Chapter 219: Anfield Night (Part II)
The subsequent replay showed that in the scramble between Muntari and Gerrard, the football did hit Gerrard's arm after it bounced up, however, the Liverpool captain's arm was not deliberately opened, and the handball was more inclined to be moved. However, if the referee thinks that Gerrard was unintentional and did not have a handball foul and ignores it, then he blew for Muntari for a foul in this defence, which is a penalty and it makes sense.
So, whether it was a handball foul in Liverpool's attack, or a defensive foul in the Inter Milan penalty area, it was in the referee's mind.
It's a pity that in the end, referee De Bricle blew a penalty.
Considering that the referee's punishment of Materazzi for two yellow cards in the first half was already too harsh, this time the referee's decision was a bit biased in favor of the home team in this context, and it is no wonder that Leon is so angry.
Liverpool's penalty kick was met by their Spanish striker Fernando Torres.
Referee De Bricquere's whistle blows, Torres runs and shoots.
Cesar pounced on his right, however, Torres opted to shoot down the middle and the ball went in!
“Goooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaal!”
"Gerrard's penalty, Torres calmly scored!
"Fernando Torres scored!, with less than ten minutes left in stoppage time, Liverpool pulled a goal back, they are still two goals behind, will there be a miracle?!"
Leon had regained his composure on the sidelines, his face expressionless, looking inside the court.
Mata looked over to the sidelines, and he saw a gesture from Leon and nodded.
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Both sides tee off in the center circle.
Belgian referee De Bricle's whistle sounds.
Arshavin kicked the ball to Juan Mata and he immediately ran forward.
Juan Mata then knocked the ball back to David Silva behind him and ran forward on his own, but after two steps, Mata stopped.
At this point, David Silva, who received the ball, faced Gerrard's up-and-forth, chose to pass the ball to Modric behind him, and he began to run forward.
Luka Modric received the ball and dodged Gerrard's scramble, before he passed the ball straight forward.
The soccer ball pressed against the turf and rolled forward at a high speed.
Mata, who stayed in front, received the football, and then he pulled the ball directly, dodged Pennant's interference, started the acceleration again, and swept past Pennant.
Juan Mata continues to break through with the ball!
It was an unusual attacking situation, with Juan Mata dribbling straight forward in the middle, which caught Liverpool off guard after the whistle blew.
Lucas pounced on Mata in a panic.
Juan Mata stealthily passed the ball to Silva in front.
Silva didn't stop the ball and swept sideways and the ball reached Arshavin's feet.
Arshavin pulled the ball, accelerated, and passed Carragher.
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"Beautiful! After Inter Milan kicks off, they suddenly press out to attack! The cooperation between their three players who are not tall is very tacit, and Liverpool's defense is torn apart by their passes and passes!"
Arshavin got past Carragher and went straight to the penalty area.
This immediately caused panic in Liverpool's defence.
Hyypia pounced on Arshavin!
Aurelio looked a little embarrassed at this time, he looked at Mata and Silva, who were ready to pick up the points at the same time, and he was a little confused, not knowing which one to defend.
Arshavin got the ball out before he made contact with Hyypia.
Meanwhile, Silva cut in front of goal and Aurelio scurried to follow.
Silva didn't stop the ball and didn't shoot, he just knocked the ball with his heel.
The ball immediately went to his left back.
"Juan Mata!" the narrator suddenly roared.
Desperately trying to defend Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard pounced on Juan Mata, he knew he had to defend the ball, and if Inter scored a fourth goal, Liverpool's chances of turning the tables in the second leg were too slim!
At this moment, the Liverpool captain only has the goal on his mind, and he even has the awareness that he was sent off for a foul in the box.
However, then, the eyes of the battle-fighting Liverpool captain were full of despair.
Mata didn't stop the ball and didn't shoot!
The Spanish star instead passed the football back!
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Mid lane!
Forbidden area arc top!
Now, there's a big swath of the air!
Then, Luka Modric was seen rushing up and shooting straight at goal: the ball made a less obvious arc and got past Liverpool goalkeeper Reina's ten fingers and into the back of the net.
Reyna tried his best to save, but he couldn't reach it!
Modric's shot wasn't tricky, but it was fast enough to give the goalkeeper time to make a splash.
“Goooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!”
"The fourth!"
"Luka Modric, Inter Milan scored again, they scored their fourth goal of the day!"
"Luka Modric! His long-range shot is powerful again! The skilful and tacit cooperation between the front three of Inter Milan's stars, Juan Mata, David Silva and Andre Arshavin, makes people jump and cheer, but it creates a chance for Modric! The Croatian also managed to seize this opportunity! What a beautiful goal!"
"Modric's shot is really beautiful, a long shot at the top of the arc of the penalty area, the arc is not big, but it is very accurate, like a cruise missile. It was a goal that made the Liverpudlian people so sad! 4-1! Leon's side had a three-goal lead over Benitez's side! Less than a minute after Torres' goal happened, Inter Milan took advantage of the kick-off opportunity to score, which was incredible!"
After the goal, Modric was also very excited and made a great celebration, he stood in place, looking up to the sky and roaring!
His team-mates poured in on him, and the goal could be said to seal the win for Inter, and it could even be said that the balance of promotion was seriously tilted at this moment, and Inter Milan were extremely close to the last eight......
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On the sidelines, Benitez's face was pale, and he looked up at the night sky at Anfield, feeling so grey.
Leon was cheering with his arms raised, and when he looked up, he saw the night sky of Anfield, in the night, there were not many stars, but it was so bright......
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