the midfielder and Berbatov the ball, or playing directly.
A striker worth 80 million and a height of 1.73 meters is a bridgehead, and it is ridiculous to make a ball for a striker worth 40 million and a height of 1.88 meters, but there is no way, Berbatov is unwilling to do dirty work, so he can only be on top of Gao Xiaodong.
But what Mark Hughes didn't expect was that Gao Xiaodong had all the skills of an S-level professional player, he could kick the ball, and his running position without the ball was close to the star level.
After Greening was replaced, Gao Xiaodong had fewer opportunities to get the ball, and he simply no longer stood up to the penalty area to compete with the central defenders, but roamed inside and outside the penalty area, and also pulled the side from time to time to play with the full-backs.
In the 75th minute, Evra made a strong attack on the left side, crossed vigorously, and Berbatov's header from the edge of the penalty area hit the goal, but Gao Xiaodong stepped forward too quickly, and the ball hit Gao Xiaodong's body and bounced into the arms of goalkeeper Stokedahl.
Berbatov was so angry that he looked at Gao Xiaodong and rolled his eyes.
A minute later, Fletcher made a steal in the midfield, Scholes in the midfield went straight to Berbatov, Berbatov knocked the ball directly to Gao Xiaodong, Gao Xiaodong pulled the side with the ball, Nani was clever after being scolded by Ferguson, he immediately cut in from the side at high speed, and Gao Xiaodong switched positions.
Gao Xiaodong and Nani's runs attracted all attention, and Evra quietly cut in from the wing to the bottom line at this time.
Gao Xiaodong immediately crossed diagonally behind the fullback to find Evra, and turned around himself to insert it from the ribs.
It was a good opportunity for Evra to receive the ball and pass it to Gao Xiaodong, to Dimitar Berbatov in the middle, or even to Nani and Paul Scholes at the edge of the box.
But Evra and Berbatov are both continental players, and after getting the ball, Evra chose to pass to Berbatov in the middle as soon as possible.
Beba in the box followed up and fell to the ground to shoot.
Berbatov is already on the line of the six-yard penalty area, and as soon as he touches the ball, he is almost certain to score. However, Berbatov hit the ball into the arms of goalkeeper Stokedahl.
The Fulham goalkeeper was almost giving up, who would have thought that the ball would fly into his arms, and he could hardly believe his eyes when he held the ball.
The defender came over and patted goalkeeper Stokedal on the shoulder to express his gratitude, Stokedahl smiled bitterly in shock, and said in his heart, I am also helpless, if I have to shoot in my arms, what can I do.
Martin, the commentator at the scene, laughed: "Is Stoukdal's arms so warm? ”
Gao Xiaodong was also helpless, he felt that his shot was a little more reliable than Berbatov, but Evra didn't pass it to him, what could he do.
Seeing that the game entered the 80th minute and Manchester United and Fulham were still tied, Ferguson made another substitution, Nani came off and replaced the veteran Ryan Giggs, hoping to use the veteran's experience to help Manchester United break the deadlock.
Mark Hughes saw the teacher's substitution, and he also made substitution adjustments, Mark Hughes is worthy of being a disciple of Ferguson, and the substitution is also very bold, replacing the American midfielder Dempsey, replacing the talented teenager Dembele, and continuing to strengthen the attack.
After Ryan Giggs came on the field, Manchester United's left side attack was more reasonable, but at this time Fulham's morale rose, in the face of Manchester United, they were not afraid of confidence, they dared to do anything, they were not afraid to attack, they dared to invest troops, the so-called more not afraid of death, the more they could not die, Manchester United was attacking, and there was really no way to take Fulham for a while.
In the blink of an eye, 90 minutes of play passed, and the fourth official held up a stoppage time sign, three minutes, which also meant that United only had three minutes left to break the spell.
Ferguson didn't want a draw, and Chelsea put the lord under great pressure for two consecutive 6-0 games, and he replaced the only defensive midfielder, Fletcher, with the veteran Owen, and gave it a go.
As soon as the veteran Owen came on the pitch, Fulham played a quick counter-attack, Giggs crossed to Berbatov and the ball was cut off by Duff, who then passed to Dembele, who dodged Scholes's flying tackle and went straight to United's half.
Manchester United central defender Evans felt that there was Vidic behind him, a little reckless, and went up directly to steal, but Dembele moved quickly, dialed and accelerated, passed Evans, and did not even give the opponent a chance to foul.
At this time, Dembele should have passed the ball, and Zamora was waiting not far away.
But the youngster Dembele was so excited that he completely forgot that football was played by 11 men, and he went straight to Vidic with the ball to pounce.
"Pass, pass, pass!" Mark Hughes yelled, so angry that he almost vomited blood, Nimana is the world's top central defender Vidic, not a cat or a dog.
Dembele does have some skills, and he is not stunned at all in the face of Vidic, and he sways with a spoof of heavy shoulders, splits the ball, and breaks through Vidic quickly.
Vidic wanted to stop Dembele with a foul, but when he suddenly saw Gao Xiaodong rushing towards him, he was immediately relieved and let Dembele pass.
Dembele didn't expect Vidic to be so easy, what the best central defender in the world, I passed him like crossing the road in the early morning, Dembele ran over to get the ball excitedly, he has already begun to fantasize about becoming famous with a goal.
However, just as Dembele stretched out his foot to touch the ball, a strong wind struck from behind, and almost at the same time a red figure scurried behind him, reaching out to steal the ball.
Dembele was anxious and pounced to steal, but the man flicked the ball, shook the pounced Dembele, glanced ahead, stretched out his hand, and tore the sky with a long pass of more than 50 meters and flew behind the Fulham defender.
The players on both sides of the attack and defense did not expect Gao Xiaodong to launch a long pass and attack at such a distance, when Gao Xiaodong got up, except for Valencia, who had the least seniority, no one moved, and when the ball was flying in the air, the players on both sides ran desperately to the landing point.
Valencia started early and was quick, stopping the ball before everyone else and slotting forward for Fulham's penalty area.
However, just when Valencia was about to enter the penalty area, defender Aaron Hughes chased after him, and it was already stoppage time, Aaron Hughes couldn't watch Valencia single out the goalkeeper, and he reached out from behind in a hurry to drag Valencia down.
"Red card! red card!"
"Penalty Kick!"
The United fans in the stands and the substitutes outside the stadium yelled at the referee.
The referee did not hesitate to pull out a red card to send Aaron Hughes, but it was determined that Valencia did not enter the box and only gave a free kick.
It was indeed a free-kick and the United players didn't argue too much, but a one-on-one goal turned into a free-kick, and although the opponent sent off one, there was no time, and the United players felt very bad.
However, the on-site commentator Martin joked: "Valencia is called Vaencia by Manchester United fans, in fact, if Aaron Hughes should have let Valencia single out the goalkeeper, it is estimated that even the red card will be saved." ”
A free kick one step before the penalty area line, yes or not, the advantage is that it breaks through the human wall, and the disadvantage is that the curve ball can't be pocketed.
Seeing that the team's first and second free kick operators Scholes and Giggs were discussing, Gao Xiaodong took the initiative to walk over and said in English: "Either I will punish you, I have a lot of strength." ”
Scholes and Giggs are indeed in a dilemma, Manchester United's chance to reverse is estimated to be this time, but this free kick is too difficult to kick, Gao Xiaodong said this, Scholes's eyes lit up, and he felt that it was not bad to let Gao Xiaodong play, with Gao Xiaodong's strength, it would undoubtedly score if he broke through the human wall, and this free kick was made by him, so he said: "Okay! Gao, you can kick it." ”
Giggs said: "Don't be pressured, it's okay if you can't get in. ”
Gao Xiaodong nodded, came to the free kick and stood up, waiting for the referee to blow the whistle.
Martin, the on-site commentator, saw Gao Xiaodong coming to take the penalty, and said in surprise: "Is Gao starting to take over the free kick now? But Gao's free kick is really good, in terms of strength alone, he is completely qualified to compete with Scholes." ”
While waiting for the whistle to blow, Gao Xiaodong considered buying a luck point with special points, but felt that it was too unworthy, so he gave up.
Beep!
The referee's whistle sounded.
Gao Xiaodong glanced at the upper left corner of the goal, and raised his foot against the wall to shoot.
The wall didn't dare not jump, but the moment they jumped, the ball flew under their feet and flew straight to the goal like lightning against the turf.
At such a close distance, goalkeeper Starkdal had no time to react at all, and could only watch the ball go into the net.
3:2
At the last moment, Gao Xiaodong took a free kick to help Manchester United reverse Fulham, breaking the embarrassing record of three years without a win at Craven Farm.